The MIDAS telescope for microwave detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.03.030" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.03.030</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2013.03.030" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.nima.2013.03.030</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The MIDAS telescope for microwave detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We present the design, implementation and data taking performance of the Microwave Detection of Air Showers (MIDAS) experiment, a large field of view imaging telescope designed to detect microwave radiation from extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. This novel technique may bring a tenfold increase in detector duty cycle when compared to the standard fluorescence technique based on detection of ultraviolet photons. The MIDAS telescope consists of a 4.5 m diameter dish with a 53-pixel receiver camera, instrumented with feed horns operating in the commercial extended C-Band (3.4-4.2 GHz). A self-trigger capability is implemented in the digital electronics. The main objectives of this first prototype of the MIDAS telescope - to validate the telescope design, and to demonstrate a large detector duty cycle - were successfully accomplished in a dedicated data taking run at the University of Chicago campus prior to installation at the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The MIDAS telescope for microwave detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Popis výsledku anglicky

We present the design, implementation and data taking performance of the Microwave Detection of Air Showers (MIDAS) experiment, a large field of view imaging telescope designed to detect microwave radiation from extensive air showers induced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. This novel technique may bring a tenfold increase in detector duty cycle when compared to the standard fluorescence technique based on detection of ultraviolet photons. The MIDAS telescope consists of a 4.5 m diameter dish with a 53-pixel receiver camera, instrumented with feed horns operating in the commercial extended C-Band (3.4-4.2 GHz). A self-trigger capability is implemented in the digital electronics. The main objectives of this first prototype of the MIDAS telescope - to validate the telescope design, and to demonstrate a large detector duty cycle - were successfully accomplished in a dedicated data taking run at the University of Chicago campus prior to installation at the Pierre Auger Observatory.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

BF - Elementární částice a fyzika vysokých energií

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2013

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A

ISSN

0168-9002

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

719

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

Aug

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

70-80

Kód UT WoS článku

000320597100010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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