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Time Calibration of the Radio Air Shower Array LOPES

LOPES is a digitally read out antenna array consisting of 30 calibrated dipole antennas. It is located at the site of the KASCADE-Grande experiment at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe and measures the radio emission of cosmic ray air showers in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Frank G. Schröder

Final results of the LOPES radio interferometer for cosmic-ray air showers

LOPES, the LOFAR prototype station, was an antenna array for cosmic-ray air showers operating from 2003 - 2013 within the KASCADE-Grande experiment. Meanwhile, the analysis is finished and the data of air-shower events measured by LOPES are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-26 W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , S. Nehls , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , S. Schoo , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus , LOPES Collaboration

Air Shower Measurements with the LOPES Radio Antenna Array

LOPES is set up at the location of the KASCADE-Grande extensive air shower experiment in Karlsruhe, Germany and aims to measure and investigate radio pulses from Extensive Air Showers. Since radio waves suffer very little attenuation, radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 A. Haungs

LOPES Detecting Radio Emission from Cosmic Ray Air Showers

Radio pulses emitted in the atmosphere during the air shower development of high-energy primary cosmic rays were measured during the late 1960ies in the frequency range from 2 MHz to 520 MHz. Mainly due to difficulties with radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 LOPES Collaboration , A. Horneffer

Cosmic Ray Measurements with LOPES: Status and Recent Results (ARENA 2012)

LOPES is a digital antenna array at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, for cosmic-ray air-shower measurements. Triggered by the co-located KASCADE-Grande air-shower array, LOPES detects the radio emission of air showers via…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-09-19 F. G. Schröder , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Interferometric Radio Measurements of Air Showers with LOPES: Final Results (ICRC 2017)

LOPES was the radio extension of the KASCADE-Grande particle-detector array consisting of up to 30 antennas measuring the radio emission of cosmic-ray air showers between 40 and 80 MHz with an energy threshold of around 100 PeV. Even with…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Frank G. Schröder , Katrin Link

Radio emission of highly inclined cosmic ray air showers measured with LOPES

LOPES (LOFAR Prototype Station) is an array of dipole antennas used for detection of radio emission from air showers. It is co-located and triggered by the KASCADE (Karlsruhe Shower Core and Array Detector) experiment, which also provides…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. Petrovic , LOPES collaboration

LOPES 3D reconfiguration and first measurements

The Radio detection technique of high-energy cosmic rays is based on the radio signal emitted by the charged particles in an air shower due to their deflection in the Earth's magnetic field. The LOPES experiment at Karlsruhe Institute of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-03-29 D. Huber , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , P. Buchholz , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , M. Finger , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

The LOPES experiment - recent results, status and perspectives

The LOPES experiment at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has been taking radio data in the frequency range from 40 to 80 MHz in coincidence with the KASCADE-Grande air shower detector since 2003. Various experimental configurations…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Tim Huege

LOPES 3D -- studies on the benefits of EAS-radio measurements with vertically aligned antennas

The LOPES experiment was a radio interferometer built at the existing air shower array KASCADE-Grande in Karlsruhe, Germany. The last configuration of LOPES was called LOPES 3D and consisted of ten tripole antennas. Each of these antennas…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-01 D. Huber , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Łuczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , S. Schoo , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Vectorial Radio Interferometry with LOPES 3D

One successful detection technique for high-energy cosmic rays is based on the radio signal emitted by the charged particles in an air shower. The LOPES experiment at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, has made major contributions…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-13 D. Huber , W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Łuczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmid , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Reconstruction of the energy and depth of maximum of cosmic-ray air-showers from LOPES radio measurements

LOPES is a digital radio interferometer located at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, which measures radio emission from extensive air showers at MHz frequencies in coincidence with KASCADE-Grande. In this article, we explore…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Łuczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Amplitude calibration of a digital radio antenna array for measuring cosmic ray air showers

Radio pulses are emitted during the development of air showers, where air showers are generated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays entering the Earth's atmosphere. These nanosecond short pulses are presently investigated by various…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 S. Nehls , A. Hakenjos , M. J. Arts , J. Bluemer , H. Bozdog , W. A. van Cappellen , H. Falcke , A. Haungs , A. Horneffer , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , O. Kroemer

Absolute calibration of the LOPES antenna system

Radio emission in extensive air showers arises from an interaction with the geomagnetic field and is subject of theoretical studies. This radio emission has advantages for the detection of high energy cosmic rays compared to secondary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 S. Nehls , LOPES Collaboration

Radio Emission in Atmospheric Air Showers: Results of LOPES-10

LOPES is set up at the location of the KASCADE-Grande extensive air shower experiment in Karlsruhe, Germany and aims to measure and investigate radio pulses from Extensive Air Showers. Data taken during half a year of operation of 10 LOPES…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Andreas Haungs , LOPES Collaboration

Frequency spectra of cosmic ray air shower radio emission measured with LOPES

AIMS: We wish to study the spectral dependence of the radio emission from cosmic-ray air showers around 100 PeV (1017 eV). METHODS: We observe short radio pulses in a broad frequency band with the dipole-interferometer LOPES (LOFAR…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-09-17 A. Nigl

The KASCADE-Grande Experiment and the LOPES Project

KASCADE-Grande is the extension of the multi-detector setup KASCADE to cover a primary cosmic ray energy range from 100 TeV to 1 EeV. The enlarged EAS experiment provides comprehensive observations of cosmic rays in the energy region around…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Grande Collaboration , LOPES Collaboration , A. F. Badea , T. Antoni , W. D. Apel , K. Bekk

Reconstructing energy and Xmax of cosmic ray air showers using the radio lateral distribution measured with LOPES

The LOPES experiment, a digital radio interferometer located at KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), obtained remarkable results for the detection of radio emission from extensive air showers at MHz frequencies. Features of the radio…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-02 W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Łuczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmid , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Mass sensitivity in the radio lateral distribution function

Measuring the mass composition of ultra-high energy cosmic rays is one of the main tasks in the cosmic rays field. Here we are exploring the composition signature in the coherent electromagnetic emission from extensive air showers, detected…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-02 W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , P. Buchholz , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , F. Di Pierro , P. Doll , R. Engel , H. Falcke , M. Finger , B. Fuchs , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Łuczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmid , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Radio detection of cosmic ray air showers with LOPES

In the last few years, radio detection of cosmic ray air showers has experienced a true renaissance, becoming manifest in a number of new experiments and simulation efforts. In particular, the LOPES project has successfully implemented…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Tim Huege , the LOPES Collaboration