Microwave properties of rock salt and lime stone for detection of ultra-high energy neutrinos

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4858, Issue , 2002, Pages 151-162

  Kamijo, Toshio ^a   Chiba, Masami ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attenuation length; Coherent Cherenkov effect; Complex permittivity; Lime stone; Rock salt; Ultra high energy neutrino

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; EXTRAPOLATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LIMESTONE; MICROWAVES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RADIO WAVES; SALTS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

COHERENT CERENKOV EFFECT; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; MICROWAVE PROPERTIES; RADIO WAVE TRANSMISSION; ROCK SALT; ULTRAHIGH ENERGY NEUTRINOS;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038191043     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.458158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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