Search for extreme energy cosmic ray candidates in the TUS orbital experiment data

Authors :: Biktemerova, S. V.
Botvinko, A. A.
Chirskaya, N. P.
Eremeev, V. E.
Garipov, G. K.
Grebenyuk, V. M.
Grinyuk, A. A.
Jeong, S.
Kalmykov, N. N.
Kaznacheeva, M. A.
Khrenov, B. A.
Kim, M.
Klimov, P. A.
Lavrova, M. V.
Lee, J.
Martinez, O.
Panasyuk, M. I.
Park, I. H.
Petrov, V. L.
Ponce, E.
Puchkov, A. E.
Salazar, H.
Saprykin, O. A.
Senkovsky, A. N.
Sharakin, S. A.
Shirokov, A. V.
Tkachenko, A. V.
Tkachev, L. G.
Yashin, I. V.
Zotov, M. Yu.
Biktemerova, S. V.
Botvinko, A. A.
Chirskaya, N. P.
Eremeev, V. E.
Garipov, G. K.
Grebenyuk, V. M.
Grinyuk, A. A.
Jeong, S.
Kalmykov, N. N.
Kaznacheeva, M. A.
Khrenov, B. A.
Kim, M.
Klimov, P. A.
Lavrova, M. V.
Lee, J.
Martinez, O.
Panasyuk, M. I.
Park, I. H.
Petrov, V. L.
Ponce, E.
Puchkov, A. E.
Salazar, H.
Saprykin, O. A.
Senkovsky, A. N.
Sharakin, S. A.
Shirokov, A. V.
Tkachenko, A. V.
Tkachev, L. G.
Yashin, I. V.
Zotov, M. Yu.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: TUS (Track Ultraviolet Setup) is the first space experiment aimed to check the possibility of registering extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) at E>50 EeV by measuring the fluorescence signal of extensive air showers in the atmosphere. The detector operates as a part of the scientific payload of the Lomonosov satellite for more than a year. We describe an algorithm of searching for EECR events in the TUS data and briefly discuss a number of candidates selected by formal criteria.<br />Comment: 13 pages

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