The EUSO@TurLab project in the framework of the JEM-EUSO program

Barrillon, P.; Battisti, Matteo; Белов, А. А.; Bertaina, M.; Bisconti, Francesca; Blin-Bondil, S.; Bonino, R.; Capel, Francesca; Caruso, R.; Casolino, M.; Contino, G.; Cotto, G.; Dagoret-Campagne, S.; Fenu, Francesco; Fornaro, C.; Forza, R.; Gorodetzky, P.; Guardone, Nunzio; Jung, A.; Климов, П. А.; Manfrin, M.; Marcelli, L.; Mignone, M.; Miyamoto, H.; Mulas, R.; Onorato, Miguel; Parizot, E.; Piotrowski, L. W.; Plebaniak, Z.; Prévôt, G.; Szabelski, J.; Suino, G.; Takizawa, Y.; Tibaldi, P.; Vigorito, C.; Youssef, A.

doi:10.1007/s10686-022-09871-8

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“…Prior to the launch, the instrument underwent a series of integration and acceptance tests in Rome, Moscow, and Baikonur, where it was placed in the uncrewed Soyuz capsule. A systematic test of the acquisition logic was performed at the TurLab facility [17] of the University and at the Astrophysical Observatory (INAF-OATo) [18] in Turin. After launch, an end-to-end in-flight calibration of the Mini-EUSO detector has been performed by assembling different UV-flasher systems on ground in Japan, Italy, and France and by firing them in various observational campaigns.…”

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confidence: 99%

Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs

Bertaina¹,

Battisti²,

Bianciotto³

et al. 2023

Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)

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Mini-EUSO is the first mission of the JEM-EUSO program on board the International Space Station. It was launched in August 2019 and it is operating since October 2019 being located in the Russian section (Zvezda module) of the station and viewing our planet from a nadir-facing UV-transparent window. The instrument is based on the concept of the original JEM-EUSO mission and consists of an optical system employing two Fresnel lenses of 25 cm each and a focal surface composed of 36 Multi-Anode Photomultiplier tubes, 64 channels each, for a total of 2304 channels with single photon counting sensitivity and an overall field of view of 44×44 • . Mini-EUSO can map the night-time Earth in the near UV range (predominantly between 290 nm and 430 nm), with a spatial resolution of about 6.3 km and different temporal resolutions of 2.5 𝜇s, 320 𝜇s and 41 ms. Mini-EUSO observations are extremely important to better assess the potential of a space-based detector in studying Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) such as K-EUSO and POEMMA. In this contribution we focus the attention on the results of the UV measurements and we place them in the context of UHECR observations from space, namely the estimation of exposure.

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Section: Pos(icrc2023)272mentioning

confidence: 99%

Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs

Bertaina¹,

Battisti²,

Bianciotto³

et al. 2023

Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)

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“…Prior to the launch, the instrument underwent a series of integration and acceptance tests in Rome, Moscow, and Baikonur cosmodrome, where it was integrated in the uncrewed Soyuz capsule. A systematic test of the acquisition logic was performed at the TurLab facility [16] of the University of Turin and at the Astrophysical Observatory of Turin (INAF-OATo) [17].…”

Section: Pos(ecrs)082mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Mini-EUSO telescope on board the International Space Station: first results in view of UHECR measurements from space

Bertaina¹,

Barghini²,

Battisti³

et al. 2023

Proceedings of 27th European Cosmic Ray Symposium — PoS(ECRS)

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Mini-EUSO is a telescope launched on board the International Space Station in 2019 and currently located in the Russian section of the station and viewing our planet from a nadir-facing UVtransparent window in the Zvezda module. The instrument is based on an optical system employing two Fresnel lenses and a focal surface composed of 36 Multi-Anode Photomultiplier tubes, 64 channels each, with single photon counting sensitivity and an overall field of view of 44 • . Main scientific objectives of the mission are the search for nuclearites and Strange Quark Matter, the study of atmospheric phenomena such as Transient Luminous Events, meteors and meteoroids, and the observation of sea bioluminescence. Mini-EUSO can map the night-time Earth in the near UV range (predominantly between 290 -430 nm), with a spatial resolution of about 6.3 km and different temporal resolutions of 2.5 s, 320 s and 41 ms. Mini-EUSO observations are extremely important to assess the potential of a space-based detector of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) such as K-EUSO and POEMMA. In this contribution we describe the detector and show preliminary results in the context of UHECR observations from space. In particular, it is shown that the typical UV nightglow background level is comparable to what was originally estimated for a space-based detector looking down to Earth. The adaptive trigger logic successfully keeps the spurious trigger rate at the designed level of ∼1 Hz in nominal conditions and in presence of quasi-static bright sources such as city lights. The logic triggers on UV transients in the s time scale due to anthropogenic light sources, such as flashers. These signals can clearly be distinguished from Extensive Air Shower (EAS) events by comparing them with simulated EASs. In addition, they demonstrate the capability of a large space-based detector such as K-EUSO or POEMMA to detect UHECRs above a few times 10 19 eV. The presence of clouds can be clearly recognized by the UV camera in many situations, which is helpful for the calculation of the exposure and for the determination of the atmospheric conditions in case of detection of an EAS. *** 27th European Cosmic Ray Symposium -ECRS *** *** 25-29 July 2022 *** *** Nĳmegen, the Netherlands ***

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“…EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory) will detect the cosmic ray showers in the Earth atmosphere from balloons and circum-terrestrial satellites [18] (Figure 3). A lunar EUSO will have a more global view than satellite- When a star is on the line joining a lunar telescope to the center of Earth or very close to it, the Earth atmosphere acts as Earth-sized converging lens [19].…”

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OWL-Moon: Very high resolution spectropolarimetric interferometry and imaging from the Moon: exoplanets to cosmology

Silk¹,

Vakili

2022

Exp Astron

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We outline a concept for OWL-Moon, a 50-100m aperture telescope located on the surface of the Moon, to address three major areas in astronomy, namely the detection of biosignatures on habitable exoplanets, the geophysics of exoplanets, and cosmology. Such a large lunar telescope, when coupled with large Earth-based telescopes, would allow Intensity Interferometric measurements, leading to picoarcsecond angular resolution. This would have applications in many areas of astronomy and is timely in light of the renewed interest of space agencies in returning to the Moon.

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The EUSO@TurLab project in the framework of the JEM-EUSO program

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs

Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs

The Mini-EUSO telescope on board the International Space Station: first results in view of UHECR measurements from space

OWL-Moon: Very high resolution spectropolarimetric interferometry and imaging from the Moon: exoplanets to cosmology

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