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This proceeding gives a summary of the current status and open questions of the radio technique for cosmic-ray air showers, assuming that the reader is already familiar with the principles. It includes recent results of selected experiments…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-20 Frank G. Schröder

The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is an extension of the Pierre Auger Cosmic-Ray Observatory. It is used to detect radio emission from extensive air showers with energies beyond $10^{17}~$eV in the $30 - 80~$MHz frequency band. After…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-03-20 Christian Glaser

The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is an enhancement of the Pierre Auger Observatory in Argentina. Covering about View the $17\,$km$^2$, AERA is the world-largest antenna array for cosmic-ray observation. It consists of more than 150…

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

Extensive air showers still are our only access to the highest-energy particles in the universe, namely cosmic-ray nuclei with energies up to several 100 EeV. Studying open questions in cosmic-ray physics, like their yet unknown origin…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-21 Frank G. Schröder

The final analysis of the Extensive Air Shower (EAS) maximum X_max depth distribution derived from the data of Tunka-25 atmospheric Cherenkov light array in the energy range 3.10^15 - 3.10^16 eV is presented. The perspectives of X_max…

Radio antennas have become a standard tool for the detection of cosmic-ray air showers in the energy range above $10^{16}\,$eV. The radio signal of these air showers is generated mostly due to the deflection of electrons and positrons in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-28 Frank G. Schröder

The EAS Cherenkov light array Tunka-133, with $\sim$ 3 km$^2$ geometric area, is taking data since 2009.The array permits a detailed study of energy spectrum and mass composition of cosmic rays in the energy range from $6\cdot 10^{15}$ to…

This review provides an introduction to the radio emission by particle cascades, an overview on the various experiments, and explains methods for the radio measurement of air-shower properties. Furthermore, potential applications of the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-04 Frank G. Schröder

Antenna arrays are beginning to make important contributions to high energy astroparticle physics supported by recent progress in the radio technique for air showers. This article provides an update to my more extensive review published in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-17 Frank G. Schröder

Digital radio arrays have become an effective tool to measure air showers at energies around and above 100 PeV. Compared to optical techniques, the radio technique is not restricted to clear nights. Thanks to recent progress on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-04-28 Frank G. Schröder

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…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-12 P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , M. Ahlers , E. J. Ahn , I. F. M. Albuquerque , D. Allard , I. Allekotte , J. Allen , P. Allison , A. Almela , J. Alvarez Castillo , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , R. Alves Batista , M. Ambrosio , A. Aminaei , L. Anchordoqui , S. Andringa , T. Antičić , C. Aramo , E. Arganda , F. Arqueros , H. Asorey , P. Assis , J. Aublin , M. Ave , M. Avenier , G. Avila , A. M. Badescu , M. Balzer , K. B. Barber , A. F. Barbosa , R. Bardenet , S. L. C. Barroso , B. Baughman , J. Bäuml , C. Baus , J. J. Beatty , K. H. Becker , A. Bellétoile , J. A. Bellido , S. BenZvi , C. Berat , X. Bertou , P. L. Biermann , P. Billoir , F. Blanco , M. Blanco , C. Bleve , H. Blümer , M. M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , R. Bonino , N. Borodai , J. Brack , I. Brancus , P. Brogueira , W. C. Brown , R. Bruijn , P. Buchholz , A. Bueno , L. Buroker , R. E. Burton , K. S. Caballero-Mora , B. Caccianiga , L. Caramete , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , O. Catalano , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , R. Cester , J. Chauvin , S. H. Cheng , A. Chiavassa , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chirinos Diaz , J. Chudoba , M. Cilmo , R. W. Clay , G. Cocciolo , L. Collica , M. R. Coluccia , R. Conceição , F. Contreras , H. Cook , M. J. Cooper , J. Coppens , A. Cordier , S. Coutu , C. E. Covault , A. Creusot , A. Criss , J. Cronin , A. Curutiu , S. Dagoret-Campagne , R. Dallier , B. Daniel , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , M. De Domenico , C. De Donato , S. J. de Jong , G. De La Vega , W. J. M. de Mello Junior , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , V. de Souza , K. D. de Vries , L. del Peral , M. del Río , O. Deligny , H. Dembinski , N. Dhital , C. Di Giulio , M. L. Díaz Castro , P. N. Diep , F. Diogo , C. Dobrigkeit , W. Docters , J. C. D'Olivo , P. N. Dong , A. Dorofeev , J. C. dos Anjos , M. T. Dova , D. D'Urso , I. Dutan , J. Ebr , R. Engel , M. Erdmann , C. O. Escobar , J. Espadanal , A. Etchegoyen , P. Facal San Luis , H. Falcke , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , N. Fazzini , A. P. Ferguson , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , A. Filevich , A. Filipčič , S. Fliescher , C. E. Fracchiolla , E. D. Fraenkel , O. Fratu , U. Fröhlich , B. Fuchs , R. Gaior , R. F. Gamarra , S. Gambetta , B. García , S. T. Garcia Roca , D. Garcia-Gamez , D. Garcia-Pinto , A. Gascon Bravo , H. Gemmeke , P. L. Ghia , M. Giller , J. Gitto , H. Glass , M. S. Gold , G. Golup , F. Gomez Albarracin , M. Gómez Berisso , P. F. Gómez Vitale , P. Gonçalves , J. G. Gonzalez , B. Gookin , A. Gorgi , P. Gouffon , E. Grashorn , S. Grebe , N. Griffith , M. Grigat , A. F. Grillo , Y. Guardincerri , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , P. Hansen , D. Harari , T. A. Harrison , J. L. Harton , A. Haungs , T. Hebbeker , D. Heck , A. E. Herve , C. Hojvat , N. Hollon , V. C. Holmes , P. Homola , J. R. Hörandel , P. Horvath , M. Hrabovský , D. Huber , T. Huege , A. Insolia , F. Ionita , A. Italiano , S. Jansen , C. Jarne , S. Jiraskova , M. Josebachuili , K. Kadija , K. H. Kampert , P. Karhan , P. Kasper , I. Katkov , B. Kégl , B. Keilhauer , A. Keivani , J. L. Kelley , E. Kemp , R. M. Kieckhafer , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , J. Kleinfeller , J. Knapp , D. -H. Koang , K. Kotera , N. Krohm , O. Krömer , D. Kruppke-Hansen , D. Kuempel , J. K. Kulbartz , N. Kunka , G. La Rosa , C. Lachaud , D. LaHurd , L. Latronico , R. Lauer , P. Lautridou , S. Le Coz , M. S. A. B. Leão , D. Lebrun , P. Lebrun , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , K. Link , R. López , A. Lopez Agüera , K. Louedec , J. Lozano Bahilo , L. Lu , A. Lucero , M. Ludwig , H. Lyberis , M. C. Maccarone , C. Macolino , S. Maldera , J. Maller , D. Mandat , P. Mantsch , A. G. Mariazzi , J. Marin , V. Marin , I. C. Maris , H. R. Marquez Falcon , G. Marsella , D. Martello , L. Martin , H. Martinez , O. Martínez Bravo , D. Martraire , J. J. Masías Meza , H. J. Mathes , J. Matthews , J. A. J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , D. Maurel , D. Maurizio , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , M. Melissas , D. Melo , E. Menichetti , A. Menshikov , P. Mertsch , C. Meurer , R. Meyhandan , S. Mićanović , M. I. Micheletti , I. A. Minaya , L. Miramonti , L. Molina-Bueno , S. Mollerach , M. Monasor , D. Monnier Ragaigne , F. Montanet , B. Morales , C. Morello , E. Moreno , J. C. Moreno , M. Mostafá , C. A. Moura , M. A. Muller , G. Müller , M. Münchmeyer , R. Mussa , G. Navarra , J. L. Navarro , S. Navas , P. Necesal , L. Nellen , A. Nelles , J. Neuser , P. T. Nhung , M. Niechciol , L. Niemietz , N. Nierstenhoefer , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , L. Nožka , J. Oehlschläger , A. Olinto , M. Ortiz , N. Pacheco , D. Pakk Selmi-Dei , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , N. Palmieri , G. Parente , E. Parizot , A. Parra , S. Pastor , T. Paul , M. Pech , J. Pȩkala , R. Pelayo , I. M. Pepe , L. Perrone , R. Pesce , E. Petermann , S. Petrera , A. Petrolini , Y. Petrov , C. Pfendner , R. Piegaia , T. Pierog , P. Pieroni , M. Pimenta , V. Pirronello , M. Platino , M. Plum , V. H. Ponce , M. Pontz , A. Porcelli , P. Privitera , M. Prouza , E. J. Quel , S. Querchfeld , J. Rautenberg , O. Ravel , D. Ravignani , B. Revenu , J. Ridky , S. Riggi , M. Risse , P. Ristori , H. Rivera , V. Rizi , J. Roberts , W. Rodrigues de Carvalho , G. Rodriguez , I. Rodriguez Cabo , J. Rodriguez Martino , J. Rodriguez Rojo , M. D. Rodríguez-Frías , G. Ros , J. Rosado , T. Rossler , M. Roth , B. Rouillé-d'Orfeuil , E. Roulet , A. C. Rovero , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , F. Salamida , H. Salazar , F. Salesa Greus , G. Salina , F. Sánchez , C. E. Santo , E. Santos , E. M. Santos , F. Sarazin , B. Sarkar , S. Sarkar , R. Sato , N. Scharf , V. Scherini , H. Schieler , P. Schiffer , A. Schmidt , O. Scholten , H. Schoorlemmer , J. Schovancova , P. Schovánek , F. Schröder , S. Schulte , D. Schuster , S. J. Sciutto , M. Scuderi , A. Segreto , M. Settimo , A. Shadkam , R. C. Shellard , I. Sidelnik , G. Sigl , H. H. Silva Lopez , O. Sima , A. Śmiałkowski , R. Šmída , G. R. Snow , P. Sommers , J. Sorokin , H. Spinka , R. Squartini , Y. N. Srivastava , S. Stanic , J. Stapleton , J. Stasielak , M. Stephan , A. Stutz , F. Suarez , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , T. Šuša , M. S. Sutherland , J. Swain , Z. Szadkowski , M. Szuba , A. Tapia , M. Tartare , O. Taşcău , R. Tcaciuc , N. T. Thao , D. Thomas , J. Tiffenberg , C. Timmermans , W. Tkaczyk , C. J. Todero Peixoto , G. Toma , L. Tomankova , B. Tomé , A. Tonachini , P. Travnicek , D. B. Tridapalli , G. Tristram , E. Trovato , M. Tueros , R. Ulrich , M. Unger , M. Urban , J. F. Valdés Galicia , I. Valiño , L. Valore , G. van Aar , A. M. van den Berg , A. van Vliet , E. Varela , B. Vargas Cárdenas , J. R. Vázquez , R. A. Vázquez , D. Veberič , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , M. Videla , L. Villaseñor , H. Wahlberg , P. Wahrlich , O. Wainberg , D. Walz , A. A. Watson , M. Weber , K. Weidenhaupt , A. Weindl , F. Werner , S. Westerhoff , B. J. Whelan , A. Widom , G. Wieczorek , L. Wiencke , B. Wilczyńska , H. Wilczyński , M. Will , C. Williams , T. Winchen , M. Wommer , B. Wundheiler , T. Yamamoto , T. Yapici , P. Younk , G. Yuan , A. Yushkov , B. Zamorano Garcia , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik , I. Zaw , A. Zepeda , J. Zhou , Y. Zhu , M. Zimbres Silva , M. Ziolkowski , D. Charrier , L. Denis , G. Hilgers , L. Mohrmann , B. Philipps , O. Seeger

The new EAS Cherenkov array TUNKA-133, with about 1 km**2 sensitive area, is being installed in the Tunka Valley. The investigated energy range is 10**15-10**18 eV. It will consist of 133 optical detectors based on EMI9350 PMTs. Optical…

SURA is a self-triggered radio array on the roof of physics faculty at Semnan university in Iran. It is designed to detect radio emissions from air showers produced by ultra-high energy (UHE) cosmic rays with energies exceeding 1017 eV. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-22 F. Latifian , G. Rastegarzadeh

The origin and nature of the highest energy cosmic ray events is currently the subject of intense investigation by giant air shower arrays and fluorescent detectors. These particles reach energies well beyond what can be achieved in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. Falcke , P. Gorham , R. J. Protheroe

Ultra-high energy cosmic rays impinging onto the atmosphere induce huge cascades of secondary particles. The measurement of the energy radiated by these air showers in form of radio waves enables an accurate measurement of the cosmic-ray…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Christian Glaser

The aim of the Yakutsk array enhancement project is to create an instrument to study the highest-energy galactic cosmic rays (CRs) -- their sources, energy spectrum, and mass composition. Additionally, there will be unique capabilities for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-24 A. A. Ivanov , S. P. Knurenko , Z. E. Petrov , M. I. Pravdin , I. Ye. Sleptsov

As of 2023, the Square Kilometre Array will constitute the world's largest radio telescope, offering unprecedented capabilities for a diverse science programme in radio astronomy. At the same time, the SKA will be ideally suited to detect…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-17 T. Huege , J. D. Bray , S. Buitink , R. Dallier , R. D. Ekers , H. Falcke , A. Haungs , C. W. James , L. Martin , B. Revenu , O. Scholten , F. G. Schröder , A. Zilles

An antenna array devoted to the autonomous radio-detection of high energy cosmic rays is being deployed on the site of the 21 cm array radio telescope in XinJiang, China. Thanks in particular to the very good electromagnetic environment of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-28 D. Ardouin , C. Carloganu , D. Charrier , Q. Gou , H. Hu , L. Kai , P. Lautridou , O. Martineau-Huynh , V. Niess , O. Ravel , T. Saugrin , X. Wu , J. Zhang , Y. Zhang , M. Zhao , Y. Zheng

The very low statistics of cosmic rays above the knee region make their study possible only through the detection of the extensive air showers (EAS) produced by their interaction with the constituents of the atmosphere. The Pierre Auger…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Florian Gaté