A macroscopic description of coherent geo-magnetic radiation from cosmic-ray air showers

2007/09/18 by O. Scholten, O. Schölten, K. Werner +2 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.012

published as Astropart.Phys.29:94-103,2008 · 10 pages, 8 figures; submitted to Astroparticle Physics

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Abstract

We have developed a macroscopic description of coherent electro-magnetic radiation from air showers initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays due to the presence of the geo-magnetic field. This description offers a simple and direct insight in the relation between the properties of the air shower and the time-structure of the radio pulse.

Citations

• Radio emission from cosmic ray air showers

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