Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope

Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope

The low frequency array (LOFAR), is the first radio telescope designed with the capability to measure radio emission from cosmic-ray induced air showers in parallel with interferometric observations. In the first 2 years of observing, 405 cosmic-ray events in the energy range of 1016??1018 eV have...

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Main Authors: Schellart, P., Nelles, A., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Enriquez, J., Falcke, H., Frieswijk, W., Horandel, J., Horneffer, A., James, C., Krause, M., Mevius, M., Scholten, O., ter Veen, S., Thoudam, S., Van den Akker, M., Alexov, A., Anderson, J., Avruch, I., Bahren, L., Beck, R., Bell, M., Bennema, P., Bentum, M., BERNARDI, G., Best, P., Bregman, J., Breitling, F., Brentjens, M., Broderick, J., Bruggen, M., Ciardi, B., Coolen, A., de Gasperin, F., de Geus, E., de Jong, A., de Vos, M., Duscha, S., Eisloffel, J., Fallows, R., Ferrari, C., Garrett, M., Grießmeier, J., Grit, T., Hamaker, J., Hassall, T., Heald, G., Hessels, J., Hoeft, M., Holties, H., Iacobelli, M., Juette, E., Karastergiou, A., Klijn, W., Kohler, J., Kondratiev, V., Kramer, M., Kuniyoshi, M., Kuper, G., Maat, P., Macario, G., Mann, G., Markoff, S., McKay-Bukowski, D., McKean, J., Miller-Jones, James, Mol, J., Mulcahy, D., Munk, H., Nijboer, R., Norden, M., Orru, E., Overeem, R., Paas, H., Pandey-Pommier, M., Pizzo, R., Polatidis, A., Renting, G., Romein, J., Rottgering, H., Schoenmakers, A., Schwarz, D., Sluman, J., Smirnov, O., Sobey, C., Stappers, B., Steinmetz, M., Swinbank, J., Tang, Y., Tasse, C., Toribio, M., van Leeuwen, J., Wijnholds, S., Wise, M., Wucknitz, O., Yatawatta, S., Zarka, P., Zensus, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: EDP Sciences 2013
Subjects:
instrumentation: interferometers
methods: data analysis
astroparticle physics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34777
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author Schellart, P.
Nelles, A.
Buitink, S.
Corstanje, A.
Enriquez, J.
Falcke, H.
Frieswijk, W.
Horandel, J.
Horneffer, A.
James, C.
Krause, M.
Mevius, M.
Scholten, O.
ter Veen, S.
Thoudam, S.
Van den Akker, M.
Alexov, A.
Anderson, J.
Avruch, I.
Bahren, L.
Beck, R.
Bell, M.
Bennema, P.
Bentum, M.
BERNARDI, G.
Best, P.
Bregman, J.
Breitling, F.
Brentjens, M.
Broderick, J.
Bruggen, M.
Ciardi, B.
Coolen, A.
de Gasperin, F.
de Geus, E.
de Jong, A.
de Vos, M.
Duscha, S.
Eisloffel, J.
Fallows, R.
Ferrari, C.
Garrett, M.
Grießmeier, J.
Grit, T.
Hamaker, J.
Hassall, T.
Heald, G.
Hessels, J.
Hoeft, M.
Holties, H.
Iacobelli, M.
Juette, E.
Karastergiou, A.
Klijn, W.
Kohler, J.
Kondratiev, V.
Kramer, M.
Kuniyoshi, M.
Kuper, G.
Maat, P.
Macario, G.
Mann, G.
Markoff, S.
McKay-Bukowski, D.
McKean, J.
Miller-Jones, James
Mol, J.
Mulcahy, D.
Munk, H.
Nijboer, R.
Norden, M.
Orru, E.
Overeem, R.
Paas, H.
Pandey-Pommier, M.
Pizzo, R.
Polatidis, A.
Renting, G.
Romein, J.
Rottgering, H.
Schoenmakers, A.
Schwarz, D.
Sluman, J.
Smirnov, O.
Sobey, C.
Stappers, B.
Steinmetz, M.
Swinbank, J.
Tang, Y.
Tasse, C.
Toribio, M.
van Leeuwen, J.
Wijnholds, S.
Wise, M.
Wucknitz, O.
Yatawatta, S.
Zarka, P.
Zensus, J.
author_facet Schellart, P.
Nelles, A.
Buitink, S.
Corstanje, A.
Enriquez, J.
Falcke, H.
Frieswijk, W.
Horandel, J.
Horneffer, A.
James, C.
Krause, M.
Mevius, M.
Scholten, O.
ter Veen, S.
Thoudam, S.
Van den Akker, M.
Alexov, A.
Anderson, J.
Avruch, I.
Bahren, L.
Beck, R.
Bell, M.
Bennema, P.
Bentum, M.
BERNARDI, G.
Best, P.
Bregman, J.
Breitling, F.
Brentjens, M.
Broderick, J.
Bruggen, M.
Ciardi, B.
Coolen, A.
de Gasperin, F.
de Geus, E.
de Jong, A.
de Vos, M.
Duscha, S.
Eisloffel, J.
Fallows, R.
Ferrari, C.
Garrett, M.
Grießmeier, J.
Grit, T.
Hamaker, J.
Hassall, T.
Heald, G.
Hessels, J.
Hoeft, M.
Holties, H.
Iacobelli, M.
Juette, E.
Karastergiou, A.
Klijn, W.
Kohler, J.
Kondratiev, V.
Kramer, M.
Kuniyoshi, M.
Kuper, G.
Maat, P.
Macario, G.
Mann, G.
Markoff, S.
McKay-Bukowski, D.
McKean, J.
Miller-Jones, James
Mol, J.
Mulcahy, D.
Munk, H.
Nijboer, R.
Norden, M.
Orru, E.
Overeem, R.
Paas, H.
Pandey-Pommier, M.
Pizzo, R.
Polatidis, A.
Renting, G.
Romein, J.
Rottgering, H.
Schoenmakers, A.
Schwarz, D.
Sluman, J.
Smirnov, O.
Sobey, C.
Stappers, B.
Steinmetz, M.
Swinbank, J.
Tang, Y.
Tasse, C.
Toribio, M.
van Leeuwen, J.
Wijnholds, S.
Wise, M.
Wucknitz, O.
Yatawatta, S.
Zarka, P.
Zensus, J.
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description The low frequency array (LOFAR), is the first radio telescope designed with the capability to measure radio emission from cosmic-ray induced air showers in parallel with interferometric observations. In the first 2 years of observing, 405 cosmic-ray events in the energy range of 1016??1018 eV have been detected in the band from 30??80 MHz. Each of these air showers is registered with up to 1000 independent antennas resulting in measurements of the radio emission with unprecedented detail. This article describes the dataset, as well as the analysis pipeline, and serves as a reference for future papers based on these data. All steps necessary to achieve a full reconstruction of the electric field at every antenna position are explained, including removal of radio frequency interference, correcting for the antenna response and identification of the pulsed signal.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-347772017-09-13T15:23:29Z Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope Schellart, P. Nelles, A. Buitink, S. Corstanje, A. Enriquez, J. Falcke, H. Frieswijk, W. Horandel, J. Horneffer, A. James, C. Krause, M. Mevius, M. Scholten, O. ter Veen, S. Thoudam, S. Van den Akker, M. Alexov, A. Anderson, J. Avruch, I. Bahren, L. Beck, R. Bell, M. Bennema, P. Bentum, M. BERNARDI, G. Best, P. Bregman, J. Breitling, F. Brentjens, M. Broderick, J. Bruggen, M. Ciardi, B. Coolen, A. de Gasperin, F. de Geus, E. de Jong, A. de Vos, M. Duscha, S. Eisloffel, J. Fallows, R. Ferrari, C. Garrett, M. Grießmeier, J. Grit, T. Hamaker, J. Hassall, T. Heald, G. Hessels, J. Hoeft, M. Holties, H. Iacobelli, M. Juette, E. Karastergiou, A. Klijn, W. Kohler, J. Kondratiev, V. Kramer, M. Kuniyoshi, M. Kuper, G. Maat, P. Macario, G. Mann, G. Markoff, S. McKay-Bukowski, D. McKean, J. Miller-Jones, James Mol, J. Mulcahy, D. Munk, H. Nijboer, R. Norden, M. Orru, E. Overeem, R. Paas, H. Pandey-Pommier, M. Pizzo, R. Polatidis, A. Renting, G. Romein, J. Rottgering, H. Schoenmakers, A. Schwarz, D. Sluman, J. Smirnov, O. Sobey, C. Stappers, B. Steinmetz, M. Swinbank, J. Tang, Y. Tasse, C. Toribio, M. van Leeuwen, J. Wijnholds, S. Wise, M. Wucknitz, O. Yatawatta, S. Zarka, P. Zensus, J. instrumentation: interferometers methods: data analysis astroparticle physics The low frequency array (LOFAR), is the first radio telescope designed with the capability to measure radio emission from cosmic-ray induced air showers in parallel with interferometric observations. In the first 2 years of observing, 405 cosmic-ray events in the energy range of 1016??1018 eV have been detected in the band from 30??80 MHz. Each of these air showers is registered with up to 1000 independent antennas resulting in measurements of the radio emission with unprecedented detail. This article describes the dataset, as well as the analysis pipeline, and serves as a reference for future papers based on these data. All steps necessary to achieve a full reconstruction of the electric field at every antenna position are explained, including removal of radio frequency interference, correcting for the antenna response and identification of the pulsed signal. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34777 10.1051/0004-6361/201322683 EDP Sciences fulltext
spellingShingle instrumentation: interferometers
methods: data analysis
astroparticle physics
Schellart, P.
Nelles, A.
Buitink, S.
Corstanje, A.
Enriquez, J.
Falcke, H.
Frieswijk, W.
Horandel, J.
Horneffer, A.
James, C.
Krause, M.
Mevius, M.
Scholten, O.
ter Veen, S.
Thoudam, S.
Van den Akker, M.
Alexov, A.
Anderson, J.
Avruch, I.
Bahren, L.
Beck, R.
Bell, M.
Bennema, P.
Bentum, M.
BERNARDI, G.
Best, P.
Bregman, J.
Breitling, F.
Brentjens, M.
Broderick, J.
Bruggen, M.
Ciardi, B.
Coolen, A.
de Gasperin, F.
de Geus, E.
de Jong, A.
de Vos, M.
Duscha, S.
Eisloffel, J.
Fallows, R.
Ferrari, C.
Garrett, M.
Grießmeier, J.
Grit, T.
Hamaker, J.
Hassall, T.
Heald, G.
Hessels, J.
Hoeft, M.
Holties, H.
Iacobelli, M.
Juette, E.
Karastergiou, A.
Klijn, W.
Kohler, J.
Kondratiev, V.
Kramer, M.
Kuniyoshi, M.
Kuper, G.
Maat, P.
Macario, G.
Mann, G.
Markoff, S.
McKay-Bukowski, D.
McKean, J.
Miller-Jones, James
Mol, J.
Mulcahy, D.
Munk, H.
Nijboer, R.
Norden, M.
Orru, E.
Overeem, R.
Paas, H.
Pandey-Pommier, M.
Pizzo, R.
Polatidis, A.
Renting, G.
Romein, J.
Rottgering, H.
Schoenmakers, A.
Schwarz, D.
Sluman, J.
Smirnov, O.
Sobey, C.
Stappers, B.
Steinmetz, M.
Swinbank, J.
Tang, Y.
Tasse, C.
Toribio, M.
van Leeuwen, J.
Wijnholds, S.
Wise, M.
Wucknitz, O.
Yatawatta, S.
Zarka, P.
Zensus, J.
Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title_full Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title_fullStr Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title_full_unstemmed Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title_short Detecting cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope
title_sort detecting cosmic rays with the lofar radio telescope
topic instrumentation: interferometers
methods: data analysis
astroparticle physics
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34777

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