EUSO-BALLOON a pathfinder for detecting UHECR's from the edge of space

Von Ballmoos, P.; Dagoret, S.; Santangelo, A.; Adams, J. H.; Barrillon, P.; Bayer, J.; Bertaina, M.; Cafagna, F.; Casolino, M.; Distratis, G.; Dupieux, M.; Ebersoldt, A.; Ebisuzaki, T.; Gorodetzky, P.; Haungs, A.; Jung, A.; Kawasaki, Y.; Medina-Tanco, G.; Mot, B.; Osteria, G.; Parizot, E.; Park, I. H.; Picozza, P.; Prévôt, G.; Prieto, H.; Ricci, M.; Frías, M. D. R.; Roudil, G.; Scotti, V.; Szabelski, J.; Takizawa, Y.; Tsuno, K.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/20135309003

EUSO-Balloon has been conceived as a pathfinder mission for JEM-EUSO, to perform an end-to-end test of the subsystems and components, and to prove the global detection chain while improving our knowledge of the atmospheric and terrestrial UV background. Through a series of stratospheric balloon flights performed by the French Space Agency CNES, EUSO-BALLOON will serve as an evolutive test-bench for all the key technologies of JEM-EUSO. EUSO-Balloon also has the potential to detect Extensive Air Showers from above, marking a key milestone in the development of UHECR science, and paving the way for any future large scale, space-based UHECR observatory. © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2013.

EUSO-BALLOON a pathfinder for detecting UHECR's from the edge of space / Von Ballmoos, P., Dagoret, S., Santangelo, A., Adams, J.H., Barrillon, P., Bayer, J., Bertaina, M., Cafagna, F., Casolino, M., Distratis, G., Dupieux, M., Ebersoldt, A., Ebisuzaki, T., Gorodetzky, P., Haungs, A., Jung, A., Kawasaki, Y., Medina-Tanco, G., Mot, B., Osteria, G., et al.. - In: EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES. - ISSN 2100-014X. - 53:(2013). [10.1051/epjconf/20135309003]