Gamma ray bursts and extreme energy cosmic rays
Abstract
Extreme Energy Cosmic Ray particles (EECR) with E>1020 eV arriving on Earth with very low flux (~1 particle/Km2-1000yr) require for their investigation very large detecting areas, exceeding values of 1000 km2 sr. Projects with these dimensions are now being proposed: Ground Arrays (``Auger'' with 2×3500 km2 sr) or exploiting the Earth Atmosphere as seen from space (``AIR WATCH'' and OWL,'' with effective area reaching 1 million km2 sr). In this last case, by using as a target the 1013 tons of air viewed, also the high energy neutrino flux can be investigated conveniently. Gamma Rays Bursts are suggested as a possible source for EECR and the associated High Energy neutrino flux.
- Publication:
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Workshop on Observing Giant Cosmic Ray Air Showers From >10(20) eV Particles From Space
- Pub Date:
- June 1998
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1998AIPC..433...42S
- Keywords:
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- 95.55.Vj;
- 98.70.-f;
- 95.85.-e;
- Neutrino muon pion and other elementary particle detectors;
- cosmic ray detectors;
- Unidentified sources of radiation outside the Solar System;
- Astronomical observations