Progress in the field of high‐energy cosmic rays is currently limited by the rarity of the most interesting rays striking the Earth. Indeed, the continuation of the field beyond the current generation of observatories may become financially and practically impossible if new ways are not found to achieve remote coverage over large portions of the Earth’s surface. We describe the development of an observatory based on such a new technique: the remote sensing via bistatic radar technology of cosmic ray induced extensive air showers. We build on pilot studies performed by MARIACHI which have demonstrated that air shower radar echoes are detectable, the opportunity afforded by the location of the Northern Hemisphere’s largest “conventional” cosmic ray observatory (The Telescope Array) in radio‐quiet western Utah, and the donation of analog television transmission equipment to this effort by a local television station.
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22 September 2011
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE RECENT PROGRESS OF ULTRA‐HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY OBSERVATION
10–12 December 2010
Aichi, (Japan)
Research Article|
September 22 2011
Air Shower Detection by Bistatic Radar
M. Abou Bakr Othman;
M. Abou Bakr Othman
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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C. Allen;
C. Allen
bUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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J. Belz;
J. Belz
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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D. Besson;
D. Besson
bUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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B. Farhang‐Boroujeny;
B. Farhang‐Boroujeny
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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D. Ikeda;
D. Ikeda
cInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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S. Kunwar;
S. Kunwar
bUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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J. P. Lundquist;
J. P. Lundquist
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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I. Kravchenko;
I. Kravchenko
dUniversity of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, USA
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I. Myers;
I. Myers
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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T. Nakamura;
T. Nakamura
cInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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H. Sagawa;
H. Sagawa
cInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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P. Sokolsky;
P. Sokolsky
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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H. Takai;
H. Takai
eBrookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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T. Terasawa;
T. Terasawa
cInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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G. B. Thomson
G. B. Thomson
aUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City UT 84112, USA
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AIP Conf. Proc. 1367, 143–146 (2011)
Citation
M. Abou Bakr Othman, C. Allen, J. Belz, D. Besson, B. Farhang‐Boroujeny, D. Ikeda, S. Kunwar, J. P. Lundquist, I. Kravchenko, I. Myers, T. Nakamura, H. Sagawa, P. Sokolsky, H. Takai, T. Terasawa, G. B. Thomson; Air Shower Detection by Bistatic Radar. AIP Conf. Proc. 22 September 2011; 1367 (1): 143–146. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3628731
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