Overview of radio detection of cosmic ray air showers in the MHz range,  and prospects for a large scale experiment

Maximilien Melissas<sup>1</sup> for the Pierre AUGER Collaboration<sup>2,*</sup>,

doi:doi:10.5194/astra-7-207-2011

Astrophys. Space Sci. Trans., 7, 207-210, 2011
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Volume 7, issue 2

15 Jun 2011

Overview of radio detection of cosmic ray air showers in the MHz range, and prospects for a large scale experiment
Maximilien Melissas¹ for the Pierre AUGER Collaboration^2,*
¹IEKP, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT, Germany
²Observatorio Pierre Auger, Av. San Martin Norte 304, 5613 Malargüe, Argentina
^*A full author list and affiliations can be found at http://www.auger.org/archive/authors_2010_10.html

Received: 10 Nov 2010 – Revised: 24 Jan 2011 – Accepted: 02 Feb 2011 – Published: 15 Jun 2011

Abstract. Since its revival in the last decade, radio detection of cosmic ray air showers has made tremendous progress. Today, several experiments are routinely detecting radio signals associated with air showers. Large cosmic ray observatories such as the Pierre Auger Observatory are also pursuing radio detection activities.

As an introduction, in this article we will summarize the main results from the first generation of radio detection experiments: LOPES and CODALEMA. Then, we will show which questions concerning the radio emission mechanisms can be answered from larger-scale experiments like the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), which is a 20 km² antenna array under construction close to other enhancement devices at the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Citation: Maximilien Melissas¹ for the Pierre AUGER Collaboration^2,*: Overview of radio detection of cosmic ray air showers in the MHz range, and prospects for a large scale experiment, Astrophys. Space Sci. Trans., 7, 207-210, doi:10.5194/astra-7-207-2011, 2011.

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