Properties of the Lunar Detection Mode for ZeV-Scale Particles with LOFAR
The steep decrease of the flux of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) provides a challenge to answer the long standing question about their origin and nature. A significant increase in detector volume may be achieved byemploying Earth’s moon as a detector that is read out using existing Earth-boun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2019-01-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/21/epjconf_arena2018_04010.pdf |