A Catalog of the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays Recorded During Phase I of Operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory

TL;DR

This paper presents a detailed catalog of the 109 highest-energy cosmic rays recorded by the Pierre Auger Observatory from 2004 to 2020, providing valuable data for further astrophysical analysis.

Contribution

It offers the first comprehensive catalog of the highest-energy cosmic rays detected during Phase I of the Pierre Auger Observatory, including detailed event information and arrival directions.

Findings

109 high-energy cosmic ray events cataloged

Energy range of 78 EeV to 166 EeV documented

Sky distribution of events visualized

Abstract

A catalog containing details of the highest-energy cosmic rays recorded through the detection of extensive air-showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory is presented with the aim of opening the data to detailed examination. Descriptions of the 100 showers created by the highest-energy particles recorded between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2020 are given for cosmic rays that have energies in the range 78 EeV to 166 EeV. Details are also given of a further nine very-energetic events that have been used in the calibration procedure adopted to determine the energy of each primary. A sky plot of the arrival directions of the most energetic particles is shown. No interpretations of the data are offered.