Numerical Simulation of Radio Signal from Extended Air Showers
arXiv:1408.2234 · doi:10.1088/1674-4527/15/5/002
Abstract
The burst of radio emission by the extensive air shower provides a promising alternative for detecting ultra-high energy cosmic rays.We have developed an independent numerical program to simulate these radio signals. Our code is based on a microscopic treatment, with both the geosynchrotron radiation and charge excess effect included. Here we make a first presentation of our basic program and its results. The time signal for different polarizations are computed, we find that the pulses take on a bipolar pattern, the spectrum is suppressed towards the lower frequencies.We investigate how the shower at different heights in atmosphere contribute to the total signal, and examine the signal strength and distribution at sites of different elevations. We also study the signal from showers of different inclination angles and azimuth directions. In all these cases we find the charge excess effect important.
23 pages, 14 figures
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