Speaker
Jaime Alvarez-Muniz
(Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
Description
We explore transition radiation at MHz-GHz frequencies as a possible way
to detect ultrahigh-energy (UHE) particles. We have developed a general method
to calculate transition radiation that extends the well-known Zas-Halzen-Stanev
(ZHS) algorithm. We have applied it to the characterization of the frequency and
angular properties of the electric field from high-energy showers crossing the
boundary between two media. We discuss the potential of transition radiation
for the detection of UHE particles in different situations of experimental
interest.
Author
Jaime Alvarez-Muniz
(Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)
Co-authors
Prof.
Enrique Zas
(Univ. Santiago de Compostela)
Paolo Privitera
(University of Chicago)
Mr
Pavel Motloch
(1Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics & Department of Physics, University of Chicago)
