Acta Physica Polonica B

Vol. 35, No. 6, June 2004, page 1863


Observing Cosmic Rays with the High Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) Detector

J.N. Matthews

The High Resolution Fly's Eye (HiRes) observatory consists of two detector sites separated by 12.6 km in the western Utah desert. These sites observe Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) using the air fluorescence technique. Reconstructing the data collected at these sites, we have measured the spectrum, composition, and anisotropy in arrival direction of these cosmic rays. The spectrum is measured from \sim 1017 eV and shows significant structure including the ``ankle'' and a steep fall off which is consistent with a GZK threshold. The composition is measured using the Xmax technique. It was found to be predominantly light and unchanging over the range from 1018 to 3\times 1019 eV. Finally, several different styles of searches for anisotropy in the data were performed. No significant anisotropy was found.

PACS numbers: 95.85.Ry, 96.40.De, 96.40.Pq, 98.70.Sa


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