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We are involved in:

Tank Production and Development (Carlos Escobar )
Tank at Unicamp (Anderson Fauth, Carlos Todero, Ernesto Kemp, Daniel Consalter )
Array and Detector Simulations (Carlos Todero, Marcio Muller )

We connected a Auger-like water Cherenkov tank with a streamer and cintilator array (called "EASCAMP") located in our labs. So, we can study some aspects of Electromagnetic and muonic components of high energy showers as they trigger this experiment. We use the setup for educational purposes, both to undergraduate students as for general public.

	SURFACE DETECTOR
	THE WATER CERENKOV DETECTORS
The basic detector unit of the Auger Observatory ground array is a water tank of 12,000 liter capacity, used as a Cerenkov detector. The detector is basically a volume of clear water acting as a Cerenkov radiator, viewed by three 20 cm photomultipliers. These tanks have to endure the agressive weather conditions of a desert, with high salt content on the ground, strong winds, hail, extreme temperatures and long exposure to sun light. The tanks are designed to survive 20 years under those conditions.
	POLIETHYLENE RESIN
	LINER
	WATER