Radio Detection of Cosmic Rays -- Achievements and Future Potential
arXiv:1704.05348 · doi:10.7566/JPSCP.19.011031
Abstract
When modern efforts for radio detection of cosmic rays started about a decade ago, hopes were high but the true potential was unknown. Since then, we have achieved a detailed understanding of the radio emission physics and have consequently succeeded in developing sophisticated detection schemes and analysis approaches. In particular, we have demonstrated that the important air-shower parameters arrival direction, particle energy and depth of shower maximum can be reconstructed reliably from radio measurements, with a precision that is comparable with that of other detection techniques. At the same time, limitations inherent to the radio-emission mechanisms have become apparent. In this article, I shortly review the capabilities of radio detection in the very high-frequency band, and discuss the potential for future application in existing and new experiments for cosmic-ray detection.
To appear in JSP Conference Proceedings as part of the proceedings for the UHECR2016 Conference, Kyoto, Japan
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