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T: Fachverband Teilchenphysik

T 102: Kosmische Strahlung 4

T 102.8: Talk

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 18:30–18:45, ZHG 006

Search for Microwave Bremsstrahlung with CROME — •Radomir Smida — IK KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany

The CROME (Cosmic-Ray Observation via Microwave Emission) experiment is a small array of antennas for searching for radio emission in the GHz range from extensive air showers. It is expected that the short-lived plasma produced by the electromagnetic component of extensive air showers radiates in the microwave range due to molecular bremsstrahlung. Radiation from the atmosphere is monitored mainly in the extended C band (3.4--4.2 GHz) in coincidence with air showers detected by the KASCADE-Grande experiment. The detector setup and different methods used for determining the sensitivity of the detector are presented. First results after almost one year of data taking are presented.