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1. Integration, qualification, and launch of the Mini-EUSO telescope on board the ISS

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Marcelli, L., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Blaksley, C., Blin, S., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Bianciotto, M., Bisconti, F., Bolmgren, Karl, Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Churilo, I., Crisconio, M., Taille, C. De La, Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Fenu, F., Franceschi, M. A., Fuglesang, Christer, Golzio, A., Gorodetzky, P., Kasuga, H., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Kuznetsov, V., Manfrin, M., Mascetti, G., Marszał, W., Miyamoto, H., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Ohmori, H., Olinto, A., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Romoli, G., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Valentini, G., Vrabel, M., Wiencke, L., Marcelli, L., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Blaksley, C., Blin, S., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Bianciotto, M., Bisconti, F., Bolmgren, Karl, Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Churilo, I., Crisconio, M., Taille, C. De La, Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Fenu, F., Franceschi, M. A., Fuglesang, Christer, Golzio, A., Gorodetzky, P., Kasuga, H., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Kuznetsov, V., Manfrin, M., Mascetti, G., Marszał, W., Miyamoto, H., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Ohmori, H., Olinto, A., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Romoli, G., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Valentini, G., Vrabel, M., and Wiencke, L.

Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a high-sensitivity imaging telescope that observes the Earth from the ISS in the near ultraviolet band (290÷ 430 nm), through the nadir-facing, UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module. The instrument, launched in 2019, has a field of view of 44∘, a spatial resolution on the Earth’s surface of 6.3 km and a temporal sampling rate of 2.5 microseconds. Thanks to its triggering and on-board processing, the telescope is capable of detecting UV emissions of cosmic, atmospheric, and terrestrial origin on different time scales, from a few microseconds up to tens of milliseconds. The optics is composed of two Fresnel lenses focusing light onto an array of 36 Hamamatsu Multi-Anode PhotoMultiplier Tubes, for a total of 2304 pixels. The telescope also contains two cameras in the near-infrared and visible, an 8-by-8 array of Silicon-PhotoMultipliers and a series of UV sensors to manage night-day transitions. The scientific objectives range from the observation of atmospheric phenomena [lightning, Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), ELVES], the study of meteoroids, the search of interstellar meteoroids and strange quark matter, mapping of the Earth’s nocturnal emissions in the ultraviolet range, and the search of cosmic rays with energy above 1021 eV. The instrument has been integrated and qualified in 2019, with the final tests in Baikonur prior to its launch. Operations involve periodic installation in the Zvezda module of the station with observations during the crew night time, with periodic downlink of data samples, with the full data being sent to the ground via pouches containing the data disks. Mission planning involves the selection of the optimal orbits to maximize the scientific return of the instrument. In this work, we will describe the various phases of construction, testing, and qualification prior to the launch and the in-flight operations of the instrument on board the ISS., QC 20230707

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2023
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2. Pre-flight qualification tests of the Mini-EUSO telescope engineering model

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Bisconti, F., Miyamoto, H., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Conti, L., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Ebisuzaki, T., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Gardiol, D., Haungs, A., Klimov, P., Manfrin, M., Marcelli, L., Mignone, M., Napolitano, T., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Shinozaki, K., Simioli, F., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Bisconti, F., Miyamoto, H., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Conti, L., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Ebisuzaki, T., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Gardiol, D., Haungs, A., Klimov, P., Manfrin, M., Marcelli, L., Mignone, M., Napolitano, T., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Shinozaki, K., Simioli, F., Suino, G., and Szabelski, J.

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Mini-EUSO is part of the JEM-EUSO program and operates on board the International Space Station (ISS). It is a UV-telescope with single-photon counting capability looking at nighttime downwards to the Earth through a nadir-facing UV-transparent window. As part of the pre-flight tests, the Mini-EUSO engineering model, a telescope with 1/9 of the original focal surface and a lens of 2.5 cm diameter, has been built and tested. Tests of the Mini-EUSO engineering model have been made in laboratory and in open-sky conditions. Laboratory tests have been performed at the TurLab facility, located at the Physics Department of the University of Turin, equipped with a rotating tank containing different types of materials and light sources. In this way, the configuration for the observation of the Earth from space was emulated, including the Mini-EUSO trigger schemes. In addition to the qualification and calibration tests, the Mini-EUSO engineering model has also been used to evaluate the possibility of using a JEM-EUSO-type detector for applications such as observation of space debris. Furthermore, observations in open-sky conditions allowed the studies of natural light sources such as stars, meteors, planets, and artificial light sources such as airplanes, satellites reflecting the sunlight, and city lights. Most of these targets could be detected also with Mini-EUSO. In this paper, the tests in laboratory and in open-sky conditions are reported, as well as the obtained results. In addition, the contribution that such tests provided to foresee and improve the performance of Mini-EUSO on board the ISS is discussed., QC 20220517

Published
2022
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3. The Mini-EUSO telescope on board the ISS: in-flight operations and performances

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Marcelli, L., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Cambiè, G., Capel, F., Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Fuglesang, Christer, Klimov, P., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Marcelli, L., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Cambiè, G., Capel, F., Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Fuglesang, Christer, Klimov, P., Parizot, E., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Prévôt, G., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Szabelski, J., and Takizawa, Y.

Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a high sensitivity imaging telescope that observes the Earth from the ISS in the ultraviolet band (2904÷430 nm), through the UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module. The instrument, launched in 2019 as part of the ESA mission Beyond, has a field of view of 44°, a spatial resolution on the Earth surface of 6.3 km and a temporal resolution of 2.5 microseconds. The telescope detects UV emissions of cosmic, atmospheric and terrestrial origin on different time scales, from a few microseconds upwards. Mini-EUSO main detector optics is composed of two Fresnel lenses focusing light onto an array of 36 Hamamatsu multi-anode photomultiplier tubes, for a total of 2304 pixels. The telescope also contains: two ancillary cameras to complement measurements in the near infrared and visible ranges, an array of Silicon-PhotoMultipliers and UV sensors to manage night-day transitions. In this work we will describe the in-flight operations and performances of the various instruments in the first months after launch., QC 20230621

Published
2022
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4. The EUSO@TurLab : Test of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model

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Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO, Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., and Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO

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The TurLab facility is a laboratory, equipped with a 5 m diameter and 1 m depth rotating tank, located in the Physics Department of the University of Turin. Originally, it was mainly built to study systems of different scales where rotation plays a key role in the fluid behavior such as in atmospheric and oceanic flows. In the past few years the TurLab facility has been used to perform experiments related to the observation of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays (EECRs) from space using the fluorescence technique. For example, in the case of the JEM-EUSO mission, where the diffuse night brightness and artificial light sources can vary significantly in time and space inside the Field of View of the telescope. The Focal Surface of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM) with the level 1 (L1) and 2 (L2) trigger logics implemented in the Photo-Detector Module (PDM) has been tested at TurLab. Tests related to the possibility of using an EUSO-like detector for other type of applications such as Space Debris (SD) monitoring and imaging detector have also been pursued. The tests and results obtained within the EUSO@TurLab Project on these different topics are presented., QC 20220824Not duplicate with 2-s2.0-85086259591

Published
2021

5. Space Debris detection and tracking with the techniques of cosmic ray physics

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Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO, Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., and Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO

Abstract

Space Debris (SD) consist of non-operational artificial objects orbiting around the Earth, which could possibly damage space vehicles, such as the International Space Station (ISS) or other manned spacecrafts. The vast majority of such objects are cm-sized, not catalogued and usually the tracking data are not precise enough. Here we present the feasibility study of SD detection and tracking with techniques usually employed in cosmic-ray physics. For this purpose, we have evaluated the possibility of using Mini-EUSO, a space-borne fluorescence telescope to be deployed on the ISS, to track SD illuminated by the Sun. By means of ESAF (EUSO Simulation and analysis Framework) simulation and by developing the trigger algorithms, we estimated the minimum size and maximum distances of detectable SD. We then studied the number of possible SD detections using an ESA software called MASTER (Meteoroid and SD Terrestrial Environment Reference). With the Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM), we performed some measurements to estimate the reflectance of the most common SD materials and to demonstrate the ability of Mini-EUSO to detect SD events. We also performed some tests in open-sky conditions, identifying and tracking fast-moving objects. In particular, the detection of a rocket body allowed us to confirm the simulation outcomes predictions and the expected performance of the detector., QC 20220811Not duplicate with DiVA 1513075

Published
2021

6. EUSO-TA ground based fluorescence detector : analysis of the detected events

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Bisconti, F., Belz, J. W., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Gorodetzky, P., Matthews, J. N., Parizot, E., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Putis, M., Sagawa, H., Sakaki, N., Shin, H., Shinozaki, K., Sokolsky, P., Takizawa, Y., Tameda, Y., Thomson, G. B., Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO, Bisconti, F., Belz, J. W., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Gorodetzky, P., Matthews, J. N., Parizot, E., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Putis, M., Sagawa, H., Sakaki, N., Shin, H., Shinozaki, K., Sokolsky, P., Takizawa, Y., Tameda, Y., Thomson, G. B., and Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO

Abstract

EUSO-TA is a ground-based florescence detector built to validate the design of an ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluorescence detector to be operated in space. EUSO-TA detected the first air shower events with the technology developed within the JEM-EUSO program. It operates at the Telescope Array (TA) site in Utah, USA. With the external trigger provided by the Black Rock Mesa fluorescence detectors of Telescope Array (TA-FDs), EUSO-TA observed nine ultra-high energy cosmic ray events and several laser events from the Central Laser Facility of Telescope Array and portable lasers like the JEM-EUSO Global Light System prototype. The reconstruction parameters of the cosmic ray events which crossed the EUSO-TA field of view (both detected and not detected by EUSO-TA), were provided by the Telescope Array Collaboration. As the TA-FDs have a wider field of view than EUSO-TA (∼30 times larger), they allow the cosmic ray energy reconstruction based on the observation of most of the extensive air-shower profiles, including the shower maximum, while EUSO-TA only observes a portion of the showers, usually far from the maximum. For this reason, the energy of the cosmic rays corresponding to the EUSO-TA signals appear lower than the actual ones. In this contribution, the analysis of the cosmic-ray events detected with EUSO-TA is discussed., QC 20220815Not duplicate with DiVA 1513583

Published
2021

7. Mini-EUSO engineering model : tests in open-sky condition

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Bisconti, F., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Miyamoto, H., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO, Bisconti, F., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszał, W., Mignone, M., Miyamoto, H., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., and Collaboration, the JEM-EUSO

Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a UV telescope that will look downwards to the Earth's atmosphere onboard the International Space Station. With the design of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluorescence detectors belonging to the JEM-EUSO program, it will make the first UV map of the Earth by observing atmospheric phenomena such as transient luminous events, sprites and lightning, as well as meteors and bioluminescence from earth. Diffused light from laser shots from the ground, which mimic the fluorescence light emitted by Nitrogen molecules when extensive air showers pass through the atmosphere, can be used to verify the capability of this kind of detector to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays. To validate the electronics and the trigger algorithms developed for Mini-EUSO, a scaled down version of the telescope with 1:9 of the original focal surface and a lens of 2.5 cm diameter has been built. Tests of the Mini-EUSO engineering model have been made in laboratory and in open sky condition. In this paper, we report results of observations of the night sky, which include the detection of stars, meteors, a planet and a rocket body reflecting the sunlight. Interesting results of the observation of city lights are also reported., QC 2022081Not duplicate with DiVA 1513420

Published
2021

8. EUSO-TA ground based fluorescence detector : Analysis of the detected events

Author

Bisconti, F., Belz, J. W., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Gorodetzky, P., Matthews, J. N., Parizot, E., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Putis, M., Sagawa, H., Sakaki, N., Shin, H., Shinozaki, K., Sokolsky, P., Takizawa, Y., Tameda, Y., Thomson, G. B., Collaboration, J E M-E U S O, Bisconti, F., Belz, J. W., Bertaina, M. E., Blin-Bondil, S., Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M., Ebisuzaki, T., Eser, J., Gorodetzky, P., Matthews, J. N., Parizot, E., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Putis, M., Sagawa, H., Sakaki, N., Shin, H., Shinozaki, K., Sokolsky, P., Takizawa, Y., Tameda, Y., Thomson, G. B., and Collaboration, J E M-E U S O

Abstract

EUSO-TA is a ground-based florescence detector built to validate the design of an ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluorescence detector to be operated in space. EUSO-TA detected the first air shower events with the technology developed within the JEM-EUSO program. It operates at the Telescope Array (TA) site in Utah, USA. With the external trigger provided by the Black Rock Mesa fluorescence detectors of Telescope Array (TA-FDs), EUSO-TA observed nine ultra-high energy cosmic ray events and several laser events from the Central Laser Facility of Telescope Array and portable lasers like the JEM-EUSO Global Light System prototype. The reconstruction parameters of the cosmic ray events which crossed the EUSO-TA field of view (both detected and not detected by EUSO-TA), were provided by the Telescope Array Collaboration. As the TA-FDs have a wider field of view than EUSO-TA (~30 times larger), they allow the cosmic ray energy reconstruction based on the observation of most of the extensive air-shower profiles, including the shower maximum, while EUSO-TA only observes a portion of the showers, usually far from the maximum. For this reason, the energy of the cosmic rays corresponding to the EUSO-TA signals appear lower than the actual ones. In this contribution, the analysis of the cosmic-ray events detected with EUSO-TA is discussed., QC 20201230

Published
2019

9. The Euso@turlab : Test of mini-EUSO engineering model

Author

Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszal, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., Collaboration, J E M-E U S O, Miyamoto, H., Battisti, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M. E., Bisconti, F., Bonino, R., Blin-Bondil, S., Cafagna, F., Cambiè, G., Capel, Francesca, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cellino, A., Churilo, I., Contino, G., Cotto, G., Djakonow, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Fausti, F., Fenu, F., Fornaro, C., Franceschi, A., Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D., Gorodetzky, P., Kajino, F., Klimov, P., Marcelli, L., Marszal, W., Mignone, M., Murashov, A., Napolitano, T., Osteria, G., Panasyuk, M., Parizot, E., Poroshin, A., Picozza, P., Piotrowski, L. W., Plebaniak, Z., Prévôt, G., Przybylak, M., Reali, E., Ricci, M., Sakaki, N., Shinozaki, K., Suino, G., Szabelski, J., Takizawa, Y., Traïche, M., Turriziani, S., and Collaboration, J E M-E U S O

Abstract

The TurLab facility is a laboratory, equipped with a 5 m diameter and 1 m depth rotating tank, located in the Physics Department of the University of Turin. Originally, it was mainly built to study systems of different scales where rotation plays a key role in the fluid behavior such as in atmospheric and oceanic flows. In the past few years the TurLab facility has been used to perform experiments related to the observation of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays (EECRs) from space using the fluorescence technique. For example, in the case of the JEM-EUSO mission, where the diffuse night brightness and artificial light sources can vary significantly in time and space inside the Field of View of the telescope. The Focal Surface of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM) with the level 1 (L1) and 2 (L2) trigger logics implemented in the Photo-Detector Module (PDM) has been tested at TurLab. Tests related to the possibility of using an EUSO-like detector for other type of applications such as Space Debris (SD) monitoring and imaging detector have also been pursued. The tests and results obtained within the EUSO@TurLab Project on these different topics are presented., QC 20201230

Published
2019

10. Mini-EUSO engineering model : Tests in open-sky condition

Author

Bisconti, F, Barghini, D, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M E, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M, Cellino, A, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D, Gorodetzky, P, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Miyamoto, H, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Parizot, E, Poroshin, A, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Suino, G, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, Collaboration, J E M-E U S O, Bisconti, F, Barghini, D, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M E, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M, Cellino, A, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D, Gorodetzky, P, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Miyamoto, H, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Parizot, E, Poroshin, A, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Suino, G, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, and Collaboration, J E M-E U S O

Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a UV telescope that will look downwards to the Earth’s atmosphere onboard the International Space Station. With the design of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluorescence detectors belonging to the JEM-EUSO program, it will make the first UV map of the Earth by observing atmospheric phenomena such as transient luminous events, sprites and lightning, as well as meteors and bioluminescence from earth. Diffused light from laser shots from the ground, which mimic the fluorescence light emitted by Nitrogen molecules when extensive air showers pass through the atmosphere, can be used to verify the capability of this kind of detector to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays. To validate the electronics and the trigger algorithms developed for Mini-EUSO, a scaled down version of the telescope with 1:9 of the original focal surface and a lens of 2.5 cm diameter has been built. Tests of the Mini-EUSO engineering model have been made in laboratory and in open sky condition. In this paper, we report results of observations of the night sky, which include the detection of stars, meteors, a planet and a rocket body reflecting the sunlight. Interesting results of the observation of city lights are also reported., QC 20201230

Published
2019

11. Space debris detection and tracking with the techniques of cosmic ray physics

Author

Miyamoto, H, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M E, Bisconti, F, Bonino, R, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M, Cellino, A, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D, Gorodetzky, P, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Parizot, E, Poroshin, A, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Suino, G, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, Collaboration, J E M-E U S O, Miyamoto, H, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M E, Bisconti, F, Bonino, R, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Casolino, M, Cellino, A, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gardiol, D, Gorodetzky, P, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Parizot, E, Poroshin, A, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Suino, G, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, and Collaboration, J E M-E U S O

Abstract

Space Debris (SD) consist of non-operational artificial objects orbiting around the Earth, which could possibly damage space vehicles, such as the International Space Station (ISS) or other manned spacecrafts. The vast majority of such objects are cm-sized, not catalogued and usually the tracking data are not precise enough. Here we present the feasibility study of SD detection and tracking with techniques usually employed in cosmic-ray physics. For this purpose, we have evaluated the possibility of using Mini-EUSO, a space-borne fluorescence telescope to be deployed on the ISS, to track SD illuminated by the Sun. By means of ESAF (EUSO Simulation and analysis Framework) simulation and by developing the trigger algorithms, we estimated the minimum size and maximum distances of detectable SD. We then studied the number of possible SD detections using an ESA software called MASTER (Meteoroid and SD Terrestrial Environment Reference). With the Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM), we performed some measurements to estimate the reflectance of the most common SD materials and to demonstrate the ability of Mini-EUSO to detect SD events. We also performed some tests in open-sky conditions, identifying and tracking fast-moving objects. In particular, the detection of a rocket body allowed us to confirm the simulation outcomes predictions and the expected performance of the detector., QC 20201229

Published
2019

12. Mini-EUSO experiment to study UV emission of terrestrial and astrophysical origin onboard of the International Space Station

Author

Casolino, M, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M, Bisconti, F, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gorodetzky, P, Haungs, A, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Miyamoto, H, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Poroshin, A, Parizot, E, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, Collaboration, J E M-E U S O, Casolino, M, Battisti, M, Belov, A, Bertaina, M, Bisconti, F, Blin-Bondil, S, Cafagna, F, Cambiè, G, Capel, Francesca, Churilo, I, Cotto, G, Djakonow, A, Ebisuzaki, T, Fausti, F, Fenu, F, Fornaro, C, Franceschi, A, Fuglesang, Christer, Gorodetzky, P, Haungs, A, Kajino, F, Klimov, P, Marcelli, L, Marszal, W, Mignone, M, Miyamoto, H, Murashov, A, Napolitano, T, Osteria, G, Panasyuk, M, Poroshin, A, Parizot, E, Picozza, P, Piotrowski, L W, Plebaniak, Z, Prévôt, G, Przybylak, M, Reali, E, Ricci, M, Sakaki, N, Shinozaki, K, Szabelski, J, Takizawa, Y, Traïche, M, Turriziani, S, and Collaboration, J E M-E U S O

Abstract

Mini-EUSO will observe the Earth in the UV range (300 - 400 nm) offering the opportunity to study a variety of atmospheric events such as Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), meteors and marine bioluminescence. Furthermore it aims to search for Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) above 1021 eV and Strange Quark Matter (SQM). The detector is expected to be launched to the International Space Station in August 2019 and look at the Earth in nadir mode from the UV-transparent window of the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. The instrument comprises a compact telescope with a large field of view (44?), based on an optical system employing two Fresnel lenses for light collection. The light is focused onto an array of 36 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes (MAPMT), for a total of 2304 pixels and the resulting signal is converted into digital, processed and stored via the electronics subsystems on-board. In addition to the main detector, Mini-EUSO contains two ancillary cameras[4] for complementary measurements in the near infrared (1500 - 1600 nm) and visible (400 - 780 nm) range and also a 8 × 8 SiPM imaging array., QC 20201216

Published
2019

13. First observations of speed of light tracks by a fluorescence detector looking down on the atmosphere

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Abdellaoui, G., Abe, S., Adams, J. H., Jr., Ahriche, A., Allard, D., Allen, L., Alonso, G., Anchordoqui, L., Anzalone, A., Arai, Y., Asano, K., Attallah, R., Attoui, H., Ave Pernas, M., Bacholle, S., Bakiri, M., Baragatti, P., Barrillon, P., Bartocci, S., Bayer, J., Beldjilali, B., Belenguer, T., Belkhalfa, N., Bellotti, R., Belov, A., Belov, K., Benmessai, K., Bertainaek, M., Biermann, P. L., Biktemerova, S., Bisconti, F., Blanc, N., Blecki, J., Blin-Bondil, S., Bobik, P., Bogomilov, M., Bozzo, E., Bruno, A., Caballero, K. S., Cafagna, F., Campana, D., Capdevielle, J-N, Capel, Francesca, Caramete, A., Caramete, L., Carlson, Per, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cassardo, C., Castellina, A., Catalano, C., Catalano, O., Cellino, A., Chikawa, M., Chiritoi, G., Christl, M. J., Connaughton, V, Conti, L., Cordero, G., Cotto, G., Crawford, H. J., Cremonini, R., Csorna, S., Cummings, A., Dagoret-Campagne, S., De Donato, C., de la Taille, C., De Santis, C., del Peral, L., Di Martino, M., Damian, A. Diaz, Djemil, T., Dutan, I, Ebersoldt, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Engel, R., Eser, J., Fenuek, F., Fernandez-Gonzalez, S., Fernandez-Soriano, J., Ferrarese, S., Flamini, M., Fornaro, C., Fouka, M., Franceschi, A., Franchini, S., Fuglesang, Christer, Fujii, T., Fujimoto, J., Fukushima, M., Galeotti, P., Garcia-Ortega, E., Garipov, G., Gascon, E., Genci, J., Giraudo, G., Gonzalez Alvarado, C., Gorodetzky, P., Greg, R., Guarino, F., Guzman, A., Hachisu, Y., Haiduc, M., Harlov, B., Haungs, A., Hernandez Carretero, J., Hidber Cruz, W., Ikeda, D., Inoue, N., Inoue, S., Isgro, F., Itow, Y., Jammer, T., Jeong, S., Joven, E., Judd, E. G., Jung, A., Jochum, J., Kajino, F., Kajino, T., Kalli, S., Kaneko, I, Karadzhov, Y., Karczmarczyk, J., Katahira, K., Kawai, K., Kawasaki, Y., Kedadra, A., Khales, H., Khrenov, B. A., Kim, Jeong-Sook, Kim, Soon-Wook, Kleifges, M., Klimov, P. A., Kolev, D., Krantz, H., Kreykenbohm, I, Kudela, K., Kurihara, Y., Kusenko, A., Kuznetsov, E., La Barbera, A., Lachaud, C., Lahmar, H., Lakhdari, F., Larson, R., Larsson, Oscar, Lee, J., Licandro, J., Lopez Campano, L., Maccarone, M. C., Mackovjak, S., Mahdi, M., Maravilla, D., Marcelli, L., Marcos, J. L., Marini, A., Marszal, W., Martens, K., Martin, Y., Martinez, O., Martucci, M., Masciantonio, G., Mase, K., Mastafa, M., Matev, R., Matthews, J. N., Mebarki, N., Medina-Tanco, G., Mendoza, M. A., Menshikov, A., Merino, A., Meseguer, J., Meyer, S. S., Mimouni, J., Miyamoto, H., Mizumoto, Y., Monaco, A., Morales de los Rios, J. A., Moretto, C., Nagataki, S., Naitamor, S., Napolitano, T., Naslund, W., Nava, R., Neronov, A., Nomoto, K., Nonaka, T., Ogawa, T., Ogio, S., Ohmori, H., Olinto, A. , V, Orleanski, P., Osteria, G., Pagliaro, A., Painter, W., Panasyuk, M. , I, Panico, B., Pasqualino, G., Parizot, E., Park, I. H., Pastircak, B., Patzak, T., Paul, T., Perez-Grande, I, Perfetto, F., Peter, T., Picozza, P., Pindado, S., Piotrowski, L. W., Piraino, S., Placidi, L., Plebaniak, Z., Pliego, S., Pollini, A., Polonski, Z., Popescu, E. M., Prat, P., Prevot, G., Prieto, H., Puehlhofer, G., Putis, M., Rabanal, J., Radu, A. A., Reyes, M., Rezazadeh, M., Ricci, M., Rodriguez Frias, M. D., Rodencal, M., Ronga, F., Roudil, G., Rusinov, I, Rybczynski, M., Sabau, M. D., Saez Cano, G., Sagawa, H., Sahnoune, Z., Saito, A., Sakaki, N., Salazar, H., Sanchez Balanzar, J. C., Sanchez, J. L., Santangelo, A., Sanz-Andres, A., Sanz Palomino, M., Saprykin, O., Sarazin, F., Sato, M., Schanz, T., Schieler, H., Scotti, V, Selmane, S., Semikoz, D., Serra, M., Sharakin, S., Shimizu, H. M., Shinozaki, K., Shirahama, T., Spataro, B., Stan, I, Sugiyama, T., Supanitsky, D., Suzuki, M., Szabelska, B., Szabelski, J., Tajima, N., Tajima, T., Takahashi, Y., Takami, H., Takeda, M., Takizawa, Y., Talai, M. C., Tenzer, C., Thomas, S. B., Tibolla, O., Tkachev, L., Tokuno, H., Tomida, T., Tone, N., Toscano, S., Traiche, M., Tsenov, R., Tsunesada, Y., Tsuno, K., Tubbs, J., Turriziani, S., Uchihori, Y., Vaduvescu, O., Valdes-Galicia, J. F., Vallania, P., Vankova, G., Vigorito, C., Villasenor, L., Vlcek, B., Von Ballmoos, P., Vrabel, M., Wada, S., Watanabe, J., Watts, J., Jr., Weber, M., Weigand Munoz, R., Weindl, A., Wiencke, L., Wille, M., Wilms, J., Wlodarczyk, Z., Yamamoto, T., Yang, J., Yano, H., Yashin, I. , V, Yonetoku, D., Yoshida, S., Young, R., Zgura, I. S., Zotov, M. Yu, Marchi, A. Zuccaro, Abdellaoui, G., Abe, S., Adams, J. H., Jr., Ahriche, A., Allard, D., Allen, L., Alonso, G., Anchordoqui, L., Anzalone, A., Arai, Y., Asano, K., Attallah, R., Attoui, H., Ave Pernas, M., Bacholle, S., Bakiri, M., Baragatti, P., Barrillon, P., Bartocci, S., Bayer, J., Beldjilali, B., Belenguer, T., Belkhalfa, N., Bellotti, R., Belov, A., Belov, K., Benmessai, K., Bertainaek, M., Biermann, P. L., Biktemerova, S., Bisconti, F., Blanc, N., Blecki, J., Blin-Bondil, S., Bobik, P., Bogomilov, M., Bozzo, E., Bruno, A., Caballero, K. S., Cafagna, F., Campana, D., Capdevielle, J-N, Capel, Francesca, Caramete, A., Caramete, L., Carlson, Per, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cassardo, C., Castellina, A., Catalano, C., Catalano, O., Cellino, A., Chikawa, M., Chiritoi, G., Christl, M. J., Connaughton, V, Conti, L., Cordero, G., Cotto, G., Crawford, H. J., Cremonini, R., Csorna, S., Cummings, A., Dagoret-Campagne, S., De Donato, C., de la Taille, C., De Santis, C., del Peral, L., Di Martino, M., Damian, A. Diaz, Djemil, T., Dutan, I, Ebersoldt, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Engel, R., Eser, J., Fenuek, F., Fernandez-Gonzalez, S., Fernandez-Soriano, J., Ferrarese, S., Flamini, M., Fornaro, C., Fouka, M., Franceschi, A., Franchini, S., Fuglesang, Christer, Fujii, T., Fujimoto, J., Fukushima, M., Galeotti, P., Garcia-Ortega, E., Garipov, G., Gascon, E., Genci, J., Giraudo, G., Gonzalez Alvarado, C., Gorodetzky, P., Greg, R., Guarino, F., Guzman, A., Hachisu, Y., Haiduc, M., Harlov, B., Haungs, A., Hernandez Carretero, J., Hidber Cruz, W., Ikeda, D., Inoue, N., Inoue, S., Isgro, F., Itow, Y., Jammer, T., Jeong, S., Joven, E., Judd, E. G., Jung, A., Jochum, J., Kajino, F., Kajino, T., Kalli, S., Kaneko, I, Karadzhov, Y., Karczmarczyk, J., Katahira, K., Kawai, K., Kawasaki, Y., Kedadra, A., Khales, H., Khrenov, B. A., Kim, Jeong-Sook, Kim, Soon-Wook, Kleifges, M., Klimov, P. A., Kolev, D., Krantz, H., Kreykenbohm, I, Kudela, K., Kurihara, Y., Kusenko, A., Kuznetsov, E., La Barbera, A., Lachaud, C., Lahmar, H., Lakhdari, F., Larson, R., Larsson, Oscar, Lee, J., Licandro, J., Lopez Campano, L., Maccarone, M. C., Mackovjak, S., Mahdi, M., Maravilla, D., Marcelli, L., Marcos, J. L., Marini, A., Marszal, W., Martens, K., Martin, Y., Martinez, O., Martucci, M., Masciantonio, G., Mase, K., Mastafa, M., Matev, R., Matthews, J. N., Mebarki, N., Medina-Tanco, G., Mendoza, M. A., Menshikov, A., Merino, A., Meseguer, J., Meyer, S. S., Mimouni, J., Miyamoto, H., Mizumoto, Y., Monaco, A., Morales de los Rios, J. A., Moretto, C., Nagataki, S., Naitamor, S., Napolitano, T., Naslund, W., Nava, R., Neronov, A., Nomoto, K., Nonaka, T., Ogawa, T., Ogio, S., Ohmori, H., Olinto, A. , V, Orleanski, P., Osteria, G., Pagliaro, A., Painter, W., Panasyuk, M. , I, Panico, B., Pasqualino, G., Parizot, E., Park, I. H., Pastircak, B., Patzak, T., Paul, T., Perez-Grande, I, Perfetto, F., Peter, T., Picozza, P., Pindado, S., Piotrowski, L. W., Piraino, S., Placidi, L., Plebaniak, Z., Pliego, S., Pollini, A., Polonski, Z., Popescu, E. M., Prat, P., Prevot, G., Prieto, H., Puehlhofer, G., Putis, M., Rabanal, J., Radu, A. A., Reyes, M., Rezazadeh, M., Ricci, M., Rodriguez Frias, M. D., Rodencal, M., Ronga, F., Roudil, G., Rusinov, I, Rybczynski, M., Sabau, M. D., Saez Cano, G., Sagawa, H., Sahnoune, Z., Saito, A., Sakaki, N., Salazar, H., Sanchez Balanzar, J. C., Sanchez, J. L., Santangelo, A., Sanz-Andres, A., Sanz Palomino, M., Saprykin, O., Sarazin, F., Sato, M., Schanz, T., Schieler, H., Scotti, V, Selmane, S., Semikoz, D., Serra, M., Sharakin, S., Shimizu, H. M., Shinozaki, K., Shirahama, T., Spataro, B., Stan, I, Sugiyama, T., Supanitsky, D., Suzuki, M., Szabelska, B., Szabelski, J., Tajima, N., Tajima, T., Takahashi, Y., Takami, H., Takeda, M., Takizawa, Y., Talai, M. C., Tenzer, C., Thomas, S. B., Tibolla, O., Tkachev, L., Tokuno, H., Tomida, T., Tone, N., Toscano, S., Traiche, M., Tsenov, R., Tsunesada, Y., Tsuno, K., Tubbs, J., Turriziani, S., Uchihori, Y., Vaduvescu, O., Valdes-Galicia, J. F., Vallania, P., Vankova, G., Vigorito, C., Villasenor, L., Vlcek, B., Von Ballmoos, P., Vrabel, M., Wada, S., Watanabe, J., Watts, J., Jr., Weber, M., Weigand Munoz, R., Weindl, A., Wiencke, L., Wille, M., Wilms, J., Wlodarczyk, Z., Yamamoto, T., Yang, J., Yano, H., Yashin, I. , V, Yonetoku, D., Yoshida, S., Young, R., Zgura, I. S., Zotov, M. Yu, and Marchi, A. Zuccaro

Abstract

EUSO-Balloon is a pathfinder mission for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory onboard the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM-EUSO). It was launched on the moonless night of the 25(th) of August 2014 from Timmins, Canada. The flight ended successfully after maintaining the target altitude of 38 km for five hours. One part of the mission was a 2.5 hour underflight using a helicopter equipped with three UV light sources (LED, xenon flasher and laser) to perform an inflight calibration and examine the detectors capability to measure tracks moving at the speed of light. We describe the helicopter laser system and details of the underflight as well as how the laser tracks were recorded and found in the data. These are the first recorded laser tracks measured from a fluorescence detector looking down on the atmosphere. Finally, we present a first reconstruction of the direction of the laser tracks relative to the detector., QC 20180903

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2018
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14. Science of Mini-EUSO detector on board the International Space Station

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Casolino, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Cambie, G., Capel, Francesca, Ebisuzaki, T., Klimov, P., Panasyuk, M., Picozza, P., Ricci, M., collaboration, JEM-EUSO, Casolino, M., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Cambie, G., Capel, Francesca, Ebisuzaki, T., Klimov, P., Panasyuk, M., Picozza, P., Ricci, M., and collaboration, JEM-EUSO

Abstract

The Mini-EUSO space experiment ("UV atmosphere" in Russian Space Program) is a telescope designed to perform observations of night-time Earth in the UV spectrum. The instrument comprises a compact telescope with a large field of view (44°x44°), based on an optical system employing two 25 cm diameter Fresnel lenses (focal length ∼ 30 cm) for increased light collection. Mini-EUSO will study different scientific phenomena ranging from strange quark matter and Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) to bioluminescence and atmospheric physics. It will also create the first night-time map of the Earth in UV light. The mission will raise the technology readiness level (TRL) of the future JEM-EUSO missions to observe UHECRs from space. The Mini-EUSO measurements will be performed from the ISS through a UV transparent window in the Russian Zvezda Service Module. Launch is foreseen between Autumn 2017 and beginning 2018 in the framework of the next manned ASI (Italian Space Agency) flight and observations are supposed to continue with Russian cosmonauts for several years., QC 20181214

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2017
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15. Meteor studies in the framework of the JEM-EUSO program

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Abdellaoui, G., Abe, S., Acheli, A., Adams, J. H. J. H., Ahmad, S., Ahriche, A., Albert, J. -N, Allard, D., Alonso, G., Anchordoqui, L., Andreev, V., Anzalone, A., Aouimeure, W., Arai, Y., Arsene, N., Asano, K., Attallah, R., Attoui, H., Pemas, M. Ave, Bacholle, S., Bakiri, M., Baragatti, P., Barrillon, P., Bartocci, S., Batsch, T., Bayer, J., Bechini, R., Belenguer, T., Bellotti, R., Belov, A., Belov, K., Benadda, B., Benmessai, K., Berlind, A. A., Bertaina, M., Biermann, P. L., Biktemerova, S., Bisconti, F., Blanc, N., Blecki, J., Blin-Bondil, S., Bobik, P., Bogomilov, M., Bonamente, M., Boudaoud, R., Bozzo, E., Briggs, M. S., Bruno, A., Caballero, K. S., Cafagna, F., Campana, D., Capdevielle, J. -N, Capel, Francesca, Caramete, A., Caramete, L., Carlson, Per, Caruso, R., Casolino, M., Cassardo, C., Castellina, A., Castellini, G., Catalano, C., Catalano, O., Cellino, A., Chikawa, M., Chiritoi, G., Christl, M. J., Connaughton, V., Conti, L., Cordero, G., Crawford, H. J., Cremonini, R., Csorna, S., Dagoret-Campagne, S., De Donato, C., de la Taille, C., De Santis, C., del Peral, L., Di Martino, M., Djemil, T., Djenas, S. A., Dulucq, F., Dupieux, M., Dutan, I., Ebersoldt, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Engel, R., Eser, J., Fang, K., Fenu, F., Fernandez-Gonzalez, S., Fernandez-Soriano, J., Ferrarese, S., Finco, D., Flamini, M., Fornaro, C., Fouka, M., Franceschi, A., Franchini, S., Fuglesang, Christer, Fujimoto, J., Fukushima, M., Galeotti, P., Garcia-Ortega, E., Garipov, G., Gascon, E., Geary, J., Gelmini, G., Genci, J., Giraudo, G., Gonchar, M., Alvarado, C. Gonzalez, Gorodetzky, P., Guarino, F., Guehaz, R., Guzman, A., Hachisu, Y., Haiduc, M., Harlov, B., Haungs, A., Carretero, J. Hernandez, Hidber, W., Higashide, K., Ikeda, D., Ikeda, H., Inoue, N., Inoue, S., Isgro, F., Itow, Y., Jammer, T., Joven, E., Judd, E. 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We summarize the state of the art of a program of UV observations from space of meteor phenomena, a secondary objective of the JEM-EUSO international collaboration. Our preliminary analysis indicates that JEM-EUSO, taking advantage of its large FOV and good sensitivity, should be able to detect meteors down to absolute magnitude close to 7. This means that JEM-EUSO should be able to record a statistically significant flux of meteors, including both sporadic ones, and events produced by different meteor streams. Being unaffected by adverse weather conditions, JEM-EUSO can also be a very important facility for the detection of bright meteors and fireballs, as these events can be detected even in conditions of very high sky background. In the case of bright events, moreover, exhibiting some persistence of the meteor train, preliminary simulations show that it should be possible to exploit the motion of the ISS itself and derive at least a rough 3D reconstruction of the meteor trajectory. Moreover, the observing strategy developed to detect meteors may also be applied to the detection of nuclearites, exotic particles whose existence has been suggested by some theoretical investigations. Nuclearites are expected to move at higher velocities than meteoroids, and to exhibit a wider range of possible trajectories, including particles moving upward after crossing the Earth. Some pilot studies, including the approved Mini-EUSO mission, a precursor of JEM-EUSO, are currently operational or in preparation. We are doing simulations to assess the performance of Mini-EUSO for meteor studies, while a few meteor events have been already detected using the ground-based facility EUSO-TA., QC 20170803

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2017
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