Radio detection of cosmic rays in [1.7–3.7] MHz: The EXTASIS experiment

Autor: Richard Dallier, Lilian Martin, Alain Lecacheux, Benoît Revenu, D. García-Fernández, Antony Escudie, Didier Charrier
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de physique subatomique et des technologies associées (SUBATECH), Université de Nantes - Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire (IMT Atlantique), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)-Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT), Unité Scientifique de la Station de Nançay (USN), Université d'Orléans (UO)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Observatoire de Paris - Site de Meudon (OBSPM), Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Nantes - UFR des Sciences et des Techniques (UN UFR ST), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers en région Centre (OSUC), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université d'Orléans (UO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université d'Orléans (UO), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Astropart.Phys.
Astropart.Phys., 2019, 113, pp.6-21. ⟨10.1016/j.astropartphys.2019.05.001⟩
ISSN: 0927-6505
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2019.05.001
Popis: Since 2003, significant efforts have been devoted to the understanding of the radio emission of extensive air showers above 20 MHz. Despite some studies led until the early nineties, the band available below 20 MHz has remained unused for 20 years. However, it has been claimed by some pioneering experiments that extensive air showers emit a strong electric field in this band and that there is evidence of a large increase of the radio pulse amplitude with decreasing frequencies. The EXTASIS experiment, located within the Nan\c{c}ay Radioastronomy Observatory and supported by the scintillator array and the autonomous radio stations of the CODALEMA experiment, aims to re-investigate the low-frequency band, and especially to study the so-called "sudden death" contribution, the expected electric field radiated by the shower front when hitting ground level. In this work, we present the instrumental setup of the EXTASIS experiment composed of~$7$ low-frequency antennas operating in [1.7-3.7] MHz and covering approximately \SI{1}{\kilo\metre\squared}. We report the observation of~$18$ air showers detected in coincidence in the three instruments, and estimate a detection threshold of \SI{23\pm4}{\micro\volt\per\metre} from comparisons with detailed SELFAS3 simulations. We also report a strong correlation of the low-frequency signal observation with the atmospheric electric field.
Comment: Submitted to Astroparticle Physics, corresponding author: Antony Escudie
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