Feasibility of Correlated Extensive Air Shower Detection with a Distributed Cosmic-Ray Network

Albin, Eric K.; Whiteson, Daniel

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/acc52d

Title: Feasibility of Correlated Extensive Air Shower Detection with a Distributed Cosmic-Ray Network

Journal Article · 25 August 2023 · The Astrophysical Journal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acc52d · OSTI ID:1999742

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University of California, Irvine, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
University of California, Irvine, CA (United States)

We explore the sensitivity offered by a global network of cosmic-ray detectors to a novel, unobserved phenomenon: widely separated simultaneous extended air showers. Existing localized observatories work independently to observe individual showers, offering insight into the source and nature of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. However no current observatory is large enough to provide sensitivity to anticipated processes such as the Gerasimova–Zatsepin effect or potential new physics that generate simultaneous air showers separated by hundreds to thousands of kilometers. A global network of consumer electronics (the Cosmic Rays Found In Smartphones (CRAYFIS) experiment), may provide a novel opportunity for observation of such phenomena. Two user scenarios are explored. In the first, with maximal user adoption, we find that statistically significant discoveries of spatially separated but coincident showers are possible within a couple years. In the second, more practical adoption model with 10⁶ active devices, we find a worldwide CRAYFIS to be sensitive to novel "burst" phenomena where many simultaneous extensive air showers (EAS) occur at once.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1999742

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL--819142; 1030087

Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 954; ISSN 0004-637X

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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