Prospects of Probing the Radio Emission of Lunar UHECRv Events
arXiv:1808.02288 · doi:10.1016/j.asr.2018.07.036
Abstract
Radio detection of Ultra High Energetic Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos (UHECRv) which hit the Moon has been investigated in recent years. In preparation for near-future lunar science missions, we discuss technical requirements for radio experiments onboard lunar orbiters or on a lunar lander. We also develop an analysis of UHECRv aperture by including UHECv events occurring in the sub-layers of lunar regolith. It is verified that even using a single antenna onboard lunar orbiters or a few meters above the Moon's surface, dozens of lunar UHECRv events are detectable for one-year of observation at energy levels of eV to eV. Furthermore, it is shown that an antenna 3 meters above the Moon's surface could detect lower energy lunar UHECR events at the level of eV to eV which might not be detectable from lunar orbiters or ground-based observations.
arXiv commentAccepted for publications in Advances in Space Research(ASR), 27 pages, 17 figures
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