Updated TUS space fluorescence detector for study of UHECR
- 作者：V. Abrashkin ; V. Alex ; rov ; Y. Arakcheev ; J. Cotzomi ; A. Diaz ; M. Finger ; G. Garipov ; V. Grebenyuk ; N. Kalmykov ; B. Khrenov ; S.H. Kim ; P. Klimov ; V. Koval ; O. Martinez ; S.W. Nam ; D. Naumov ; A. Olshevsk
- 关键词：Cosmic rays ; Extreme energy ; Atmosphere ; Fluorescence ; Space platform ; Mirror-concentrator
- 刊名：Advances in Space Research
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：6_02731177
- 类别：et
- 出版时间：2008
- 卷：41
- 期：12
- 页码：2079-2088
- 文件大小：517 K
摘要
The TUS (Tracking Ultra-violet Set up) space fluorescence detector has to be launched in 2010 as a separated platform in Foton (Bion) mission prepared by the Samara enterprise. This detector was designed for another satellite and the updated variant of the TUS detector for a new platform is presented. The data on UV glow of the atmosphere obtained in operation of one pixel of the TUS detector on board the Moscow State University “Universitetsky-Tatiana” satellite was taken into account in design of the updated TUS detector. The data on UV transient flashes registered in “Universitetsky-Tatiana” mission are of special interest. Electronics of the TUS detector able to select and register different types of UV events in the atmosphere is presented.