Screen LibraryEmission of Radio Waves in Particle Showers : Validation of Microscopic Simulations with the SLAC T-510 Experiment and their Potential in the Future Square Kilometre Array /
This thesis offers the first laboratory validation of microscopic simulations of radio emission from particle showers, including a detailed description of the simulation study. It presents a potential future avenue for resolving the mass composition of cosmic rays via radio detection of air showers....
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63411-1 |
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This thesis offers the first laboratory validation of microscopic simulations of radio emission from particle showers, including a detailed description of the simulation study. It presents a potential future avenue for resolving the mass composition of cosmic rays via radio detection of air showers. Particle showers are created from cascading interactions when high-energy particles collide with matter, e.g. with air in the case of cosmic radiation, or with a particle detector in the case of experiments at CERN. These showers can consist of billions of particles, mostly electrons, positrons a |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XVI, 130 pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319634111 |
| Index Number: | QB460 |
| CLC: | P14 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Cosmic Rays -- Modeling of Radio Emission from Particle\Air Showers -- Testing Predictions for Radio Emission from Particle Showers -- Modeling the Radio Emission from a Particle Shower -- Comparison of Microscopic Simulations to Data of the T-510 Experiment -- Detecting Cosmic Rays with SKA1-low -- Conclusions. |