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1st PIER Science Slam
WPC Theoretical Physics Symposium 2021
International Cosmic Ray Conference 2021
1st PIER Science Slam
WPC Theoretical Physics Symposium 2021
International Cosmic Ray Conference 2021
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Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 20. July 2021 - 12:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://desy.zoom.us/j/91999581729
ZOOM-Meeting ID: 91999581729
ZOOM-Meeting Passcode: ICRC2021
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/38-The-Future-of-Neutrino-Telescopes-NU/78
Live-Stream URL: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/livestream/Discussion-05/6
Abstract:
'The Radar Echo Telescope for Cosmic Rays (RET-CR) is a pathfinder experiment for the Radar Echo Telescope for Neutrinos (RET-N), a next-generation in-ice detection experiment for ultra high energy neutrinos. RET-CR will serve as the testbed for the radar echo method to probe high-energy particle cascades in nature, whereby a transmitted radio signal is reflected from the ionization left in its wake. This method, recently validated at SLAC experiment T576, shows promising preliminary sensitivity to neutrino-induced cascades above the energy range of optical detectors like IceCube. RET-CR intends to use an in-nature test beam: the dense, in-ice cascade produced when the air shower of an ultra high energy cosmic ray impacts a high-elevation ice sheet. This in-ice cascade, orders of magnitude more dense than the in-air shower that preceded it, is similar in profile and density to the expected cascade from a neutrino-induced cascade deep in the ice. RET-CR will be triggered using surface scintillator technology and will be used to develop, test, and deploy the hardware, firmware, and software needed for the eventual RET-N. We present the strategy, status, and design sensitivity of RET-CR, and discuss its application to eventual neutrino detection.'
Authors: Steven Prohira | Krijn de Vries
Co-Authors: for the Radar Echo Telescope collaboration
Collaboration: Radar Echo Telescope
Indico-ID: 1032
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/1082