2016 International Conference on Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

Development of a UAV-mounted light source for fluorescence detector calibration of the Telescope Array experiment

11 Oct 2016, 15:40

30m

Kyoto Research Park

Poster session

Speaker

Motoki Hayashi (Shinshu University)

Description

We are developing a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is called "Opt-copter", carrying a calibrated light source for fluorescence detector (FD) calibration of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment.
The "Opt-copter" is equipped with a high accuracy GPS device and a LED light source in the shape of a dodecahedron. A positioning accuracy of the GPS mounted on the UAV is 0.1 m, which meets the requirement for the calibration of the FDs at distances of 100 m.
The light source consists of 12 UV LEDs attached on each side of the dodecahedron, and it is covered with a spherical diffuser to improve the spatial uniformity of the light intensity.
We will report the status of the "Opt-copter" development and the results of its test at the TA site.