Energy and flux measurements of ultra-high energy cosmic rays observed during the first ANITA flight

H. Schoorlemmer; K. Belov; A. Romero-Wolf; D. García-Fernández; V. Bugaev; S. A. Wissel; P. Allison; J. Alvarez-Muñiz; S. W. Barwick; J. J. Beatty; D. Z. Besson; W. R. Binns; W. R. Carvalho; C. Chen; P. Chen; J. M. Clem; A. Connolly; P. F. Dowkontt; M. A. DuVernois; R. C. Field; D. Goldstein; P. W. Gorham; C. Hast; C. L. Heber; T. Huege; S. Hoover; M. H. Israel; A. Javaid; J. Kowalski; J. Lam; J. G. Learned; K. M. Liewer; J. T. Link; E. Lusczek; S. Matsuno; B. C. Mercurio; C. Miki; P. Miocinović; K. Mulrey; J. Nam; C. J. Naudet; J. Ng; R. J. Nichol; K. Palladino; B. F. Rauch; J. Roberts; K. Reil; B. Rotter; M. Rosen; L. Ruckman; D. Saltzberg; D. Seckel; D. Urdaneta; G. S. Varner; A. G. Vieregg; D. Walz; F. Wu; E. Zas

Energy and flux measurements of ultra-high energy cosmic rays observed during the first ANITA flight

H. Schoorlemmer, K. Belov, A. Romero-Wolf, D. García-Fernández, V. Bugaev, S. A. Wissel, P. Allison, J. Alvarez-Muñiz, S. W. Barwick, J. J. Beatty, D. Z. Besson, W. R. Binns, W. R. Carvalho, C. Chen, P. Chen, J. M. Clem, A. Connolly, P. F. Dowkontt, M. A. DuVernois, R. C. FieldD. Goldstein, P. W. Gorham, C. Hast, C. L. Heber, T. Huege, S. Hoover, M. H. Israel, A. Javaid, J. Kowalski, J. Lam, J. G. Learned, K. M. Liewer, J. T. Link, E. Lusczek, S. Matsuno, B. C. Mercurio, C. Miki, P. Miocinović, K. Mulrey, J. Nam, C. J. Naudet, J. Ng, R. J. Nichol, K. Palladino, B. F. Rauch, J. Roberts, K. Reil, B. Rotter, M. Rosen, L. Ruckman, D. Saltzberg, D. Seckel, D. Urdaneta, G. S. Varner, A. G. Vieregg, D. Walz, F. Wu, E. Zas

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The first flight of the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment recorded 14 radio signals that were emitted by downward going cosmic-ray induced air showers. The dominant contribution to the radiation comes from the deflection of positrons and electrons in the geomagnetic field and is beamed in a cone around the direction of motion of the air shower. This radiation is reflected from the ice and subsequently detected by the ANITA experiment at a flight altitude of -36 km. In this contribution, we estimate the cosmic-ray energy of the 14 individual events and find a mean energy of 2:9-1018 eV. By simulating the ANITA flight, we calculate its exposure for ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and we estimate for the first time the cosmic-ray flux derived only from radio observations.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	272
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	30-July-2015
State	Published - 2015
Event	34th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2015 - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: Jul 30 2015 → Aug 6 2015

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Schoorlemmer, H., Belov, K., Romero-Wolf, A., García-Fernández, D., Bugaev, V., Wissel, S. A., Allison, P., Alvarez-Muñiz, J., Barwick, S. W., Beatty, J. J., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Carvalho, W. R., Chen, C., Chen, P., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Dowkontt, P. F., DuVernois, M. A., ... Zas, E. (2015). Energy and flux measurements of ultra-high energy cosmic rays observed during the first ANITA flight. Proceedings of Science, 30-July-2015, Article 272.

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AU - Clem, J. M.

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AU - DuVernois, M. A.

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AU - Goldstein, D.

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Energy and flux measurements of ultra-high energy cosmic rays observed during the first ANITA flight

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