Exploiting the radio signal from air showers: The AERA progress

Pierre Auger Collaboration

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    Abstract

    We present the lastest results and status of the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA), located within the Pierre Auger Observatory. AERA, with more than 150 radio stations spread over 17 km2, is the largest radio detector in the world for extensive air showers above 1017 eV. The electric field emitted by secondary electrons and positrons allows us to estimate all characteristics of the primary cosmic ray: arrival direction, energy and mass composition. The performance of AERA together with the analysis methods are described. The final aim of AERA is mainly to improve the composition estimation of ultra-high energy cosmic rays as a standalone detector or in association with other instruments such as a ground particle detector or a fluorescence telescope.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number02013
    JournalEPJ Web of Conferences
    Volume136
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 23 2017
    Event6th Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics, RICAP 2016 - Frascati, Roma, Italy
    Duration: Jun 21 2016Jun 24 2016

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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