The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) Observatory
Abstract
The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is designed to accurately observe ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and cosmic neutrinos from space with sensitivity over the full celestial sky. POEMMA will observe the extensive air showers (EASs) from UHECRs and UHE neutrinos above 20 EeV via air fluorescence. Additionally, POEMMA will observe the Cherenkov signal from upward-moving EASs induced by Earth-interacting tau neutrinos above 20 PeV. The POEMMA spacecraft are designed to quickly re-orientate to follow up transient neutrino sources and obtain unparalleled neutrino flux sensitivity. Developed as a NASA Astrophysics Probe-class mission, POEMMA consists of two identical satellites flying in loose formation in 525 km altitude orbits. Each POEMMA instrument incorporates a wide field-of-view (45) Schmidt telescope with over 6 m of collecting area. The hybrid focal surface of each telescope includes a fast (1~s) near-ultraviolet camera for EAS fluorescence observations and an ultrafast (10~ns) optical camera for Cherenkov EAS observations. In a 5-year mission, POEMMA will provide measurements that open new multi-messenger windows onto the most energetic events in the universe, enabling the study of new astrophysics and particle physics at these otherwise inaccessible energies.
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@article{arxiv.2012.07945,
title = {The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) Observatory},
author = {A. V. Olinto and J. Krizmanic and J. H. Adams and R. Aloisio and L. A. Anchordoqui and A. Anzalone and M. Bagheri and D. Barghini and M. Battisti and D. R. Bergman and M. E. Bertaina and P. F. Bertone and F. Bisconti and M. Bustamante and F. Cafagna and R. Caruso and M. Casolino and K. Černý and M. J. Christl and A. L. Cummings and I. De Mitri and R. Diesing and R. Engel and J. Eser and K. Fang and F. Fenu and G. Filippatos and E. Gazda and C. Guepin and A. Haungs and E. A. Hays and E. G. Judd and P. Klimov and V. Kungel and E. Kuznetsov and Š. Mackovjak and D. Mandát and L. Marcelli and J. McEnery and G. Medina-Tanco and K. -D. Merenda and S. S. Meyer and J. W. Mitchell and H. Miyamoto and J. M. Nachtman and A. Neronov and F. Oikonomou and Y. Onel and G. Osteria and A. N. Otte and E. Parizot and T. Paul and M. Pech and J. S. Perkins and P. Picozza and L. W. Piotrowski and Z. Plebaniak and G. Prévôt and P. Reardon and M. H. Reno and M. Ricci and O. Romero Matamala and F. Sarazin and P. Schovánek and V. Scotti and K. Shinozaki and J. F. Soriano and F. Stecker and Y. Takizawa and R. Ulrich and M. Unger and T. M. Venters and L. Wiencke and D. Winn and R. M. Young and M. Zotov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.07945},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
66 pages, 53 figures; JCAP accepted version