The LOFAR radio telescope as a Cosmic Ray detector

Hörandel JR, Buitink S, Corstanje A, Emilio Enriquez J, Falcke H, Frieswijk W, Krause M, Nelles A, Thoudam S, Schellart P, Scholten O, Veen ST, van Den Akker M (2013)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2013

Publisher: Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica

Book Volume: 2013-October

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013

Event location: Rio de Janeiro, BRA

ISBN: 9788589064293

Abstract

LOFAR, the Low Frequency Array, is currently the largest distributed radio telescope. LOFAR is measuring cosmic-ray induced air showers since June 2011 and has collected several hundreds of events with hundreds of antennas per individual event in the frequency ranges 30-80 MHz and 110-240 MHz. The set-up of LOFAR and its performance are described. We discuss the in-situ calibration of the antenna response and first data.

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:

Hörandel, J.R., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Emilio Enriquez, J., Falcke, H., Frieswijk, W.,... van Den Akker, M. (2013). The LOFAR radio telescope as a Cosmic Ray detector. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013. Rio de Janeiro, BRA: Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica.

MLA:

Hörandel, Jörg R., et al. "The LOFAR radio telescope as a Cosmic Ray detector." Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, Rio de Janeiro, BRA Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica, 2013.

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