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Horizon-T Experiment Upgrade and Calibration of New Detection Points

In March of 2018, after the completion of the Physics Run 2, an upgrade has been installed at an innovative detector system Horizon-T, with the upgraded version now called Horizon-10T. It was constructed to study Extensive Air Showers (EAS)…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-06-14 D. Beznosko , A. Iakovlev , S. Jakupov , D. Turganov , A. Tussipzhan , T. Uakhitov , M. I. Vildanova , A. Yeltokov , V. V. Zhukov

EUSO-SPB2 Telescope Optics and Testing

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory - Super Pressure Balloon (EUSO-SPB2) mission will fly two custom telescopes that feature Schmidt optics to measure \v{C}erenkov- and fluorescence-emission of extensive air-showers from cosmic rays at…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-20 Viktoria Kungel , Randy Bachman , Jerod Brewster , Madeline Dawes , Julianna Desiato , Johannes Eser , William Finch , Lindsey Huelett , Angela V. Olinto , Justin Pace , Miroslav Pech , Patrick Reardon , Petr Schovanek , Chantal Wang , Lawrence Wiencke

Possibility of measurement of cosmic ray electron spectrum up to 100 TeV with two-layer water Cherenkov detector array

Measurements of cosmic ray electron+positron spectrum above 10 TeV with ground-based experiments is challenging because of the difficulty of rejection of hadronic extensive air shower background. We study the efficiency of rejection of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-02-18 A. Neronov , D. Semikoz

Study of longitudinal development of air showers in the knee energy range

Ground-based cosmic ray experiments detect cosmic ray mainly by measuring the longitudinal and lateral distribution of secondary particles produced in the extensive air shower (EAS). The EAS of cosmic ray in the knee energy region is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-09-30 Feng Zhang , Hu Liu , Fengrong Zhu , Jacob Oloketuyi

The Tunka-133 EAS Cherenkov light array: status of 2011

A new EAS Cherenkov light array, Tunka-133, with ~1 km^2 geometrical area has been installed at the Tunka Valley (50 km from Lake Baikal) in 2009. The array permits a detailed study of cosmic ray energy spectrum and mass composition in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 S. F. Berezhnev , D. Besson , A. V. Korobchenko , N. M. Budnev , A. Chiavassa , O. A. Chvalaev , O. A. Gress , A. N. Dyachok , S. N. Epimakhov , A. Haungs , N. I. Karpov , N. N. Kalmykov , E. N. Konstantinov , A. V. Korobchenko , E. E. Korosteleva , V. A. Kozhin , L. A. Kuzmichev , B. K. Lubsandorzhiev , N. B. Lubsandorzhiev , R. R. Mirgazov , M. I. Panasyuk , L. V. Pankov , E. G. Popova , V. V. Prosin , V. S. Ptuskin , Yu. A. Semeney , B. A. Shaibonov , A. A. Silaev , A. A. Silaev , A. V. Skurikhin , J. Snyder , C. Spiering , F. G. Schreoder , M. Stockham , L. G. Sveshnikova , R. Wischnewski , I. V. Yashin , A. V. Zagorodnikov

The project of a ground-based wide-angle EAS Cherenkov light imaging detector for PCR mass composition study in the 1-1000 PeV energy range

This report presents a draft of a new detector designed to determine the chemical composition of primary cosmic rays based on the characteristics of the angular distribution of Cherenkov light from EAS. The installation, consisting of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-23 D. V. Chernov , E. A. Bonvech , O. V. Cherkesova , E. L. Entina , V. I. Galkin , V. A. Ivanov , T. A. Kolodkin , V. I. Osedlo , N. O. Ovcharenko , D. A. Podgrudkov , T. M. Roganova , M. D. Ziva

Advancements in the IceAct Energy Spectrum Analysis

The IceAct telescopes are Imaging Air Cherenkov telescopes installed as part of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the geographic South Pole. They consist of a 61 pixel camera and are small and robust to withstand the harsh environmental…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-14 Larissa Paul

The EUSO-SPB2 Fluorescence Telescope for the Detection of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) flew on May 13$^{\text{th}}$ and 14$^{\text{th}}$ of 2023. Consisting of two novel optical telescopes, the payload utilized next-generation instrumentation for…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-24 James H. Adams , Denis Allard , Phillip Alldredge , Luis Anchordoqui , Anna Anzalone , Matteo Battisti , Alexander A. Belov , Mario Bertaina , Peter F. Bertone , Sylvie Blin-Bondil , Julia Burton , Francesco S. Cafagna , Marco Casolino , Karel Černý , Mark J. Christ , Roberta Colalillo , Hank J. Crawford , Alexandre Creusot , Austin Cummings , Rebecca Diesing , Alessandro Di Nola , Toshikazu Ebisuzaki , Johannes Eser , Silvia Ferrarese , George Filippatos , William W. Finch , Flavia Flaminio , Claudio Fornaro , Duncan Fuehne , Christer Fuglesang , Diksha Garg , Alessio Golzio , Fausto Guarino , Claire Guépin , Tobias Heibges , Eleanor G. Judd , Pavel A. Klimov , John F. Krizmanic , Viktoria Kungel , Luke Kupari , Evgeny Kuznetsov , Massimiliano Manfrin , Wlodzimierz Marszal , John N. Matthews , Marco Mese , Stephan S. Meyer , Marco Mignone , Hiroko Miyamoto , Alexey S. Murashov , Jane M. Nachtman , Angela V. Olinto , Yasar Onel , Giuseppe Osteria , Beatrice Panico , Ètienne Parizot , Tom Paul , Miroslav Pech , Francesco Perfetto , Lech W. Piotrowski , Zbigniew Plebaniak , Jonatan Posligua , Guillaume Prévôt , Marika Przybylak , Patrick Reardon , Mary Hall Reno , Marco Ricci , Fred Sarazin , P. Schovánek , Valentina Scotti , Kenji Shinozaki , Jorge F. Soriano , Ben K. Stillwell , Jacek Szabelski , Yoshiyuki Takizawa , Daniil Trofimov , Fredrik Unel , Laura Valore , Tonia M. Venters , John Watts , Lawrence Wiencke , Hannah Wistrand , Roy Young

SPHERE+: Imaging young Jupiters down to the snowline

SPHERE (Beuzit et al,. 2019) has now been in operation at the VLT for more than 5 years, demonstrating a high level of performance. SPHERE has produced outstanding results using a variety of operating modes, primarily in the field of direct…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-16 A. Boccaletti , G. Chauvin , D. Mouillet , O. Absil , F. Allard , S. Antoniucci , J. -C. Augereau , P. Barge , A. Baruffolo , J. -L. Baudino , P. Baudoz , M. Beaulieu , M. Benisty , J. -L. Beuzit , A. Bianco , B. Biller , B. Bonavita , M. Bonnefoy , S. Bos , J. -C. Bouret , W. Brandner , N. Buchschache , B. Carry , F. Cantalloube , E. Cascone , A. Carlotti , B. Charnay , A. Chiavassa , E. Choquet , Y. Clenet , A. Crida , J. De Boer , V. De Caprio , S. Desidera , J. -M. Desert , J. -B. Delisle , P. Delorme , K. Dohlen , D. Doelman , C. Dominik , V. D Orazi , C. Dougados , S. Doute , D. Fedele , M. Feldt , F. Ferreira , C. Fontanive , T. Fusco , R. Galicher , A. Garufi , E. Gendron , A. Ghedina , C. Ginski , J. -F. Gonzalez , D. Gratadour , R. Gratton , T. Guillot , S. Haffert , J. Hagelberg , T. Henning , E. Huby , M. Janson , I. Kamp , C. Keller , M. Kenworthy , P. Kervella , Q. Kral , J. Kuhn , E. Lagadec , G. Laibe , M. Langlois , A. -M. Lagrange , R. Launhardt , L. Leboulleux , H. Le Coroller , G. Li Causi , M. Loupias , A. L. Maire , G. Marleau , F. Martinache , P. Martinez , D. Mary , M. Mattioli , J. Mazoyer , H. Meheut , F. Menard , D. Mesa , N. Meunier , Y. Miguel , J. Milli , M. Min , P. Molliere , C. Mordasini , G. Moretto , L. Mugnier , G. Muro Arena , N. Nardetto , M. N Diaye , N. Nesvadba , F. Pedichini , P. Pinilla , E. Por , A. Potier , S. Quanz , J. Rameau , R. Roelfsema , D. Rouan , E. Rigliaco , B. Salasnich , M. Samland , J. -F. Sauvage , H. -M. Schmid , D. Segransan , I. Snellen , F. Snik , F. Soulez , E. Stadler , D. Stam , M. Tallon , P. Thebault , E. Thiebaut , C. Tschudi , S. Udry , R. van Holstein , P. Vernazza , F. Vidal , A. Vigan , R. Waters , F. Wildi , M. Willson , A. Zanutta , A. Zavagno , A. Zurlo

EUSO-SPB1 Mission and Science

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 1 (EUSO-SPB1) was launched in 2017 April from Wanaka, New Zealand. The plan of this mission of opportunity on a NASA super pressure balloon test flight was to circle the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-15 EUSO Collaboration , G. Abdellaoui , S. Abe , J. H. Adams. , D. Allard , G. Alonso , L. Anchordoqui , A. Anzalone , E. Arnone , K. Asano , R. Attallah , H. Attoui , M. Ave Pernas , R. Bachmann , S. Bacholle , M. Bagheri , M. Bakiri , J. Baláz , D. Barghini , S. Bartocci , M. Battisti , J. Bayer , B. Beldjilali , T. Belenguer , N. Belkhalfa , R. Bellotti , A. A. Belov , K. Benmessai , M. Bertaina , P. F. Bertone , P. L. Biermann , F. Bisconti , C. Blaksley , N. Blanc , S. Blin-Bondil , P. Bobik , M. Bogomilov , K. Bolmgren , E. Bozzo , S. Briz , A. Bruno , K. S. Caballero , F. Cafagna , G. Cambié , D. Campana , J. N. Capdevielle , F. Capel , A. Caramete , L. Caramete , R. Caruso , M. Casolino , C. Cassardo , A. Castellina , O. Catalano , A. Cellino , K. Černý , M. Chikawa , G. Chiritoi , M. J. Christl , R. Colalillo , L. Conti , G. Cotto , H. J. Crawford , R. Cremonini , A. Creusot , A. Cummings , A. de Castro Gónzalez , C. de la Taille , L. del Peral , J. Desiato , A. Diaz Damian , R. Diesing , P. Dinaucourt , A. Djakonow , T. Djemil , A. Ebersoldt , T. Ebisuzaki , J. Eser , F. Fenu , S. Fernández-González , S. Ferrarese , G. Filippatos , W. Finch , C. Fornaro , M. Fouka , A. Franceschi , S. Franchini , C. Fuglesang , T. Fujii , M. Fukushima , P. Galeotti , E. García-Ortega , D. Gardiol , G. K. Garipov , E. Gascón , E. Gazda , J. Genci , A. Golzio , P. Gorodetzky , R. Gregg , A. Green , F. Guarino , C. Guépin , A. Guzmán , Y. Hachisu , A. Haungs , T. Heigbes , J. Hernández Carretero , L. Hulett , D. Ikeda , N. Inoue , S. Inoue , F. Isgrò , Y. Itow , T. Jammer , S. Jeong , J. Jochum , E. Joven , E. G. Judd , A. Jung , F. Kajino , T. Kajino , S. Kalli , I. Kaneko , M. Kasztelan , K. Katahira , K. Kawai , Y. Kawasaki , A. Kedadra , H. Khales , B. A. Khrenov , Jeong-Sook Kim , Soon-Wook Kim , M. Kleifges , P. A. Klimov , I. Kreykenbohm , J. F. Krizmanic , K. Królik , V. Kungel , Y. Kurihara , A. Kusenko , E. Kuznetsov , H. Lahmar , F. Lakhdari , J. Licandro , L. López Campano , F. López Martínez , S. Mackovjak , M. Mahdi , D. Mandát , M. Manfrin , L. Marcelli , J. L. Marcos , W. Marszał , Y. Martín , O. Martinez , K. Mase , M. Mastafa , J. N. Matthews , N. Mebarki , G. Medina-Tanco , A. Menshikov , A. Merino , M. Mese , J. Meseguer , S. S. Meyer , J. Mimouni , H. Miyamoto , Y. Mizumoto , A. Monaco , J. A. Morales de los Ríos , J. M. Nachtman , S. Nagataki , S. Naitamor , T. Napolitano , A. Neronov , K. Nomoto , T. Nonaka , T. Ogawa , S. Ogio , H. Ohmori , A. V. Olinto , Y. Onel , G. Osteria , A. N. Otte , A. Pagliaro , W. Painter , M. I. Panasyuk , B. Panico , E. Parizot , I. H. Park , B. Pastircak , T. Paul , M. Pech , I. Pérez-Grande , F. Perfetto , T. Peter , P. Picozza , S. Pindado , L. W. Piotrowski , S. Piraino , Z. Plebaniak , A. Pollini , E. M. Popescu , R. Prevete , G. Prévôt , H. Prieto , M. Przybylak , G. Puehlhofer , M. Putis , P. Reardon , M. H. Reno , M. Reyes , M. Ricci , M. D. Rodríguez Frías , O. F. Romero Matamala , F. Ronga , M. D. Sabau , G. Saccá , H. Sagawa , Z. Sahnoune , A. Saito , N. Sakaki , H. Salazar , J. L. Sánchez , J. C. Sanchez Balanzar , A. Santangelo , A. Sanz-Andrés , O. A. Saprykin , F. Sarazin , M. Sato , A. Scagliola , T. Schanz , H. Schieler , P. Schovánek , V. Scotti , M. Serra , S. A. Sharakin , H. M. Shimizu , K. Shinozaki , J. F. Soriano , A. Sotgiu , I. Stan , I. Strharský , N. Sugiyama , D. Supanitsky , M. Suzuki , J. Szabelski , N. Tajima , T. Tajima , Y. Takahashi , M. Takeda , Y. Takizawa , M. C. Talai , Y. Tameda , C. Tenzer , S. B. Thomas , O. Tibolla , L. G. Tkachev , T. Tomida , N. Tone , S. Toscano , M. Traïche , Y. Tsunesada , K. Tsuno , S. Turriziani , Y. Uchihori , J. F. Valdés-Galicia , P. Vallania , L. Valore , G. Vankova-Kirilova , T. M. Venters , C. Vigorito , L. Villaseñor , B. Vlcek , P. von Ballmoos , M. Vrabel , S. Wada , J. Watanabe , J. Watts. , R. Weigand Muñoz , A. Weindl , L. Wiencke , M. Wille , J. Wilms , T. Yamamoto , J. Yang , H. Yano , I. V. Yashin , D. Yonetoku , S. Yoshida , R. Young , I. S. Zgura , M. Yu. Zotov , A. Zuccaro Marchi

Search for Cosmic-Ray Antiparticles with Balloon-borne Experiments

This work discusses the prospects of antiparticle flux measurements with the proposed PEBS detector. The project foresees long duration balloon flights at one of Earth's poles at an altitude of 40 km. The sky coverage of flights at the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-09-15 Ph. von Doetinchem , H. Gast , St. Schael

Measurements of 0.2 to 20 GeV/n cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra from 1997 through 2002 with the BESS spectrometer

We measured low energy cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra in the kinetic energy range 0.215 - 21.5 GeV/n at different solar activities during a period from 1997 to 2002. The observations were carried out with the BESS spectrometer…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Y. Shikaze , S. Haino , K. Abe , H. Fuke , T. Hams , K. C. Kim , Y. Makida , S. Matsuda , J. W. Mitchell , A. A. Moiseev , J. Nishimura , M. Nozaki , S. Orito , J. F. Ormes , T. Sanuki , M. Sasaki , E. S. Seo , R. E. Streitmatter , J. Suzuki , K. Tanaka , T. Yamagami , A. Yamamoto , T. Yoshida , K. Yoshimura

Measurements of Proton, Helium and Muon Spectra at Small Atmospheric Depths with the BESS Spectrometer

The cosmic-ray proton, helium, and muon spectra at small atmospheric depths of 4.5 -- 28 g/cm^2 were precisely measured during the slow descending period of the BESS-2001 balloon flight. The variation of atmospheric secondary particle…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 K. Abe , T. Sanuki , K. Anraku , Y. Asaoka , H. Fuke , S. Haino , N. Ikeda , M. Imori , K. Izumi , T. Maeno , Y. Makida , S. Matsuda , N. Matsui , T. Matsukawa , H. Matsumoto , J. W. Mitchell , A. A. Moiseev , J. Nishimura , M. Nozaki , S. Orito , J. F. Ormes , M. Sasaki , E. S. Seo , Y. Shikaze , T. Sonoda , R. E. Streitmatter , J. Suzuki , K. Tanaka , K. Tanizaki , T. Yamagami , A. Yamamoto , Y. Yamamoto , K. Yamato , T. Yoshida , K. Yoshimura

Expected Performance of the EUSO-SPB2 Fluorescence Telescope

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory Supper Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) is under development, and will prototype instrumentation for future satellite-based missions, including the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA).…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-21 G. Filippatos , M. Battisti , M. Bertaina , F. Bisconti , J. Esser , C. Heaton , G. Osteria , F. Sarazin , L. Wiencke

The Atmospheric Monitoring system of the JEM-EUSO telescope

The JEM-EUSO observatory on board of the International Space Station (ISS) is a proposed pioneering space mission devoted to the investigation of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs). Looking downward at the earth's atmosphere with a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 S. Toscano , A. Neronov , M. D. Rodríguez Frías , S. Wada

EAS optical Cherenkov signatures of tau neutrinos for space and suborbital detectors

Multi-messenger observations of transient astrophysical sources have the potential to characterize the highest energy accelerators and the most extreme environments in the Universe. Detection of neutrinos, in particular tau neutrinos…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-08 Mary Hall Reno , Tonia M. Venters , John F. Krizmanic

The Discovery of Cherenkov Radiation and its use in the detection of extensive air showers

Cascades of charged particles are created when high-energy cosmic rays enter the earth's atmosphere: these 'extensive air-showers' are studied to gain information on the energy spectrum, arrival direction distribution and mass composition…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2015-05-27 A A Watson

Wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope for the detection of cosmic rays in coincidence with the Yakutsk extensive air shower array

The Yakutsk array group is developing a wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope to be operated in coincidence with the surface detectors of the extensive air shower array. Currently, the engineering prototype of the reflecting telescope with…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 A. A. Ivanov , S. P. Knurenko , A. D. Krasilnikov , Z. E. Petrov , M. I. Pravdin , I. Ye. Sleptsov , L. V. Timofeev

Event reconstruction with the proposed large area Cherenkov air shower detector SCORE

The proposed SCORE detector consists of a large array of light collecting modules designed to sample the Cherenkov light front of extensive air showers in order to detect high energy gamma-rays. A large spacing of the detector stations…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-04 Daniel Hampf , Martin Tluczykont , Dieter Horns

A Method for energy estimation and mass composition determination of primary cosmic rays at Chacaltaya observation level based on atmospheric Cerenkov light technique

A new method for energy and mass composition estimation of primary cosmic ray radiation based on atmospheric Cerenkov light flux in extensive air showers (EAS) analysis is proposed. The Cerenkov light flux in EAS initiated by primary…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Mavrodiev , A. Mishev , J. Stamenov