Nicolás Martín González Pintos

Double Doctorate Degree in Astrophysics. National University of San Martín (Argentina) and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Thesis title: Search for ultra-high energy photons with the AMIGA muon detector.
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. A. Etchegoyen (Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas, Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Prof. Dr. Johannes Blümer (IKP-KIT).
Mentor: Prof. Dr. J. Schmalian (TMK-KIT)
Date of promotion: February 9^th 2018.

A2.2 German Course, Studienkolleg für ausländische Studierende, KIT.

Introduction to statistical methods in particle and astroparticle physics. Lecturer: Prof. Dr. T. Schwetz-Mangold (IKP-KIT). Topical Course, Karlsruhe, Germany
Particle physics at colliders. Lecturer: Prof. Dr. D. Zeppenfeld (ITP-KIT). Buenos Aires, Argentina
Primordial universe and cosmology data analysis. Lecturer: Prof. Dr. J-C Hamilton (CNRS, Univ. Paris). Buenos Aires, Argentina
The philosophy of physics. Lecturer: Dr. N. Sieroka (Univ. Zürich). Topical Course, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Data visualization and presenting. Lecturer: Dr. S. Niemes (IEKP-KIT). Topical Course, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Introduction to neutrino physics. Lecturer: Dr. M. Wurm (Univ. Mainz). Topical Course, Karlsruhe, Germany.
A2.1 German Course, Studienkolleg für ausländische Studierende, KIT.

Introduction into the concepts of theoretical particle physics for experimental physicists. Lecturer: Dr. M. Blake (ITP-KIT). Topical Course, Karslruhe, Germany.
Multivariate data analysis: New techniques and developments in the recent years. Lecturer: Dr. S Ohm (DESY Zeuthen). Topical Course, Karslruhe, Germany.
A1 Online German Course, Gesellschaft für Akademische Studienvorbereitung und Testentwicklung (Univ. München)
Simulations of the interactions between particles and matter. Lecturer: Dr. S. Sciutto (UNLP). National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina.
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science II. Lecturer: Dr. H. Palma (UNSAM). National University of San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science I. Lecturer: Dr. H. Palma (UNSAM). National University of San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Pierre Auger Analysis Meeting, Paris, France.
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Frühjahrstagung, Münster.
Pierre Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina.
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft Frühjahrstagung, Hamburg.
Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics "Advanced Technologies", Mainz.
Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics "Cosmic Rays Composition", Karlsruhe.
3^rd KSETA Plenary Workshop, Durbach.
Pierre Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina.
Pierre Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina.
Pierre Auger Workshop, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pierre Auger Collaboration Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina.
Cherenkov Telescope Array Workshop, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
97^th National Meeting of the Argentinian Physics Asociation, Córdoba, Argentina.

Update on the photon search with the AMIGA muon detector, Pierre Auger Coll. Meeting, Malargüe, Argentina. Speaker: Dr. Federico Sánchez.
Update on the photon search with the AMIGA muon detector, Pierre Auger Analysis Meeting, Paris, France.
Composition observables for the photon search at 10¹⁷ eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Münster.
Update on the photon search with AMIGA muon counters, Pierre Auger Coll., Malargüe, Argentina. Speaker: Dr. Federico Sánchez.
Risetime studies for photon-hadron discrimination, Pierre Auger Coll. Meeting, Malargüe , Argentina.
Photon-hadron discrimination with AMIGA UMD, Pierre Auger Coll. Meeting, Malargüe , Argentina.
An update on the search for ultra-high energy photons with AMIGA muon counters, Pierre Auger Analysis Meeting, Karlsruhe. Speaker: Dr. Federico Sánchez.
Search for ultra-high energy photons with AMIGA muon counters, DPG Frühjahrstagung, Hamburg.
Discrimination between ultra-high energy photons and cosmic rays, National University of La Plata, Argentina.
Comparison between Simulated and Measured Single Photoelectron Pulses, Pierre Auger Coll. Meeting, Malargüe , Argentina.

Towards Gamma-Ray Astronomy at ultra-high energies, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Temperature compensation for SiPMs in AMIGA muon counters, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Monitoring Software: AMIGA Photovoltaic System, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Timing studies for the prototype AMIGA detectors, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Efficiency studies for the prototype AMIGA detectors equipped with multi-anode PMTs, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
The synchronisation of the AMIGA muon detector, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Operation Readiness Review of the AMIGA Unitary Cell, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
AMIGA Monitoring System User's Guide, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
Comparison between Simulated and Measured Single Photoelectron Pulses, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
AMIGA Status Report, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
AMIGA-Grande: a beyond 2015 proposal with muon counters, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
The AMIGA extension of the Auger Offline software, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.
First showers seen by the AMIGA Muon Detector, Technical and Scientific Note. The AMIGA Task for the Pierre Auger Collaboration.

Muon counting using Silicon Photomultipliers in the AMIGA muon detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory, JINST 12 (2017) P03002.

Prototype muon detectors for the AMIGA component of the Pierre Auger Observatory, JINST 11 P02012 (2016). Digital version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/P02012

Papers of the Pierre Auger Collaboration since 2014.
https://www.auger.org/jdownloads/Collaboration/Collaboration%20Author%20Lists/2016-03-author_list_alphabetical.html