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Tunka-Rex is a radio detector for cosmic-ray air showers in Siberia, triggered by Tunka-133, a co-located air-Cherenkov detector. The main goal of Tunka-Rex is the cross-calibration of the two detectors by measuring the air-Cherenkov light…

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

We describe a dedicated cosmic-ray telescope that explores a new method for detecting Cerenkov radiation from high-energy primary cosmic rays and the large particle air shower they induce upon entering the atmosphere. Using a camera…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2011-07-19 S. A. Wissel , K. Byrum , J. D. Cunningham , G. Drake , E. Hays , D. Horan , D. Kieda , E. Kovacs , S. Magill , L. Nodulman , S. P. Swordy , R. Wagner , S. P. Wakely

We discuss the prospects for the detection of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) by the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the next generation, ground-based facility of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) operating above a few tens of GeV.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 Jun Kakuwa , Kohta Murase , Kenji Toma , Susumu Inoue , Ryo Yamazaki , Kunihito Ioka

Studying the atmospheric neutrino oscillation probabilities below 2 GeV with a multi-megaton Cherenkov detector allows for a measurement of the leptonic CP-phase $\delta_{CP}$. The most relevant CP-sensitive energy range is below the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-07-31 Jannik Hofestädt , Marc Bruchner , Thomas Eberl

A new project is developed with the implementation of a relatively new method of studying the primary cosmic ray -- the registration of extensive air showers' optical Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation (Cherenkov light) reflected from the snow…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-30 D. Chernov , E. Bonvech , M. Finger , M. Finger , V. Galkin , V. Ivanov , D. Podgrudkov , T. Roganova , I. Vaiman

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is planned to serve as a ground-based observatory for (very-)high-energy gamma-ray astronomy, open to a wide astrophysics community, providing a deep insight into the non-thermal high-energy universe. It…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 M. Renaud

Cosmic ray electrons represent a background for gamma-ray observations with Cherenkov telescopes, initiating air-showers which are difficult to distinguish from photon-initiated showers. This similarity, however, and the presence of cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-16 R. D. Parsons , J. A. Hinton , H. Schoorlemmer

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the future ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very high energies. The atmosphere is an integral part of every Cherenkov telescope. Different atmospheric conditions, such as clouds, can…

The Barcelona Raman LIDAR (BRL) will provide continuous monitoring of the aerosol extinction profile along the line of sight of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO). It will be located at its Northern site (CTAO-N) on the…

We outline the science prospects for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) with the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory operating at energies above few tens of GeV. With its low energy threshold, large…

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

In this article, the potential of water Cherenkov detectors equipped with multi-PMT modules for background-free upward-going neutrino detection and improved direction reconstruction is demonstrated. By analyzing signal time traces with…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-08-08 J. Alvarez-Muñiz , R. Colalillo , R. Conceição , B. S. González , V. M. Grieco , F. Guarino , M. Pimenta , B. Tomé , M. Waqas

In this paper we present a new method for ground based gamma ray astronomy based only on atmospheric Cherenkov light flux analysis. The Cherenkov light flux densities in extensive air showers (EAS) initiated by different primaries are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Mishev , S. Mavrodiev , J. Stamenov

Neutrino telescopes provide a unique observational gateway to the high-energy universe, enabling the study of cosmic accelerators and extreme environments that remain inaccessible to the other high-energy messengers. Although they share…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 Aya Ishihara

Radio Cherenkov emission underlines detection of high energy particles via a signal growing like the particle-energy-squared. Cosmic ray-induced electromagnetic showers are a primary application. While many studies have treated the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Roman V. Buniy , John P. Ralston

Radio Cherenkov radiation is arguably the most efficient mechanism for detecting showers from ultra-high energy particles of 1 PeV and above. Showers occuring in Antarctic ice should be detectable at distances up to 1 km. We report on…

Radio detection of cosmic-ray-induced air showers has come to a flight the last decade. Along with the experimental efforts, several theoretical models were developed. The main radio-emission mechanisms are established to be the geomagnetic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-04-05 Krijn D. de Vries , Olaf Scholten , Klaus Werner

Here is presented the current state of the SPHERE-2 balloon-borne experiment. The detector is elevated up to 1 km above the snow surface and registers the reflected Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation from extensive air showers. This method has…