Muon Signal Charge in the Underground Muon Detector of AugerPrime

The Underground Muon Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory features a calorimetric detection mode that estimates the number of muons based on signal charge measurements. This contribution provides an overview of the calibration procedure, revisiting the previously published strategy and identifying a bias introduced by the triggers used to estimate the mean charge deposited by a vertical muon. We demonstrate that calibrating underground detectors requires careful consideration of the interactions of penetrating particles through matter. In devices based on plastic scintillators, energy deposition—and thus the recorded charge—is significantly affected by knock-on electron production in the surrounding ground as muons traverse the medium. To mitigate this effect, we propose a new calibration strategy that ensures an unbiased muon estimator. This approach is applied to data collected from 2019 to 2024.

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2025-09-24
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Abstract

The Underground Muon Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory features a calorimetric detection mode that estimates the number of muons based on signal charge measurements. This contribution provides an overview of the calibration procedure, revisiting the previously published strategy and identifying a bias introduced by the triggers used to estimate the mean charge deposited by a vertical muon. We demonstrate that calibrating underground detectors requires careful consideration of the interactions of penetrating particles through matter. In devices based on plastic scintillators, energy deposition—and thus the recorded charge—is significantly affected by knock-on electron production in the surrounding ground as muons traverse the medium. To mitigate this effect, we propose a new calibration strategy that ensures an unbiased muon estimator. This approach is applied to data collected from 2019 to 2024.

National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Grainger Foundation, Strong, Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării şi Digitalizării, European Commission, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii, Xunta de Galicia, Junta de Andalucía, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, European Regional Development Fund, Agencia Estatal de Investigación
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