An air shower array for LOFAR: LORA

S. Thoudam; G. V. Aar; M. V.D. Akker; L. Bähren; A. Corstanje; H. Falcke; J. R. Hörandel; A. Horneffer; C. James; M. Mevius; O. Scholten; K. Singh; S. Ter Veen

doi:10.5194/astra-7-195-2011

An air shower array for LOFAR: LORA

S. Thoudam
, G. V. Aar
, M. V.D. Akker
, L. Bähren
, A. Corstanje
, H. Falcke
, J. R. Hörandel
, A. Horneffer
, C. James
, M. Mevius
, O. Scholten
, K. Singh
, S. Ter Veen

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LOFAR is a new form of radio telescope which can detect radio emission from air showers induced by very high-energy cosmic rays. It can also look for radio emission from particle cascades on the Moon induced by ultra high-energy cosmic rays or neutrinos. To complement the radio detection, we are setting up a small particle detector array LORA (LOfar Radboud Air shower array) within an area of ∼300 m diameter in the LOFAR core. It will help in triggering and confirming the radio detection of air showers with the LOFAR antennas. In this paper, we present a short overview about LORA and discuss its current status.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	195-199
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5194/astra-7-195-2011
State	Published - 2011

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