Experiment on the Vernov satellite: Transient energetic processes in the Earth’s atmosphere and magnetosphere. Part I: Description of the experiment

Panasyuk, M. I.; Свертилов, С. И.; Bogomolov, V. V.; Garipov, G.; Barinova, V. O.; Богомолов, А. В.; Vedenkin, N.; Golovanov, I. A.; Iyudin, A. F.; Калегаев, В. В.; Климов, П. А.; Kovtyukh, A. S.; Кузнецова, Е. А.; Morozenko, V. S.; Morozov, O. V.; Myagkova, I. N.; Петров, В. Л.; Prokhorov, A. V.; Rozhkov, G. V.; Sigaeva, E. A.; Khrenov, B. A.; Yashin, I. V.; Климов, С. И.; Vavilov, Dmitrii; Grushin, V. A.; Grechko, T. V.; Хартов, В. В.; Kudryashov, V. A.; Bortnikov, S. V.; Mzhelskiy, P. V.; Papkov, A. P.; Krasnopeev, S. V.; Krug, V. V.; Korepanov, V. E.; Belyaev, Sergey V.; Demidov, A.; Ferenz, Ch.; Bodnár, László; Szegedi, P.; Rotkel, H.; Moravskiy, M.; Park, Il; Jeon, Jin-A; Kim, Ji‐In; Lee, Jik

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“…We presented preliminary results of an analysis of data obtained by TUS, the first orbital detector of extreme energy cosmic rays, in its main mode of operation throughout the period Various transient UV atmospheric phenomena were studied in the earlier MSU Tatiana [44], Tatiana-2 [45] and Vernov [46] satellite missions. The instruments of these experiments included UV radiation detectors based on the same Hamamatsu R1463 PMTs utilized in the TUS mission.…”

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“…Various transient UV atmospheric phenomena were studied in the earlier MSU Tatiana [44], Tatiana-2 [45] and Vernov [46] satellite missions. The instruments of these experiments included UV radiation detectors based on the same Hamamatsu R1463 PMTs utilized in the TUS mission.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The data have significantly improved our understanding of both the UV background and the conditions of the space environment within which an orbital detector of EECRs must operate, and the diversity of events recorded in the UV range has exceeded all expectations. Various transient UV atmospheric phenomena were studied in the earlier MSU Tatiana [44], Tatiana-2 [45] and Vernov [46] satellite missions. The instruments of these experiments included UV radiation detectors based on the same Hamamatsu R1463 PMTs utilized in the TUS mission.…”

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First results from the TUS orbital detector in the extensive air shower mode

Khrenov

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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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Abstract. TUS (Tracking Ultraviolet Set-up), the first orbital detector of extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs), those with energies above 50 EeV, was launched into orbit on April 28, 2016, as a part of the Lomonosov satellite scientific payload. The main aim of the mission is to test a technique of registering fluorescent and Cherenkov radiation of extensive air showers generated by EECRs in the atmosphere with a space telescope. We present preliminary results of its operation in a mode dedicated to registering extensive air showers in the period from August 16, 2016, to November 4, 2016. No EECRs have been conclusively identified in the data yet, but the diversity of ultraviolet emission in the atmosphere was found to be unexpectedly rich. We discuss typical examples of data obtained with TUS and their possible origin. The data is important for obtaining more accurate estimates of the nocturnal ultraviolet glow of the atmosphere, necessary for successful development of more advanced orbital EECR detectors including those of the KLYPVE (K-EUSO) and JEM-EUSO missions.

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First results from the TUS orbital detector in the extensive air shower mode

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Panasyuk

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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys.

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“…TUS is the first orbital detector capable of registering fast UV flashes in the nocturnal atmosphere of the Earth in the imaging mode, providing much more detailed data than the earlier Tatiana, Tatiana-2 and Vernov missions of Lomonosov Moscow State University [28][29][30]. The results already obtained are mostly unexpected and provide important information about the nocturnal UV background necessary for successful development of the future KLYPVE (K-EUSO) and JEM-EUSO missions.…”

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Early Results from TUS, the First Orbital Detector of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays

Zotov

2018

Proceedings of 2016 International Conference on Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR2016)

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TUS is the world's first orbital detector of extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs), which operates as a part of the scientific payload of the Lomonosov satellite since May 19, 2016. TUS employs the nocturnal atmosphere of the Earth to register ultraviolet (UV) fluorescence and Cherenkov radiation from extensive air showers generated by EECRs as well as UV radiation from lightning strikes and transient luminous events, micro-meteors and space debris. The first months of its operation in orbit have demonstrated an unexpectedly rich variety of UV radiation in the atmosphere. We briefly review the design of TUS and present a few examples of events recorded in a mode dedicated to registering EECRs.

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