Prospects for GMRT to Observe Radio Waves from UHE Particles Interacting with the Moon

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dc.creatorPanda, Sukanta
dc.creatorMohanty, Subhendra
dc.creatorJanardhan, Padmanabhan
dc.creatorStål, Oscar
dc.date2007-08-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:18:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:18:36Z
dc.descriptionUltra high energy (UHE) particles of cosmic origin impact the lunar regolith and produce radio signals through Askaryan effect, signals that can be detected by Earth based radio telescopes. We calculate the expected sensitivity for observation of such events at the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), both for UHE cosmic rays (CR) and UHE neutrino interactions. We find that for 30 days of observation time a significant number of detectable events is expected above $10^{20}$ eV for UHECR or neutrino fluxes close to the current limits. Null detection over a period of 30 days will lower the experimental bounds on UHE particle fluxes by magnitudes competitive to both present and future experiments at the very highest energies.
dc.description21 pages, 9 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.1683
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.1683
dc.identifierJCAP0711:022,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1475-7516/2007/11/022
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193399
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleProspects for GMRT to Observe Radio Waves from UHE Particles Interacting with the Moon
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