Speaker
Pedro Facal San Luis
(U)
Description
Radiation in the microwave band from the passage of charged particles
through air has been detected in the laboratory. Applied to extensive
air showers this radiation could provide a novel technique for
ultra-high energy cosmic rays detection over large area, with 100%
duty cycle and virtually no atmospheric attenuation. Detection in the
GHz band is being actively pursued at the Pierre Auger
Observatory. The status of microwave R&D activities at Auger will be
reported, and in particular the design and performances of AMBER and
MIDAS, two different prototypes of an imaging parabolic dish detector,
will be reviewed.
