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Abstract: The radio pulses emitted by electromagnetic, hadronic, and neutrino-induced showers are calculated for showers of energies in the EeV range and above in ice and in air. These are obtained in three-dimensional simulations of both the shower and the radio emission. An AIRES-based Monte Carlo code, ZHAireS, has been developed for this purpose that allows us to predict the radio emission in both the time and frequency domains. The algorithms used, obtained from first principles, predict the radio emission due to all emission mechanisms, including the deflection of charged particles in the Earth''s magnetic field. The code which has been extended to calculate in the Fresnel regime can reproduce the full complexity of the relevant shower phenomena. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The time-domain properties of the far-field coherent radio emission from electromagnetic showers are studied in depth. A purely time-domain technique for mapping the electromagnetic fields of charged tracks is developed. The method is applied to the ZHS shower code to produce electric fields. It is demonstrated that the technique is equivalent to the frequency domain methods used in the ZHS code and produces consistent results. In addition, a model for mapping the longitudinal charge profile of a shower to a time-domain electromagnetic field is developed. It is shown that the model is in good agreement to the results of shower simulation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The Beamforming Elevated Array for COsmic Neutrinos (BEACON) is a planned neutrino telescope designed to detect radio emission from upgoing air showers generated by ultrahigh energy tau neutrino interactions in the Earth. This detection mechanism provides a measurement of the tau flux of cosmic neutrinos. We have installed an 8-channel prototype instrument at high elevation at Barcroft Field Station, which has been running since 2018, and consists of 4 dual-polarized antennas sensitive between 30–80 MHz, whose signals are filtered, amplified, digitized, and saved to disk using a custom data acquisition system (DAQ). The BEACON prototype is at high elevation to maximize effective volume and uses a directional beamforming trigger to improve rejection of anthropogenic background noise at the trigger level. Here we discuss the design, construction, and calibration of the BEACON prototype instrument. We also discuss the radio frequency environment observed by the instrument, and categorize the types of events seen by the instrument, including a likely cosmic ray candidate event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]