The NuMoon experiment: Lunar detection of cosmic rays and neutrinos with LOFAR

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

The NuMoon experiment: Lunar detection of cosmic rays and neutrinos with LOFAR

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

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Abstract

The low flux of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) makes it challenging to understand their origin and nature. A very large effective aperture is provided by the Lunar Askaryan technique. Particle cascades in a dielectric medium produce radio emission through the Askaryan effect. Ground based radio telescopes are used to search for nanosecond radio pulses that are produced when cosmic rays or neutrinos interact with the Moon’s surface. The LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) is currently the largest radio array operating at frequencies between 110 − 190 MHz; the optimum frequency range for Lunar signal search and 30 − 80 MHz for radio detection of air showers. One minute of observation has been carried out with six LOFAR stations beam-formed towards the Moon. In this contribution, we present some preliminary results of the analysis of the data and a complete description of the analysis steps.

Original language	British English
Article number	1148
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	395
State	Published - 18 Mar 2022
Event	37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021 - Virtual, Berlin, Germany Duration: 12 Jul 2021 → 23 Jul 2021

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