Conveners
Oct.14AM2
- Markus Roth (KIT)
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...
An established technique to study ultra-high-energy cosmic rays is the detection of extensive air showers induced in the atmosphere of the earth. Thereby cascades of secondary particles are produced consisting of a hadronic, an electromagnetic and a muonic component. Especially the determination of the number of muons and the amount of fluorescence light produced during the shower development...