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基于低频射电偏振特征的极高能宇宙线背景剔除

Background Rejection of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Ray Observation Based on Low Frequency Radio Polarization Characteristics

  • 摘要: 自触发射电阵列的设计是宇宙线大气簇射的射电探测所面临的机遇和难题之一, 例如由背景源产生高振幅的瞬时噪声会导致射电阵列的误触发, 而阵列设计需要避免由噪声导致的误触发. 大气簇射射电信号独有的偏振特征为解决阵列的误触发问题提供了解决方案, 而利用信号偏振特征解决阵列误触发的方法的前提是射电信号的电场重建. 由于背景噪声也会通过天线响应耦合到最终的观测数据中, 这对正确重建射电信号的电场构成不可忽视的挑战. 基于GRAND (Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection)验证阵列GP300 (GRAND-Proto 300)的样机, 结合模拟软件ZHAireS (ZHS AIR-shower Extended Simulations)模拟大气簇射产生的射电信号, 耦合三极化天线的真实响应并使用最小二乘法重建电场, 研究了射电信号的偏振特性, 最终统计了以偏振为基础的天线的触发效率.

     

    Abstract: The design of self-triggered radio arrays is one of the opportunities and challenges in the radio detection of cosmic ray air shower. For example, high amplitude transient noise from the background source can lead to false triggering of the radio array. And the array design needs to avoid false triggering caused by noise. The unique polarization characteristics of radio signals which generated by air shower provide a solution to problem of false triggering of the radio array, and the premise of the use of signal's polarization characteristics to solve false triggering of the radio array is to reconstruct the electric field of radio signals. Background noise is also coupled into the final observed data through the antenna response, posing a significant challenge to correctly reconstruct the electric field of the radio signal. Based on the prototype array GP300 (Grand-Proto 300) of GRAND (Giant Radio Array for Neutrino Detection), combined with the Simulation software ZHAireS's (ZHS AIR-shower Extended Simulations) simulation of radio signals generated by air shower, and coupled with the real response of the bow-tie antennas, the authors use the least square method to reconstruct the electric field and then study the polarization characteristics of the radio signals. Finally the authors calculate the trigger efficiency of antennas on polarization's basis.

     

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