11–14 Oct 2016
Kyoto Research Park
Japan timezone

Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays with the Pierre Auger Observatory

11 Oct 2016, 09:30
25m
Kyoto Research Park

Kyoto Research Park

Chudouji Awatacho 93, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto , Japan, 600-8815

Speaker

Markus Roth (KIT)

Description

The flux of cosmic rays has been measured with unprecedented precision at the Pierre Auger Observatory. We report on the recent update of the all-sky flux of cosmic rays above $3{\times}10^{17}$eV obtained by combining four independent high-quality data sets collected for more than 10 years, with a total exposure exceeding 50,000 km$^2$sr yr. These measurements are based on data from the surface detector arrays (divided into two sets according to the shower zenith angle), from a nested, denser, detector array, and hybrid events measured simultaneously with both the fluorescence detector and the surface detector. The spectral features are presented in detail and the systematic uncertainties are addressed.

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