Telescope Array Project

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astrophysics experiment cosmic-ray observatory scientific collaboration

The Telescope Array Project is a large-scale international observatory in Utah designed to detect and study ultra-high-energy cosmic rays entering Earth’s atmosphere.

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Telescope Array Project canonical	1
Telescope Array experiment	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astrophysics experiment ⓘ cosmic-ray observatory ⓘ scientific collaboration ⓘ
aim	determine arrival directions of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays ⓘ measure energy spectrum of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays ⓘ study composition of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays ⓘ study ultra-high-energy cosmic rays ⓘ
collaborationOf	Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataUsedFor	search for anisotropy in cosmic-ray arrival directions ⓘ search for correlations with astrophysical sources ⓘ study of GZK cutoff ⓘ tests of hadronic interaction models ⓘ
energyRange	above 10^18 eV ⓘ ultra-high-energy regime ⓘ
field	astroparticle physics ⓘ cosmic-ray physics ⓘ high-energy astrophysics ⓘ
hasApproximateArea	about 700 square kilometers ⓘ
hasComponent	Telescope Array Low Energy extension NERFINISHED ⓘ Telescope Array expansion (TAx4) NERFINISHED ⓘ Telescope Array fluorescence detector NERFINISHED ⓘ Telescope Array surface detector NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	University of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ
isComparableTo	Pierre Auger Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Utah ⓘ western desert of Utah ⓘ
observes	extensive air showers ⓘ
operatedBy	international collaboration ⓘ
startDate	around 2008 ⓘ
usesDetectorType	fluorescence detector ⓘ hybrid detector system ⓘ surface detector array ⓘ
usesTechnology	air fluorescence telescopes ⓘ plastic scintillator counters ⓘ
website	https://www.telescopearray.org/ ⓘ

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