6–8 May 2013
University of Pittsburgh
US/Eastern timezone

Ultra-high energy cosmic rays and neutrinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory

6 May 2013, 17:15
15m
Benedum Hall G28 (University of Pittsburgh)

Benedum Hall G28

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Speaker

Pedro Facal San Luis (University of Chicago)

Description

The Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue Argentina is dedicated to the study of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, using a hybrid detector (combination of fluorescence and surface detectors) of unprecendent size and precision. I will review the latest results of the Observatory, like UHECR spectrum and composition, with special emphasis on the ones relevant to the particle physics community such as neutrino limits and p-Air and p-p cross sections at the highest energies.

Author

Pedro Facal San Luis (University of Chicago)

Presentation materials