A balloon-borne prototype for demonstrating the concept of JEM-EUSO

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• 作者：P. von Ballmoosp>ap>p> ; p>p>pvb@irap.omp.eu" class="auth_mailp> ; A. Santangelop>ep> ; J.H. Adamsp>sp> ; P. Barrillonp>bp> ; J. Bayerp>ep> ; M. Bertainap>mp> ; F. Cafagnap>gp> ; M. Casolinop>np>p> ; p>p>kp>p> ; p>p>lp> ; S. Dagoretp>bp> ; P. Dantop>dp> ; G. Distratisp>ep> ; M. Dupieuxp>ap> ; A. Ebersoldtp>fp> ; T. Ebisuzakip>np> ; J. Evrardp>dp> ; Ph. Gorodetzkyp>cp> ; A. Haungsp>fp> ; A. Jungp>op> ; Y. Kawasakip>np> ; G. Medina-Tancop>pp> ; B. Motp>ap> ; G. Osteriap>ip> ; E. Parizotp>cp> ; I.H. Parkp>op> ; P. Picozzap>np>p> ; p>p>kp>p> ; p>p>lp> ; G. Pré ; vô ; tp>cp> ; H. Prietop>rp> ; M. Riccip>hp> ; M.D. Rodrí ; guez Frí ; asp>rp> ; G. Roudilp>ap> ; V. Scottip>ip>p> ; p>p>jp> ; J. Szabelskip>qp> ; Y. Takizawap>np> ; K. Tusnop>np> ; for the JEM-EUSO Collaboration 1
• 关键词：Extragalactic cosmic-rays ; Ultra-high energy cosmic rays ; Balloon-borne instrumentation
• 刊名：Advances in Space Research
• 出版年：15 May, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：53
• 期：10
• 页码：1544-1550
• 全文大小：1159 K

文摘

EUSO-BALLOON has been conceived as a pathfinder for JEM-EUSO, a mission concept for a space-borne wide-field telescope monitoring the Earth鈥檚 nighttime atmosphere with the objective of recording the ultraviolet light from tracks initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays. Through a series of stratospheric balloon flights performed by the French Space Agency CNES, EUSO-BALLOON will serve as a test-bench for the key technologies of JEM-EUSO. EUSO-BALLOON shall perform an end-to-end test of all subsystems and components, and prove the global detection chain while improving our knowledge of the atmospheric and terrestrial ultraviolet background. The balloon-instrument also has the potential to detect for the first time UV-light generated by atmospheric air-shower from above, marking a milestone in the development of UHECR science, and paving the way for any future large scale, space-based ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory.