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.; 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.. - In: EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES. - ISSN 2100-014X. - 53:(2013). [10.1051/epjconf/20135309003]