Physics Results of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Abstract
The Southern Pierre Auger Observatory is now nearing completion and the accumulating data sample has already allowed to extract scientific results of relevance for ultra-high energy cosmic-ray (UHECR) physics. This lecture focuses on the description and outcomes of the studies on the UHECR arrival directions (and in particular the anisotropy searches around the Galactic Center) and composition (with the extraction of a limit on the flux of UHE photons and its implications). Perspectives concerning the study of inclined showers and the potential of detection of UHE neutrinos are also briefly discussed.
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