A method to detect ultra high energy electrons using earth's magnetic field as a radiator

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Aug 1983

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IN: International Cosmic Ray Conference, 18th, Bangalore, India, August 22-September 3, 1983, Conference Papers. Volume 8 (A85-2

Computer Science

Cosmic Rays, Electron Counters, Geomagnetism, High Energy Electrons, Radiation Detectors, Synchrotron Radiation, Electron Radiation, Energy Spectra, Magnetic Effects, Particle Telescopes, Spectral Resolution

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It is pointed out that the detection of electrons with energies exceeding a few TeV, which lose energy rapidly through synchrotron and inverse Compton processes, would provide valuable information on the distribution of sources and on the propagation of cosmic rays in the solar neighborhood. However, it would not be possible to measure the energy spectrum beyond a few TeV with any of the existing experimental techniques. The present investigation is, therefore concerned with the possibility of detecting electrons with energies exceeding a few TeV on the basis of the photons emitted through synchrotron radiation in the earth's magnetic field. Attention is given to the synchrotron radiation of electrons in the earth's magnetic field, detector response and energy estimation, and the characteristics of an ideal detector, capable of detecting photons with energies equal to or greater than 20 keV.

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