Remote operation of the Pierre Auger Observatory

摘要

The different components of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the surface detectors (SD) and the fluorescencetelescopes (FD), are operated and maintained mainly by operators on site. In addition, the FD data-acquisition has to besupervised by a shift crew on site to guarantee a smooth operation. To provide access to the detector-systems for expertsfrom remote sites not only increases the knowledge available for the maintenance, but opens the possibility to operatethe detector from remote sites. Establishing remote shift operation has the benefit of saving substantial travelling timeand cost, but also offers the possibility of remote support for shifters, increasing the quality of the data and the safety ofthe detector. The monitoring of the Pierre Auger Observatory has been designed with the server and replication schemefor remote availability. In addition, grid based technology has been used to implement the access to the control of thedetector to make remote shift operation possible.