Signal model for the reconstruction of inclined air showers with sparse radio arrays
F. Schlüter* and T. Huege
Pre-published on:
May 22, 2023
Published on:
October 25, 2023
Abstract
We present a signal- and reconstruction model for the radio emission of extensive air showers with zenith angles between 65$^\circ$ and 85$^\circ$ in the 30 - 80 MHz band. The model is derived from CoREAS simulations and explicitly takes into account the asymmetries introduced by the superposition of charge-excess and geomagnetic radiation as well as by early-late effects. We exploit correlations among fit parameters to reduce the dimensionality, thereby ensuring stability of the fit procedure. Our approach reaches a reconstruction efficiency near 100% with an intrinsic resolution for the reconstruction of the electromagnetic energy below 5% using a 1.5$\,$km-sparse antenna array. It can be employed in upcoming large-scale radio detection arrays using the 30-80 MHz band, in particular the Auger Radio detector of the upgraded Pierre Auger Observatory, and can likely be adapted to experiments such as GRAND operating at higher frequencies.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.424.0037
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