English
Related papers

Related papers: Cherenkov Radiation from $e^+e^-$ Pairs and Its Ef…

200 papers

We discuss the possibilities of detecting radio pulses from high energy showers in ice, such as those produced by PeV and EeV neutrino interactions. It is shown that the rich radiation pattern structure in the 100 MHz to few GHz allows the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-30 J. Alvarez-Muñiz , R. A. Vázquez , E. Zas

The photon density on the ground is a fundamental quantity in all experiments based on Cherenkov light measurements, e.g. in the Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT). IACT's are commonly and successfully used in order to search and study…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Dorota Sobczynska

Very high energy (VHE; energy $E \gtrsim 100\,$GeV) $\gamma$-rays originating from extragalactic sources undergo pair production with low-energy photons of background radiation fields. These pairs can inverse-Compton-scatter background…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-23 Manuel Meyer , Jan Conrad , Hugh Dickinson

We present the calculation of coherent radio pulses emitted by extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays accounting for reflection on the Earth's surface. Results have been obtained with a simulation program that…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-02-10 Jaime Alvarez-Muñiz , Washington R. Carvalho , Daniel García-Fernández , Harm Schoorlemmer , Enrique Zas

The development of a 3-dimensional simulation for Cherenkov photon emissions in Extensive Air Showers (EAS) is reported in this paper. CORSIKA is the most widely used Monte-Carlo generator for the description of EAS, but it is not…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-13 João Espadanal , Patrícia Gonçalves

With the aim to describe the longitudinal development of Cherenkov dominated showers we investigate the energy deposit and the number of charged particles in air showers induced by energetic cosmic rays. Based on the Monte Carlo…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-09-06 Vladimir Novotny , Dalibor Nosek

Models for the source and propagation of cosmic rays are stressed by observations of cosmic rays with energies $E>10^{20}$ eV. A key discriminant between different models may be complementary observations of neutrinos with energies…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 D. Seckel

The main interest of the present work is in analyzing the lateral distribution function (LDF) of Cherenkov radiation from particles that produced in Extensive Air Showers (EAS). The simulation of Cherenkov radiation LDF is fulfilled by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-11-13 Zena Fadhel Khadhum , Hassan Abdullah Mahdi , A. A. Al-Rubaiee

In this manuscript we examine an accelerated charged particle moving through an optical medium, and explore the emission of accelerated-Cherenkov radiation. The particle's reaction to acceleration creates a low-frequency spectral cutoff in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2019-08-27 Morgan H. Lynch , Eliahu Cohen , Yaron Hadad , Ido Kaminer

Starting from the modified Maxwell equations in Carroll-Field-Jackiw electrodynamics we study the electromagnetic radiation in a chiral medium characterized by an axion coupling $\theta(x)=b_\mu x^\mu$, with $b_\mu= (0,\mathbf{b})$, which…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-06-14 Eduardo Barredo-Alamilla , Luis F. Urrutia , Manoel M. Ferreira

The Simulation of Cherenkov light lateral distribution function (LDF) from particles of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) with ultra high energy cosmic rays (E>=10^16 eV) was simulated for primary protons by the computer code CORSIKA. The…

General Physics · Physics 2011-04-14 A. A. Al-Rubaiee

The sensitivity of ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray observatories depends critically on the primary particle identification methods which are used to retain photon-initiated events and suppress the spurious background…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 V. V. Bugaev , A. V. Plyasheshnikov , V. V. Vassiliev , T. C. Weekes

Polarization observables for the reaction $\bar p+p\to e^++e^-$ are given in terms of three independent complex amplitudes, in presence of two photon exchange. General expressions for the differential cross section and the polarization…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 G. I. Gakh , E. Tomasi--Gustafsson

In this paper we consider the possibility and conditions for pair photoemission whereby two incident photons emit pairs of electrons from a candidate material as a novel method to measure and visualize electronic correlations. As opposed to…

The SPHERE-2 balloon-borne detector designed for extensive air shower (EAS) observations using EAS optical Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation (``Cherenkov light''), reflected from the snow-covered surface of Lake Baikal is described. We briefly…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-04 R. A. Antonov , E. A. Bonvech , D. V. Chernov , T. A. Dzhatdoev , M. Finger , M. Finger , D. A. Podgrudkov , T. M. Roganova , A. V. Shirokov , I. A. Vaiman

Radio emissions from extensive air showers (EAS) provide a valuable tool for detecting ultra-high-energy (UHE) astroparticles. In this context, several radio arrays focus on detecting highly inclined EAS, as this enables the observation of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-09 Valentin Decoene , Marion Guelfand , Matìas Tueros

An in-depth characterization of coherent radio Cherenkov pulses from particle showers in dense dielectric media, referred to as the Askaryan effect, is presented. The time-domain calculation developed in this article is based on a form…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-04-17 Jaime Alvarez-Muñiz , Andrés Romero-Wolf , Enrique Zas

Atmospheric fluorescence is usually neglected in the reconstruction of the signals registered by Cherenkov telescopes, both IACTs and wide-angle detector arrays. In this paper we quantify the fluorescence contribution to the total light…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-10 Daniel Morcuende , Jaime Rosado , José Luis Contreras , Fernando Arqueros

The RICE experiment (Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment) at the South Pole, co-deployed with the AMANDA experiment, seeks to detect ultra-high energy (UHE) electron neutrinos interacting in cold polar ice. Such interactions produce…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 I. Kravchenko

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