The Air Microwave Yield (AMY) experiment to measure the GHz emission from air shower plasmas

The AMY experiment aims to measure the Microwave Bremsstrahlung Radiation (MBR) Twitter by air-showers secondary electrons accelerating in collisions with neutral molecules of the atmosphere. The measurements are performed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of Frascati INFN National Laboratories and th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	EPJ Web of Conferences 2013-01, Vol.53, p.8011-np
Hauptverfasser:	Alvarez-Muñiz, J., Bohacova, M., Cataldi, G., Coluccia, M.R., Creti, P., De Mitri, I., Di Giulio, C., Engel, R., Luis, P. Facal San, Iarlori, M., Martello, D., Monasor, M., Perrone, L., Petrera, S., Privitera, P., Riegel, M., Rizi, V., Fernandez, G. Rodriguez, Salamida, F., Salina, G., Settimo, M., Smida, R., Verzi, V., Werner, F., Williams, C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astrophysics Beams (radiation) Bremsstrahlung Cosmic rays Emission Energy use Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic Microwaves Physics Plasmas Sciences of the Universe Test facilities
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Zusammenfassung:	The AMY experiment aims to measure the Microwave Bremsstrahlung Radiation (MBR) Twitter by air-showers secondary electrons accelerating in collisions with neutral molecules of the atmosphere. The measurements are performed at the Beam Test Facility (BTF) of Frascati INFN National Laboratories and the final purpose is to characterize the process to be used in a next generation detectors of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (up to 10 super(20)eV). We describe the experimental set-up and the first test measurement performed in November 2011.
ISSN:	2100-014X 2100-014X
DOI:	10.1051/epjconf/20135308011