Dr. Gregory Snow
University of Nebraska
Recent Results from the Pierre Auger Observatory
102 Cardwell Hall
November 5, 2012
4:30 p.m.
Cosmic rays have been studied for nearly a
century. The energy spectrum, origins, and nature of ultra-high energy
cosmic-ray particles are questions that have yet to be definitively
understood. The Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Mendoza Province,
Argentina, is the world's largest detector of ultra-high energy cosmic rays.
With an unprecedented amount of data collected, its findings are shedding
light on these questions. We report several of the latest results, including
studies of the energy spectrum, arrival direction, composition, and limits
on photon and neutrino fluxes. New detector technologies which complement
the existing surface detector array and fluorescence telescopes will also be
discussed.
Refreshments in CW 119 at 4:15 p.m.