% vim: fdm=marker fmr=<<<,>>> \documentclass[../thesis.tex]{subfiles} \graphicspath{ {.} {../../figures/} {../../../figures/} } \begin{document} \chapter{Introduction} \label{sec:introduction} \section{Cosmic Particles} \label{sec:crs} Particles from outer space, Particle type, Energy, magnetic fields -- origin, \hrule In the beginning of the 20th century, various types of radiation were discovered. Dubbed ``Cosmic Rays'', one type was determined to come from beyond the atmosphere. \subsection{Air Showers} \label{sec:airshowers} Particle cascades, Xmax?, Radio emission, \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{airshower/shower_development_depth_iron_proton_photon.pdf} \caption{ From H. Schoorlemmer. Shower development as a function of atmospheric depth for an energy of $10^{19}\eV$. } \label{fig:airshower:depth} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \centering \begin{subfigure}{0.47\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{airshower/airshower_radio_polarisation_geomagnetic.png}% \end{subfigure} \hfill \begin{subfigure}{0.47\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{airshower/airshower_radio_polarisation_askaryan.png}% \end{subfigure} \caption{ From \protect \cite{Schoorlemmer:2012xpa} \protect\cite{Huege:2017bqv} \protect \Todo{Krijn?} Radio Emission mechanisms (left: geomagnetic, right: charge-excess) } \end{figure} \subsection{Experiments} \label{sec:detectors} \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{astroparticle/The_CR_spectrum_2023.pdf} \caption{ From \protect \cite{The_CR_spectrum}. Cosmic Ray flux as a function of energy-per-nucleon. } \label{fig:cr_flux} \end{figure} Cosmic particles have been observed over a large range of energies. However, for increasing energies, their flux decreases dramatically (see Figure~\ref{fig:cr_flux}). To gather decent statistics at these highest energies on a practical timescale, observatories therefore have to span huge areas. \\ \hrule Standalone devices, \gls*{Auger}, AugerPrime RD, \gls*{GRAND}, \gls*{LOFAR}?, \section{Radio Interferometry} \label{sec:interferometry} Rough outline of Interferometry? \\ \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{radio_interferometry/rit_schematic_true.pdf}% % \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{radio_interferometry/Schematic_RIT_extracted.png} % \caption{From H. Schoorlemmer} \end{figure} \begin{equation}\label{eq:propagation_delay}%<<< \Delta_i(\vec{x}) = \frac{ \left|{ \vec{x} - \vec{a_i} }\right| }{c} n_{eff} \end{equation}%>>> \begin{equation}\label{eq:interferometric_sum}%<<< S(\vec{x}, t) = \sum_i S_i(t + \Delta_i(\vec{x})) \end{equation}%>>> \begin{figure} \centering \begin{subfigure}[t]{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{radio_interferometry/trace_overlap_bad.png} \label{fig:trace_overlap:bad} \end{subfigure} \hfill \begin{subfigure}[t]{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{radio_interferometry/trace_overlap_medium.png} \label{fig:trace_overlap:medium} \end{subfigure} \hfill \begin{subfigure}[t]{0.3\textwidth} \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{radio_interferometry/trace_overlap_best.png} \label{fig:trace_overlap:best} \end{subfigure} \caption{ Trace overlap due to wrong positions } \label{fig:trace_overlap} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \centering \includegraphics[width=0.7\textwidth]{2006.10348/fig03_b.png}% \caption{ From \protect \cite{Schoorlemmer:2020low}. $\Xmax$ resolution as a function of detector-to-detector synchronisation. } \label{fig:xmax_synchronise} \end{figure} \section{Time Synchronisation} \label{sec:timesynchro} The main method of synchronising multiple stations is by employing a \gls{GNSS}. This system should deliver timing with an accuracy in the order of $10\ns$ \cite{} (see Section~\ref{sec:grand:gnss}). \\ Need reference system with better accuracy to constrain current mechanism (Figure~\ref{fig:reference-clock}). %\begin{figure} % \centering % \includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{clocks/reference-clock.pdf} % \caption{ % Using a reference clock to compare two other clocks. % \protect \todo{ % redo figure with less margins, % remove spines, % rotate labels % } % } % \label{fig:reference-clock} %\end{figure} \end{document}