A measurement of time-averaged aerosol optical depth using air-showers observed in stereo by HiRes

R. U. Abbasi; T. Abu-Zayyad; J. F. Amann; G. Archbold; R. Atkins; K. Belov; J. W. Belz; S. Benzvi; D. R. Bergman; J. H. Boyer; C. T. Cannon; Z. Cao; B. M. Connolly; Y. Fedorova; C. B. Finley; W. F. Hanlon; C. M. Hoffman; M. H. Holzscheiter; G. A. Hughes; P. Hüntemeyer; C. C.H. Jui; M. A. Kirn; B. C. Knapp; E. C. Loh; N. Manago; E. J. Mannel; K. Martens; J. A.J. Matthews; J. N. Matthews; A. O'Neill; K. Reil; M. D. Roberts; S. R. Schnetzer; M. Seman; G. Sinnis; J. D. Smith; P. Sokolsky; C. Song; R. W. Springer; B. T. Stokes; S. B. Thomas; G. B. Thomson; D. Tupa; S. Westerhoff; L. R. Wiencke; A. Zech

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A measurement of time-averaged aerosol optical depth using air-showers observed in stereo by HiRes

R. U. Abbasi, T. Abu-Zayyad, J. F. Amann, G. Archbold, R. Atkins, K. Belov, J. W. Belz, S. Benzvi, D. R. Bergman, J. H. Boyer, C. T. Cannon, Z. Cao, B. M. Connolly, Y. Fedorova, C. B. Finley, W. F. Hanlon, C. M. Hoffman, M. H. Holzscheiter, G. A. Hughes, P. HüntemeyerC. C.H. Jui, M. A. Kirn, B. C. Knapp, E. C. Loh, N. Manago, E. J. Mannel, K. Martens, J. A.J. Matthews, J. N. Matthews, A. O'Neill, K. Reil, M. D. Roberts, S. R. Schnetzer, M. Seman, G. Sinnis, J. D. Smith, P. Sokolsky, C. Song, R. W. Springer, B. T. Stokes, S. B. Thomas, G. B. Thomson, D. Tupa, S. Westerhoff, L. R. Wiencke, A. Zech

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Air fluorescence measurements of cosmic ray energy must be corrected for attenuation of the atmosphere. In this paper, we show that the air-showers themselves can yield a measurement of the aerosol attenuation in terms of optical depth, time-averaged over extended periods. Although the technique lacks statistical power to make the critical hourly measurements that only specialized active instruments can achieve, we note the technique does not depend on absolute calibration of the detector hardware, and requires no additional equipment beyond the fluorescence detectors that observe the air showers. This paper describes the technique, and presents results based on analysis of 1258 air-showers observed in stereo by the High Resolution Fly's Eye over a four year span.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	93-97
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.01.001
State	Published - Mar 2006

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords

Aerosol optical depth
Aerosols
Atmosphere
Extensive air-showers
HiRes

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Abbasi, R. U., Abu-Zayyad, T., Amann, J. F., Archbold, G., Atkins, R., Belov, K., Belz, J. W., Benzvi, S., Bergman, D. R., Boyer, J. H., Cannon, C. T., Cao, Z., Connolly, B. M., Fedorova, Y., Finley, C. B., Hanlon, W. F., Hoffman, C. M., Holzscheiter, M. H., Hughes, G. A., ... Zech, A. (2006). A measurement of time-averaged aerosol optical depth using air-showers observed in stereo by HiRes. Astroparticle Physics, 25(2), 93-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2006.01.001

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