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The JEM-EUSO Collaboration aims at studying Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) from space. To reach this goal, a series of pathfinder missions has been developed to prove the observation principle and to raise the technological readiness…

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Astrophysical Very-High-Energy (VHE, >10PeV) neutrinos deliver crucial information about the sources of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs), the composition of UHECRs, and neutrino/particle physics at highest energies. UHE-tau neutrinos…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-31 Eliza Gazda

The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon (EUSO-SPB1) is the second balloon pathfinder of the JEM-EUSO collaboration. It is a nadir pointing UV telescope which aims at observing Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-19 Abraham Diaz Damian

In this paper we present the Data Processor (DP) of EUSO-SPB2 (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon, mission two) telescopes . The EUSO-SPB2 is the continuation of the JEM-EUSO science program on ultra-long…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-05 Giuseppe Osteria , Valentina Scotti , Francesco Perfetto

The origin of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) remains unsolved in contemporary astroparticle physics. The objective of the JEM-EUSO program is the realization of a space mission devoted to UHECR physics. Several detectors have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-27 Francesco Fenu

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

EUSO-SPB2 (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II) is a precursor mission for a future space observatory for multi-messenger astrophysics, planned to be launched in Spring 2023 with a flight duration target of 100…

Very-high-energy neutrinos can be observed by detecting air shower signals. Detection of transient target of opportunity (ToO) neutrino sources is part of a broader multimessenger program. The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-24 J. A. Posligua , T. Heibges , H. Wistrand , C. Guépin , M. H. Reno , T. Venters

K-EUSO (KLYPVE-EUSO) is a planned orbital mission aimed at studying ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) by detecting fluorescence and Cherenkov light emitted by extensive air showers in the nocturnal atmosphere of Earth in the…

During the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) mission, we planned Target of Opportunity (ToO) operations to follow up on possible sources of $\gtrsim 10 \, {\rm PeV}$ neutrinos. The original plan…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-20 Tobias Heibges , Jonatan Posligua , Hannah Wistrand , Claire Guépin , Mary Hall Reno , Tonia M. Venters

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

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…

Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) remain one of the greatest mysteries in astroparticle physics. The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST) is a next-generation cosmic ray experiment which utilizes ground-based…

The JEM-EUSO (Joint Exploratory Missions for Extreme Universe Space Observatory) collaboration is an international initiative studying ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and related phenomena. These particles, with energies exceeding…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-24 Zbigniew Plebaniak

The field of UHECRs (Ultra-High energy cosmic Rays) and the understanding of particle acceleration in the cosmos, as a key ingredient to the behaviour of the most powerful sources in the universe, is of outmost importance for astroparticle…

Space Physics · Physics 2021-12-21 M. Bertaina

The detection of astrophysical neutrinos by IceCube and the potential to constrain source models of ultra-high energy cosmic rays provide the motivation to develop instruments for the observation of neutrinos above $10^7$ GeV. Among the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-23 A. Nepomuk Otte , Eliza Gazda , Eleanor Judd , John F. Krizmanic , Evgeny Kutzenzov , Oscar Romero Matamala , Patrick J. Reardon , Lawrence Wiencke

Two types of orbital detectors of extreme energy cosmic rays are being developed nowadays: (i) TUS and KLYPVE with reflecting optical systems (mirrors) and (ii) JEM-EUSO with high-transmittance Fresnel lenses. They will cover much larger…

Mini-EUSO is a compact telescope ($37 \times 37 \times 62$~cm$^3$) currently hosted on board the International Space Station. Mini-EUSO is devoted primarily to study Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) above $10^{21}$~eV but also to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-10 G. Cambié , A. Belov , F. Capel , M. Casolino , A. Franceschi , P. Klimov , L. Marcelli , T. Napolitano , P. Picozza , L. W. Piotrowski , E. Reali , M. Ricci

The detection of astrophysical neutrinos by IceCube in the TeV-PeV energy range motivates the development of instruments for observing these particles at higher energies. Moreover, the detection of very-high-energy (VHE) neutrinos could…

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