Status of the KLYPVE-EUSO detector for EECR study on board the ISS

Abstract

For the JEM-EUSO CollaborationKLYPVE-EUSO is a mission led by the Russian Space Agency to place an ultra-high energy cosmic ray observatory on board the Russian Segment (RS) of the ISS. The concept of the detector is based on the mirror-type detector proposed by SINP MSU in 2010 and improved by the joint studies with the JEM-EUSO collaboration. The current configuration is based on a Schmidt type optical system. This allows to increase the Field of View to 40 degrees and makes the experiment competitive with large ground-based observatories, with the advantage of the uniform exposure over the whole celestial sphere. The laboratory models of mirror-concentrator and photo detector module are being developed and manufactured. The launch of the experiment is scheduled to 2022 followed by the installation on the RS of the ISS and at least two years of operation.

Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere by the Ultraviolet Detector TUS Onboard the Lomonosov Satellite

“…The TUS experiment marks an important step in the development of the technique of detecting of UHECR EAS UV radiation which will be employed in the forthcoming much more advanced multi-purpose instruments like KLYPVE [8] and JEM-EUSO [9]. Together with this main task, the TUS detector was able to select and register other UV transient events in the atmosphere, which are the subject of the present paper.…”

KLYPVE-EUSO: Science and UHECR observational capabilities

“…Attached to the Russian MRM-1 module on-board ISS ( Figure 2), it will detect UHECRs above 2 × 10 19 eV with a yearly exposure of about 4 times Auger (Figure 3), with an exposure flat over the whole sky (Figure 4). K-EUSO is planned to operate for minimum of 2 years and it can function more than 6 years if the lifetime of the ISS is extended [6].…”

Mini-EUSO optics design and tests

“…Mini-EUSO ("UV atmosphere" in Russian Space Program) is a science mission to observe UV phenomena in the night Earth atmosphere from a UV transparent porthole of the International Space Station and will serve as a pathfinder for future ultra-high energy cosmic ray missions such as KLYPVE-EUSO (K-EUSO) and JEM-EUSO [1] [2]. The optical system design for the Mini-EUSO mission consists of two double sided flat Fresnel lenses and a flat focal surface.…”