LORA: A scintillator array for LOFAR to measure extensive air showers

Thoudam S, Buitink S, Corstanje A, Enriquez JE, Falcke H, Frieswijk W, Hörandel JR, Horneffer A, Krause M, Nelles A, Schellart P, Scholten O, Ter Veen S, Van Den Akker M (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Elsevier

Book Volume: 767

Pages Range: 339-346

DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2014.08.021

Abstract

The measurement of the radio emission from extensive air showers, induced by high-energy cosmic rays, is one of the key science projects of the LOFAR radio telescope. The LOfar Radboud air shower Array (LORA) has been installed in the core of LOFAR in the Netherlands. The main purpose of LORA is to measure the properties of air showers and to trigger the read-out of the LOFAR radio antennas to register extensive air showers. The experimental set-up of the array of scintillation detectors and its performance are described.

Authors with CRIS profile

Anna Nelles

Involved external institutions

Radboud University Nijmegen NL Netherlands (NL) Astron NL Netherlands (NL) University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen NL Netherlands (NL)

How to cite

APA:

Thoudam, S., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Enriquez, J.E., Falcke, H., Frieswijk, W.,... Van Den Akker, M. (2014). LORA: A scintillator array for LOFAR to measure extensive air showers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 767, 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.08.021

MLA:

Thoudam, S., et al. "LORA: A scintillator array for LOFAR to measure extensive air showers." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 767 (2014): 339-346.

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