Results from the ULTRA experiment in the framework of the EUSO project
Abstract
The detection of Cerenkov light from EAS in a delayed coincidence with fluorescence light gives a strong signature to discriminate protons and neutrinos in cosmic rays. For this purpose, the ULTRA experiment has been designed with 2 detectors: a small EAS array (ETscope) and an UV optical device including wide field (Belenos) and narrow field (UVscope) Cerenkov light detectors. The array measures the shower size and the arrival direction of the incoming EAS, while the UV devices, pointing both to zenith and nadir, are used to determine the amount of direct and diffused coincident Cerenkov light. This information, provided for different diffusing surfaces, will be used to verify the possibility of detecting from Space the Cerenkov light produced by UHECRs with the EUSO experiment, on board the ISS.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0602151,
title = {Results from the ULTRA experiment in the framework of the EUSO project},
author = {G. Agnetta and P. Assis and B. Biondo and P. Brogueira and A. Cappa and O. Catalano and J. Chauvin and G. D'Ali Staiti and M. Dattoli and M. C. Espirito-Santo and L. Fava and P. Galeotti and S. Giarrusso and G. Gugliotta and G. La Rosa and D. Lebrun and M. C. Maccarone and A. Mangano and L. Melo and S. Moreggia and M. Pimenta and F. Russo and O. Saavedra and P. Scarsi and J. C. Silva and P. Stassi and B. Tomè and P. Vallania and C. Vigorito and the EUSO Collaboration},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0602151},
year = {2016}
}