Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Experiment
Scientific paper
2006-11-03
Phys.Rev.Lett.99:171101,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
4 pages, 5 figures, minor corrections
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.171101
We report on the first observations of the Askaryan effect in ice: coherent impulsive radio Cherenkov radiation from the charge asymmetry in an electromagnetic (EM) shower. Such radiation has been observed in silica sand and rock salt, but this is the first direct observation from an EM shower in ice. These measurements are important since the majority of experiments to date that rely on the effect for ultra-high energy neutrino detection are being performed using ice as the target medium. As part of the complete validation process for the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, we performed an experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in June 2006 using a 7.5 metric ton ice target, yielding results fully consistent with theoretical expectations.
Barwick Steve W.
Beatty James J.
Besson Dave Z.
Binns Robert W.
Chen Chian-Chou
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