Observation of In-ice Askaryan Radiation from High-Energy Cosmic Rays

ARA Collaboration: N. Alden , S. Ali , P. Allison , S. Archambault , J.J. Beatty , D.Z. Besson , A. Bishop , P. Chen

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Y.C. Chen Y.-C. Chen S. Chiche B.A. Clark A. Connolly K. Couberly L. Cremonesi A. Cummings P. Dasgupta R. Debolt S. de Kockere K.D. de Vries C. Deaconu M.A. DuVernois J. Flaherty E. Friedman R. Gaior P. Giri J. Hanson N. Harty K.D. Hoffman M.-H. Huang K. Hughes A. Ishihara A. Karle J.L. Kelley K.-C. Kim M.-C. Kim I. Kravchenko R. Krebs C.Y. Kuo K. Kurusu U.A. Latif C.H. Liu T.C. Liu W. Luszczak A. Machtay K. Mase M.S. Muzio J. Nam R.J. Nichol A. Novikov A. Nozdrina E. Oberla C.W. Pai Y. Pan C. Pfendner N. Punsuebsay J. Roth A. Salcedo-Gomez D. Seckel M.F.H. Seikh Y.-S. Shiao J. Stethem S.C. Su S. Toscano J. Torres J. Touart N. van Eijndhoven A. Vieregg M. Vilarino Fostier M.-Z. Wang S.-H. Wang P. Windischhofer S.A. Wissel C. Xie S. Yoshida R. Young

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We present the first experimental evidence for in-ice Askaryan radiation -- coherent charge-excess radio emission -- from high-energy particle cascades developing in the Antarctic ice sheet. In 208 days of data recorded with the phased-array instrument of the Askaryan Radio Array, a previous analysis has incidentally identified 13 events with impulsive radiofrequency signals originating from below the ice surface. We here present a detailed reanalysis of these events. The observed event rate, radiation arrival directions, signal shape, spectral content, and electric field polarization are consistent with in-ice Askaryan radiation from cosmic ray air shower cores impacting the ice sheet. For the brightest events, the angular radiation pattern favors an extended cascade-like emitter over a pointlike source. An origin from the geomagnetic separation of charges in cosmic ray air showers is disfavored by the arrival directions and polarization. Considering the arrival angles, timing properties, and the impulsive nature of the passing events, the event rate is inconsistent with the estimation of the combined background from thermal noise events and on-surface events at the level of $5.1\,\sigma$.

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