Published 2019 | Version v1
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Properties of the Lunar Detection Mode for ZeV-Scale Particles with LOFAR

Creators

  • 1. Astrophysical Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels (Belgium)
  • 2. Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen (Netherlands)
  • 3. Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy (ASTRON), Postbus 2, 7990 AA, Dwingeloo (Netherlands)
  • 4. NIKHEF, Science Park Amsterdam, 1098 XG, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

Description

The steep decrease of the flux of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) provides a challenge to answer the long standing question about their origin and nature. A significant increase in detector volume may be achieved byemploying Earth's moon as a detector that is read out using existing Earth-bound radio telescopes by searching for the radio pulses emitted by the particle shower in the lunar rock. In this contribution we will report on the properties of a corresponding detection mode currently under development for the LOFAR Radio telescope.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/21/epjconf_arena2018_04010.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/ce653ddc0e044cb8be0b9bb971ad1944

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/21/epjconf_arena2018_04010.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/ce653ddc0e044cb8be0b9bb971ad1944;
DOI
10.1051/epjconf/201921604010;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
EPJ. Web of Conferences
Journal Volume
216
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
2100-014X

Conference

Title
8. International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities
Acronym
ARENA 2018
Dates
12-15 Jun 2018
Place
Catania (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
53095747
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COSMIC SHOWERS; PULSES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIO TELESCOPES; READOUT SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
ANTENNAS; COSMIC RADIATION; DETECTION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATIONS; RADIO EQUIPMENT; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; TELESCOPES