Properties of the Lunar Detection Mode for ZeV-Scale Particles with LOFAR

Tobias Winchen; Stijn Buitink; Jörg Hörandel; Pragati Mitra; Katharine Mulrey; Jörg Paul Rachen

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201921604010

Properties of the Lunar Detection Mode for ZeV-Scale Particles with LOFAR

Tobias Winchen, Stijn Buitink, Jörg Hörandel, Pragati Mitra, Katharine Mulrey, Jörg Paul Rachen

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The steep decrease of the flux of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) provides a challenge to answer the long standing question about their origin and nature. A significant increase in detector volume may be achieved byemploying Earth’s moon as a detector that is read out using existing Earth-bound radio telescopes by searching for the radio pulses emitted by the particle shower in the lunar rock. In this contribution we will report on the properties of a corresponding detection mode currently under development for the LOFAR Radio telescope.

Original language	English
Article number	04010
Number of pages	3
Journal	EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume	216
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921604010
Publication status	Published - 24 Sept 2019
Event	The 8th international workshop on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities - LNS-INFN, Catania, Italy Duration: 12 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018 https://indico.cern.ch/event/667036/

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SRP8: Strategic Research Programme: High-Energy Physics at the VUB
D'Hondt, J. (Administrative Promotor), Van Eijndhoven, N. (Co-Promotor), Craps, B. (Co-Promotor) & Buitink, S. (Co-Promotor)
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Properties of the Lunar Detection Mode for ZeV-Scale Particles with LOFAR

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