A. Aab76, P. Abreu68, M. Aglietta51,50, J.M. Albury12, I. Allekotte1, A. Almela8,11, J. Alvarez-Muñiz75, R. Alves Batista76, G.A. Anastasi59,50, L. Anchordoqui83, B. Andrada8, S. Andringa68, C. Aramo48, P.R. Araújo Ferreira40, H. Asorey8, P. Assis68, G. Avila10, A.M. Badescu71, A. Bakalova30, A. Balaceanu69, F. Barbato57,48, R.J. Barreira Luz68, K.H. Becker36, J.A. Bellido12, C. Berat34, M.E. Bertaina59,50, X. Bertou1, P.L. Biermannc, T. Bister40, J. Biteau35, J. Blazek30, C. Bleve34, M. Boháčová30, D. Boncioli54,44, C. Bonifazi24, L. Bonneau Arbeletche19, N. Borodai65, A.M. Botti8, J. Brackg, T. Bretz40, F.L. Briechle40, P. Buchholz42, A. Bueno74, S. Buitink14, M. Buscemi55,45, K.S. Caballero-Mora63, L. Caccianiga56,47, F. Canfora76,78, I. Caracas36, J.M. Carceller74, R. Caruso55,45, A. Castellina51,50, F. Catalani17, G. Cataldi46, L. Cazon68, M. Cerda9, J.A. Chinellato20, K. Choi13, J. Chudoba30, L. Chytka31, R.W. Clay12, A.C. Cobos Cerutti7, R. Colalillo57,48, A. Coleman89, M.R. Coluccia53,46, R. Conceição68, A. Condorelli43,44, G. Consolati47,52, F. Contreras10, F. Convenga53,46, C.E. Covault81, S. Dasso5,3, K. Daumiller38, B.R. Dawson12, J.A. Day12, R.M. de Almeida26, J. de Jesús8,38, S.J. de Jong76,78, G. De Mauro76,78, J.R.T. de Mello Neto24,25, I. De Mitri43,44, J. de Oliveira26, D. de Oliveira Franco20, V. de Souza18, E. De Vito53,46, J. Debatin37, M. del Río10, O. Deligny32, A. Di Matteo50, C. Dobrigkeit20, J.C. D'Olivo64, R.C. dos Anjos23, M.T. Dova4, J. Ebr30, R. Engel37,38, I. Epicoco53,46, M. Erdmann40, C.O. Escobara, A. Etchegoyen8,11, H. Falcke76,79,78, J. Farmer88, G. Farrar86, A.C. Fauth20, N. Fazzinie, F. Feldbusch39, F. Fenu59,50, B. Fick85, J.M. Figueira8, A. Filipčič73,72, T. Fodran76, M.M. Freire6, T. Fujii88,h, A. Fuster8,11, C. Galea76, C. Galelli56,47, B. García7, A.L. Garcia Vegas40, H. Gemmeke39, F. Gesualdi8,38, A. Gherghel-Lascu69, P.L. Ghia32, U. Giaccari76, M. Giammarchi47, M. Giller66, J. Glombitza40, F. Gobbi9, F. Gollan8, G. Golup1, M. Gómez Berisso1, P.F. Gómez Vitale10, J.P. Gongora10, J.M. González1, N. González8, I. Goos1,38, D. Góra65, A. Gorgi51,50, M. Gottowik36, T.D. Grubb12, F. Guarino57,48, G.P. Guedes21, E. Guido50,59, S. Hahn38,8, M.R. Hampel8, P. Hansen4, D. Harari1, V.M. Harvey12, A. Haungs38, T. Hebbeker40, D. Heck38, G.C. Hill12, C. Hojvate, J.R. Hörandel76,78, P. Horvath31, M. Hrabovský31, T. Huege38,14, J. Hulsman8,38, A. Insolia55,45, P.G. Isar70, J.A. Johnsen82, J. Jurysek30, A. Kääpä36, K.H. Kampert36, B. Keilhauer38, J. Kemp40, H.O. Klages38, M. Kleifges39, J. Kleinfeller9, M. Köpke37, B.L. Lago16, R.G. Lang18, N. Langner40, M.A. Leigui de Oliveira22, V. Lenok38, A. Letessier-Selvon33, I. Lhenry-Yvon32, D. Lo Presti55,45, L. Lopes68, R. López60, Q. Luce37, A. Lucero8, J.P. Lundquist72, A. Machado Payeras20, G. Mancarella53,46, D. Mandat30, B.C. Manning12, J. Manshanden41, P. Mantsche, S. Marafico32, A.G. Mariazzi4, I.C. Mariş13, G. Marsella53,46, D. Martello53,46, H. Martinez18, O. Martínez Bravo60, M. Mastrodicasa54,44, H.J. Mathes38, J. Matthews84, G. Matthiae58,49, E. Mayotte36, P.O. Mazure, G. Medina-Tanco64, D. Melo8, A. Menshikov39, K.-D. Merenda82, S. Michal31, M.I. Micheletti6, L. Miramonti56,47, S. Mollerach1, F. Montanet34, C. Morello51,50, M. Mostafá87, A.L. Müller8,38, M.A. Muller20,b,24, K. Mulrey14, R. Mussa50, M. Muzio86, W.M. Namasaka36, L. Nellen64, M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu69, M. Niechciol42, D. Nitz85,f, D. Nosek29, V. Novotny29, L. Nožka31, A Nucita53,46, L.A. Núñez28, M. Palatka30, J. Pallotta2, P. Papenbreer36, G. Parente75, A. Parra60, M. Pech30, F. Pedreira75, J. Pękala65, R. Pelayo62, J. Peña-Rodriguez28, J. Perez Armand19, M. Perlin8,38, L. Perrone53,46, S. Petrera43,44, T. Pierog38, M. Pimenta68, V. Pirronello55,45, M. Platino8, B. Pont76, M. Pothast78,76, P. Privitera88, M. Prouza30, A. Puyleart85, S. Querchfeld36, J. Rautenberg36, D. Ravignani8, M. Reininghaus38,8, J. Ridky30, F. Riehn68, M. Risse42, P. Ristori2, V. Rizi54,44, W. Rodrigues de Carvalho19, J. Rodriguez Rojo10, M.J. Roncoroni8, M. Roth38, E. Roulet1, A.C. Rovero5, P. Ruehl42, S.J. Saffi12, A. Saftoiu69, F. Salamida54,44, H. Salazar60, G. Salina49, J.D. Sanabria Gomez28, F. Sánchez8, E.M. Santos19, E. Santos30, F. Sarazin82, R. Sarmento68, C. Sarmiento-Cano8, R. Sato10, P. Savina53,46,32, C.M. Schäfer38, V. Scherini46, H. Schieler38, M. Schimassek37,8, M. Schimp36, F. Schlüter38,8, D. Schmidt37, O. Scholten77,14, P. Schovánek30, F.G. Schröder89,38, S. Schröder36, J. Schulte40, S.J. Sciutto4, M. Scornavacche8,38, R.C. Shellard15, G. Sigl41, G. Silli8,38, O. Sima69,i, R. Šmída88, P. Sommers87, J.F. Soriano83, J. Souchard34, R. Squartini9, M. Stadelmaier38,8, D. Stanca69, S. Stanič72, J. Stasielak65, P. Stassi34, A. Streich37,8, M. Suárez-Durán28, T. Sudholz12, T. Suomijärvi35, A.D. Supanitsky8, J. Šupík31, Z. Szadkowski67, A. Taboada37, A. Tapia27, C. Timmermans78,76, O. Tkachenko38, P. Tobiska30, C.J. Todero Peixoto17, B. Tomé68, A. Travaini9, P. Travnicek30, C. Trimarelli54,44, M. Trini72, M. Tueros4, R. Ulrich38, M. Unger38, L. Vaclavek31, M. Vacula31, J.F. Valdés Galicia64, L. Valore57,48, E. Varela60, V. Varma K.C.8,38, A. Vásquez-Ramírez28, D. Veberič38, C. Ventura25, I.D. Vergara Quispe4, V. Verzi49, J. Vicha30, J. Vink80, S. Vorobiov72, H. Wahlberg4, A.A. Watsond, M. Weber39, A. Weindl38, L. Wiencke82, H. Wilczyński65, T. Winchen14, M. Wirtz40, D. Wittkowski36, B. Wundheiler8, A. Yushkov30, O. Zapparrata13, E. Zas75, D. Zavrtanik72,73, M. Zavrtanik73,72, L. Zehrer72, A. Zepeda61
1 Centro Atómico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro (CNEA-UNCuyo-CONICET), San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
2 Centro de Investigaciones en Láseres y Aplicaciones, CITEDEF and CONICET, Villa Martelli, Argentina
3 Departamento de Física and Departamento de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y los Océanos, FCEyN, Universidad de Buenos Aires and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 IFLP, Universidad Nacional de La Plata and CONICET, La Plata, Argentina
5 Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET-UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 Instituto de Física de Rosario (IFIR) - CONICET/U.N.R. and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas U.N.R., Rosario, Argentina
7 Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas (CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Mendoza (CONICET/CNEA), Mendoza, Argentina
8 Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas (CNEA, CONICET, UNSAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Observatorio Pierre Auger, Malargüe, Argentina
10 Observatorio Pierre Auger and Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Malargüe, Argentina
11 Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 University of Adelaide, Adelaide, S.A., Australia
13 Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
14 Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
15 Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
16 Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Nova Friburgo, Brazil
17 Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Lorena, SP, Brazil
18 Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
19 Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Física, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
20 Universidade Estadual de Campinas, IFGW, Campinas, SP, Brazil
21 Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil
22 Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
23 Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Palotina, Palotina, Brazil
24 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Física, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
25 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Observatório do Valongo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
26 Universidade Federal Fluminense, EEIMVR, Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil
27 Universidad de Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
28 Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
29 Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague, Czech Republic
30 Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
31 Palacky University, RCPTM, Olomouc, Czech Republic
32 CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
33 Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Energies (LPNHE), Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, CNRS-IN2P3, Paris, France
34 Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble Institute of Engineering Univ. Grenoble Alpes, LPSC-IN2P3, 38000 Grenoble, France
35 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, Orsay, France
36 Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Department of Physics, Wuppertal, Germany
37 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Experimental Particle Physics (ETP), Karlsruhe, Germany
38 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, Karlsruhe, Germany
39 Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Prozessdatenverarbeitung und Elektronik, Karlsruhe, Germany
40 RWTH Aachen University, III. Physikalisches Institut A, Aachen, Germany
41 Universität Hamburg, II. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Hamburg, Germany
42 Universität Siegen, Department Physik - Experimentelle Teilchenphysik, Siegen, Germany
43 Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy
44 INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy
45 INFN, Sezione di Catania, Catania, Italy
46 INFN, Sezione di Lecce, Lecce, Italy
47 INFN, Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
48 INFN, Sezione di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
49 INFN, Sezione di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Roma, Italy
50 INFN, Sezione di Torino, Torino, Italy
51 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino (INAF), Torino, Italy
52 Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali , Milano, Italy
53 Università del Salento, Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica “E. De Giorgi”, Lecce, Italy
54 Università dell'Aquila, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche e Chimiche, L'Aquila, Italy
55 Università di Catania, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Catania, Italy
56 Università di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Milano, Italy
57 Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini”, Napoli, Italy
58 Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Dipartimento di Fisica, Roma, Italy
59 Università Torino, Dipartimento di Fisica, Torino, Italy
60 Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México
61 Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV), México, D.F., México
62 Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIITA-IPN), México, D.F., México
63 Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
64 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México
65 Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Krakow, Poland
66 University of Łódź, Faculty of Astrophysics, Łódź, Poland
67 University of Łódź, Faculty of High-Energy Astrophysics,Łódź, Poland
68 Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas - LIP and Instituto Superior Técnico - IST, Universidade de Lisboa - UL, Lisboa, Portugal
69 “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
70 Institute of Space Science, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
71 University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
72 Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology (CAC), University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
73 Experimental Particle Physics Department, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
74 Universidad de Granada and C.A.F.P.E., Granada, Spain
75 Instituto Galego de Física de Altas Enerxías (IGFAE), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
76 IMAPP, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
77 KVI - Center for Advanced Radiation Technology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
78 Nationaal Instituut voor Kernfysica en Hoge Energie Fysica (NIKHEF), Science Park, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
79 Stichting Astronomisch Onderzoek in Nederland (ASTRON), Dwingeloo, The Netherlands
80 Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
81 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
82 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
83 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA
84 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
85 Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
86 New York University, New York, NY, USA
87 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
88 University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
89 University of Delaware, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bartol Research Institute, Newark, DE, USA
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a Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
b also at Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Poços de Caldas, Brazil
c Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany
d School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
e Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Batavia, IL, USA
f also at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
g Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
h now at Hakubi Center for Advanced Research and Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
i also at University of Bucharest, Physics Department, Bucharest, Romania
The successful installation, commissioning, and operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory would not have been possible without the strong commitment and effort from the technical and administrative staff in Malargüe. We are very grateful to the following agencies and organizations for financial support:
Argentina – Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT); Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza; Municipalidad de Malargüe; NDM Holdings and Valle Las Leñas; in gratitude for their continuing cooperation over land access; Australia – the Australian Research Council; Brazil – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP); Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ); São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) Grants No. 2019/10151-2, No. 2010/07359-6 and No. 1999/05404-3; Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações (MCTIC); Czech Republic – Grant No. MSMT CR LTT18004, LM2015038, LM2018102, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001402, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_046/0016010 and CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_049/0008422; France – Centre de Calcul IN2P3/CNRS; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); Conseil Régional Ile-de-France; Département Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire (PNC-IN2P3/CNRS); Département Sciences de l'Univers (SDU-INSU/CNRS); Institut Lagrange de Paris (ILP) Grant No. LABEX ANR-10-LABX-63 within the Investissements d'Avenir Programme Grant No. ANR-11-IDEX-0004-02; Germany – Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Finanzministerium Baden-Württemberg; Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP); Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF); Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen; Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst des Landes Baden-Württemberg; Italy – Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN); Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF); Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universitá e della Ricerca (MIUR); CETEMPS Center of Excellence; Ministero degli Affari Esteri (MAE); México – Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) No. 167733; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM); PAPIIT DGAPA-UNAM; The Netherlands – Ministry of Education, Culture and Science; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); Dutch national e-infrastructure with the support of SURF Cooperative; Poland -Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant No. DIR/WK/2018/11; National Science Centre, Grants No. 2013/08/M/ST9/00322, No. 2016/23/B/ST9/01635 and No. HARMONIA 5–2013/10/M/ST9/00062, UMO-2016/22/M/ST9/00198; Portugal – Portuguese national funds and FEDER funds within Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade through Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (COMPETE); Romania – Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, the Program Nucleu within MCI (PN19150201/16N/2019 and PN19060102) and project PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0839/19PCCDI/2018 within PNCDI III; Slovenia – Slovenian Research Agency, grants P1-0031, P1-0385, I0-0033, N1-0111; Spain – Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (FPA2017-85114-P and FPA2017-85197-P), Xunta de Galicia (ED431C 2017/07), Junta de Andalucía (SOMM17/6104/UGR), Feder Funds, RENATA Red Nacional Temática de Astropartículas (FPA2015-68783-REDT) and María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence (MDM-2016-0692); USA – Department of Energy, Contracts No. DE-AC02-07CH11359, No. DE-FR02-04ER41300, No. DE-FG02-99ER41107 and No. DE-SC0011689; National Science Foundation, Grant No. 0450696; The Grainger Foundation; Marie Curie-IRSES/EPLANET; European Particle Physics Latin American Network; and UNESCO.
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