2012/05/09 by J. L. Kelley · 34 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Air shower #Astronomy #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Auger #Broadcast engineering #Computer science #Cosmic ray #Data acquisition #Duty cycle #Electrical engineering #Electromagnetic interference #Electronic engineering #Engineering #Interference (communication) #Neutrino Physics Research #Physics #Pierre Auger Observatory #Power (physics) #Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology #Radio broadcasting #Radio frequency #Radio wave #Telecommunications #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.11.153
published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 725, 133-136 (Elsevier BV) · Contribution to VLVnT 2011, to be published in NIM A, 4 pages, 6 figures
arxiv created 2012/05/09 · openalex publication_date 2012/12/04 · arxiv updated 2019/08/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is currently detecting cosmic rays of energies at and above 1017 eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory, by triggering on the radio emission produced in the associated air showers. The radio-detection technique must cope with a significant background of man-made radio-frequency interference, but can provide information on shower development with a high duty cycle. We discuss our techniques to handle the challenges of self-triggered radio detection in a low-power autonomous array, including triggering and filtering algorithms, data acquisition design, and communication systems.