1. Radio interferometry applied to air showers recorded by the Auger engineering radio arrayH. Schoorlemmer, Andrej Filipčič, Jon Paul Lundquist, Shima Ujjani Shivashankara, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2023, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: A new radio interferometric technique was recently developed that takes into account time lags caused by the three-dimensional dependency of the refractive index in the atmosphere. It enables us to track the extensive air shower while it propagates through the atmosphere. Using this technique, properties of the air shower can be estimated, like the depth of maximum and the axis of propagation. In order to apply this method, strict constraints on the time-synchronisation between radio antennas in an array must be satisfied. In this contribution, we show that the Auger Engineering Radio Array can meet these timing criteria by operating a time reference beacon. We will show how this enables us to reconstruct air shower properties using the radio interferometric technique. Ključne besede: ultra-high energy cosmic rays, Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger engineering radio array, radio interferometry Objavljeno v RUNG: 23.01.2024; Ogledov: 1249; Prenosov: 5 Celotno besedilo (1,46 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
2. Long-term calibration and stability of the Auger Engineering Radio Array using the diffuse Galactic radio emissionR. M. de Almeida, Andrej Filipčič, Jonathan Paul Lundquist, Shima Ujjani Shivashankara, Samo Stanič, Serguei Vorobiov, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2023, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), part of the Pierre Auger Observatory, is currently the largest facility to measure radio emissions from ultra-high energy extensive air showers. It comprises 153 autonomous radio-detector stations, covering an area of 17 km^2, and measures radio waves in the frequency range from 30 to 80 MHz. An accurate description of the detector response is necessary to interpret the data collected by the stations correctly. Previously, this was achieved by measuring the analog chain in the laboratory and simulating and measuring the directional response of the antenna. In this work, we perform an absolute calibration using the continuously monitored sidereal modulation of the diffuse Galactic radio emission. The calibration is performed by comparing the average spectra recorded by the stations with a model of the full radio sky propagated through the system response, including the antenna, filters, and amplifiers. We describe the method to determine the calibration constants for each antenna and present the corresponding results. Furthermore, the behavior of the calibration constants is studied as a function of time. There is no relevant aging effect over a timescale of a decade, which shows that radio detectors could help monitor possible aging effects of other detector systems during
long-term operations, stressing their importance in determining an absolute energy scale. Ključne besede: pierre auger observatory, auger engineering radio array, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, radio detectors Objavljeno v RUNG: 22.01.2024; Ogledov: 1211; Prenosov: 35 Celotno besedilo (1,03 MB) Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
3. A Large Radio Detector at the Pierre Auger Observatory – Measuring the Properties of Cosmic Rays up to the Highest EnergiesBjarni Pont, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2019, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), Pierre Auger Observatory, UHECR Radio Detection, Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), AugerPrime Upgrade Radio Detectors Objavljeno v RUNG: 24.07.2020; Ogledov: 3274; Prenosov: 78 Celotno besedilo (1,94 MB) |
4. Measurements of Inclined Air Showers with the Auger Engineering Radio Array at the Pierre Auger ObservatoryMarvin Gottowik, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, Lukas Zehrer, 2019, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger Engineering Radio Array, inclined air showers Objavljeno v RUNG: 16.06.2020; Ogledov: 3025; Prenosov: 77 Celotno besedilo (1000,76 KB) |
5. Recent Results of the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA)Ewa M. Holt, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2017, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), Pierre Auger Observatory, extensive air showers Objavljeno v RUNG: 16.02.2018; Ogledov: 3993; Prenosov: 146 Celotno besedilo (636,40 KB) |
6. The Auger Engineering Radio Array and multi-hybrid cosmic ray detectionE. M. Holt, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2016, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: cosmic rays (CR), extensive air showers, EAS radio emission, Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger Engineering Radio Array, multi-hybrid CR detection Objavljeno v RUNG: 09.11.2016; Ogledov: 4938; Prenosov: 270 Celotno besedilo (1,98 MB) |
7. Radio detection of high-energy cosmic rays with the Auger Engineering Radio ArrayFrank G. Schröder, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2016, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Ključne besede: high-energy cosmic rays, extensive air showers (EAS), EAS radio emission, Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger Engineering Radio Array Objavljeno v RUNG: 09.11.2016; Ogledov: 4973; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
8. Status and Prospects of the Auger Engineering Radio ArrayJohannes Schulz, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: The Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) is an extension of the
Pierre Auger Observatory. It is used to detect radio emission
from extensive air showers in the 30 - 80 MHz frequency band.
A focus of interest is the dependence of the radio emission on
shower parameters such as the energy and the atmospheric depth
of the shower maximum. After three phases of deployment, AERA
now consists of 153 autonomous radio stations with different
spacings, covering an area of about 17 km2. The size, station
spacings, and geographic location at the same site or near other
Auger extensions, are all targeted at cosmic ray energies above
10[sup]17 eV. The array allows us to explore different
technical schemes to measure the radio emission as well as to
cross calibrate our measurements with the established baseline
detectors of the Auger Observatory. We present the most recent
technological developments and selected experimental results
obtained with AERA. Ključne besede: Pierre Auger Observatory, the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), radio emission from extensive air showers, detector cross-calibration Objavljeno v RUNG: 03.03.2016; Ogledov: 5165; Prenosov: 201 Celotno besedilo (2,79 MB) |
9. The Energy Content of Extensive Air Showers in the Radio Frequency Range of 30-80 MHzChristian Glaser, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: At the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA) of the Pierre Auger
Observatory, we have developed a new method to measure the
total amount of energy that is transferred from the primary
cosmic ray into radio emission. We find that this radiation
energy is an estimator of the cosmic ray energy. It scales
quadratically with the cosmic ray energy, as expected for
coherent emission. We measure 15.8 MeV of radiation energy for
a 1 EeV air shower arriving perpendicular to the geomagnetic
field at the Auger site, in the frequency band of the detector
from 30 to 80 MHz. These observations are compared to the data
of the surface detector of the Observatory, which provide
well-calibrated energies and arrival directions of the cosmic
rays. We find energy resolutions of the radio reconstruction
of 22% for the complete data set, and 17% for a high-quality
subset containing only events with at least five stations with
signal. Ključne besede: Pierre Auger Observatory, the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), extensive air showers, radio reconstruction: energy resolution Objavljeno v RUNG: 03.03.2016; Ogledov: 5333; Prenosov: 213 Celotno besedilo (574,66 KB) |
10. Lightning Detection at the Pierre Auger ObservatoryJulian Rautenberg, Andrej Filipčič, Gašper Kukec Mezek, Ahmed Saleh, Samo Stanič, Marta Trini, Darko Veberič, Serguei Vorobiov, Lili Yang, Danilo Zavrtanik, Marko Zavrtanik, 2015, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: The Auger Engineering Radio Array, an extension of the Pierre
Auger Observatory with antennas in the MHz range, requires to
monitor the atmospheric conditions, which have a large influence
on the radio emission of air showers. In particular, amplified
signals up to an order of magnitude have been detected as an
affect of thunderstorms. For a more detailed investigation and
more generally, for detecting thunderstorms, a new lightning
detection system has been installed at the Pierre Auger
Observatory in Argentina. In addition, an electric-field mill
measures the field strength on ground level at the antenna
array. With these measurements, data periods affected
by thunderstorms can be identified. Additionally, a lightning
trigger for the water-Cherenkov detectors was developed to read
out individual stations when a lightning was detected nearby.
With these data, a possible correlation between the formation
of lightning and cosmic rays can be investigated even at low
energies of about 10[sup]15 eV. The structure and functionality
of the lightning detection are described and first data
analyses are shown. Ključne besede: Pierre Auger Observatory, Auger Engineering Radio Array, atmospheric monitoring, lightning detectors Objavljeno v RUNG: 03.03.2016; Ogledov: 5100; Prenosov: 200 Celotno besedilo (1,10 MB) |