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.
Primary 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)
