Practical and accurate calculations of Askaryan radiation

被引:36
作者
Alvarez-Muniz, Jaime [1 ,2 ]
Romero-Wolf, Andres [3 ]
Zas, Enrique [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Depto Fis Particulas, Santiago De Compostela 15782, Spain
[2] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Inst Galego Fis Altas Enerxias, Santiago De Compostela 15782, Spain
[3] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 2011年 / 84卷 / 10期
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
RAY AIR-SHOWERS; RADIO-EMISSION; PAIR PRODUCTION; NEUTRINOS; PULSES; CHARGE; BREMSSTRAHLUNG; SIMULATIONS; COULOMB; SEARCH;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevD.84.103003
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
An in-depth characterization of coherent radio Cherenkov pulses from particle showers in dense dielectric media, referred to as the Askaryan effect, is presented. The time-domain calculation developed in this article is based on a form factor to account for the lateral dimensions of the shower. It is computationally efficient and able to reproduce the results of detailed particle shower simulations with high fidelity in most regions of practical interest, including Fresnel effects due to the longitudinal development of the shower. In addition, an intuitive interpretation of the characteristics of the Askaryan pulse is provided. We expect our approach to benefit the analysis of radio pulses in experiments exploiting the radio technique.
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