• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: First analysis of inclined air showers detected by Tunka-Rex
  • Contributor: Marshalkina, T.; Bezyazeekov, P.A.; Budnev, N.M.; Chernykh, D.; Fedorov, O.; Gress, O.A.; Haungs, A.; Hiller, R.; Huege, T.; Kazarina, Y.; Kleifges, M.; Kostunin, D.; Korosteleva, E.E.; Kuzmichev, L.A.; Lenok, V.; Lubsandorzhiev, N.; Mirgazov, R.R.; Monkhoev, R.; Osipova, E.; Pakhorukov, A.; Pankov, L.; Prosin, V.V.; Schröder, F.G.; Shipilov, D.;
  • Published: EDP Sciences, 2019
  • Published in: EPJ Web of Conferences, 216 (2019), Seite 02012
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201921602012
  • ISSN: 2100-014X
  • Keywords: General Earth and Planetary Sciences ; General Engineering ; General Environmental Science
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  • Description: The Tunka Radio Extension (Tunka-Rex) is a digital antenna array for the detection of radio emission from cosmic-ray air showers in the frequency band of 30 to 80 MHz and for primary energies above 100 PeV. The standard analysis of Tunka-Rex includes events with zenith angle of up to 50?. This cut is determined by the efficiency of the external trigger. However, due to the air-shower footprint increasing with zenith angle and due to the more efficient generation of radio emission (the magnetic field in the Tunka valley is almost vertical), there are a number of ultra-high-energy inclined events detected by Tunka-Rex. In this work we present a first analysis of a subset of inclined events detected by Tunka-Rex. We estimate the energies of the selected events and test the efficiency of Tunka-Rex antennas for detection of inclined air showers.
  • Access State: Open Access