The KASCADE-Grande experiment and the LOPES project

Badea, A. F.; Antoni, T.; Apel, W. D.; Bekk, K.; Bercuci, A.; Bertaina, Mario Edoardo; Blumer, H.; Bozdog, H.; Brancus, I. M.; Bruggemann, M.; Bucholz, P.; Chiavassa, Andrea; Daumiller, K.; di Pierro, F.; Doll, P.; Engel, R.; Engler, J.; Falcke, H.; Fessler, F.; Ghia, P. L.; Gils, H. J.; Glasstetter, R.; Haungs, A.; Heck, D.; Horandel, J. R.; Horneffer, A.; Huege, T.; Kampert, K. H.; Kant, G. W.; Klages, H. O.; Kolotaev, Y.; Maier, G.; Mathes, H. J.; Mayer, H. J.; Milke, J.; Morello, C.; Muller, M.; Navarra, Gianni Maria; Obenland, R.; Oehlschlager, J.; Ostapchenko, S.; Petcu, M.; Plewnia, S.; Rebel, H.; Risse, A.; Roth, M.; Schieler, H.; Scholz, J.; Stumpert, M.; Thouw, T.; Toma, G.; Trinchiero, G. C.; Ulrich, H.; Valchierotti, S.; van Buren, J.; C. M., De; Walkowiak, W.; Weindl, A.; Wochele, J.; Zabierowski, J.; Zagromski, S.; Zimmermann, D.

KASCADE-Grande is the extension of the multi-detector setup KASCADE to cover a primary cosmic ray energy range from 100 TeV to 1 EeV. The enlarged EAS experiment provides comprehensive observations of cosmic rays in the energy region around the knee. Grande is an array of 700 x 700 m(2) equipped with 37 plastic scintillator stations sensitive to measure energy deposits and arrival times of air shower particles. LOPES is a small radio antenna array to operate in conjunction with KASCADE-Grande in order to calibrate the radio emission from cosmic ray air showers. Status and capabilities of the KASCADE-Grande experiment and the LOPES project are presented.