Radio detection of extensive air showers
arXiv:1701.02995 · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.12.012
Abstract
Radio detection of extensive air showers initiated in the Earth's atmosphere has made tremendous progress in the last decade. Today, radio detection is routinely used in several cosmic-ray observatories. The physics of the radio emission in air showers is well-understood, and analysis techniques have been developed to determine the arrival direction, the energy and an estimate for the mass of the primary particle from the radio measurements. The achieved resolutions are competitive with those of more traditional techniques. In this article, I shortly review the most important achievements and discuss the potential for future applications.
arXiv commentTo appear in NIM A as part of the proceedings of the RICH2016 conference, Bled, Slovenia
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