\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, \subsection{Air Showers} \label{sec:airshowers} Particle cascades, Xmax?, Radio emission, \subsection{Experiments} \label{sec:detectors} Standalone devices, \gls*{PA}, AugerPrime RD, \gls*{GRAND}, \gls*{LOFAR}?, \section{Interferometry} \label{sec:interferometry} Rough outline of Interferometry? \\ Requires $\sigma_t \lesssim 1\ns$ \cite{Schoorlemmer:2020low} \begin{figure} \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 = \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{equation} \label{eq:coherence_condition} \Delta t \leq \frac{1}{f} \end{equation} \begin{figure} \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} \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. } \label{fig:reference-clock} \todo{ redo figure with less margins, remove spines, rotate labels } \end{figure} \end{document}