Radio emission from cosmic ray air showers: Simulation results and parametrization

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 116-136

  Huege, Tim ^a   Falcke, H ^a,b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR RADIOASTRONOMIE   (Germany)

^b ASTRON   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computer modeling and simulation; Cosmic ray detectors; Extensive air showers; Radiation mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; PARTICLE ENERGY; RADIATION MECHANISMS; RADIO EMISSION;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 19744372268     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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