Observing cosmic-ray extensive air showers with a silicon imaging detector

Kawanomoto, Satoshi; Koike, Michitaro; Bradfield, Fraser; Fujii, Toshihiro; Komiyama, Yutaka; Miyazaki, Satoshi; Morokuma, Tomoki; Murayama, Hitoshi; Oguri, Masamune; Terai, Tsuyoshi

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42164-4

Observing cosmic-ray extensive air showers with a silicon imaging detector

Journal Article · Thu Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42164-4· OSTI ID:2470839

Kawanomoto, Satoshi ^[1]; Koike, Michitaro ^[1]; Bradfield, Fraser ^[2]; Fujii, Toshihiro ^[2]; Komiyama, Yutaka ^[3]; Miyazaki, Satoshi ^[4]; Morokuma, Tomoki ^[5]; Murayama, Hitoshi ^[6]; Oguri, Masamune ^[7]; Terai, Tsuyoshi ^[8]

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Tokyo (Japan)
Osaka Metropolitan University (Japan)
Hosei University, Tokyo (Japan)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Hilo, HI (United States). Subaru Telescope; Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Tokyo (Japan)
Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino (Japan). Planetary Exploration Research Center
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of Tokyo (Japan). Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI)
Chiba University, Inage (Japan)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Hilo, HI (United States). Subaru Telescope

Extensive air showers induced from high-energy cosmic rays provide a window into understanding the most energetic phenomena in the universe. We present a new method for observing these showers using the silicon imaging detector Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC). This method has the advantage of being able to measure individual secondary particles. When paired with a surface detector array, silicon imaging detectors like Subaru HSC will be useful for studying the properties of extensive air showers in detail. The following report outlines the first results of observing extensive air showers with Subaru HSC. The potential for reconstructing the incident direction of primary cosmic rays is demonstrated and possible interdisciplinary applications are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2470839

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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