Radar reflection off extensive air showers

Authors :: Jaroslaw Stasielak
M. Riegel
Marc Weber
Harald Schieler
Hans Klages
A. Chiavassa
Julian Rautenberg
M. E. Bertaina
M. Ludwig
P. Neunteufel
S. Baur
Radomir Smida
Karl-Heinz Kampert
Francesco Salamida
J. Wochele
J. Pekala
Henryk Wilczyński
O. Krömer
J. Blümer
M. Roth
Ralph Engel
Tim Huege
F. Werner
Andreas Haungs
Matthias Kleifges
S. Mathys
Michael Unger
Source :: EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 53, p 08013 (2013)
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: We investigate the possibility of detecting extensive air showers by the radar technique. Considering a bistatic radar system and different shower geometries, we simulate reflection of radio waves off the static plasma produced by the shower in the air. Using the Thomson cross-section for radio wave reflection, we obtain the time evolution of the signal received by the antennas. The frequency upshift of the radar echo and the power received are studied to verify the feasibility of the radar detection technique.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, to be published in proceedings of the International Symposium on Future Directions in UHECR Physics, CERN 2012

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