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Air shower detection using radio technique for the future huge ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25400296
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Ikeda Daisuke  東京大学, 宇宙線研究所, 特任助教 (60584258)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TERASAWA TOSHIO  東京大学, 宇宙線研究所, 教授 (30134662)
NAKAMURA TAKUJI  国立極地研究所, 教授 (40217857)
SAGAWA HIROYUKI  東京大学, 宇宙線研究所, 准教授 (80178590)
OGIO SYOICHI  大阪市立大学, 理学系研究科, 教授 (20242258)
Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords超高エネルギー宇宙線 / 電波エコー観測 / 電子線形加速器 / Telescope Array実験 / 国際研究者交流(米国) / 宇宙線 / 電波エコー / 電子加速器 / TA実験
Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the future huge ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory, we studied the radio technique to detect the air shower. We picked up two methods, the bi-static radar echo technique and the observed radiation from the electron beam from the accelerator.
For the radar echo, we have developed two radio detectors and installed at the center of the Telescope Array (TA) site. By the stable observation together with the TA detectors, we have not found any signals induced by air showers. We checked the theory of the radio echo, and found an additional component to reduce the cross section, which is the neutral collision with the atmospheric molecule. By this effect, the radio emission become weaker than we expected.
The radio emission from the electron beam which we found previous measurement has been observed by the another three experiments. So we made the collaboration with them and carried out a theoritical model to explain the observed emission in wide frequency range, from 50MHz to 12GHz.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (32 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 2 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Utah/State University of New Jersey(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ewha Womans University/Hanyang University/Sungkyunkwan University(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Moscow Engineering Physics Institute(ロシア連邦)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Universite Libre de Bruxelles(ベルギー)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of microwave radiation from electron beam in the atmosphere2016

    • Author(s)
      I. S. Ohta et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nucl. Instr. Meth. A

      Volume: 810 Pages: 44-50

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2015.11.113

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray composition using Telescope Array’s Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode2015

    • Author(s)
      R. U. Abbasi, K. Kawata et al. (The Telescope Array Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Astroparticle Physics

      Volume: 68 Pages: 27-44

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.02.008

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Study of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray composition using Telescope Array’s Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode2015

    • Author(s)
      R.U. Abbasi et al.
    • Journal Title

      Astroparticle Physics

      Volume: 64 Pages: 49-62

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.11.004

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report 2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Measurement of the proton-air cross section with Telescope Array's Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode2015

    • Author(s)
      R. U. Abbasi, T. Nonaka, S. Ogio, H. sagawa, M. Takeda, Y. Tsunesada, S. Udo et al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 92 Issue: 3 Pages: 032007-032007

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.92.032007

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A Northern Sky Survey for Point-Like Sources of EeV Neutral Particles with the Telescope Array Experiment2015

    • Author(s)
      R. U. Abbasi, K. Kawata, et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 804 Issue: 2 Pages: 133-145

    • DOI

      10.1088/0004-637x/804/2/133

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Energy Spectrum of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Observed with the Telescope Array Using a Hybrid Technique2014

    • Author(s)
      T. Abu-Zayyada et al
    • Journal Title

      accepted by Astropart. Phys

      Volume: 61 Pages: 93-101

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.05.002

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Gain monitoring of telescope array photomultiplier cameras for the first 4 years of operation2014

    • Author(s)
      B.K. Shin et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A

      Volume: 768 Pages: 96-103

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2014.09.059

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] INDICATIONS OF INTERMEDIATE-SCALE ANISOTROPY OF COSMIC RAYS WITH ENERGY GREATER THAN 57 EeV IN THE NORTHERN SKY MEASURED WITH THE SURFACE DETECTOR OF THE TELESCOPE ARRAY EXPERIMENT2014

    • Author(s)
      R. U. Abbasi et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal Letters

      Volume: 790 Issue: 2 Pages: L21-L21

    • DOI

      10.1088/2041-8205/790/2/l21

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Upper limit on the flux of photons with energies above 10^19 eV using the Telescope Array surface detector2013

    • Author(s)
      T. Abu-Zayyada et al
    • Journal Title

      Phys. Rev. D

      Volume: 88 Issue: 11 Pages: 112005-112005

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.88.112005

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] CORRELATIONS OF THE ARRIVAL DIRECTIONS OF ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS WITH EXTRAGALACTIC OBJECTS AS OBSERVED BY THE TELESCOPE ARRAY EXPERIMENT2013

    • Author(s)
      (a) T. Abu-Zayyad (b) M. Fukush ima, F. Kakimoto, S. Ogio, H. Sagawa, ほかTA Collaboration
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 777:88 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-8

    • DOI

      10.1088/0004-637x/777/2/88

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The energy spectrum of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays measured by the Telescope Array FADC fluorescence detectors in monocular mode2013

    • Author(s)
      T. Abu-Zayyada et al.
    • Journal Title

      Astropart. Phys

      Volume: 48 Pages: 16-24

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.06.007

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Radio detection for the ultra-high energy cosmic rays2016

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      Next-Generation Techniques for Ultra-High Energy Astroparticle Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Chicago (US)
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Summary of UHECR Composition Measurements by the Telescope Array Experiment2015

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      TeV Particle Astrophysics 20152
    • Place of Presentation
      柏の葉カンファレンスセンター
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Recent Results from Telescope Array2015

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      6th workshop on Air Shower Detection at High Altitude
    • Place of Presentation
      Chengdu (China)
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] TA実験266: 大気蛍光望遠鏡全体報告2015

    • Author(s)
      池田大輔
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪市立大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Test for the Radio Detection of the Extensive Air Shower using the Electron Beam in Telescope Array2015

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      34th International Cosmic Ray Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Hague (Netherlands)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Energy Spectrum and Mass Composition of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Measured by the hybrid technique in Telescope Array2015

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      34th International Cosmic Ray Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Hague (Netherlands)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 最高エネルギー宇宙線電波的観測(11): TA実験サイトにおける電波エコー観測手法実証実験2015

    • Author(s)
      池田大輔
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第70回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都新宿区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-21 – 2015-03-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 最高エネルギー宇宙線の電波的観測の研究2014

    • Author(s)
      池田大輔
    • Organizer
      平成26年度東京大学宇宙線研究所共同利用研究成果発表会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学(千葉県柏市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-12 – 2014-12-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] レーダーによる宇宙線観測2014

    • Author(s)
      池田大輔
    • Organizer
      第8回MUレーダー・赤道大気レーダーシンポジウム/第260回生存圏シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都府宇治市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-16 – 2014-09-17
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Searching for Cosmic Ray Radar Echos in TARA Data2013

    • Author(s)
      I. Myers
    • Organizer
      American Physical Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Denver (US)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Test of Radar Echo Detection using the Electron Beam from the ELS at the Telescope Array Site: A Test for Future Large Scale Extension of the Air Shower Observatory2013

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Spectrum Measured by the Hybrid Analysis in the Telescope Array2013

    • Author(s)
      D. Ikeda
    • Organizer
      33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Bistatic Radar Detection of UHECR with TARA2013

    • Author(s)
      J. Belz
    • Organizer
      33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] テレスコープアレイ実験

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] テレスコープアレイ実験

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] テレスコープアレイ実験

    • URL

      http://www-ta.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] TARA: Telescope Array Radar

    • URL

      http://www.telescopearray.org/tara/

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2022-01-31  

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