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SUMMARY:The Renaissance of Radio Detection of Cosmic Rays - Tim Huege (Kar
 lsruhe Institut fur Technologie\, Germany)
DTSTART:20110315T163000Z
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CONTACT:David Titterington
DESCRIPTION:In the 1960s\, researchers at the Jodrell Bank Observatory dis
 covered that cosmic ray air showers emit pulsed radio signals at MHz frequ
 encies.  After a decade of very active research\, however\, activities in 
 the field ceased completely.\n\nSince 2001\, radio detection of cosmic ray
  air showers has experianced an impressive renaissance.  The LOPES experim
 ent in particular has pioneered a modern approach to cosmic ray detection 
 using digital radio-interferometry.  LOPES has confirmed that the radio em
 ission is coherent\, is of dominantly geomagnetic origin\, and has great p
 otential for large scale application complementing existing detection tech
 niques for ultra-high energy cosmic rays.  This potential is currently bei
 ng evaluated with the Auger Engineering Radio Array (AERA)\, which in its 
 final setup will consist of 160 antennas covering an area of 20 square kil
 ometres.\n\nIn this talk\, I will review the revival of the radio detectio
 n technique\, describe its current status and open questions\, and discuss
  its future development.
LOCATION:Ryle Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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