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. 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

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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 - Allison, P.

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AU - Besson, D. Z.

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

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