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author Anzorena, M.
de la Fuente, E.
Fujita, K.
Garcia, R.
Goto, K.
Hayashi, Y.
Hibino, K.
Hotta, N.
Imaizumi, G.
Jimenez-Meza, A.
Katayose, Y.
Kato, C.
Kato, S.
Kawashima, T.
Kawata, K.
Koi, T.
Kojima, H.
Makishima, T.
Masuda, Y.
Matsuhashi, S.
Matsumoto, M.
Mayta, R.
Miranda, P.
Mizuno, A.
Munakata, K.
Nakamura, Y.
Nishizawa, M.
Noguchi, Y.
Ogio, S.
Ohnishi, M.
Okukawa, S.
Oshima, A.
Raljevich, M.
Rivera, H.
Saito, T.
Sako, T.
Sako, T. K.
Shibasaki, T.
Shibata, S.
Shiomi, A.
Vasquez, M. A. Subieta
Sugimoto, F.
Tajima, N.
Takano, W.
Takita, M.
Tameda, Y.
Tanaka, K.
Ticona, R.
Toledano-Juarez, I.
Tsuchiya, H.
Tsunesada, Y.
Udo, S.
Usui, R.
Yamagashi, G.
Yamazaki, K.
Yokoe, Y.
author_facet Anzorena, M.
de la Fuente, E.
Fujita, K.
Garcia, R.
Goto, K.
Hayashi, Y.
Hibino, K.
Hotta, N.
Imaizumi, G.
Jimenez-Meza, A.
Katayose, Y.
Kato, C.
Kato, S.
Kawashima, T.
Kawata, K.
Koi, T.
Kojima, H.
Makishima, T.
Masuda, Y.
Matsuhashi, S.
Matsumoto, M.
Mayta, R.
Miranda, P.
Mizuno, A.
Munakata, K.
Nakamura, Y.
Nishizawa, M.
Noguchi, Y.
Ogio, S.
Ohnishi, M.
Okukawa, S.
Oshima, A.
Raljevich, M.
Rivera, H.
Saito, T.
Sako, T.
Sako, T. K.
Shibasaki, T.
Shibata, S.
Shiomi, A.
Vasquez, M. A. Subieta
Sugimoto, F.
Tajima, N.
Takano, W.
Takita, M.
Tameda, Y.
Tanaka, K.
Ticona, R.
Toledano-Juarez, I.
Tsuchiya, H.
Tsunesada, Y.
Udo, S.
Usui, R.
Yamagashi, G.
Yamazaki, K.
Yokoe, Y.
contents The Tibet AS$γ$ experiment successfully detected sub-PeV $γ$-rays from the Crab nebula using a Surface Array and underground muon detector. Considering this, we are building in Bolivia a new experiment to explore the Southern Hemisphere, looking for the origins of cosmic rays in our Galaxy. The name of this project is Andes Large area PArticle detector for Cosmic ray physics and Astronomy (ALPACA). A prototype array called ALPAQUITA, with $1/4$ the total area of the full ALPACA, started observations in September $2022$. In this paper we introduce the status of ALPAQUITA and the plans to extend the array. We also report the results of the observation of the moon shadow in cosmic rays.
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spellingShingle A new air shower array in the Southern Hemisphere looking for the origins of Cosmic rays: the ALPACA experiment
Anzorena, M.
de la Fuente, E.
Fujita, K.
Garcia, R.
Goto, K.
Hayashi, Y.
Hibino, K.
Hotta, N.
Imaizumi, G.
Jimenez-Meza, A.
Katayose, Y.
Kato, C.
Kato, S.
Kawashima, T.
Kawata, K.
Koi, T.
Kojima, H.
Makishima, T.
Masuda, Y.
Matsuhashi, S.
Matsumoto, M.
Mayta, R.
Miranda, P.
Mizuno, A.
Munakata, K.
Nakamura, Y.
Nishizawa, M.
Noguchi, Y.
Ogio, S.
Ohnishi, M.
Okukawa, S.
Oshima, A.
Raljevich, M.
Rivera, H.
Saito, T.
Sako, T.
Sako, T. K.
Shibasaki, T.
Shibata, S.
Shiomi, A.
Vasquez, M. A. Subieta
Sugimoto, F.
Tajima, N.
Takano, W.
Takita, M.
Tameda, Y.
Tanaka, K.
Ticona, R.
Toledano-Juarez, I.
Tsuchiya, H.
Tsunesada, Y.
Udo, S.
Usui, R.
Yamagashi, G.
Yamazaki, K.
Yokoe, Y.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
The Tibet AS$γ$ experiment successfully detected sub-PeV $γ$-rays from the Crab nebula using a Surface Array and underground muon detector. Considering this, we are building in Bolivia a new experiment to explore the Southern Hemisphere, looking for the origins of cosmic rays in our Galaxy. The name of this project is Andes Large area PArticle detector for Cosmic ray physics and Astronomy (ALPACA). A prototype array called ALPAQUITA, with $1/4$ the total area of the full ALPACA, started observations in September $2022$. In this paper we introduce the status of ALPAQUITA and the plans to extend the array. We also report the results of the observation of the moon shadow in cosmic rays.
title A new air shower array in the Southern Hemisphere looking for the origins of Cosmic rays: the ALPACA experiment
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14550