Published July 18, 2001 | Version v1
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On radar detection of EeV air showers

Creators

  • 1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109 (United States)

Description

Extensive air showers produced by EeV cosmic rays leave a significant ionization trail, which may be detectable by radar reflection, by analogy to the way both meteor and lightning ionization trails are presently observed. Such methods could lead to low-cost detection and characterization of events near and above the GZK cutoff

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.1398178;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
579
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 253-262
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
1. international workshop on the radio detection of high-energy particles
Dates
16-18 Nov 2000
Place
Los Angeles, CA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35076096
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC RAY DETECTION; EEV RANGE; ELECTRON DENSITY; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; IONIZATION; LIGHTNING; METEOROIDS; RADAR; REFLECTION
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ENERGY RANGE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RANGE FINDERS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS

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Notes
(c) 2001 American Institute of Physics.