Searches for the Origin of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

最高能量的宇宙射线是宇宙中已知的能量最高的粒子，但我们不知道它们的起源。 由ARC支持的皮埃尔俄歇项目目前正在开始数据采集，并将于2005年全面建成，其采集能力比以前的实验大10倍。拟议的研究员将与阿德莱德小组合作，寻找到达方向的集群，目的是发现天体物理来源。 该项目将涉及复杂的事件重建和分析技术，利用俄歇的巨大收集能力和良好的控制系统的不确定性的独特组合。

The highest energy cosmic rays are the most energetic particles known in the Universe, but we do not know their origin. The ARC-supported Pierre Auger Project is now beginning data acquistion, and will be fully constructed in 2005, with a collecting power 10 times larger than previous experiments. The proposed fellow will collaborate with the Adelaide group in searching for clusters of arrival directions, with an aim of discovering astrophysical sources. This project will involve sophisticated event reconstruction and analysis techniques, which take advantage of Auger's unique combination of huge collecting power and good control of systematic uncertainties.