Influence of atmospheric electric fields on the radio emission from extensive air showers
Trinh TN, Scholten O, Buitink S, Van Den Berg AM, Corstanje A, Ebert U, Enriquez JE, Falcke H, Hörandel JR, Köhn C, Nelles A, Rachen JP, Rossetto L, Rutjes C, Schellart P, Thoudam S, Ter Veen S, De Vries KD (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 93
Article Number: 023003
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.93.023003
Abstract
The atmospheric electric fields in thunderclouds have been shown to significantly modify the intensity and polarization patterns of the radio footprint of cosmic-ray-induced extensive air showers. Simulations indicated a very nonlinear dependence of the signal strength in the frequency window of 30-80 MHz on the magnitude of the atmospheric electric field. In this work we present an explanation of this dependence based on Monte Carlo simulations, supported by arguments based on electron dynamics in air showers and expressed in terms of a simplified model. We show that by extending the frequency window to lower frequencies, additional sensitivity to the atmospheric electric field is obtained.
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KVI-Center for Advanced Radiation Technology
Netherlands (NL)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Belgium (BE)
Radboud University Nijmegen
Netherlands (NL)
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)
Netherlands (NL)
Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Denmark (DK)
Inter-University Institute for High Energies (IIHE)
Belgium (BE)
Netherlands (NL)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Belgium (BE)
Radboud University Nijmegen
Netherlands (NL)
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI)
Netherlands (NL)
Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Denmark (DK)
Inter-University Institute for High Energies (IIHE)
Belgium (BE)
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APA:
Trinh, T.N., Scholten, O., Buitink, S., Van Den Berg, A.M., Corstanje, A., Ebert, U.,... De Vries, K.D. (2016). Influence of atmospheric electric fields on the radio emission from extensive air showers. Physical Review D, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.93.023003
MLA:
Trinh, T. N.G., et al. "Influence of atmospheric electric fields on the radio emission from extensive air showers." Physical Review D 93.2 (2016).
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