The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment
T. Abu-Zayyad, R. Aida, M. Allen, R. Anderson, R. Azuma, E., Barcikowski, J. W. Belz, D. R. Bergman, S. A. Blake, R. Cady, B. G. Cheon, J., Chiba, M. Chikawa, E. J. Cho, W. R. Cho, H. Fujii, T. Fujii, T. Fukuda, M., Fukushima, D. Gorbunov, W. Hanlon, K. Hayashi, Y. Hayashi
TL;DR
The paper details the design and technical features of the Telescope Array's surface detector array, which observes high-energy cosmic ray air showers through a hybrid detection system.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive description of the design and technical specifications of the TA surface detector array for cosmic ray observation.
Findings
Successful implementation of hybrid detection system
Operational since March 2008
Enhanced observation capabilities for cosmic ray air showers
Abstract
The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah,USA, is designed for observation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The experiment has a surface detector array surrounded by three fluorescence detectors to enable simultaneous detection of shower particles at ground level and fluorescence photons along the shower track. The TA surface detectors and fluorescence detectors started full hybrid observation in March, 2008. In this article we describe the design and technical features of the TA surface detector.
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