Simulation of radiopulses from Atmosphere-Skimming Extensive Air Showers with ZHAireS-RASPASS

Tueros, M.

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“…In this work, we present the first simulations of these type of events using the ZHAireS-RASPASS [26] simulation program, described in section 2. In section 3, we use these simulations to characterize the longitudinal and lateral profile of the AS showers as a function of energy, zenith angle, primary type and magnetic field configuration, as well as to compute the shower invisible energy.…”

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“…The simulation of AS showers was performed with the Monte Carlo program RASPASS that stands for Aires Special Primary for Atmospheric Skimming Showers [26]. RASPASS was initially developed in 2011 as a module to simulate special primary particles with the shower Monte Carlo simulation program AIRES [27], motivated by the first above-horizon events detected by ANITA [2].…”

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Characterization of atmosphere-skimming cosmic-ray showers in high-altitude experiments

Tueros,

Cabana-Freire,

Alvarez-Muñiz

2024

J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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Atmosphere-skimming showers are initiated by cosmic rays with incoming directions such that the full development of the cascade occurs inside the atmosphere without ever reaching the ground. This new class of showers has been observed in balloon-borne experiments such as ANITA, but a characterisation of their properties is lacking. The interplay between the Earth's magnetic field, the long distances over which atmosphere-skimming showers develop, and the low density of the atmosphere they traverse gives rise to several effects that are not seen in downward-going cascades, and require detailed modeling. In this article, we used the latest version of the ZHAireS-RASPASS shower simulation program to tackle this problem, and dwell on the particular phenomena that arises from the peculiar environment in which these showers develop. We focus in particular on the properties of the longitudinal profile of the shower and its fluctuations as a function of cosmic-ray energy, direction and primary mass. We have also studied the phase-space of cosmic-ray arrival directions where detection in high-altitude experiments is more likely, and have found that only in a small range of directions the showers are sufficiently developed before reaching the altitude of the detector. Our results are relevant for the design of high-altitude and in particular balloon-borne experiments, and for the interpretation of the data they collect.

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Characterization of atmosphere-skimming cosmic-ray showers in high-altitude experiments

Tueros,

Cabana-Freire,

Alvarez-Muñiz

2024

J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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“…Little progress has been done in understanding the influence that the combination of the peculiar geometry and magnetic field can have on the properties of AS cascades and that would influence their detection with radio, fluorescence and/or Cherenkov radiation. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations of these type of events were missing due to the lack of microscopic shower simulation tools capable of handling these geometries until the advent of the ZHAireS-RASPASS program [7] briefly described in the following.…”

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Characterization of Atmosphere-Skimming Cosmic-Ray Showers in High-Altitude Balloon-Borne Experiments

Tueros,

Cabana-Freire,

Alvarez-Muñiz

2023

Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)

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Atmosphere-skimming showers are initiated by cosmic rays with an incoming direction such that the full development of the cascade occurs inside the atmosphere without reaching the ground. This new class of showers has been observed in balloon-borne experiments such as ANITA, but a characterisation of their properties is lacking. In this article, we have performed simulations of atmospheric-skimming showers using the latest version of the ZHAireS-RASPASS shower simulation program. We have determined the properties of the longitudinal profile of the shower and its fluctuations as a function of cosmic-ray energy, direction and primary mass. We have studied the phase-space of cosmic-ray arrival directions where detection in balloon-borne experiments is more likely, and have found that only in a small range of directions, the showers are sufficiently developed before reaching the altitude of the detector. The interplay between the Earth's magnetic field, the long distances over which atmosphere-skimming showers develop, and the low density of the atmosphere they traverse gives rise to several effects that are not seen in downward-going cascades. Our results are relevant for the design of balloon-borne experiments and the interpretation of the data they collect.

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Simulation of radiopulses from Atmosphere-Skimming Extensive Air Showers with ZHAireS-RASPASS

Cited by 2 publications

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Characterization of atmosphere-skimming cosmic-ray showers in high-altitude experiments

Characterization of atmosphere-skimming cosmic-ray showers in high-altitude experiments

Characterization of Atmosphere-Skimming Cosmic-Ray Showers in High-Altitude Balloon-Borne Experiments

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