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The Pierre Auger Observatory Auger North

The Pierre Auger Observatory Auger North. Features of Auger North R&D Auger Collaboration Cost and Schedule The Role of Fermilab. Denver. Colorado Springs. Features of Auger North. State of Colorado. Auger North: 4400 detectors 1.41mi spacing 8000 mi 2 (21,000 km 2 ).

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The Pierre Auger Observatory Auger North

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  1. The Pierre Auger ObservatoryAuger North Features of Auger North R&D Auger Collaboration Cost and Schedule The Role of Fermilab

  2. Denver Colorado Springs Features of Auger North State of Colorado Auger North: 4400 detectors 1.41mi spacing 8000 mi2 (21,000 km2 ) Auger North Auger South: 1600 detectors 1.5 km Spacing 3000 km2 (1200 mi2) Auger South to scale

  3. 1 mile Features of Auger North Detector Layout 400 station in-fill 1mi spacing 5 FD eyes – 39 telescopes

  4. Features of Auger NorthAperture and Energy Threshold Anisotropies

  5. Features of Auger NorthFluorescence Detector The Auger North FD telescopes same as Auger South. Auger North enclosure is simplified for reduced cost.

  6. Features of Auger NorthSurface Detector Auger South 3 PMTs Auger North 1 PMT insulated

  7. Features of Auger North Communications System Auger South – Detector stations talk directly to one of four towers. Auger North – Detector stations talk only to neighboring stations, relaying the data to central concentrators via multiple hops. Campus Area Lamar Community College Malargüe

  8. Auger North R&D Research & Development Array (RDA) • Validate design changes • Communications (adapted to size and topography) • Tanks (adapted to colder climate – insulation added) • Electronics(redesign with available components) • Validate cost estimates Circles – functional stations Squares – comms nodes only RDA Lamar, Co

  9. R&D on Radio DetectionFuture Detector Possibility Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is funded for Auger South.

  10. Cost and Funding Auger South ($54M): • European Countries - ~50% • Latin American Countries - ~25% • US - ~25% Contribution: • 80% in-kind • 20% common fund. Auger North ($127M) • Current collaboration + possible new countries. US Auger North Requests: • DOE $20M • NSF $20M • State of Colorado ~$10M

  11. True International Partnership - by non-binding agreement - No country, region or institution dominates The Auger Collaboration91 Institutions, 463 Collaborators Argentina Mexico Australia Netherlands Bolivia* Poland Brazil Portugal Croatia* Slovenia Czech Republic Spain France United Kingdom Germany USA Italy Vietnam* * associate

  12. Auger Organization Finance Board Chairman: A. Kurz (Germany) Collaboration Board  Chairman: D. Zavrtanik (Slovenia) Cochairman: R. Shellard (Brazil) Spokespersons Emeritus J. Cronin (USA) A. Watson (UK) Spokeperson G. Matthiae (Italy)  Co spokesperson P. Sommers (USA)  Technical Board Auger North Task Force Leader: H. Bluemer (Germany) Co-Leader: A. Olinto (USA) Co-Leader: Tiina Suomijarvi (France) Site Spokespersons: Auger North D. Nitz (USA) Auger South A. Etchegoyen (Argentina) Project Manager P. Mantsch (USA) Deputy (Auger South): I. Allekotte (Argentina) Deputy (Auger North) J. Harton (USA) Project Office:  Systems Engineering Quality Assurance Cost & Schedule Environment Safety & Health Administrative Support Site Managers: Auger North B. Fick (Acting) (USA) Auger South G. Avila (Argentina) Fluorescence Detectors J. Ridky H. Klages Fluorescence Detector Electronics M. Kleifges Surface Detectors P. Mazur Monitoring C. Lachaud Communications C. Covault Education/Public Relations G. Snow P. Biermann Central Data Acquisition A. Letessier-Selvon Data Processing and Analysis T. Paul, M. Roth B. Dawson, S. Sciutto Surface Detector Electronics J. Beatty T. Suomijarvi

  13. Auger at Fermilab • Our participation: • Project Management • Data Analysis • Surface Detector Design • Data Mirror • Calibration database • Planning for Auger North • FD/SD shifts at AS • Airfly Physicists • Eun-Joo Ahn (Postdoc) • Ivone Albuquerque (Sabbatical) • Aaron Chou (Wilson Fellow) • Hank Glass • Carlos Hojvat • Peter Kasper • Fred Kuehn (Postdoc) • Paul LeBrun • Paul Mantsch • Peter Mazur

  14. Fermilab and Auger North Auger South • Successful management, design and data analysis Auger North • Exceptional resources and experience in: • Project Management • Computing • Engineering • Strong Analysis team (close ties to the University of Chicago) • Leadership of a US based, international project at the Cosmic Energy Frontier

  15. Fermilab and Auger NorthImpact There will be one data stream – no change in the analysis team. Experienced Management Organization is already in place for Auger North. Funding proposal includes funds for non-scientist management staff. (Site administration will be based at Colorado State University)

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