The Lunar Cherenkov Technique: From Parkes Onwards
| dc.creator | James, C. W. | |
| dc.creator | Ekers, R. D. | |
| dc.creator | McFadden, R. A. | |
| dc.creator | Protheroe, R. J. | |
| dc.date | 2007-09-03 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:27:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:27:14Z | |
| dc.description | The lunar Cherenkov technique, which aims to detect the coherent Cherenkov radiation produced when UHE particles interact in the lunar regolith, was first attempted with the Parkes radio-telescope in 1995, though the theory was not sufficiently developed at this time to calculate a limit on the UHE neutrino flux from the non-observation. Since then, the technique has evolved to include experiments utilising lower frequencies, wider bandwidths, and entire arrays of antenna. We develop a simulation to analyse the full range of experiments, and calculate the UHE neutrino flux limit from the Parkes experiment, including the directional dependence. Our results suggest a methodology for planning future observations, and demonstrate how to utilise all available information on the nature of radio pulses from the Moon for the detection of UHE particles. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, 5 figures; Proceedings from 30th ICRC, Merida, Mexico, 2007 (4 pages in proceedings) | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0160 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.0160 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137202 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | The Lunar Cherenkov Technique: From Parkes Onwards | |
| dc.type | text |