Karlsruhe School of Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics: Science and Technology (KSETA)

Alexander Schulz

Information

Alexander Schulz Institute: Institut für Kernphysik (IKP)
Room: 101 (B425)
Phone: +49 721 608 24978
Email: alexander.schulz#kit.edu

PhD thesis

Title: Measurement of the Energy Spectrum and Mass Composition of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays
Examination date: 29. January 2016

1) Publications

1.2 Conference proceedings

  • A universal description of temporal and spacial distributions of ground particles in extensive air showers,
    Maximo Ave Pernas, Markus Roth, Alexander Schulz
    International Cosmic Ray Conference, The Hague, Netherlands, 2015
  • The measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum abov 0.3 EeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory,
    A. Schulz for the Pierre Auger Collaboration,
    International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013

1.3 Other publications: Internal notes of the Pierre Auger Collaboration (GAP-Notes)

  • Search for a declination dependence in the flux of cosmic rays (GAP note 2014-013),
    A. Schulz, H. Dembinski, M. Roth
  • (Energy,Nmu,Xmax) from the Bariloche reconstruction (GAP note 2013-109),
    M. Ave, X. Bertou, R. Engel, D. Maurel, M. Roth, A. Schulz
  • Time dependence of the SD energy scale: Analysis with an extended CIC (GAP note 2013-039),
    A. Schulz, H. Dembinski, M. Roth
  • Measurement of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays between 0.1 EeV and 30 EeV with the Infill Extension of the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory (GAP note 2012-136),
    A. Schulz
  • Energy calibration revisited: The Simplified Likelihood Method (GAP note 2012-090),
    H. Dembinski, M. Roth, A. Schulz

1.1 Other publications: Diploma thesis

  • Measurement of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays between 0.1 EeV and 30 EeV with the Infill Extension of the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory, KIT Karlsruhe, 2012

2) Talks

The list does not include talks given in telephone conferences or talks held under informal settings.

  • Ultra-high energy cosmic rays: The discovered and yet unknown...,
    KSETA Plenary Workshop, Durbach, Germany, March 2015
  • Universality reconstruction with updated time model,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, November 2014
  • Looking for a declination dependence in the energy spectrum,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, November 2014
  • Shower universality: A time model of signals in WCDs,
    Auger Youngsters Meeting, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 2014
  • Describing air shower signals in the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory using shower universality,
    Frühjahrestagung der DPG, Mainz, March 2014
  • Correlation study of an enriched event sample using shower universality,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, March 2014
  • New station triggers ToTd and MoPS: Comparisons between Offline and CDAS,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, March 2014
  • Towards a new universal time model,
    Bariloche Shower Universality Workshop, Bariloche, Argentina, March 2014
  • Energy spectrum and declination dependent exposure,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, November 2013
  • Auger results and universality: Summary and future plans,
    Auger Youngsters Meeting, Wuppertal, Germany, August 2013
  • The measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above 0.3 EeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory,
    International Cosmic Ray Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2013
  • The measurement of the cosmic ray spectrum above 0.3 EeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory,
    Auger Analysis Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2013
  • Messung des Energiespektrums kosmischer Strahlung mit dem Oberflächendetektor des Pierre Auger-Observatoriums,
    Frühjahrestagung der DPG, Dresden, March 2013
  • Preliminary combination of vertical and inclined SD energy spectra,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, March 2013
  • Updated SD energy spectra and a combined spectrum,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, March 2013
  • Time dependence of the SD energy scale,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, March 2013
  • Time dependency of the SD energy scale,
    Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina, November 2012
  • Measurement of the Energy Spectrum with the SD Infill Extension,
    Auger Youngsters Meeting, Aachen, Germany, July 2012
  • Measurement of the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays between 0.1 EeV and 30 EeV with the Infill Extension of the Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory,
    IKP Institutsseminar, KIT Karlsruhe, June 2012
  • Messung des Energiespektrums kosmischer Strahlung mit der Infill-Erweiterung des Oberflächendetektors des Pierre Auger-Observatoriums,
    DPG Frühjahrestagung, Göttingen, Germany, February 2012

3) KSETA Courses and Lectures

October 2015 What do I need, if I will leave science towards industry?
Udo Erdmann (TIBER)
October 2014 Introduction and use of Raspberry Pi
Hermann-Josef Mathes, Kai Daumiller
Supersymmetry in particle physics and cosmology
Wim de Boer
July 2014 Neutrino lectures (KAMIOKANDE)
Takaaki Kajita
March, April 2014 High energy neutrino astronomy
Thierry Pradier
Multivariate methods of data analysis (TMVA)
Helge Voss
October 2013 Parallel programming and graphical processors in scientific applications
G. Poghosyan
Data Analysis and Statistics
R. Barlow
The long journey to the Higgs boson and beyond at the LHC
P. Jenni

4) KSETA Annual Reports

Jahresbericht 2013

Jahresbericht 2014