Reconstructing the cosmic-ray energy from the radio signal measured in one single station

Welling C, Glaser C, Nelles A (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Institute of Physics: Hybrid Open Access

Book Volume: 2019

Article Number: 075

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2019/10/075

Abstract

Short radio pulses can be measured from showers of both high-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos. While commonly several antenna stations are needed to reconstruct the energy of an air shower, we describe a novel method that relies on the radio signal measured in one antenna station only. Exploiting a broad frequency bandwidth of 80-300 MHz, we obtain a statistical energy resolution of better than 15% on a realistic Monte Carlo set. This method is both a step towards energy reconstruction from the radio signal of neutrino induced showers, as well as a promising tool for cosmic-ray radio arrays. Especially for hybrid arrays where the air shower geometry is provided by an independent detector, this method provides a precise handle on the energy of the shower even with a sparse array.

Authors with CRIS profile

Anna Nelles Professur für Experimentelle Astroteilchenphysik, insbesondere Radionachweis von Neutrinos

Involved external institutions

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY DE Germany (DE) University of California Irvine US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Welling, C., Glaser, C., & Nelles, A. (2019). Reconstructing the cosmic-ray energy from the radio signal measured in one single station. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2019(10). https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2019/10/075

MLA:

Welling, C., C. Glaser, and Anna Nelles. "Reconstructing the cosmic-ray energy from the radio signal measured in one single station." Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 2019.10 (2019).

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