Radio pulses from electromagnetic, hadronic and neutrino-induced showers up to EeV energies

J. ALVAREZ-MUÑIZ; W. R. CARVALHO JR.; E. ZAS; A. ROMERO-WOLF; M. TUEROS

Nantes

Workshop; 4th International workshop on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino detection Activities; 2010

SUBATECH, a laboratory from CNRS-IN2P3

The radio pulses emitted by electromagnetic, hadronic, and neutrino-induced showers are calculated for showers of energies in the EeV range and above in ice and in air. These are obtained in three-dimensional simulations of both the shower and the radio emission. An AIRES-based Monte Carlo code, ZHAireS, has been developed for this purpose that allows us to predict the radio emission in both the time and frequency domains. The algorithms used, obtained from first principles, predict the radio emission due to all emission mechanisms, including the deflection of charged particles in the Earth´s magnetic field. The code which has been extended to calculate in the Fresnel regime can reproduce the full complexity of the relevant shower phenomena.