The Extreme Energy Events experiment: an overview of the telescopes   performance

M.Abbrescia (1,2); C.Avanzini (1,3); L.Baldini Ferroli (1,4),; L.Baldini (1,3); G.Batignani (1,3); M.Battaglieri (1,17); S.Boi (1,5),; E.Bossini (1,15,5); F.Carnesecchi (1,6); A.Chiavassa (1,7); C.Cicalo (1,8),; L.Cifarelli (1,6); F.Coccetti (1); E.Coccia (1,9); A.Corvaglia (1,10); D.De; Gruttola (1,11); S.De Pasquale (1,11); F.L.Fabbri (1,4); V.Frolov (16),; L.Galante (1,7); P.Galeotti (1,7); M.Garbini (1,6); G.Gemme (1,17); I.Gnesi; (1,7); S.Grazzi (1); C.Gustavino (1,12); D.Hatzifotiadou (1,6,15); P.La Rocca; (1,18); G.Mandaglio (1,19); O.Maragoto Rodriguez (14); G.Maron (13),; M.N.Mazziotta (1,20); S.Miozzi (1,4); R.Nania (1,6); F.Noferini (1,6),; F.Nozzoli (1,21); F.Palmonari (1,6); M.Panareo (1,10); M.P.Panetta (1,10),; R.Paoletti (1,5); W.Park (14); C.Pellegrino (13); L.Perasso (1,17); F.Pilo; (1,3); G.Piragino (1,7); S.Pisano (1,4); F.Riggi (1,18); G.C.Righini (1),; C.Ripoli (1,11); M.Rizzi (1,2); G.Sartorelli (1,6); E.Scapparone (1,6),; M.Schioppa (1,22); A.Scribano (1,3); M.Selvi (1,6); S.Serci (1,8); S.Squarcia; (1,17); M.Taiuti (1,17); G.Terreni (1,3); A.Trifir\`o (1,23); M.Trimarchi; (1,23); M.C.Vistoli (13); L.Votan (1,12); M.C.S.Williams (1,6,15); L.Zheng; (1,14,15); A.Zichichi (1,6,15); R.Zuyeuski (1,14,15) ((1) Museo Storico della; Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche "Enrico Fermi"; (2) INFN; Dipartimento; Interateneo di Fisica Universit\`a di Bari; (3) INFN; Dipartimento di; Fisica Universit\`a di Pisa; (4) INFN Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati; (5); INFN Gruppo Collegato di Siena; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di; Siena; (6) INFN; Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Universit\`a di; Bologna; (7) INFN; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di Torino; (8) INFN; and Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di Cagliari; (9) INFN and; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di Roma Tor Vergata; (10) INFN and; Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica Universit\`a del Salento; (11) INFN and; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di Salerno; (12) INFN Laboratori; Nazionali del Gran Sasso; (13) INFN CNAF; (14) ICSC World Laboratory; (15); CERN (16) JINR Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; (17) INFN and; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a di Genova; (18) INFN; Dipartimento di; Fisica e Astronomia Universit\`a di Catania; (19) INFN Sezione di Catania and; Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Biologiche Farmaceutiche e Ambientali; Universit\`a di Messina; (20) INFN Sezione di Bari; (21) INFN; ASI Science; Data Center; (22) INFN; Dipartimento di Fisica Universit\`a della; Calabria; (23) INFN Sezione di Catania; Dipartimento di Scienze; Matematiche e Informatiche Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra Universit\`a; di Messina)

arXiv:1805.04177·physics.ins-det·September 26, 2018

The Extreme Energy Events experiment: an overview of the telescopes performance

M.Abbrescia (1,2), C.Avanzini (1,3), L.Baldini Ferroli (1,4),, L.Baldini (1,3), G.Batignani (1,3), M.Battaglieri (1,17), S.Boi (1,5),, E.Bossini (1,15,5), F.Carnesecchi (1,6), A.Chiavassa (1,7), C.Cicalo (1,8),, L.Cifarelli (1,6), F.Coccetti (1), E.Coccia (1,9), A.Corvaglia (1

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TL;DR

The paper reviews the performance of the EEE telescope network, composed of 53 MRPC-based detectors across Italy, focusing on their efficiency, resolution, and stability in studying Extensive Air Showers.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive assessment of the EEE network's performance during recent data runs, including comparisons with previous tests and expectations.

Findings

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High efficiency and stability of the telescopes.

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Excellent time and spatial resolution achieved.

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Consistent performance over long-term data collection.

Abstract

Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC). The EEE network is composed, so far, of 53 telescopes, each made of three MRPC detectors; it is organized in clusters and single telescope stations distributed all over the Italian territory and installed in High Schools, covering an area larger than $3 \times 1 0^{5}$ km $^{2}$ . The study of Extensive Air Showers (EAS), that is one of the goal of the project, requires excellent performance in terms of time and spatial resolution, efficiency, tracking capability and long term stability. The data from two recent coordinated data taking periods, named Run 2 and Run 3, have been used to measure these quantities and the results are here reported, together with a comparison with expectations and with the results from a beam test performed in 2006 at CERN.

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