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The NEVOD-EAS air-shower array

The Experimental complex NEVOD includes several different setups for studying various components of extensive air showers (EAS) in the energy range from 10^10 to 10^18 eV. The NEVOD-EAS array for detection of the EAS electron-photon…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-19 M. B. Amelchakov , N. S. Barbashina , A. G. Bogdanov , A. Chiavassa , D. M. Gromushkin , S. S. Khokhlov , V. V. Kindin , R. P. Kokoulin , K. G. Kompaniets , A. Yu. Konovalova , V. V. Ovchinnikov , N. A. Pasyuk , A. A. Petrukhin , I. A. Shulzhenko , V. V. Shutenko , I. I. Yashin , K. O. Yurin

AMIGA, Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array

The Pierre Auger Observatory is planned to be upgraded so that the energy spectrum of cosmic rays can be studied down to 0.1 EeV and the muon component of showers can be determined. The former will lead to a spectrum measured by one…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-10 Pierre Auger Collaboration , A. Etchegoyen

The TIANSHAN Radio Experiment for Neutrino Detection

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

A First Look for Molecules between 103 and 133 MHz using the Murchison Widefield Array

We detail and present results from a pilot study to assess the feasibility of detecting molecular lines at low radio frequencies. We observed a 400 square degree region centred on the Galactic Centre with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA)…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-07-20 Chenoa Tremblay , Natasha Hurley-Walker , Maria Cunningham , Paul A. Jones , Paul J. Hancock , Randall Wayth , Christopher H. Jordan

Solar Imaging using Low Frequency Arrays

Low frequency imaging radio arrays such as MWA, LWA and LOFAR have been recently commissioned, and significantly more advanced and flexible arrays are planned for the near term. These powerful instruments offer new opportunities for direct…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 C. Lonsdale , L. Benkevitch , I. Cairns , M. Crowley , P. Erickson , M. Knapp , K. Kozarev , F. Lind , P. McCauley , J. Morgan , D. Oberoi

Simulation of the propagation of CR air shower cores in ice

Currently new radio detection techniques are being explored to detect astrophysical neutrinos beyond the PeV scale interacting in polar ice. Due to the long attenuation length of radio waves in a medium, it can be expected that such…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-02-18 Simon De Kockere , Krijn D. de Vries , Nick van Eijndhoven

Assessment of ionospheric activity tolerances for Epoch of Reionisation science with the Murchison Widefield Array

Structure imprinted in foreground extragalactic point sources by ionospheric refraction has the potential to contaminate Epoch of Reionisation (EoR) power spectra of the 21~cm emission line of neutral hydrogen. The alteration of the spatial…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-20 Cathryn M. Trott , C. H. Jordan , S. G. Murray , B. Pindor , D. A. Mitchell , R. B. Wayth , J. Line , B. McKinley , A. Beardsley , J. Bowman , F. Briggs , B. J. Hazelton , J. Hewitt , D. Jacobs , M. F. Morales , J. C. Pober , S. Sethi , U. Shankar , R. Subrahmanyan , M. Tegmark , S. J. Tingay , R. L. Webster , J. S. B. Wyithe

A Compact Solid State Detector for Small Angle Particle Tracking

MIDAS (MIcrostrip Detector Array System) is a compact silicon tracking telescope for charged particles emitted at small angles in intermediate energy photonuclear reactions. It was realized to increase the angular acceptance of the DAPHNE…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2009-10-31 S. Altieri , O. Barnaba , A. Braghieri , M. Cambiaghi , A. Lanza , T. Locatelli , A. Panzeri , P. Pedroni , T. Pinelli , P. Jennewein , M. Lang , I. Preobrazhensky , J. R. M. Annand , F. Sadiq

An Optimization of the FPGA Based Wavelet Trigger in Radio Detection of Cosmic Rays

Experiments that observe coherent radio emission from extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays are designed for a detailed study of the development of the electromagnetic part of air showers. Radio detectors can…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-21 Zbigniew Szadkowski

Cosmic Ray RF detection with the ASTRONEU array

Results will be shown from the ASTRONEU array developed and operated in the outskirts of Patras, Greece. An array of 9 scintillator detectors and 3 antennas were deployed to study Extensive Air Showers (EAS) as a tool for calibrating an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-02 Ioannis Manthos , Ioannis Gkialas , George Bourlis , Antonios Leisos , Antonios Papaikonomou , Apostolos G. Tsirigotis , Spyros E. Tzamarias

Detection Limits of NaI Scintillator Detector Based Aerial Source Detection Systems

Aerial source detection systems have the capability to rapidly provide radiological data over a large area of land. Sodium Iodine (NaI) scintillator based aerial radiation detection systems of compact physical sizes have the potential aid…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-11-16 Sebastian Ritter

MWA Tied-Array Processing II: Polarimetric Verification and Analysis of two Bright Southern Pulsars

Polarimetric studies of pulsars at low radio frequencies provide important observational insights into the pulsar emission mechanism and beam models, and probe the properties of the magneto-ionic interstellar medium (ISM). Aperture arrays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-07 Mengyao Xue , S. M. Ord , S. E. Tremblay , N. D. R. Bhat , C. Sobey , B. W. Meyers , S. J. McSweeney , N. A. Swainston

Design, upgrade and characterization of the silicon photomultiplier front-end for the AMIGA detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory

AMIGA (Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to complement the study of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR) by measuring the muon content of extensive air showers (EAS). It consists of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-27 The Pierre Auger Collaboration , A. Aab , P. Abreu , M. Aglietta , J. M. Albury , I. Allekotte , A. Almela , J. Alvarez-Muñiz , R. Alves Batista , G. A. Anastasi , L. Anchordoqui , B. Andrada , S. Andringa , C. Aramo , P. R. Araújo Ferreira , H. Asorey , P. Assis , G. Avila , A. M. Badescu , A. Bakalova , A. Balaceanu , F. Barbato , R. J. Barreira Luz , K. H. Becker , J. A. Bellido , C. Berat , M. E. Bertaina , X. Bertou , P. L. Biermann , T. Bister , J. Biteau , J. Blazek , C. Bleve , M. Boháčová , D. Boncioli , C. Bonifazi , L. Bonneau Arbeletche , N. Borodai , A. M. Botti , J. Brack , T. Bretz , F. L. Briechle , P. Buchholz , A. Bueno , S. Buitink , M. Buscemi , K. S. Caballero-Mora , L. Caccianiga , F. Canfora , I. Caracas , J. M. Carceller , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , F. Catalani , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , M. Cerda , J. A. Chinellato , K. Choi , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , R. W. Clay , A. C. Cobos Cerutti , R. Colalillo , A. Coleman , M. R. Coluccia , R. Conceição , A. Condorelli , G. Consolati , F. Contreras , F. Convenga , C. E. Covault , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , J. A. Day , R. M. de Almeida , J. de Jesús , S. J. de Jong , G. De Mauro , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , J. de Oliveira , D. de Oliveira Franco , V. de Souza , E. De Vito , J. Debatin , M. del Río , O. Deligny , A. Di Matteo , C. Dobrigkeit , J. C. D'Olivo , R. C. dos Anjos , M. T. Dova , J. Ebr , R. Engel , I. Epicoco , M. Erdmann , C. O. Escobar , A. Etchegoyen , H. Falcke , J. Farmer , G. Farrar , A. C. Fauth , N. Fazzini , F. Feldbusch , F. Fenu , B. Fick , J. M. Figueira , A. Filipčič , T. Fodran , M. M. Freire , T. Fujii , A. Fuster , C. Galea , C. Galelli , B. García , A. L. Garcia Vegas , H. Gemmeke , F. Gesualdi , A. Gherghel-Lascu , P. L. Ghia , U. Giaccari , M. Giammarchi , M. Giller , J. Glombitza , F. Gobbi , F. Gollan , G. Golup , M. Gómez Berisso , P. F. Gómez Vitale , J. P. Gongora , J. M. González , N. González , I. Goos , D. Góra , A. Gorgi , M. Gottowik , T. D. Grubb , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , E. Guido , S. Hahn , M. R. Hampel , P. Hansen , D. Harari , V. M. Harvey , A. Haungs , T. Hebbeker , D. Heck , G. C. Hill , C. Hojvat , J. R. Hörandel , P. Horvath , M. Hrabovský , T. Huege , J. Hulsman , A. Insolia , P. G. Isar , J. A. Johnsen , J. Jurysek , A. Kääpä , K. H. Kampert , B. Keilhauer , J. Kemp , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , J. Kleinfeller , M. Köpke , B. L. Lago , R. G. Lang , N. Langner , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , V. Lenok , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , D. Lo Presti , L. Lopes , R. López , Q. Luce , A. Lucero , J. P. Lundquist , A. Machado Payeras , G. Mancarella , D. Mandat , B. C. Manning , J. Manshanden , P. Mantsch , S. Marafico , A. G. Mariazzi , I. C. Mariş , G. Marsella , D. Martello , H. Martinez , O. Martínez Bravo , M. Mastrodicasa , H. J. Mathes , J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , E. Mayotte , P. O. Mazur , G. Medina-Tanco , D. Melo , A. Menshikov , K. -D. Merenda , S. Michal , M. I. Micheletti , L. Miramonti , S. Mollerach , F. Montanet , C. Morello , M. Mostafá , A. L. Müller , M. A. Muller , K. Mulrey , R. Mussa , M. Muzio , W. M. Namasaka , L. Nellen , M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu , M. Niechciol , D. Nitz , D. Nosek , V. Novotny , L. Nožka , A Nucita , L. A. Núñez , M. Palatka , J. Pallotta , P. Papenbreer , G. Parente , A. Parra , M. Pech , F. Pedreira , J. Pękala , R. Pelayo , J. Peña-Rodriguez , J. Perez Armand , M. Perlin , L. Perrone , S. Petrera , T. Pierog , M. Pimenta , V. Pirronello , M. Platino , B. Pont , M. Pothast , P. Privitera , M. Prouza , A. Puyleart , S. Querchfeld , J. Rautenberg , D. Ravignani , M. Reininghaus , J. Ridky , F. Riehn , M. Risse , P. Ristori , V. Rizi , W. Rodrigues de Carvalho , J. Rodriguez Rojo , M. J. Roncoroni , M. Roth , E. Roulet , A. C. Rovero , P. Ruehl , S. J. Saffi , A. Saftoiu , F. Salamida , H. Salazar , G. Salina , J. D. Sanabria Gomez , F. Sánchez , E. M. Santos , E. Santos , F. Sarazin , R. Sarmento , C. Sarmiento-Cano , R. Sato , P. Savina , C. M. Schäfer , V. Scherini , H. Schieler , M. Schimassek , M. Schimp , F. Schlüter , D. Schmidt , O. Scholten , P. Schovánek , F. G. Schröder , S. Schröder , J. Schulte , S. J. Sciutto , M. Scornavacche , R. C. Shellard , G. Sigl , G. Silli , O. Sima , R. Šmída , P. Sommers , J. F. Soriano , J. Souchard , R. Squartini , M. Stadelmaier , D. Stanca , S. Stanič , J. Stasielak , P. Stassi , A. Streich , M. Suárez-Durán , T. Sudholz , T. Suomijärvi , A. D. Supanitsky , J. Šupík , Z. Szadkowski , A. Taboada , A. Tapia , C. Timmermans , O. Tkachenko , P. Tobiska , C. J. Todero Peixoto , B. Tomé , A. Travaini , P. Travnicek , C. Trimarelli , M. Trini , M. Tueros , R. Ulrich , M. Unger , L. Vaclavek , M. Vacula , J. F. Valdés Galicia , L. Valore , E. Varela , V. Varma K. C. , A. Vásquez-Ramírez , D. Veberič , C. Ventura , I. D. Vergara Quispe , V. Verzi , J. Vicha , J. Vink , S. Vorobiov , H. Wahlberg , A. A. Watson , M. Weber , A. Weindl , L. Wiencke , H. Wilczyński , T. Winchen , M. Wirtz , D. Wittkowski , B. Wundheiler , A. Yushkov , O. Zapparrata , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik , L. Zehrer , A. Zepeda

Cosmic-ray searches with the MATHUSLA detector

The performance of the proposed MATHUSLA detector as an instrument for studying the physics of cosmic rays by measuring extensive air showers is presented. The MATHUSLA detector is designed to observe and study the decay of long-lived…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-15 Cristiano Alpigiani , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , Daniela Blanco-Lira , Davide Boscherini , K. S. Caballero-Mora , Paolo Camarri , Roberto Cardarelli , Dennis Cazar Ramírez , Giuseppe Di Sciascio , Arturo Fernández Téllez , H. J. Lubatti , O. G. Morales-Olivares , Piter Amador Paye Mamani , David Rivera Rangel , Mario Rodríguez-Cahuantzi , Rinaldo Santonico , Martin Alfonso Subieta Vázquez

STACEX: RPC-based detector for a multi-messenger observatory in the Southern Hemisphere

Extensice Air Shower (EAS) arrays are survey instruments able to monitor continuously all the overhead sky. Their wide field of view (about 2 sr) is ideal to complement directional detectors by performing unbiased sky surveys, by monitoring…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-17 G. Di Sciascio , Bigongiari Ciro , Bulgarelli Andrea , Camarri Paolo , Cardillo Martina , Casanova Sabrina , Fioretti Valentina , Marchese Fabrizio , Piano Giovanni , Santonico Rinaldo , Tavani Marco

A low cost hybrid detection system of high energy air showers

We report on the design and the expected performance of a low cost hybrid detection system suitable for operation as an autonomous unit in strong electromagnetic noise environments. The system consists of three particle detectors…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-24 A. G. Tsirigotis , A. Leisos , S. Nonis , M. Petropoulos , G. Georgis , K. Papageorgiou , I. Gkialas , I. Manthos , S. E. Tzamarias

Sensitivity of Hybrid Particle Detectors to the Energy Spectra of Air Shower Components

Measuring the energy spectrum of air shower components crucial for understanding primary cosmic rays and the physical processes governing their interactions in the atmosphere. However, accurately measuring the energy of shower particles…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-09-25 P. Assis , R. Conceição , P. J. Costa , M. Freitas , B. Tomé

Detection of thermal neutrons with the PRISMA-YBJ array in Extensive Air Showers selected by the ARGO-YBJ experiment

We report on a measurement of thermal neutrons, generated by the hadronic component of extensive air showers (EAS), by means of a small array of EN-detectors developed for the PRISMA project (PRImary Spectrum Measurement Array), novel…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-05-19 B. Bartoli , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , Z. Cao , S. Catalanotti , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , S. W. Cui , B. Z. Dai , A. D'Amone , Danzengluobu , I. De Mitri , B. D'Ettorre Piazzoli , T. Di Girolamo , G. Di Sciascio , C. F. Feng , Zhaoyang Feng , Zhenyong Feng , Q. B. Gou , Y. Q. Guo , H. H. He , Haibing Hu , Hongbo Hu , M. Iacovacci , R. Iuppa , H. Y. Jia , Labaciren , H. J. Li , C. Liu , J. Liu , M. Y. Liu , H. Lu , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , G. Mancarella , S. M. Mari , G. Marsella , S. Mastroianni , P. Montini , C. C. Ning , L. Perrone , P. Pistilli , P. Salvini , R. Santonico , P. R. Shen , X. D. Sheng , F. Shi , A. Surdo , Y. H. Tan , P. Vallania , S. Vernetto , C. Vigorito , H. Wang , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , L. Xue , Q. Y. Yang , X. C. Yang , Z. G. Yao , A. F. Yuan , M. Zha , H. M. Zhang , L. Zhang , X. Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , J. Zhao , Zhaxiciren , Zhaxisangzhu , X. X. Zhou , F. R. Zhu , Q. Q. Zhu , . Yu. V. Stenkin , V. V. Alekseenko , V. Aynutdinov , Z. Y. Cai , X. W. Guo , Y. Liu , V. Rulev , O. B. Shchegolev , V. Stepanov , V. Volchenko , H. Zhang

Characterization of the SKA1-Low prototype station Aperture Array Verification System 2

The low frequency component of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA1-Low) will be an aperture phased array located at the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) site in Western Australia. It will be composed of 512 stations, each of them…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-27 Giulia Macario , Giuseppe Pupillo , Gianni Bernardi , Pietro Bolli , Paola Di Ninni , Giovanni Comoretto , Andrea Mattana , Jader Monari , Federico Perini , Marco Schiaffino , Marcin Sokolowski , Randall Wayth , Jess Broderick , Mark Waterson , Maria Grazia Labate , Riccardo Chiello , Alessio Magro , Tom Booler , Raunaq Bhushan

Surveying the Dynamic Radio Sky with the Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array

This paper presents a search for radio transients at a frequency of 73.8 MHz (4 m wavelength) using the all-sky imaging capabilities of the Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array (LWDA). The LWDA was a 16-dipole phased array telescope, located…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 T. J. W. Lazio , T. E. Clarke , W. M. Lane , C. Gross , N. E. Kassim , P. S. Ray , D. Wood , J. A. York , A. Kerkhoff , B. Hicks , E. Polisensky , K. Stewart , N. Paravastu Dalal , A. S. Cohen , W. C. Erickson