Constraining the cosmic-ray mass composition by measuring the shower length with SKA

S. Buitink; A. Corstanje; J. Bhavani; M. Desmet; H. Falcke; B. M. Hare; J. R. Hörandel; T. Huege; N. Karasthatis; G. K. Krampah; P. Mitra; K. Mulrey; A. Nelles; K. Nivedita; H. Pandya; J. P. Rachen; O. Scholten; S. Thoudam; G. Trinh; S. ter Veen

Constraining the cosmic-ray mass composition by measuring the shower length with SKA

S. Buitink
, A. Corstanje
, J. Bhavani
, M. Desmet
, H. Falcke
, B. M. Hare
, J. R. Hörandel
, T. Huege
, N. Karasthatis
, G. K. Krampah
, P. Mitra
, K. Mulrey
, A. Nelles
, K. Nivedita
, H. Pandya
, J. P. Rachen
, O. Scholten
, S. Thoudam
, G. Trinh
, S. ter Veen

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Abstract

The current generation of air shower radio arrays has demonstrated that the atmospheric depth of the shower maximum X_max can be reconstructed with high accuracy. These experiments are now contributing to mass composition studies in the energy range where a transition from galactic to extragalactic cosmic-ray sources is expected. However, we are still far away from an unambiguous interpretation of the data. Here we propose to use radio measurements to derive a new type of constraint on the mass composition, by reconstructing the shower length L. The low-frequency part of the Square Kilometer Array will have an extremely high antenna density of roughly 60.000 antennas within one square kilometer, and is the perfect site for high-resolution studies of air showers. In this contribution, we discuss the impact of being able to reconstruct L, and the unique contribution that SKA can make to cosmic-ray science.

Original language	British English
Article number	046
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	424
State	Published - 25 Oct 2023
Event	9th International Workshop on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities, ARENA 2022 - Santiago de Compostela, Spain Duration: 7 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022

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Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Bhavani, J., Desmet, M., Falcke, H., Hare, B. M., Hörandel, J. R., Huege, T., Karasthatis, N., Krampah, G. K., Mitra, P., Mulrey, K., Nelles, A., Nivedita, K., Pandya, H., Rachen, J. P., Scholten, O., Thoudam, S., Trinh, G., & ter Veen, S. (2023). Constraining the cosmic-ray mass composition by measuring the shower length with SKA. Proceedings of Science, 424, Article 046.

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Constraining the cosmic-ray mass composition by measuring the shower length with SKA

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