Doctoral Researcher
About Me
I work as a doctoral researcher in experimental astroparticle physics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where I mostly focus on radio detection of cosmic rays.
My research focuses on novel radio techniques for cosmic ray air showers. This rapidly growing field allows cost-effective deployment of large detector arrays like GRAND. However, current radio trigger systems, relying solely on timing information, struggle with background.
To address this, I'm developing a novel event-level trigger for GRAND that analyzes the radio footprint - the spatial distribution of signal strength across triggered antennas. This approach offers a more comprehensive picture of the event, improving background rejection and sensitivity.
My work explores multiple techniques to analyze the footprint, including deriving formulas, analyzing simulations, and leveraging machine learning. This research presents the first comprehensive exploration of the radio footprint for event-level triggering, with the potential to significantly enhance GRAND's capabilities. I'm actively developing and testing these methods with simulated data, aiming for future implementation on real measurements. This work paves the way for improved event selection in next-generation cosmic ray experiments by unlocking the power of the radio footprint.
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