Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.

The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA...

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Autores: Arganda, E., Arqueros Martínez, Fernando, Blanco Ramos, Francisco, García Pinto, Diego, Minaya Flores, Ignacio Andrés, Ortiz Ramis, Montserrat, Rosado Vélez, Jaime, Vázquez Peñas, José Ramón
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Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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spelling Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.Arganda, E.Arqueros Martínez, FernandoBlanco Ramos, FranciscoGarcía Pinto, DiegoMinaya Flores, Ignacio AndrésOrtiz Ramis, MontserratRosado Vélez, JaimeVázquez Peñas, José Ramón539.1RadiationSpectrumKascadeSignalsMHzFísica nuclear2207 Física Atómica y NuclearThe Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA has been operating since September 2010 with detector stations observing radio signals at frequencies between 30 and 80 MHz. In this paper we present comparative studies to identify and optimize the antenna design for the final configuration of AERA consisting of 160 individual radio detector stations. The transient nature of the air shower signal requires a detailed description of the antenna sensor. As the ultra-wideband reception of pulses is not widely discussed in antenna literature, we review the relevant antenna characteristics and enhance theoretical considerations towards the impulse response of antennas including polarization effects and multiple signal reflections. On the basis of the vector effective length we study the transient response characteristics of three candidate antennas in the time domain. Observing the variation of the continuous galactic background intensity we rank the antennas with respect to the noise level added to the galactic signal.IOP Publishing LTDUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20122012-10-0120122012-10-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44721reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/447212026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
title Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
spellingShingle Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
Arganda, E.
539.1
Radiation
Spectrum
Kascade
Signals
MHz
Física nuclear
2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear
title_short Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
title_full Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
title_fullStr Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
title_full_unstemmed Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
title_sort Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Arganda, E.
Arqueros Martínez, Fernando
Blanco Ramos, Francisco
García Pinto, Diego
Minaya Flores, Ignacio Andrés
Ortiz Ramis, Montserrat
Rosado Vélez, Jaime
Vázquez Peñas, José Ramón
author Arganda, E.
author_facet Arganda, E.
Arqueros Martínez, Fernando
Blanco Ramos, Francisco
García Pinto, Diego
Minaya Flores, Ignacio Andrés
Ortiz Ramis, Montserrat
Rosado Vélez, Jaime
Vázquez Peñas, José Ramón
author_role author
author2 Arqueros Martínez, Fernando
Blanco Ramos, Francisco
García Pinto, Diego
Minaya Flores, Ignacio Andrés
Ortiz Ramis, Montserrat
Rosado Vélez, Jaime
Vázquez Peñas, José Ramón
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 539.1
Radiation
Spectrum
Kascade
Signals
MHz
Física nuclear
2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear
topic 539.1
Radiation
Spectrum
Kascade
Signals
MHz
Física nuclear
2207 Física Atómica y Nuclear
description The Pierre Auger Observatory is exploring the potential of the radio detection technique to study extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) addresses both technological and scientific aspects of the radio technique. A first phase of AERA has been operating since September 2010 with detector stations observing radio signals at frequencies between 30 and 80 MHz. In this paper we present comparative studies to identify and optimize the antenna design for the final configuration of AERA consisting of 160 individual radio detector stations. The transient nature of the air shower signal requires a detailed description of the antenna sensor. As the ultra-wideband reception of pulses is not widely discussed in antenna literature, we review the relevant antenna characteristics and enhance theoretical considerations towards the impulse response of antennas including polarization effects and multiple signal reflections. On the basis of the vector effective length we study the transient response characteristics of three candidate antennas in the time domain. Observing the variation of the continuous galactic background intensity we rank the antennas with respect to the noise level added to the galactic signal.
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