Welcome to the Auger page of the UCM group
On the vast plain known as
Pampa Amarilla in western Argentina, a new window on the Universe is
taking shape. The Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory has begun its
study of Universe's highest energy particles. These rare messengers
should tell an important history about how they originate. Experiments
have so far failed to decipher their message, and their existence has
become a profound puzzle. The Auger Observatory is attacking this
enigma of the highest energy cosmic rays with unprecedented collecting
power and experimental controls.Cosmic rays are charged particles that rain down on us constantly from space. Most of those particles belong to populations that are well understood...