Speaker
Prof.
Paolo Privitera
(University of Chicago)
Description
In order to understand the composition and hadronic interactions of ultra-high energy cosmic rays above $10^19.5$ eV, currently limited by statistics, the next generation of experiments must provide a precise measurement of the maximum shower development with a large aperture. We propose a novel design of fluorescence detectors arranged in a large ($\ge 40000$ km$^2$) ground array. The shower reconstruction is obtained from the time development of the fluorescence signal only, with a significant simplification of the detector design and reduction of costs. Simulations of the conceptual design are presented.
Primary author
Prof.
Paolo Privitera
(University of Chicago)
Co-authors
Dr
Christopher Williams
(University of Chicago)
Dr
Maria Monasor
(University of Chicago)
Dr
Pedro Facal San Luis
(University of Chicago)
