772 research outputs found
Free Space Optical Polarization De-multiplexing and Multiplexing by means of Conical Refraction
Polarization de-multiplexing and multiplexing by means of conical refraction
is proposed to increase the channel capacity for free space optical
communication applications. The proposed technique is based on the
forward-backward optical transform occurring when a light beam propagates
consecutively along the optic axes of two identical biaxial crystals with
opposite orientations of their conical refraction characteristic vectors. We
present experimental proof of usefulness of the conical refraction
de-multiplexing and multiplexing technique by increasing in one order of
magnitude the channel capacity at optical frequencies in a propagation distance
of 4m
Calculation of conventional and prompt lepton fluxes at very high energy
An efficient method for calculating inclusive conventional and prompt
atmospheric leptons fluxes is presented. The coupled cascade equations are
solved numerically by formulating them as matrix equation. The presented
approach is very flexible and allows the use of different hadronic interaction
models, realistic parametrizations of the primary cosmic-ray flux and the
Earth's atmosphere, and a detailed treatment of particle interactions and
decays. The power of the developed method is illustrated by calculating lepton
flux predictions for a number of different scenarios.Comment: 8 pages, 10 figures, for Proceedings of the International Symposium
for Very-High Energy Cosmic-Ray Interactions (ISVHECRI 2014
The hadronic interaction model SIBYLL 2.3c and Feynman scaling
The Monte Carlo model Sibyll has been designed for efficient simulation of
hadronic multiparticle production up to the highest energies as needed for
interpreting cosmic ray measurements. For more than 15 years, version 2.1 of
Sibyll has been one of the standard models for air shower simulation. Motivated
by data of LHC and fixed-target experiments and a better understanding of the
phenomenology of hadronic interactions, we have developed an improved version
of this model, version 2.3, which has been released in 2016. In this
contribution we present a revised version of this model, called Sibyll 2.3c,
that is further improved by adjusting particle production spectra to match the
expectation of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region. After a brief
introduction to the changes implemented in Sibyll 2.3 and 2.3c with respect to
Sibyll 2.1, the current predictions of the model for the depth of shower
maximum, the number of muons at ground, and the energy spectrum of muons in
extensive air showers are presented.Comment: 35th International Cosmic Ray Conferenc
Conical refraction healing after partially blocking the input beam
In conical refraction, when a focused Gaussian beam passes along one of the
optic axes of a biaxial crystal it is transformed into a pair of concentric
bright rings at the focal plane. We demonstrate both theoretically and
experimentally that this transformation is hardly affected by partially
blocking the Gaussian input beam with an obstacle. We analyze the influence of
the size of the obstruction both on the transverse intensity pattern of the
beam and on its state of polarization, which is shown to be very robust
TeV Gamma Rays from Geminga and the Origin of the GeV Positron Excess
The Geminga pulsar has long been one of the most intriguing MeV-GeV gamma-ray
point sources. We examine the implications of the recent Milagro detection of
extended, multi-TeV gamma-ray emission from Geminga, finding that this reveals
the existence of an ancient, powerful cosmic-ray accelerator that can plausibly
account for the multi-GeV positron excess that has evaded explanation. We
explore a number of testable predictions for gamma-ray and electron/positron
experiments (up to ~100 TeV) that can confirm the first "direct" detection of a
cosmic-ray source.Comment: 4 pages and 3 figures; Minor revisions, accepted for publication in
Physical Review Letter
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