Search for ultra-high energy photons with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory / vorgelegt von Nicole Krohm. Wuppertal, März 2017
Inhalt
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Nomenclature
- Introduction
- Cosmic Rays
- Energy Spectrum
- Mass Composition
- Arrival Directions
- Acceleration, Astrophysical Sources and Exotics
- Propagation
- Cosmic-Ray Photons
- Multimessenger Observations
- Ground-Based Detection of UHECR
- Extensive Air Showers
- Photon-Induced Air Showers
- Air Shower Simulations
- The Pierre Auger Observatory
- UHE Photon Detection
- Dataset and MC Simulations
- Study of Separation Parameters
- Technical Study: Noisy PMTs
- Technical Study: Direct Light Correction
- Station Risetime
- Shape of the signal risetime distribution
- Asymmetry correction
- Benchmark
- Uncertainty
- Uncertainty-weighted residual i
- Event parameter: t1/2(1000)
- Event parameter: Leeds (Leeds delta method)
- LDF Parameters
- Radius of Curvature
- Number of Candidate Stations
- Upper limits on the diffusive UHE photon flux and fraction
- Photon Candidate Events
- Treatment of Preshowered Photons
- Setting up the Parameter Set: Comparison of Parameters
- Setting up the Parameter Set: Combination of Parameters
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Appendix
- Eidesstattliche Erklärung