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Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) - A Science-Oriented, University 3U CubeSat

The Miniature X-ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) is a 3-Unit (3U) CubeSat developed at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). Over 40 students contributed to the project with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 James P. Mason , Thomas N. Woods , Amir Caspi , Phillip C. Chamberlin , Christopher Moore , Andrew Jones , Rick Kohnert , Xinlin Li , Scott Palo , Stanley Solomon

Results of the EUSO-SPB1 flight

The latest and most advanced effort towards a space-based optical cosmic ray detector developed within the Joint Experiment Mission for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (JEM-EUSO) collaboration was the Extreme Universe Space…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-27 J. Eser , A. Olinto , L. Wiencke

Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 calibration: from the laboratory to the desert

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 (EUSO-SPB1) instrument was launched out of Wanaka, New Zealand, by NASA in April, 2017 as a mission of opportunity. The detector was developed as part of the Joint…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-25 J. H. Adams , L. Allen , R. Bachman , S. Bacholle , P. Barrillon , J. Bayer , M. Bertaina , C. Blaksley , S. Blin-Bondil , F. Cafagna , D. Campana , M. Casolino , M. J. Christl , A. Cummings , S. Dagoret-Campagne , A. Diaz Damian , A. Ebersoldt , T. Ebisuzaki , J. Escobar , J. Eser , J. Evrard , F. Fenu , W. Finch , C. Fornaro , P. Gorodetzky , R. Gregg , F. Guarino , A. Haungs , W. Hedber , P. Hunt , A. Jung , Y. Kawasaki , M. Kleifges , E. Kuznetsov , S. Mackovjak , L. Marcelli , W. Marszał , G. Medina-Tanco , S. S. Meyer , H. Miyamoto , M. Mastafa , A. V. Olinto , G. Osteria , W. Painter , B. Panico , E. Parizot , T. Paul , F. Perfetto , P. Picozza , L. W. Piotrowski , Z. Plebaniak , Z. Polonski , G. Prévôt , M. Przybylak , M. Rezazadeh , M. Ricci , J. C. Sanchez Balanzar , A. Santangelo , F. Sarazin , V. Scotti , K. Shinozaki , J. Szabelski , Y. Takizawa , L. Wiencke , R. Young , P. von Ballmoos

Trigger developments for the fluorescence detector of EUSO-TA and EUSO-SPB2

The JEM-EUSO program aims at detecting Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) by observing the fluorescence light produced by extensive air showers (EAS) in the Earth's atmosphere. Within this program, a new generation of missions is being…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-13 M. Battisti , M. Bertaina , F. Fenu , H. Miyamoto , K. Shinozaki , A. Belov , F. Bisconti , M. Mignone , F. Capel

Beyond the disk: EUV coronagraphic observations of the Extreme Ultraviolet Imager on board Solar Orbiter

Most observations of the solar corona beyond 2 Rs consist of broadband visible light imagery from coronagraphs. The associated diagnostics mainly consist of kinematics and derivations of the electron number density. While the measurement of…

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Limitations on Space-based Air Fluorescence Detector Apertures obtained from IR Cloud Measurements

The presence of clouds between an airshower and a space-based detector can dramatically alter the measured signal characteristics due to absorption and scattering of the photonic signals. Furthermore, knowledge of the cloud cover in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 John Krizmanic , Pierre Sokolsky , Robert Streitmatter

The World Space Observatory (WSO-UV) - Current status

This paper reports on the current status of the World Space Observatory WSO-UV, a space mission for UV astronomy, planned for launch at the beginning of next decade. It is based on a 1.7 m telescope, with focal plane instruments including…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-01-15 Michela Uslenghi , Isabella Pagano , Cristian Pontoni , Salvatore Scuderi , Boris Shustov

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super-Pressure Balloon II Mission

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II Mission (EUSO-SPB2) is a precursor for a next generation space observatory for multi-messenger astrophysics. The EUSO-SPB2 instrument will measure PeV and EeV-scale…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-01 L. Wiencke , A. Olinto

Clio: a 3-5 micron AO planet-finding camera

Clio is an adaptive-optics camera mounted on the 6.5 meter MMT optimized for diffraction-limited L' and M-band imaging over a ~15'' field. The instrument was designed from the ground up with a large well-depth, fast readout thermal infrared…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Sivanandam , P. M. Hinz , A. N. Heinze , M. Freed , A. H. Breuninger

Science and mission status of EUSO-SPB2

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II (EUSO-SPB2) is a second generation stratospheric balloon instrument for the detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs, E > 1 EeV) via the fluorescence technique…

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White paper on EUSO-SPB2

EUSO-SPB2 is a second generation Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) on a Super-Pressure Balloon (SPB). This document describes the physics capabilities, the proposed technical design of the instruments, and the simulation and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-06 James H. Adams , Luis A. Anchordoqui , Jeffrey A. Apple , Mario E. Bertaina , Mark J. Christl , Francesco Fenu , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Andrii Neronov , Angela V. Olinto , Etienne Parizot , Thomas C. Paul , Guillaume Prevot , Patrick Reardon , Ievgen Vovk , Lawrence Wiencke , Roy M. Young

The Sunrise Ultraviolet Spectropolarimeter and Imager: Instrument description

The third science flight of the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise carries three entirely new post-focus science instruments with spectropolarimetric capabilities, concurrently covering an extended spectral range from the near…

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An Analysis of Large Astronomical Detector Controller Systems and Implications for Future ESO Detector Systems

Large astronomical instruments using tens to hundreds of optical or infrared science detectors pose specific challenges for detector control, where, in addition to performance, other engineering aspects like scalability, power consumption,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-19 Mathias Richerzhagen , Naidu Bezawada , Sebastian Elias Egner , Elizabeth George , Alessandro Meoli , Alexander Rüde , Matthias Seidel , Domingo Álvarez Méndez , Olaf Iwert , Leander Mehrgan , Javier Reyes , Benoît Serra , Omar Sqalli , Derek Ives

The Rapid Atmospheric Monitoring System of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Observatory is a facility built to detect air showers produced by cosmic rays above 10^17 eV. During clear nights with a low illuminated moon fraction, the UV fluorescence light produced by air showers is recorded by…

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Caramete , R. Caruso , A. Castellina , O. Catalano , G. Cataldi , L. Cazon , R. Cester , J. Chauvin , S. H. Cheng , A. Chiavassa , J. A. Chinellato , J. Chirinos Diaz , J. Chudoba , M. Cilmo , R. W. Clay , G. Cocciolo , L. Collica , M. R. Coluccia , R. Conceição , F. Contreras , H. Cook , M. J. Cooper , J. Coppens , A. Cordier , S. Coutu , C. E. Covault , A. Creusot , A. Criss , J. Cronin , A. Curutiu , S. Dagoret-Campagne , R. Dallier , B. Daniel , S. Dasso , K. Daumiller , B. R. Dawson , R. M. de Almeida , M. De Domenico , C. De Donato , S. J. de Jong , G. De La Vega , W. J. M. de Mello Junior , J. R. T. de Mello Neto , I. De Mitri , V. de Souza , K. D. de Vries , L. del Peral , M. del Río , O. Deligny , H. Dembinski , N. Dhital , C. Di Giulio , M. L. Díaz Castro , P. N. Diep , F. Diogo , C. Dobrigkeit , W. Docters , J. C. D'Olivo , P. N. Dong , A. Dorofeev , J. C. dos Anjos , M. T. Dova , D. D'Urso , I. Dutan , J. Ebr , R. Engel , M. Erdmann , C. O. Escobar , J. Espadanal , A. 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Jiraskova , M. Josebachuili , K. Kadija , K. H. Kampert , P. Karhan , P. Kasper , I. Katkov , B. Kégl , B. Keilhauer , A. Keivani , J. L. Kelley , E. Kemp , R. M. Kieckhafer , H. O. Klages , M. Kleifges , J. Kleinfeller , J. Knapp , D. -H. Koang , K. Kotera , N. Krohm , O. Krömer , D. Kruppke-Hansen , D. Kuempel , J. K. Kulbartz , N. Kunka , G. La Rosa , C. Lachaud , D. LaHurd , L. Latronico , R. Lauer , P. Lautridou , S. Le Coz , M. S. A. B. Leão , D. Lebrun , P. Lebrun , M. A. Leigui de Oliveira , A. Letessier-Selvon , I. Lhenry-Yvon , K. Link , R. López , A. Lopez Agüera , K. Louedec , J. Lozano Bahilo , L. Lu , A. Lucero , M. Ludwig , H. Lyberis , M. C. Maccarone , C. Macolino , S. Maldera , J. Maller , D. Mandat , P. Mantsch , A. G. Mariazzi , J. Marin , V. Marin , I. C. Maris , H. R. Marquez Falcon , G. Marsella , D. Martello , L. Martin , H. Martinez , O. Martínez Bravo , D. Martraire , J. J. Masías Meza , H. J. Mathes , J. Matthews , J. A. J. Matthews , G. Matthiae , D. 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Wilczyński , M. Will , C. Williams , T. Winchen , M. Wommer , B. Wundheiler , T. Yamamoto , T. Yapici , P. Younk , G. Yuan , A. Yushkov , B. Zamorano Garcia , E. Zas , D. Zavrtanik , M. Zavrtanik , I. Zaw , A. Zepeda , J. Zhou , Y. Zhu , M. Zimbres Silva , M. Ziolkowski

CUBES and its software ecosystem: instrument simulation, control, and data processing

CUBES (Cassegrain U-Band Efficient Spectrograph) is the recently approved high-efficiency VLT spectrograph aimed to observe the sky in the UV ground-based region (305-400 nm) with a high-resolution mode (~20K) and a low-resolution mode…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-16 Giorgio Calderone , Roberto Cirami , Guido Cupani , Paolo Di Marcantonio , Mariagrazia Franchini , Matteo Genoni , Mikolaj Kaluszyński , Marco Landoni , Florian Rothmaier , Andrea Scaudo , Rodolfo Smiljanic , Ingo Stilz , Julian Stürmer , Orlando Verducci

UVscope and its application aboard the ASTRI-Horn telescope

UVscope is an instrument, based on a multi-pixel photon detector, developed to support experimental activities for high-energy astrophysics and cosmic ray research. The instrument, working in single photon counting mode, is designed to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-02 M. C. Maccarone , G. La Rosa , O. Catalano , S. Giarrusso , A. Segreto , B. Biondo , P. Bruno , C. Gargano , A. Grillo , D. Impiombato , Fr. Russo , G. Sottile

EUSO-TA fluorescence detector

EUSO-TA is a pathfinder experiment for the space based JEM-EUSO mission for the detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. EUSO-TA is an high-resolution fluorescence telescope installed in front of the Black Rock Mesa fluorescence…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-26 Francesca Bisconti

Detecting an infrared Photon within an Hour -- Transition-Edge Detector at ALPS-II

An essential design requirement of the ALPS-II experiment is the efficient detection of single photons with a very low instrumental background of 10 {\mu}Hz. In 2011 the ALPS collaboration started to set up a TES detector (Transition-Edge…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-14 Jan Dreyling-Eschweiler , Dieter Horns , Friederike Januschek , Axel Lindner

Monitoring of the terrestrial atmospheric characteristics with using of stellar and solar photometry

On the basis of experience acquired at creation of the Pulkovo Spectrophotometric Catalog the method of investigation of a terrestrial atmospheric components (aerosols and water vapor) in night time are designed. For these purposes the…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2010-10-21 G. A. Alekseeva , V. D. Galkin , U. Leiterer , T. Naebert , V. V. Novikov , V. P. Pakhomov

Reduction and analysis of MUSE data

MUSE, the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer, is a 2nd generation integral-field spectrograph under final assembly to see first light at the Very Large Telescope in 2013. By capturing ~ 90000 optical spectra in a single exposure, MUSE…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2012-10-03 J. Richard , R. Bacon , P. M. Weilbacher , O. Streicher , L. Wisotzki , E. C. Herenz , E. Slezak , M. Petremand , A. Jalobeanu , C. Collet , M. Louys , the MUSE , DAHLIA teams