Corstanje A, Bonardi A, Buitink S, Falcke H, Hörandel JR, Mitra P, Mulrey K, Nelles A, Rachen JP, Rossetto L, Schellart P, Scholten O, ter Veen S, Thoudam S, Trinh G, Winchen T (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
Book Volume: 89
Pages Range: 23-29
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.01.009
For the interpretation of measurements of radio emission from extensive air showers, an important systematic uncertainty arises from natural variations of the atmospheric refractive index n. At a given altitude, the refractivity N=106(n−1) can have relative variations on the order of 10% depending on temperature, humidity, and air pressure. Typical corrections to be applied to N are about 4%. Using CoREAS simulations of radio emission from air showers, we have evaluated the effect of varying N on measurements of the depth of shower maximum X
APA:
Corstanje, A., Bonardi, A., Buitink, S., Falcke, H., Hörandel, J.R., Mitra, P.,... Winchen, T. (2017). The effect of the atmospheric refractive index on the radio signal of extensive air showers. Astroparticle Physics, 89, 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.01.009
MLA:
Corstanje, A., et al. "The effect of the atmospheric refractive index on the radio signal of extensive air showers." Astroparticle Physics 89 (2017): 23-29.
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