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      Extensive air showers (EAS); radio emission; antenna; ultra high frequency (UHF); Cerenkov radiation

    • Abstract

       

      Radio pulses from extensive air showers (EAS) at 30, 44, and 60 MHz frequencies have been studied, using wide band broad-side arrays of half-wave dipole antenna systems. The experimental results support the theoretical prediction that the field strength of radio emission depends on the shower size. An asymmetry has been noticed in the pulse height distributions of radio pulses detected by North-South and East-West directed arrays. These observations are in agreement with the theory that the charge separation mechanism is predominant in generating radio pulses from EAS and radio emission is polarised in the East-West direction. Experimental data are compared with those of earlier workers.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      P C Barua1 S K Barthakur1 K M Pathak1

      1. Physics Department, Gauhati University, Gauhati - 781014
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  • Pramana – Journal of Physics | News

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