Examining the feasibility of air shower core-location from polarization properties of associated Cherenkov light |
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| Authors: | Vayujeet Gokhale R C Rannot A K Tickoo S Bhattacharyya C L Bhat |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, U.S.A.;(2) Nuclear Research Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India;(3) Nuclear Research Laboratory, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India |
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| Abstract: | Based on this exploratory investigation involving CORSIKA simulation code generated Cherenkov photons and a linearly polarized,
hypothetical photon beam, we make a case here for exploiting polarization properties of atmospheric Cherenkov events for providing
an independent method for locating air-shower cores by a TACTIC-like array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Preliminary
results based on simulations indicate that for a 3 TeV γ-ray having ∼30% degree of polarization for its associated Cherenkov
light at a core distance of ∼100 m, core location can be found with an error of ∼27 m.
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This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Cherenkov radiation polarization air shower corelocation |
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