FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes
The FORTE (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) satellite records bursts of electromagnetic waves arising from near the Earth's surface in the radio frequency (RF) range of 30 to 300 MHz with a dual polarization antenna. We investigate the possible RF signature of ultra-high energy cosm...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0309656 2023-05-15T16:29:37+02:00 FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes Lehtinen, Nikolai G. Gorham, Peter W. Jacobson, Abram R. Roussel-Dupre, Robert A. 2003 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0309656 https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0309656 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.69.013008 Assumed arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article for submissions made before January 2004 http://arxiv.org/licenses/assumed-1991-2003/ Astrophysics astro-ph High Energy Physics - Experiment hep-ex FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2003 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0309656 https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.69.013008 2022-04-01T16:33:39Z The FORTE (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) satellite records bursts of electromagnetic waves arising from near the Earth's surface in the radio frequency (RF) range of 30 to 300 MHz with a dual polarization antenna. We investigate the possible RF signature of ultra-high energy cosmic-ray particles in the form of coherent Cherenkov radiation from cascades in ice. We calculate the sensitivity of the FORTE satellite to ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino fluxes at different energies beyond the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin (GZK) cutoff. Some constraints on supersymmetry model parameters are also estimated due to the limits that FORTE sets on the UHE neutralino flux. The FORTE database consists of over 4 million recorded events to date, including in principle some events associated with UHE neutrinos. We search for candidate FORTE events in the period from September 1997 to December 1999. The candidate production mechanism is via coherent VHF radiation from a UHE neutrino shower in the Greenland ice sheet. We demonstrate a high efficiency for selection against lightning and anthropogenic backgrounds. A single candidate out of several thousand raw triggers survives all cuts, and we set limits on the corresponding particle fluxes assuming this event represents our background level. : added a table, updated references and Figure 8, this version is submitted to Phys. Rev. D Text Greenland Ice Sheet DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Greenland |
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The FORTE (Fast On-orbit Recording of Transient Events) satellite records bursts of electromagnetic waves arising from near the Earth's surface in the radio frequency (RF) range of 30 to 300 MHz with a dual polarization antenna. We investigate the possible RF signature of ultra-high energy cosmic-ray particles in the form of coherent Cherenkov radiation from cascades in ice. We calculate the sensitivity of the FORTE satellite to ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino fluxes at different energies beyond the Greisen-Zatsepin-Kuzmin (GZK) cutoff. Some constraints on supersymmetry model parameters are also estimated due to the limits that FORTE sets on the UHE neutralino flux. The FORTE database consists of over 4 million recorded events to date, including in principle some events associated with UHE neutrinos. We search for candidate FORTE events in the period from September 1997 to December 1999. The candidate production mechanism is via coherent VHF radiation from a UHE neutrino shower in the Greenland ice sheet. We demonstrate a high efficiency for selection against lightning and anthropogenic backgrounds. A single candidate out of several thousand raw triggers survives all cuts, and we set limits on the corresponding particle fluxes assuming this event represents our background level. : added a table, updated references and Figure 8, this version is submitted to Phys. Rev. D |
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FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes |
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FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes |
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FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes |
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FORTE satellite constraints on ultra-high energy cosmic particle fluxes |
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