Relativistic effects in radar detection of ionization fronts produced by ultra-high energy cosmic rays

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 335-340

  Bakunov, M I ^a,b   Maslov, A V ^c   Novokovskaya, A L ^a   Kryemadhi, A ^d  

^a LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Tucson AZ ^*  (United States)

^d MESSIAH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extensive air showers; Radar detection; Ultra high energy cosmic ray detection

Indexed keywords

COLLISION FREQUENCY; DECAYING PLASMA; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; FRONT VELOCITY; IONIZATION FRONTS; RADAR DETECTION; RADAR ECHOES; REFLECTED WAVES; RELATIVISTIC ABERRATION; RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS; RELATIVISTIC IONIZATION FRONT; TV STATIONS; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGIES; ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY DETECTION; ULTRAHIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMOLOGY; DOPPLER EFFECT; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IONIZATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RADAR; RADAR REFLECTION; RADIO BROADCASTING; TELEVISION STATIONS; TRACKING RADAR;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77955176147     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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