Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes
Due to the Askaryan effect, radio emissions will be produced when ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays and neutrinos impact the lunar regolith. Many experiments have been proposed and performed to detect such radio emissions from the lunar regolith. However, none of the Cherenkov radio signals has be...
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| description | Due to the Askaryan effect, radio emissions will be produced when ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays and neutrinos impact the lunar regolith. Many experiments have been proposed and performed to detect such radio emissions from the lunar regolith. However, none of the Cherenkov radio signals has been detected in these experiments up to now. In order to improve the detectability of the UHE particles, we proposed an experiment to carry out the radio observations of the UHE cosmic rays and neutrinos with two 30 m telescopes for a far longer time than the present experiments. The expected sensitivity for the detection of such UHE particles has been calculated, both for cosmic rays and neutrinos. The results show that a few UHE particle events above 10<sup>20</sup> eV could be detected with the expected observation time of several thousand hours. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7453222d904f460f86b215a92fc5fdf92025-01-24T13:51:27ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972024-12-01111710.3390/universe11010007Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m TelescopesLinjie Chen0Jianli Zhang1Lihong Geng2Lingmei Cheng3Key Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaNational Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaKey Laboratory of Solar Activity and Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaNational Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaDue to the Askaryan effect, radio emissions will be produced when ultra-high-energy (UHE) cosmic rays and neutrinos impact the lunar regolith. Many experiments have been proposed and performed to detect such radio emissions from the lunar regolith. However, none of the Cherenkov radio signals has been detected in these experiments up to now. In order to improve the detectability of the UHE particles, we proposed an experiment to carry out the radio observations of the UHE cosmic rays and neutrinos with two 30 m telescopes for a far longer time than the present experiments. The expected sensitivity for the detection of such UHE particles has been calculated, both for cosmic rays and neutrinos. The results show that a few UHE particle events above 10<sup>20</sup> eV could be detected with the expected observation time of several thousand hours.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/1/7ultra-high energycosmic raysneutrinoradio telescope |
| spellingShingle | Linjie Chen Jianli Zhang Lihong Geng Lingmei Cheng Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes Universe ultra-high energy cosmic rays neutrino radio telescope |
| title | Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes |
| title_full | Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes |
| title_fullStr | Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes |
| title_short | Radio Detection of UHE Cosmic Rays and Neutrinos off the Moon with Two 30 m Telescopes |
| title_sort | radio detection of uhe cosmic rays and neutrinos off the moon with two 30 m telescopes |
| topic | ultra-high energy cosmic rays neutrino radio telescope |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/1/7 |
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