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Macroscopic Model of Geomagnetic-Radiation from Air Showers

Astrophysics 2014-11-18 v1

Abstract

We have developed a macroscopic description of coherent electro-magnetic radiation from air showers initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays in the presence of the geo-magnetic field. This description offers a simple and direct insight in the relation between the properties of the air shower and the time-structure of the radio pulse. As we show the structure of the pulse is a direct reflection of the important length scales in the shower.

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@article{arxiv.0808.1959,
  title  = {Macroscopic Model of Geomagnetic-Radiation from Air Showers},
  author = {Olaf Scholten and Klaus Werner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.1959},
  year   = {2014}
}

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Contribution to the proceedings of the ARENA conference, Rome, 2008