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AGASA meaning in General ?

Answer» What is Akeno Giant Air Shower Array mean?

The Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA) is a very large surface array designed to study the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Located in the town of Akeno in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, it covers an area of 100 km2 and consists of 111 surface detectors and 27 muon detectors. Array experiments such as this one are used to detect air shower particles.

The array is operated by the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo at the Akeno Observatory.

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