Overview of radio detection of cosmic ray air showers in the MHz range, and prospects for a large scale experiment

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-210

  Melissas, Maximilien ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b OBSERVATORIO PIERRE AUGER   (Argentina)

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EID: 84865761203     PISSN: 18106528     EISSN: 18106536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/astra-7-207-2011     Document Type: Review

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