Search for Cosmic Particles with the Moon and LOFAR

T. Winchen; A. Bonardi; S. Buitink; A. Corstanje; J. E. Enriquez; H. Falcke; J. R. Hörandel; P. Mitra; K. Mulrey; A. Nelles; J. P. Rachen; L. Rossetto; P. Schellart; O. Scholten; S. Thoudam; T. N. G. Trinh; S. ter Veen

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201713504003

Search for Cosmic Particles with the Moon and LOFAR

T. Winchen
, A. Bonardi
, S. Buitink
, A. Corstanje
, J. E. Enriquez
, H. Falcke
, J. R. Hörandel
, P. Mitra
, K. Mulrey
, A. Nelles
, J. P. Rachen
, L. Rossetto
, P. Schellart
, O. Scholten
, S. Thoudam
, T. N. G. Trinh
, S. ter Veen

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Abstract

The low flux of the ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) at the highest energies provides a challenge to answer the long standing question about their origin and nature. A significant increase in the number of detected UHECR is expected to be achieved by employing Earth''s moon as detector, and search for short radio pulses that are emitted when a particle interacts in the lunar rock. Observation of these short pulses with current and future radio telescopes also allows to search for the even lower fluxes of neutrinos with energies above 1022 eV, that are predicted in certain Grand-Unifying-Theories (GUTs), and e.g. models for super-heavy dark matter (SHDM). In this contribution we present the initial design for such a search with the LOFAR radio telescope.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities
Subtitle of host publication	ARENA 2016
Publisher	EPJ Web of Conferences
Number of pages	4
Volume	135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713504003
Publication status	Published - 15-Mar-2017
Event	7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities - Groningen, Netherlands Duration: 7-Jun-2016 → 10-Jun-2016 https://www.kvi.nl/~scholten/ARENA/WebSite/default.htm

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Conference	7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities
Abbreviated title	ARENA 2016
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Groningen
Period	07/06/2016 → 10/06/2016
Internet address	https://www.kvi.nl/~scholten/ARENA/WebSite/default.htm

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Winchen, T., Bonardi, A., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Enriquez, J. E., Falcke, H., Hörandel, J. R., Mitra, P., Mulrey, K., Nelles, A., Rachen, J. P., Rossetto, L., Schellart, P., Scholten, O., Thoudam, S., Trinh, T. N. G., & ter Veen, S. (2017). Search for Cosmic Particles with the Moon and LOFAR. In 7th International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities: ARENA 2016 (Vol. 135). Article 4003 EPJ Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713504003

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