Macroscopic approach to the radar echo scatter from high-energy particle cascades

Huesca Santiago, E.; de Vries, K. D.; Allison, P.; Beatty, J.; Besson, D.; Connolly, A.; Cummings, A.; Deaconu, C.; De Kockere, S.; Frikken, D.; Hast, C.; Kuo, C. -Y.; Kyriacou, A.; Latif, U. A.; Loudon, I.; Lukic, V.; McLennan, C.; Mulrey, K.; Nam, J.; Nivedita, K.; Nozdrina, A.; Oberla, E.; Prohira, S.; Ralston, J. P.; Seikh, M. F. H.; Stanley, R.  S.; Stoffels, J.; Toscano, S.; Van den Broeck, D.; van Eijndhoven, N.; Wissel, S.

doi:10.1103/physrevd.109.083012

Macroscopic approach to the radar echo scatter from high-energy particle cascades

Journal Article · Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Physical Review. D.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.109.083012· OSTI ID:2447218

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels (Belgium); SLAC
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels (Belgium)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States)
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan)
Radboud Univ., Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Univ. Libre, Brussels (Belgium)

To probe the cosmic particle flux at the highest energies, large volumes of dense material like ice have to be monitored. This can be achieved by exploiting the radio signal. In this work, we provide a macroscopic model to predict the radar echo signatures found when a radio signal is reflected from a cosmic-ray or neutrino-induced particle cascade propagating in a dense medium like ice. Its macroscopic nature allows for an energy independent run-time, taking less than 10 s for simulating a single scatter event. As a first application, we discuss basic signal properties and simulate the expected signal for the T-576 beam-test experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Finally, we find good signal strength agreement with the only observed radar echo from a high-energy particle cascade to date.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Contributing Organization:: Radar Echo Telescope Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2447218

Journal Information:: Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 109; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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