Measuring air showers with the LOFAR radio telescope

Nelles A, Buitink S, Corstanje A, Emilio Enriquez J, Falcke H, Frieswijk W, Hörandel JR, Krause M, 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 has been measuring cosmic ray-induced air showers since June 2011 and has collected several hundreds of events with hundreds of antennas per individual event. We present the measurements in the frequency range of 30 to 80 MHz, as well as between 110 and 240 MHz in terms of rates, arrival direction and energy distribution. Furthermore, we will report on the measurements of the lateral distribution of the radio signals and their dependences on shower parameters, including the dependence of the signal strength on energy.

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:

Nelles, A., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Emilio Enriquez, J., Falcke, H., Frieswijk, W.,... van Den Akker, M. (2013). Measuring air showers with the LOFAR radio telescope. In Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013. Rio de Janeiro, BRA: Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica.

MLA:

Nelles, Anna, et al. "Measuring air showers with the LOFAR radio telescope." Proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, ICRC 2013, Rio de Janeiro, BRA Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica, 2013.

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