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Detection of ultra-high energy cosmic ray showers with a single-pixel fluorescence telescope
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SYSNO ASEP 0463937 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Detection of ultra-high energy cosmic ray showers with a single-pixel fluorescence telescope Author(s) Fujii, T. (JP)
Malacari, M. (AU)
Bertaina, M. (IT)
Casolino, E. (JP)
Dawson, B. (AU)
Horváth, P. (CZ)
Hrabovský, M. (CZ)
Jiang, J. (US)
Mandát, Dušan (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
Matalon, A. (US)
Matthews, J.N. (US)
Motloch, P. (US)
Palatka, Miroslav (FZU-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
Pech, Miroslav (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
Privitera, P. (US)
Schovánek, Petr (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
Takizawa, Y. (JP)
Thomas, S.B. (US)
Trávníček, Petr (FZU-D) RID, ORCID
Yamazaki, K. (JP)Source Title Astroparticle Physics. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0927-6505
Roč. 74, Feb (2016), s. 64-72Number of pages 9 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords ultra-high energy cosmic rays ; fluorescence detector ; extensive air shower Subject RIV BF - Elementary Particles and High Energy Physics OECD category Particles and field physics R&D Projects LG13007 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) LM2015038 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Method of publishing Limited access Institutional support FZU-D - RVO:68378271 UT WOS 000366784200009 EID SCOPUS 84946422700 DOI 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.10.006 Annotation We present a concept for large-area, low-cost detection of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) with a Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST), addressing the requirements for the next generation of UHECR experiments. In the FAST design, a large field of view is covered by a few pixels at the focal plane of a mirror or Fresnel lens. We report first results of a FAST prototype installed at the Telescope Array site, consisting of a single 200 mm photomultiplier tube at the focal plane of a 1 m(2) Fresnel lens system taken from the prototype of the JEM-EUSO experiment. The FAST prototype took data for 19 nights, demonstrating remarkable operational stability. We detected laser shots at distances of several kilometers as well as 16 highly significant UHECR shower candidates. Workplace Institute of Physics Contact Kristina Potocká, potocka@fzu.cz, Tel.: 220 318 579 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2015.10.006
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