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The origin and nature of ultra high energy cosmic rays remains being a mystery. However, great progress has been made in recent years due to the observations performed by the Pierre Auger Observatory and Telescope Array. In particular, it…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-28 A. C. Cobos , A. D. Supanitsky , A. Etchegoyen

We explore the possibilities of measuring the longitudinal profile of individual air showers beyond $X_{\rm max}$ when using very dense radio arrays such as SKA. The low-frequency part of the Square Kilometre Array, to be built in…

Radio detection of extensive air showers initiated in the Earth's atmosphere has made tremendous progress in the last decade. Today, radio detection is routinely used in several cosmic-ray observatories. The physics of the radio emission in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-12 Tim Huege

The Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) is a neutrino experiment at the South Pole, designed to detect radio-frequency emissions produced by interactions of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos with the Antarctic ice. The array consists of five…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-03 Pawan Giri

Autonomous self-triggering for radio detection of extensive air showers remains a long-standing challenge, particularly in environments dominated by strong and variable radio-frequency interference. Current radio arrays usually rely on…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-14 Qader Dorosti

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector designed to observe and study ultra-high-energy particles of extraterrestrial origin. With its 27 fluorescence telescopes and over 1600 autonomously operating water-Cherenkov detectors…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-22 Paul Filip

The principle and performances of the CODALEMA experimental device, set up to study the possibility of high energy cosmic rays radio detection, are presented. Radio transient signals associated to cosmic rays have been identified, for which…

Telescope Array (TA) has completed analysis of nearly nine years of data measuring the atmospheric depth of air shower maximum ($X_{\textrm{max}}$) utilizing the TA surface detector array and the Black Rock Mesa and Long Ridge fluorescence…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-22 William Hanlon

Askaryan Radio Array (ARA), a large-scale radio Cherenkov observatory which scientists propose to develop in Antarctica, aims at discovering the origin and evolution of the cosmic accelerators that produce the highest energy cosmic rays by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-02-02 Shang-Yu Sun , Pisin Chen , Melin Huang

We present measurements of the depth of shower maximum, Xmax, for cosmic-ray-induced extensive air showers recorded by the fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory over 17 years. The data set covers primary energies from…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-14 The Pierre Auger Collaboration , A. Abdul Halim , P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , M. Ahmed , I. Allekotte , K. Almeida Cheminant , R. Aloisio , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , A. Ambrosone , J. Ammerman Yebra , L. Anchordoqui , B. Andrada , L. Andrade Dourado , L. Apollonio , C. Aramo , E. Arnone , J. C. Arteaga Velázquez , P. Assis , G. Avila , E. Avocone , A. Bakalova , Y. Balibrea , A. Baluta , F. Barbato , J. A. Bellido , A. Bartz Mocellin , J. P. Behler , C. Berat , M. E. Bertaina , M. Bianciotto , P. L. Biermann , V. Binet , K. Bismark , T. Bister , J. Biteau , J. Blazek , J. Blümer , M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , N. Borodai , J. Brack , P. G. Brichetto Orquera , A. Bueno , S. Buitink , A. Bwembya , T. R. Caba Pineda , K. S. Caballero-Mora , S. Cabana-Freire , L. Caccianiga , J. Caraça-Valente , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , F. Catalani , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , M. Cerda , B. Čermáková , A. Cermenati , K. Cerny , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , R. W. Clay , A. C. Cobos Cerutti , R. Colalillo , R. Conceição , G. Consolati , M. Conte , F. Convenga , D. Correia dos Santos , P. J. Costa , C. E. Covault , M. Cristinziani , C. S. Cruz Sanchez , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , E. -T. de Boone , B. de Errico , J. de Jesús , S. J. de Jong , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , D. de Oliveira Franco , F. de Palma , V. de Souza , E. De Vito , A. Del Popolo , O. Deligny , N. Denner , K. Denner Syrokvas , L. Deval , A. di Matteo , C. Dobrigkeit , J. C. D'Olivo , L. M. Domingues Mendes , T. Dominguez , Y. Dominguez Ballesteros , Q. Dorosti , R. C. dos Anjos , J. Ebr , F. Ellwanger , R. Engel , I. Epicoco , M. Erdmann , A. Etchegoyen , C. Evoli , H. Falcke , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , T. Fehler , F. Feldbusch , A. Fernandes , M. Fernández Alonso , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , P. Filip , A. Filipčič , T. Fitoussi , B. Flaggs , A. Franco , M. Freitas , T. Fujii , A. Fuster , C. 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Mathes , J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , E. Mayotte , S. Mayotte , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , J. Meinert , D. Melo , A. Menshikov , C. Merx , S. Michal , M. I. Micheletti , L. Miramonti , M. Mogarkar , S. Mollerach , F. Montanet , L. Morejon , K. Mulrey , R. Mussa , W. M. Namasaka , S. Negi , L. Nellen , K. Nguyen , G. Nicora , M. Niechciol , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , A. Novikov , V. Novotny , L. Nožka , A. Nucita , L. A. Núñez , S. E. Nuza , J. Ochoa , M. Olegario , C. Oliveira , L. Östman , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , G. Parente , T. Paulsen , J. Pawlowsky , M. Pech , J. Pękala , R. Pelayo , V. Pelgrims , C. Pérez Bertolli , L. Perrone , S. Petrera , T. Pierog , M. Pimenta , M. Platino , B. Pont , M. Pourmohammad Shahvar , P. Privitera , C. Priyadarshi , M. Prouza , K. Pytel , S. Querchfeld , J. Rautenberg , D. Ravignani , J. V. Reginatto Akim , M. Z. Rennó , A. Reuzki , J. Ridky , F. Riehn , M. Risse , V. Rizi , B. Rocha Moldes , E. Rodriguez , G. Rodriguez Fernandez , J. Rodriguez Rojo , S. Rossoni , M. Roth , E. Roulet , A. C. Rovero , A. Saftoiu , M. Saharan , F. Salamida , H. Salazar , G. Salina , P. Sampathkumar , N. San Martin , J. D. Sanabria Gomez , F. Sánchez , F. M. Sánchez Rodriguez , E. Santos , F. Sarazin , R. Sarmento , R. Sato , P. Savina , V. Scherini , H. Schieler , M. Schimp , D. Schmidt , O. Scholten , H. Schoorlemmer , P. Schovánek , F. G. Schröder , J. Schulte , T. Schulz , S. J. Sciutto , M. Scornavacche , A. Sedoski , S. Sehgal , S. U. Shivashankara , G. Sigl , K. Simkova , F. Simon , R. Šmída , S. Soares Sippert , P. Sommers , S. Stanič , J. Stasielak , P. Stassi , S. Strähnz , M. Straub , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , Z. Svozilikova , Z. Szadkowski , F. Tairli , A. Tapia , C. Taricco , C. Timmermans , O. Tkachenko , P. Tobiska , C. J. Todero Peixoto , B. Tomé , A. Travaini , P. Travnicek , C. Trimarelli , M. Tueros , M. Unger , R. Uzeiroska-Geyik , L. Vaclavek , M. Vacula , I. Vaiman , J. F. Valdés Galicia , L. Valore , P. van Dillen , E. Varela , V. Vašíčková , A. Vásquez-Ramírez , D. Veberič , I. D. Vergara Quispe , S. Verpoest , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , S. Vorobiov , J. B. Vuta , C. Watanabe , A. A. Watson , A. Weindl , M. Weitz , L. Wiencke , H. Wilczyński , B. Wundheiler , B. Yue , A. Yushkov , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik

The "Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array" (AMIGA) project provides direct muon counting capacity to the Pierre Auger Observatory and extends its energy detection range down to 0.3 EeV. It currently consists of 61 detector pairs (a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 O. Wainberg , A. Almela , M. Platino , F. Sanchez , F. Suarez , A. Lucero , M. Videla , B. Wundheiler , D. Melo , M. Hampel , A. Etchegoyen

The Fluorescence Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory measures the atmospheric depth, $X_{max}$, where the longitudinal profile of the high energy air showers reaches its maximum. This is sensitive to the nuclear mass composition of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 L. Cazon

Ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos (UHE), with energies above 100 PeV, are unparalleled probes of the most energetic astrophysical sources and weak interactions at energies beyond the reach of accelerators. GRAND is an envisioned…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-07-26 João R. T. de Mello Neto

The muon content of extensive air showers is an observable sensitive to the primary composition and to the hadronic interaction properties. The Pierre Auger Observatory uses water-Cherenkov detectors to measure particle densities at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Laura Collica

We describe the design and performance of the Engineering Development Array (EDA), which is a low frequency radio telescope comprising 256 dual-polarisation dipole antennas working as a phased-array. The EDA was conceived of, developed, and…

The goal of the Pierre Auger Observatory is to determine the still unknown nature and origin of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. The study of these elusive particles probes astrophysical sites of particle acceleration as well as fundamental…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andreas Zech

The radio-frequency emissions produced by particle showers on Earth, resulting from cosmic rays (CRs) and ultra-high energy neutrinos (UHE-$\nu$) originating from astrophysical sources share significant similarities, enabling radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-19 Shoukat Ali , Dave Z. Besson for ARA Collaboration

The Tunka Radio Extension (Tunka-Rex) is an array of 63 antennas located in the Tunka Valley, Siberia. It detects radio pulses in the 30-80 MHz band produced during the air-shower development. As shown by Tunka-Rex, a sparse radio array…

Direct detection of the Dark Ages and the Epoch of Reionization (EOR) is among the main scientific objectives of all current and future low-frequency radio facilities. In this paper we summarize and discuss recent results, based on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ilian T. Iliev , Garrelt Mellema , Ue-Li Pen , Paul R. Shapiro

Self-triggered radio detection of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos offers a scalable and cost-effective approach for next-generation astroparticle observatories, but remains challenging under realistic radio-frequency…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-28 Pengfei Zhang , Xin Xu , Hanrui Wang , Xing Xu , Bohao Duan , Feng Wei , Hongwei Pan , Xishui Tian , Yi Zhang , Pengxiong Ma , Olivier Martineau-Huynh