TY - THES A3 - Bueno Villar, Antonio A3 - Pastor Carpi, Sergio AU - Molina-Bueno, Laura A4 - Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Física Teórica y del Cosmos PY - 2016 SN - 9788491252443 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10481/40899 AB - Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) are particles of uncertain origin and composition, with energies above 1 EeV (1018 eV or 0.16 J). The measured flux of UHECR is a steeply decreasing function of energy. Above 1 J, we expect to collect one event... LA - eng PB - Universidad de Granada KW - Rayos cósmicos KW - Energía KW - Muones KW - Observatorio Pierre Auger KW - Detectores TI - Measurement of the muon atmospheric production depth with the water cherenkov detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory M3 - doctoral thesis ER -