The mass composition of cosmic rays measured with LOFAR
Hörandel JR, Bonardi A, Buitink S, Corstanje A, Falcke H, Mitra P, Mulrey K, Nelles A, Rachen JP, Rossetto L, Schellart P, Scholten O, Ter Veen S, Thoudam S, Trinh TN, Winchen T (2017)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2017
Journal
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Book Volume: 136
Conference Proceedings Title: EPJ Web of Conferences
Event location: Frascati, Roma, ITA
DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201713602001
Abstract
High-energy cosmic rays, impinging on the atmosphere of the Earth initiate cascades of secondary particles, the extensive air showers. The electrons and positrons in the air shower emit electromagnetic radiation. This emission is detected with the LOFAR radio telescope in the frequency range from 30 to 240 MHz. The data are used to determine the properties of the incoming cosmic rays. The radio technique is now routinely used to measure the arrival direction, the energy, and the particle type (atomic mass) of cosmic rays in the energy range from 1017 to 1018 eV. This energy region is of particular astrophysical interest, since in this regime a transition from a Galactic to an extra-galactic origin of cosmic rays is expected. For illustration, the LOFAR results are used to set constraints on models to describe the origin of high-energy cosmic rays.
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Netherlands (NL)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Belgium (BE)
University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Netherlands (NL)
Astron
Netherlands (NL)
Netherlands (NL)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Belgium (BE)
University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Netherlands (NL)
Astron
Netherlands (NL)
How to cite
APA:
Hörandel, J.R., Bonardi, A., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Falcke, H., Mitra, P.,... Winchen, T. (2017). The mass composition of cosmic rays measured with LOFAR. In Aldo Morselli, Gonzalo Rodriguez Fernandez, Antonio Capone (Eds.), EPJ Web of Conferences. Frascati, Roma, ITA: EDP Sciences.
MLA:
Hörandel, Jörg R., et al. "The mass composition of cosmic rays measured with LOFAR." Proceedings of the 6th Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics, RICAP 2016, Frascati, Roma, ITA Ed. Aldo Morselli, Gonzalo Rodriguez Fernandez, Antonio Capone, EDP Sciences, 2017.
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