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Detection Techniques of Radio Emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

Morris, Chad Michael
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254506832

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physics.
We discuss recent and future efforts to detect radio signals from extended air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory in Malargue, Argentina. With the advent of low-cost, high-performance digitizers and robust digital signal processing software techniques, radio detection of cosmic rays has resurfaced as a promising measurement system. The inexpensive nature of the detector media (metallic wires, rods or parabolic dishes) and economies of scale working in our favor (inexpensive high-quality C-band amplifiers and receivers) make an array of radio antennas an appealing alternative to the expense of deploying an array of Cherenkov detector water tanks or ‘fly’s eye’ optical telescopes for fluorescence detection. The calorimetric nature of the detection and the near 100% duty cycle gives the best of both traditional detection techniques. The history of cosmic ray detection will be discussed. A short review on the astrophysical properties of cosmic rays and atmospheric interactions will lead into a discussion of two radio emission channels that are currently being investigated.
James Beatty, PhD (Advisor)
John Beacom, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Furnstahl, PhD (Committee Member)
Richard Hughes, PhD (Committee Member)
122 p.
Astrophysics
cosmic ray; ultra high energy cosmic ray; radio detection; Pierre Auger Observatory

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  • Morris, C. M. (2009). Detection Techniques of Radio Emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254506832

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Morris, Chad. Detection Techniques of Radio Emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays. 2009. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254506832.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Morris, Chad. "Detection Techniques of Radio Emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1254506832

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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