POLARIZATION OF RADIO PULSES FROM EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS

被引:16
作者
HAZEN, WE
HENDEL, AZ
SMITH, H
SHAH, NJ
机构
[1] Harrison M. Randall Laboratory of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.22.35
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We have used log-periodic, EW- and NS-arm antennas to investigate whether radio pulses from extensive air showers are polarized perpendicularly to the earth's magnetic field. Up to three such pairs of antennas were operated simultaneously, and 32 events with 84 radio pulses were observed. In the polarization part of the experiment, there were 23 pulses recorded in EW antennas versus 7 in NS, suggesting some geomagnetic production of radio pulses. © 1969 The American Physical Society.
引用
收藏
页码:35 / &
相关论文
共 16 条
[1]   MECHANISM OF RADIO EMISSION FROM EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS [J].
ALLAN, HR ;
NEAT, KP ;
JONES, JK .
NATURE, 1967, 215 (5098) :267-&
[2]   RADIO PULSES FROM EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS [J].
ALLAN, HR ;
JONES, JK .
NATURE, 1966, 212 (5058) :129-&
[3]  
ALLAN HR, PRIVATE COMMUNICATIO
[4]   RADIO PULSES FROM COSMIC-RAY AIR SHOWERS [J].
BARKER, PR ;
HAZEN, WE ;
HENDEL, AZ .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1967, 18 (02) :51-&
[5]   RADIO PULSES FROM EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS AS A RESULT OF MOVEMENT OF SLOW ELECTRONS IN ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD [J].
CHARMAN, WN .
JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, 1968, 30 (02) :195-&
[6]  
CHARMAN WN, 1967, SOV PHYS J EXP THEOR, V53, P88
[7]  
CHARMAN WN, 1968, ZH EKSPERIM TEOR FIZ, V26, P59
[8]   DETECTION OF HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC-RAY SHOWERS BY COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE [J].
COLGATE, SA .
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, 1967, 72 (19) :4869-+
[9]   RADIO PULSES FROM EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS [J].
JELLEY, JV ;
CHARMAN, WN ;
FRUIN, JH ;
SMITH, FG ;
PORTER, RA ;
PORTER, NA ;
WEEKES, TC ;
MCBREEN, B .
NUOVO CIMENTO A, 1966, 46 (04) :649-+
[10]  
KAHN FD, 1965, P ROY SOC LOND A MAT, V289, P206