Radar reflection off extensive air showers
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2015-06-11 v1
Abstract
We investigate the possibility of detecting extensive air showers by the radar technique. Considering a bistatic radar system and different shower geometries, we simulate reflection of radio waves off the static plasma produced by the shower in the air. Using the Thomson cross-section for radio wave reflection, we obtain the time evolution of the signal received by the antennas. The frequency upshift of the radar echo and the power received are studied to verify the feasibility of the radar detection technique.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1210.1427,
title = {Radar reflection off extensive air showers},
author = {J. Stasielak and S. Baur and M. Bertaina and J. Blümer and A. Chiavassa and R. Engel and A. Haungs and T. Huege and K. -H. Kampert and H. Klages and M. Kleifges and O. Krömer and M. Ludwig and S. Mathys and P. Neunteufel and J. Pekala and J. Rautenberg and M. Riegel and M. Roth and F. Salamida and H. Schieler and R. Šmída and M. Unger and M. Weber and F. Werner and H. Wilczyński and J. Wochele},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.1427},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
6 pages, 4 figures, to be published in proceedings of the International Symposium on Future Directions in UHECR Physics, CERN 2012