Technical fluorescence detector papers
(reverse chronological order)

• Hybrid Laser Timing Studies by B. Fick and P. Sommers (postscript).
• SDP reconstruction tests from June laser data
• June 2001 Laser Shots: Comparing Longitudinal Light Profiles with Expectations by Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• Coherent Camera Noise by Paul Sommers (postscript)
• Proposal for an Auger Anisotropy Prescription by R. Clay et al. (postscript)
• Light profiles from laser shots by Paul Sommers
• Shower-detector plane laser shot tests by Paul Sommers
• Laser shot shower detector plane reconstruction plot by Andrea de Capoa using Flores
• Calibration for the June Laser Shots by Paul Sommers
• Table of calibration constants derived from atmospheric multiple scattering by Paul Sommers
• An Analysis of Vega Images in Bay 5 by Paul Sommers (images by D. Maurizio & R. Cester)
• Optical spot size measurement via pixel ADC pulses by P. Sommers (postscript)
• A first look at Auger laser shots by Paul Sommers (July 10, 2001, postscript)
• Auger FD J. Phys. G paper by Dawson et al. (compressed postscript)
• Shower profile reconstruction with engineering array FD data by Dawson, Debes, and Sommers (compressed postscript)
• The Florescence detector offline reconstruction system by S. Argiro & A. de Capoa (PDF)
• Mobile Lidar Test in Millard County by B. Fick, M. Roberts, & P. Sommers (postscript)
• The Anti-aliasing Requirements for Area and Timing Measurements with the Fluorescence Detector Read-out Channel by P.W. Cattaneo (GAP-2000-062)
• Ultraviolet Absorbing Paints by H.C. Reis, R. Sato and C.O. Escobar (GAP-2000-051)
• Malargue-1999, Trigger Committee Report by B. Fick (GAP-2000-060)
• Ultra-local phase function measurement by B. Fick, P. Sommers, and M. Roberts (GAP-2000-059)
• Signal Decompression and Look-up Table Calculation for the FD Read-out by P.W. Cattaneo (GAP-2000-030)
• Weakly Interacting Particles Viewed by Fluorescence Detectors by Johana C. Diaz, Marcia G. do Amaral and Ronald C. Shellard (GAP-2000-058)
• Air Fluorescence Detector Site Elevation Issues by John A.J. Matthews (GAP-2000-054)
• Fluorescence Detector Optical Calibration Source Test by John A.J. Matthews (GAP-2000-050)
• The Anti-aliasing Requirements for Amplitude Measurements with the Fluorescence Detector Read-out Channel by P.W. Cattaneo (GAP-2000-049)
• The Analog Signal Processing System for the Auger Fluorescence Detector Prototype by S. Argiro, D.V. Camin, P. Cattaneo, et. al. (GAP-2000-048)
• Work on tests of large area interference filters and proposed method of assembly filter array in the phototube focal area of FD camera by E. Fokitis et al. (postscript)
• Weakly Interacting Particles Viewed by Fluorescence Detectors by Johana C. Diaz, Marcia G. do Amaral and Ronald C. Shellard (GAP-200-047)
• Revised anti-aliasing reequirements by P. Cattaneo (postscript)
• Comparing fluorescence triggering and reconstruction for the Coihueco and Puntilla Site Options by Bruce Dawson (GAP-2000-039)
• Ron Shellard's slides comparing Coihueco & Puntilla (Malargue, May, 2000)
• Absorbing Ultraviolet Paints by HS. Argiro, D.V. Camin, P. Cattaneo, et. al. Reis, R. Sato, and E.O. Escobar (postscript)
• Optical Filter Transmittance Measurements by a Double-Beam Spectrophotometer for Calibration of Fluorescence Detector AUGER Filter Samples by A. Geranios, E. Fokitis, A. Petridis, & M. Vassiliou (PDF).
• Fluorescence detector optical calibration and atmospheric monitoring for the Pierre Auger experiment by Roger Clay et al. (pdf)
• The Analog Signal Processor of the Auger Fluorescence Detector Prototype by S. Argiro et al. (PDF).
• On the Light Signals in the Fluorescent Detector by M. Giller, J.L.Kacperski, W. Tkaczyk and G Wieczorek (PDF).
• The Shower Track Width in the Fluorescence Detector by P. Homola et al. (PDF).
• The Sofware System for the FD-Prototype by H.J. Mathes, A. Grindler, M. Kleifges, and N. Kunka (compressed postscript).
• Segmented Spherical Corrector Rings 2: Experimental Results by A. Cordero-Davila et al. (PDF).
• Segmented Spherical Corrector Rings 1: Computer Simulations by A. Cordero-Davila et al. (PDF).
• An Experimental Method to Investigate the Optimal UV Filter for the Auger Fluorescence Detectors by S. Maltezos & E. Fokitis (PDF).
• Geometrical Performance of the Optical Filters for the Auger Fluorescence Detector Prototype by G. Borreani, F. Borotto and A. de Capoa (PDF).
• Measurement of the FD Camera Light Collection Efficiency and Uniformity by P. Facal San Luis and P. Privetera (PDF).
• Improving the S/N Ratio for the Auger Fluorescence Detector by R. Sato, J.A. Bellido, H.C. Reis (PDF).
• Tolerances on the Mechanical Adjustments of the Auger Fluorescence Detector by J.A. Bellido C., R. Sato, H.C. Rise and Carlos Escobar (PDF).
• Analysis of Possible Substitution of the Aspheric Surface of the Corrector Annulus by the Shape With Simpler Production Technology by M. Palatka et al. (compressed postscript)
• Figure showing corrector ring cross section by M. Palatka et al. (compressed postscript).
• Bifocal Optical System of the Schmidt Camera (Design of the Corrector Ring) by M. Palatka et al. (compressed postscript).
• The Baseline Design of the Backplane Distribution System of the FD Camera by P. Privitera, E. Tusi and R. Cardarelli.
• Fabrication of the First 150 Head Electronics Units - Results of the Acceptance Tests by D.V. Camin, M. Cuautle, M. Destro, R. Gariboldi.
• Amplitude Dynamic Range in Auger Fluorescence Electronics: Updte for the Four Eye System at Nihuil by B. Dawson (Compressed postscript)
• Analysis of Time Variant Molecular Atmosphere for the Purpose of Air Fluorescence Measurements by G. Martin and J.A.J. Matthews (Compressed postscript)
• Development of an Inexpensive 1pps GPS-Based TTL Pulser by Tracey Tessier (Compressed postscript)
• The Camera of the Auger Fluorescence Detector by C. Aramo, F. Bracci, G. Gallo, et al. (Compressed postscript)
• Straw Man Proposal for Auger FD End-to-End Calibration by P. Sommers (ascii)
• Cross-triggering committee report by Brian Fick (compressed postscript)
• A new Ronchi tester by J.M. Nunez-Alfonso et al. (compressed postscript)
• Optical alignment of segmented mirrors to the fluorescence detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory by A. Cordero-Davila, J.M. Nunez-Alfonso & Castro-Ramos (compressed postscript)
• Evaluation of commercial UV glass filters for the Auger Prototype fluorescence detector by R. Cester et al. (compressed postscript)
• UV lidar system for atmospheric monitoring and cloud detection by I. Arcon, A. Filipcic, & M. Zavrtanik (compressed postscript)
• Amplitude dynamic range in Auger fluorescence electronics by Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• Head electronics report, part 1 by D. Camin (PDF)
• Head electronics report, part 2 by D. Camin (PDF)
• The optical analysis of the proposed Schmidt camera design by M. Hrabovsky et al.
• A preliminary analysis of the optical properties of atmosphere in Millard County by R. Biral et al.
• Requirements for Fluorescence Sky Coverage at the Southern Auger Site by Bruce Dawson (compressed postscript)
• Air Transparency Measurements at Nihuil by A. Filevich et al. (compressed postscript)
• Photometric Study of the Atmosphere at the Auger Southern Observatory Site by B. Garcia, O. Maza (postscript)
• Design of the Trigger System for the Auger Fluorescence Detector by H. Gemmeke et al. (postscript)
• Characterization of the optical properties of atmosphere in the Millard County region by R. Biral et al. (compressed postscript)
• The Auger Fluorescence Detector Prototype Telescope" by P. Sommers et al. (ICRC conference paper, postscript)
• Expected rates of correlated adjacent pixel triggers in the Auger fluorescence detectors by Fick, Nogima, & Sommers (ascii text)
• The optical analysis of the proposed Schmidt camera design by M Hrabovsky et al. (compressed postscript)
• The backplane distribution system of the FD camera by P. Privitera & E. Tusi (compressed postscript)
• Passive and Active PMT Biasing Networks II by Argiro, Camin, Destro, & Guerard (compressed postscript)
• Cloud Height and Aerosol Dynamic Monitoring by Micro Pulse Backscattering Eye-safe Lidar by S.M. Pershin and A.N. Lyash (compressed postscript)
• Analog Processing of Signals from the Fluorescence Detector by D. Camin & V. Re (compressed postscript)
• Design of a Maksutov-Bouwers Camera for the Fluorescence Detector by Castro-Ramos & Cordero-Davilla (compressed postscript)
• Ray-tracing of the Schmidt Camera with Corrector Plate by Sato, Bellido and Reis (postscript)
• A Study of the Corrector Plates for the Auger Fluorescence Detector by Reis, Escobar, Sato, & Bellido (postscript)
• Corrector Plate with an Annulus Shape by Sato, Bellido, Reis, and Escobar (postscript)
• The compression function for the fluorescence detector of the Auger experiment by P. W. Cattaneo (postscript)
• Monitoring DC anode current of an AC-coupled PMT by Aguiro, Camin, Destro, and Guerard (postscript)
• Study of the Philips hexagonal PMT XP3062 for the FD camera by G. Matthiae and P. Privitera (postscript)
• Proposed Atmospheric Monitoring for HiRes Experiment by John Matthews, Lawrence Wiencke, & Bruce Dawson (compressed postscript)
• "Dome calibration" of Auger telescopes by P. Somemrs (postscript)
• Passive and Active PMT Biasing Networks by Agiro, Camin, Destro, & Guerard (postscript)
• Preliminary considerations about the anti-aliasing filter for the FD read-out channel by P.W. Cattaneo, V. Re, and L. Ratti (postscript)
• Calculus of the Cerenkov trigger rates at the Auger fluorescence detector by J.A. Bellido and C.O. Escobar (postscript)
• A Fast and Simple Trigger for High Energy Cosmics by H. Gemmeke et al. (postscript)
• The Schmidt telescope with corrector plate by G. Matthiae and P. Privitera (postscript)
• Laser Rmote Sensing Techniques... by A. Papayannis and E. Fokitis (postscript)
• Status of Optical Filter Development for AUGER Fluorescence Detector by E. Fokitis et al. (postscript)
• Simple Cloud and Aerosol Monitoring for Fluorescence Detectors at Remote Sites by R.W. Clay et al. (postscript)
• A first calculation of the Nihuil site hybrid efficiency by Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• An implementation of the Altera FLEX10k family to the fast first level trigger in Auger Fluorescence Detector by Z. Szadkowski (postscript)
• Photomultiplier Tube for the Operation in the Presence of the Intense Light Noise: in the EAS Optical Detectors by S.A. Belyanchenko et al. (postscript)
• Pixellating a Schmidt Wide Field of View by P. Sommers (postscript)
• Reflective Cones in the Telescope Focal Surface by R. Biral et al. (postscript)
• Sky Background Rejection Measurements for the Fluorescence Detector by A.C. Rovero et al.(postscript)
• Dual Telescope Cost Analysis by Paul Sommers (postscript)
• Further consideration of the fluorescence detector trigger requirements by Paul Sommers and Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• Amplitude dynamic range in Auger fluorescence electronics by Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• Concept of a Trigger System for the Pierre Auger Fluorescence Detector by Espenlaub, Gemmeke, Klinger, & Tschernaikhovski (postscript)
• First level trigger implementation ( postscript or pdf), transparencies by Valerio Bocci.
• Simulations of noise triggers and trigger optimization in Auger fluorescence detectors by B. Dawson
• Proposal for the optical system... A. Cordero et al. (Postscript)
• Proposal for design and the site layout of the fluorescence detectors Jiang Yinlin, Xu Chunxian, & Ma Yuquian
• Concept of an integrated trigger system for the Pierre Auger fluorescence detector G. Espenlaub et al. (Karlsruhe) -- Postscript
• Pixel trigger time constant, pixel trigger rate, and noise event rate by Paul Sommers (postscript)
• Pulse width distributions, etc. Simulations by Bruce Dawson (postscript)
• Comparison between hexagon and Superman configurations by Biral, Chinellato, Dobrigkeit, Shellard, Albrow, & Escobar (postscript)
• The Simple Spherical Mirror by Paul Sommers (postscript)
• Proposal for the Optical System of the Fluorescence Detectors of the Auger Project by Cordera, Cantoral, Castro, Fernandez, & Pastrana (postscript)
• Maximum Pixel Size Criteria Based on Shower Detector Plane Accuracy by Brian Fick (postscript)
• Trigger Sensitivity with Dual Mirrors by Paul Sommers (GAP-96-035, postscript)
• Hybrid Operation Under Moonlight by Bruce Dawson and Andrew Smith (GAP-96-034, postscript)
• Emmanuel Fokitis contribution at the Argentina meeting (optical filters on PMT glass or cathode, etc.)

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• Ray tracing evaluation of spotsizes for HEGRA-like f:1 telescopes
• Fluorescence Detector Techniques by Bruce Dawson (postscript).
• Hybrid Simulations of a 3-Eye System with Dual Mirrors by Bruce Dawson (postscript).
• Three Eyes with Dual Mirrors by Paul Sommers (postscript).
• "Simulations of a Giant Hybrid Air Shower Detector" by Dawson, Dai, Sommers, & Yoshida, submitted to Astroparticle Physics.
• Plan B for the fluorescence component of a giant hybrid detector, by Sommers, Dawson, & Thomas (postscript).
• The Supergroup's portion of the 6-month workshop Midterm Report.
• "The Auger Project and the Telescope Array Project" by M. Nagano and M. Teshima (postscript).
• "Capabilities of a giant hybrid air shower detector" by Paul Sommers Astroparticle Physics, vol.3 p.349 (1995) (postscript).
• Tokyo Workshop, "Notes on the Hybrid Array Concept" by B.R. Dawson (postscript).
• Adelaide Workshop "Contribution to the Fluorescence Technique Report" by B.R. Dawson and A.A. Lee (postscript).