Speaker
Pandya, Hershal
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Description
The LOFAR radio telescope measures the radio emission from extensive air showers generated by cosmic rays in the energy range of $10^{16}$ to $10^{18}$ eV. Measurements of the emission in the 30-80 MHz range allows for the reconstruction of the cosmic ray energy, arrival direction, and most importantly the shower maximum, Xmax, with an average precision below 20 g/cm$^2$. The detector consists of a densely instrumented antenna array and a triggering scintillator array which has been recently extended to double its previous size. In this contribution, we present the overview of the detector, on-going analyses, and plans for improved cosmic ray detection with the upcoming LOFAR 2.0 upgrade.
Author
Pandya, Hershal
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
