2002/11/30 by Denis A. Suprun, Peter W. Gorham, Jonathan L. Rosner
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Air shower #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Cosmic ray #Electromagnetic radiation #Electron #Nuclear physics #Optics #Particle accelerators and beam dynamics #Physics #Polarization (electrochemistry) #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Radiation #Shower #Synchrotron radiation #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0927-6505(03)00177-4
published as Astropart.Phys. 20 (2003) 157-168 · 18 pages, LaTeX, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Astropart. Phys. Added pancake profiles (fig. 1)
arxiv created 2003/06/06 · openalex publication_date 2003/06/30 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
We review some of the properties of extensive cosmic ray air showers and describe a simple model of the radio-frequency radiation generated by shower electrons and positrons as they bend in the Earth's magnetic field. We perform simulations by calculating the trajectory and radiation of a few thousand charged shower particles. The results are then transformed to predict the strength and polarization of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the whole shower.