https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713504002
Sensitivity of lunar particle-detection experiments
JBCA, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
* e-mail: justin.bray@manchester.ac.uk
Published online: 15 March 2017
The use of the Moon as a detector volume for ultra-high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays, by searching for the Askaryan radio pulse produced when they interact in the lunar regolith, has been attempted by a range of projects over the past two decades. In this contribution, I discuss some of the technical considerations relevant to these experiments, and their consequent sensitivity to ultra-high-energy particles. I also discuss some possible future experiments, and highlight their potential.
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