Radio detection of cosmic ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory

2012 ◽  
Vol 662 ◽  
pp. S124-S129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Fliescher
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Pierre Auger Observatory ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
Radio Detection

scholarly journals Measurements of Horizontal Air Showers with the Auger Engineering Radio Array

2019 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 02001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marvin Gottowik
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Antenna Array ◽  
Radio Signal ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Pierre Auger Observatory ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
Radio Detection ◽  
Surface Detector ◽  
Electromagnetic Component

The Pierre Auger Observatory is the largest observatory for the detection of cosmic rays. With the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) we measure the emitted radio signal of extensive air showers and reconstruct properties of the primary cosmic rays. For horizontal air showers (zenith angles larger than 60°) the signal is distributed over a large area of more than several km2. Therefore, detection of air showers using a sparse radio antenna array, compatible with the 1500 m distance between the 1600 surface detector stations, is possible. The radio technique is sensitive to the electromagnetic component of air showers. Combining radio detection with particle information from the surface detector of the Observatory, which at large zenith angles mostly detects muons, allows to study the cosmic ray composition for horizontal air showers.

scholarly journals THE AUGER ENGINEERING RADIO ARRAY

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (A) ◽  
pp. 825-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Weidenhaupt
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Pierre Auger Observatory ◽  
Polarization Analysis ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
High Energy Cosmic Rays ◽  
Radio Detection ◽  
Unique Site

The Auger Engineering Radio Array currently measures MHz radio emission from extensive air showers induced by high energy cosmic rays with 24 self-triggered radio detector stations. Its unique site, embedded into the baseline detectors and extensions of the Pierre Auger Observatory, allows to study air showers in great detail and to calibrate the radio emission. In its final stage AERA will expand to an area of approximately 20km<sup>2</sup> to explore the feasibility of the radio-detection technique for future cosmic-ray detectors. The concept and hardware design of AERA as well as strategies to enable self-triggered radio detection are presented. Radio emission mechanisms are discussed based on polarization analysis of the first AERA data.

scholarly journals Atmospheric Monitoring at a Cosmic Ray Observatory - a long-lasting endeavour

2019 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 02001
Author(s):  
Bianca Keilhauer
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Extensive Air Showers ◽  
Pierre Auger Observatory ◽  
Ultrahigh Energy ◽  
Atmospheric Conditions ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
Atmospheric Monitoring ◽  
Surface Detector ◽  
Planning And Construction

The Pierre Auger Observatory for detecting ultrahigh energy cosmic rays has been founded in 1999. After a main planning and construction phase of about five years, the regular data taking started in 2004, but it took another four years until the full surface detector array was deployed. In parallel to the main detectors of the Observatory, a comprehensive set of instruments for monitoring the atmospheric conditions above the array was developed and installed as varying atmospheric conditions influence the development and detection of extensive air showers. The multitude of atmospheric monitoring installations at the Pierre Auger Observatory will be presented as well as the challenges and efforts to run such instruments for several decades.

scholarly journals Radio detection of cosmic rays with the Auger Engineering Radio Array

2019 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 05011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Huege ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Energy Range ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Energy Scale ◽  
Pierre Auger Observatory ◽  
Mass Composition ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Radio Detection ◽  
Composition Measurements

The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) complements the Pierre Auger Observatory with 150 radio-antenna stations measuring in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. With an instrumented area of 17 km2, the array constitutes the largest cosmic-ray radio detector built to date, allowing us to do multi-hybrid measurements of cosmic rays in the energy range of 1017 eV up to several 1018 eV. We give an overview of AERA results and discuss the significance of radio detection for the validation of the energy scale of cosmicray detectors as well as for mass-composition measurements.

scholarly journals CODALEMA: A COSMIC RAY AIR SHOWER RADIO DETECTION EXPERIMENT

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (supp01) ◽  
pp. 192-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. ARDOUIN ◽  
A. BELLETOILE ◽  
D. CHARRIER ◽  
R. DALLIER ◽  
L. DENIS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Ultra High Energy ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
Detection Experiment ◽  
Transient Signals ◽  
High Energy Cosmic Rays ◽  
Air Shower ◽  
Radio Detection

The CODALEMA experimental device currently detects and characterizes the radio contribution of cosmic ray air showers : arrival directions and electric field topologies of radio transient signals associated to cosmic rays are extracted from the antenna signals. The measured rate, about 1 event per day, corresponds to an energy threshold around 5.1016eV. These results allow to determine the perspectives offered by the present experimental design for radiodetection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays at a larger scale.

scholarly journals Radio detection of cosmic-ray air showers with the OVRO-LWA: status and future plans.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andres Romero-Wolf ◽  
Ryan Monroe ◽  
Gregg Hallinan ◽  
Washington Carvalho ◽  
Kathryn Plant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Air Showers ◽  
Radio Detection ◽  
Future Plans
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