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。arc支持的Pierre Auger项目现在开始数据采集，并将于2005年完全建成，其收集能力是以前实验的10倍。这位被提议的研究员将与阿德莱德小组合作，寻找到达方向的星系团，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对系统不确定性的良好控制的独特组合。

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.