Title of article :
Extensive air showers and diffused Cherenkov light detection: The ULTRA experiment
Author/Authors :
Agnetta، نويسنده , , G. and Assis، نويسنده , , P. and Biondo، نويسنده , , B. and Brogueira، نويسنده , , A. P. M. Cappa، نويسنده , , A. and Catalano، نويسنده , , O. and Chauvin، نويسنده , , J. and D’Al? Staiti، نويسنده , , G. and Dattoli، نويسنده , , M. and Espirito Santo، نويسنده , , M.C. and Fava، نويسنده , , L. and Galeotti، نويسنده , , P. and Giarrusso، نويسنده , , S. and Gugliotta، نويسنده , , G. and La Rosa، نويسنده , , G. and Lebrun، نويسنده , , D. and Maccarone، نويسنده , , M.C. and Mangano، نويسنده , , A. and Melo، نويسنده , , L. and Moreggia، نويسنده , , Rodney S. and Pimenta، نويسنده , , M. and Russo، نويسنده , , Rodrigo F. Torres Saavedra، نويسنده , , O. and Segreto، نويسنده , , A. and Silva، نويسنده , , J.C. and Stassi، نويسنده , , Joao P. C. Tome، نويسنده , , B. and Vallania، نويسنده , , P. and Vigorito، نويسنده , , C.، نويسنده ,
Pages :
14
From page :
22
To page :
35
Abstract :
The Uv Light Transmission and Reflection in the Atmosphere (ULTRA) experiment has been designed to provide quantitative measurements of the backscattered Cherenkov signal associated to the Extensive Air Showers (EAS) at the impact point on the Earth surface. The knowledge of such information will test the possibility to detect the diffused Cherenkov light spot from space within the Ultra high-energy cosmic ray observation. The Cherenkov signal is necessary to give an absolute reference for the track, allowing the measurement of the shower maximum and easing the separation between neutrino and hadronic showers. s paper we discuss the experimental set-up with detailed information on the detection method; the in situ and laboratory calibrations; the simulation of the expected detector response and finally the preliminary results on the detector performance.
Keywords :
Cosmic rays , Cosmic ray detectors , Extensive air showers , Cherenkov radiation
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
Record number :
2030868
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