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Atmospheric effects on extensive air showers observed with the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory

T. TarutinaM. Gómez BerissoS. GrebeR. SquartiniR. C. ShellardT. PaulLukas NellenI. TorresDusan MandatOlivier RavelP. GouffonA. TamburroJose ChinellatoE. MenichettiD. NitzM. VidelaB. J. WhelanG. ParenteH. R. Marquez FalconD. MaurizioPaulo J. S. GonçalvesA. ChiavassaK. B. BarberR. M. De AlmeidaC. AramoS. J. De JongG. Medina-tancoPierre BilloirR. MeyhandanD. ThomasJ. PetrovicA. CurutiuPham Ngoc DiepG. MatthiaeAntonio BuenoJ. PȩkalaJ. R. T. De Mello NetoHeino FalckeHeino FalckeL. CazonO. Blanch-bigasT. KarovaA. Letessier-selvonMichael OrtizM. HussainL. Del PeralSergio PastorG. WieczorekA. SchmidtL. WienckeMarco IarloriL. NožkaR. TiconaC. MorrisMiguel MostafáA. HornefferP. PetrincaIvor FleckFabian SchmidtS. ReucroftT. SuomijärviJ. PallottaL. CarameteE. J. QuelS. MuellerS. Dagoret-campagneGualberto AvilaJ. KleinfellerRalf UlrichV. TuciA. C. RoveroC. BleveJ. AbrahamP. BernardiniF. ArneodoJ. Rodriguez MartinoG. TristramB. L. LagoBalázs KéglH. SchielerG. YuanA. D. SupanitskyH. SpinkaKarl-heinz KampertAntonella CastellinaMatias TuerosGraciela B. GelminiK. LouedecC. AguirreP. BauleoJ. Lozano BahiloSegev BenzviRichard DallierVincenzo RiziD. MartelloMariangela SettimoCorbin CovaultY. PetrovS. FliescherLino MiramontiF. IonitaJaime Alvarez-muñizD. SchusterM. ZiolkowskiSilvia MollerachG. SalinaE. GrashornO. Martínez BravoOlivier DelignyM. S. A. B. LeãoS. WesterhoffS. RiggiL. ValoreM. D. Rodríguez-fríasAngela V. OlintoS. GambettaJ. GutiérrezO. TaşcǎuDaniel Omar BadagnaniMarkus RothE. StrazzeriJ. PochonDaniel KuempelA. F. BarbosaM. AveJ. KnappR. PiegaiaA. Lopez AgüeraS. CoutuTonia M. VentersL. VillaseñorR. MussaJ. J. BeattyJ. CoppensM. NyklicekCarlos EscobarA. CreusotH. WuB. KeilhauerN. FazziniAlberto FilevichD. B. TridapalliJ. AllenS. J. SciuttoR. PesceMaria-teresa DovaPeter HansenJ. ChyeJ. W. CroninP. T. NhungA. FerreroC. J. Todero PeixotoE. ColomboI. ZawH. J. MathesF. GuarinoH. BlümerPeter BuchholzN. NierstenhoeferR. E. BurtonEsteban RouletD. VeberičHernan WahlbergD. D'ursoCorinne BeratJulien AublinSubir SarkarAlexander KusenkoNataliia BorodaiJ. D. SwainG. RodriguezM. G. WinnickM. MonasorG. De La VegaA. CordierS. MalderaC. MacolinoJ. OehlschlägerMarcos SantanderW. J. M. De MelloH. GlassMarco AgliettaAntonio VelardeE. D. FraenkelM. PatelB. M. BaughmanM. GillerJohn G. LeeE. ParizotC. E. SantoA. InsoliaM. KleifgesVasiliki PavlidouK. ArisakaU. GiaccariJ. Rodriguez RojoF. SalamidaN. ScharfH. WilczyńskiGerman RosA. ChouV. M. Olmos-gilbajaW. TkaczykM. PalatkaP. W. YounkE. KempSerguei VorobiovJuan MorenoA. TamashiroIoana Codrina MarisA. LemierePiotr HomolaD. Monnier RagaigneS. HarmsmaC. PfendnerH. DembinskiEnrique ZasA. DorofeevOfelia PisantiJ. RautenbergPetr SchovanekR. PelayoO. WainbergY. GuardincerriE. PetermannC. Di GiulioI. AllekotteFernando ContrerasD. DornicBruce Rafael Mellado GarciaD. García GámezE. TrovatoMiroslav PechB. R. BeckerStefano ArgiroA. C. FauthB. TomeJörg R. HörandelCatherine Newman-holmesN. PachecoP. Facal San LuisP. Facal San LuisCarola DobrigkeitR. F. GamarraI. ValiñoP. WahrlichDariusz GoraCarla BonifaziJose A. BellidoI. Lhenry-yvonRalph EngelN. T. ThaoD. WarnerWarner A. MillerT. RosslerJaime RosadoR. CesterM. McewenM. C. MaccaroneM. S. SutherlandE. M. SantosW. C. BrownD. MeloGennaro MieleAlan WatsonB. MoralesMartina BohacovaMartina BohacovaPatrick AllisonB. FickD. Pakk Selmi-deiD. H. KoangJ. RidkyTristan BeauA. StutzBruce R. DawsonFrancesc FerrerP.o. MazurSofia AndringaLisa M. GogginR. BruijnR. SatoB. ConnollyJ. SorokinJ. L. NavarroMiroslav HrabovskýA. HaungsJ. L. HartonC. E. FracchiollaG. FarrarDaniel GonzalezR. R. McneilJ. C. DiazT. AschJ. MatthewsP. MantschF. A. S. RezendeZ. SzadkowskiA.m. Van Den BergK. PayetJosé Eduardo MartinezT. PintoI. Rodriguez-caboM. KaducakPedro BrogueiraB. WundheilerJ. G. GonzalezJ. A.j. MatthewsXavier BertouA. TonachiniR. BoninoWagner CarvalhoGregory R SnowO. KrömerA. RedondoD.v. SemikozC. HojvatM. Gonçalves Do AmaralP. H. KasperB. SmithKai DaumillerR. KnapikM. GrigatJ. F. Valdés GaliciaX. GarridoH.o. KlagesT. SchmidtI. De MitriD. NosekT. HuegeHernán Gonzalo AsoreyR. M. KieckhaferJeffrey BrackOlaf ScholtenHumberto Ibarguen SalazarPedro AssisMario ScuderiS. NavasA. EtchegoyenC. De DonatoP. LebrunR. LópezKaren S. Caballero-moraM. MelissasM. A. Leigui De OliveiraR. TcaciucF. SchroederF. MontanetJ. C. Dos AnjosJavier TiffenbergG. NavarraF. SchüsslerPaul SommersR. A. VázquezV. VerziC. A. MouraS. L.c. BarrosoT. YamamotoMichael DuvernoisMartin ErdmannD. ZavrtanikP. N. DongL. VoyvodicJ. D. HagueM. De DomenicoA. KriegerD. Garcia-pintoA. FilipčičA. Rouillé-d'orfeuilRossella CarusoPietro OlivaA. LuceroRoger W ClayG. La RosaD. NewtonK.-h. BeckerM. PimentaR. Luna GarcíaG. HebreroF. SarazinF. SuarezThomas HebbekerA. Della SelvaH. GemmekeD. Kruppke-hansenA. GorgiS. PetreraErnesto ArgandaM. UngerM. ZavrtanikV. PirronelloMarcio Aparecido MullerJ. ChauvinD. AllardA. SegretoNicolás G. BuscaM. I. MichelettiIuri Muniz PepeB. RevenuG. GolupV. C. HolmesS. JiraskovaN. KunkaArnulfo ZepedaA. BellétoileRadomir SmidaG. DecerpritD. LebrunI. DutanJ. R. VázquezC. Delle FratteA. MenshikovRúben ConceiçãoPascal LautridouBeatriz B. SiffertP. SchifferS. ParlatiS. SchulteD. HarariMatthias LeutholdA. AnzaloneLuis A. AnchordoquiM. ProuzaJ. SchovancovaM. D. HealyD. HeckPetr TravnicekV. De SouzaP. AbreuC. LachaudD. RavignaniA. ItalianoA. G. MariazziC. RobledoB. WilczynskaH. LyberisM. PlatinoA. SmialkowskiCharles TimmermansC. RiviereFrancisco J. BlancoM. AmbrosioA. PetroliniA. CrissT. BäckerM. PontzF. Gomez AlbarracinV. ScheriniV. H. PonceL. PerroneJiri ChudobaD. TcherniakhovskiH. SchoorlemmerG. P. GuedesA. F. GrilloJuan Carlos D'olivoT. PierogP. L. GhiaOsvaldo CatalanoV. HalenkaF. ArquerosC. WilemanP. NecesalMichael UrbanEun-joo AhnM. GoldMarkus RisseU. CottiF. SánchezIván SidelnikC. MorelloK. D. De VriesW. FulgioneFabrizio OrtolaniPeter L. BiermannPaolo Privitera

subject

[PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]: 96.50.sdRadiación CósmicaIMPACTAstronomyExtensive air showerFOS: Physical sciencesCosmic rayAstrophysicsExtensive air showers; UHECR; Atmosphere; Weather01 natural sciencesCOSMIC-RAY CASCADESAugerAtmosphereENERGYObservatory0103 physical sciencesExtensive air showersRECONSTRUCTION96.50.sf010303 astronomy & astrophysicsMolière radiusWeatherInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)96.50.sbPierre Auger ObservatoryPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physicsAtmosphereUHECRDetectorFísicaAstronomy and AstrophysicsPresión AtmosféricaPROFILES[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Longitudinal developmentATMOSFERA (ESTUDO)13. Climate actionExperimental High Energy PhysicsSIMULATIONComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSINGClimaAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

description

Atmospheric parameters, such as pressure (P), temperature (T) and density (ρ ∝ P/T), affect the development of extensive air showers initiated by energetic cosmic rays. We have studied the impact of atmospheric variations on extensive air showers by means of the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory. The rate of events shows a ∼ 10% seasonal modulation and ∼ 2% diurnal one. We find that the observed behaviour is explained by a model including the effects associated with the variations of P and ρ. The former affects the longitudinal development of air showers while the latter influences the Molière radius and hence the lateral distribution of the shower particles. The model is validated with full simulations of extensive air showers using atmospheric profiles measured at the site of the Pierre Auger Observatory.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-09-01
10.1016/j.astropartphys.2009.06.004http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.5497