Speaker
Mr
Samridha Kunwar
(The University of Kansas)
Description
The detection of high – energy cosmic rays is currently limited by the rarity of the most interesting rays striking Earth. We describe the development of an observatory based on a remote sensing technique known as bi-static radar, that aims to achieve remote coverage over large portions of the Earth's surface. The radar project's receiver and transmitter stations have already been functional for several months, in conjunction with North America's largest cosmic ray observatory (The Telescope Array) in radio quiet western Utah, giving insight into the detect-ability of air shower radar echoes. This has given impetus for further upgrades, including additional autonomously powered remote receiver stations. We describe the current status of the Telescope Array RAdar (TARA) project and the development of these remote stations.
Primary author
Mr
Samridha Kunwar
(The University of Kansas)
