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11–14 Oct 2016
Kyoto Research Park
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The first results of the TUS orbital detector of ultra high energy cosmic rays and transient events in the atmosphere

14 Oct 2016, 11:40
20m
Kyoto Research Park

Kyoto Research Park

Chudouji Awatacho 93, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto , Japan, 600-8815

Speaker

Mikhail Zotov (Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Russia)

Description

TUS (Tracking Ultraviolet Set-up) is the first orbital detector of extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs), which works as a part of the scientific payload of the Lomonosov satellite. The main aim of the mission is to test the technique of registering fluorescent and Cherenkov radiation of the secondaries born by EECRs in the atmosphere with a space telescope, and to collect information necessary for constructing the next generation instruments such as KLYPVE (K-EUSO) and JEM-EUSO. We briefly review the technical parameters of TUS and present preliminary results of its operation on orbit since May 2016.

Presentation type oral

Author

Mikhail Zotov (Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Russia)

Co-author

Dr Pavel Klimov (Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Russia)

Presentation materials