The Central Laser Facility
"Test Beam of the Pierre Auger Southern Observatory"
About
Introduction -- a simple description to the CLF
Deployment -- diagrams of CLF configuration during deployment stages
Embedded Linux PC used on the CLF
Sponsors
Contacts
mailing list: auger_clf@fnal.gov Archive: http://listserv.fnal.gov/archives/auger_clf.html
Publications and Pre-Prints
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"The Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory"
B. Fick, M. Malek, J.A.J. Matthews, R. Meyhandan, M. Mostafa,
M. Roberts, P. Sommers and L Wiencke JINST 1 P11003 (2006) (19 pages) -
"The Central Laser Facility at the Pierre Auger Observatory"
Proc. 26th ICRC (Pune) 2005 (4 pages). astro-ph/0507334 -
"Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring at the Pierre Auger Observatory"
Proc. 26th ICRC (Pune) 2005. -
"Timing Calibration and Synchronization of Surface and Fluorescence
Detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory"
Proc. 26th ICRC (Pune) 2005.
Photographs
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Data/Plots
| Item | Description | Updated daily? |
| CLF Activity | Plots showing the every-day CLF activity and the CLF alignment stability by reconstructing the CLF data | Yes |
| SD/FD time offset estimated using the CLF | Every and average (per run) time offset between Celeste and the FD stations | Yes |
| Data | Tarballs of nightly ascii files generated at the CLF | Yes |
| VAOD | Plots of Vertical Aerosol Optical Depth measurements from Fluorescence Detectors, by day | No |
| Emon Plots | Daily plots showing CLF probe energies | Yes |
| VT Plots | Daily plots showing CLF temperatures, voltages | Yes |
| Cloud Plots | Daily plots of cloud detector measurements | Yes |
| Time machine | New Mar 19 2006: Case Western "Time Machine" installed at CLF on Q-switch (contact Corbin Covault: cec8@case.edu) | Yes |
Configuration of the CLF as it was installed in stages
(more photos) 7/03-Install | 9/03-Fiber | 8/04-Work-Trip
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Suppliers of major components in the CLF
| Frequency Tripled YAG Laser | Big Sky Lasers |
| Energy probes and radiometers | Laser Probe Inc. |
| 5 watt 12 serial port PC | Technologic Systems |
| Optics | CVI and Newport |
| Optomechanics | Thorlabs and New Focus Inc |