JEM-EUSO telescope on International Space Station will detect UV fluorescence emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) induced Extensive Air Showers (EAS) penetrating in the atmosphere. The accuracy of reconstruction of the properties of the primary UHECR particles from the measurements of UV light depends on the extinction and scattering properties of the atmosphere at the location of the EAS and between the EAS and JEM-EUSO. The Atmospheric Monitoring system of JEM-EUSO will use the LIDAR, operating in the UV band, and an infrared camera to detect cloud and aerosol layer features across the entire 60? field of view of JEM-EUSO telescope, to measure the cloud top altitudes with the accuracy of 500 m and the optical depth profile of the atmosphere in the direction of each EAS with the accuracy 0.15 and resolution of 500 m. This should ensure that the energy of the primary UHECR particles and the depth of EAS maxima are measured with the accuracy better than 30% and 120 g/cm2, respectively.

Atmospheric monitoring system of JEM-EUSO / A., Neronov; S., Wada; M. R., Frias; A. M., De; G. S., Cano; H., Prieto; J., Pineiro; L. D., Peral; J., Hernandez; N. d., Pacheco; M., Sabau; T., Belenguer; C., Gonzalez; M., Reina; S., Briz; A. D., Castro; F., Cortes; F., Lopez; G., Herrera; J., Licandro; E., Joven; M., Serra; O., Vaduvescu; A., Anzalone; Isgro', Francesco; R., Cremonini; C., Cassardo; A., Maurissen; C., Urban; T., Ogawa; K., Shinozaki. - 6:(2011), pp. 338-341. (Intervento presentato al convegno 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011 tenutosi a Beijing nel 2011) [10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0301].

Atmospheric monitoring system of JEM-EUSO

ISGRO', FRANCESCO;
2011

Abstract

JEM-EUSO telescope on International Space Station will detect UV fluorescence emission from Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) induced Extensive Air Showers (EAS) penetrating in the atmosphere. The accuracy of reconstruction of the properties of the primary UHECR particles from the measurements of UV light depends on the extinction and scattering properties of the atmosphere at the location of the EAS and between the EAS and JEM-EUSO. The Atmospheric Monitoring system of JEM-EUSO will use the LIDAR, operating in the UV band, and an infrared camera to detect cloud and aerosol layer features across the entire 60? field of view of JEM-EUSO telescope, to measure the cloud top altitudes with the accuracy of 500 m and the optical depth profile of the atmosphere in the direction of each EAS with the accuracy 0.15 and resolution of 500 m. This should ensure that the energy of the primary UHECR particles and the depth of EAS maxima are measured with the accuracy better than 30% and 120 g/cm2, respectively.
2011
Atmospheric monitoring system of JEM-EUSO / A., Neronov; S., Wada; M. R., Frias; A. M., De; G. S., Cano; H., Prieto; J., Pineiro; L. D., Peral; J., Hernandez; N. d., Pacheco; M., Sabau; T., Belenguer; C., Gonzalez; M., Reina; S., Briz; A. D., Castro; F., Cortes; F., Lopez; G., Herrera; J., Licandro; E., Joven; M., Serra; O., Vaduvescu; A., Anzalone; Isgro', Francesco; R., Cremonini; C., Cassardo; A., Maurissen; C., Urban; T., Ogawa; K., Shinozaki. - 6:(2011), pp. 338-341. (Intervento presentato al convegno 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2011 tenutosi a Beijing nel 2011) [10.7529/ICRC2011/V06/0301].
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