Terzina on board NUSES: A pathfinder for EAS Cherenkov Light Detection from space

Burmistrov, L.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/202328306006

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“…By considering a non-relativistic, low-energy charged particle traversing the ∆E-E telescope, the deposited energy in the thinner silicon detector, ∆E ∝ Z 2 β 2 , and the particle's kinetic energy, E k ≈ 1 2 m(βc) 2 , depends on the particle's velocity. If we combine these parameters, it is possible to define a particle classifier as…”

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“…NUSES is a space mission aimed at testing innovative approaches for studying cosmic rays, gamma rays, and astrophysical neutrinos. The satellite will host two payloads, named Terzina [1,2] and Zirè [3][4][5][6][7]. Terzina will be a pathfinder for future missions devoted to observing Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) and neutrino astronomy using space-based instruments [8][9][10][11].…”

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A Compact Particle Detector for Space-Based Applications: Development of a Low-Energy Module (LEM) for the NUSES Space Mission

Nicolaidis,

Nozzoli,

Pepponi

2023

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NUSES is a planned space mission aiming to test new observational and technological approaches related to the study of relatively low-energy cosmic rays, gamma rays, and high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. Two scientific payloads will be hosted onboard the NUSES space mission: Terzina and Zirè. Terzina will be an optical telescope readout by SiPM arrays, for the detection and study of Cerenkov light emitted by Extensive Air Showers generated by high-energy cosmic rays and neutrinos in the atmosphere. Zirè will focus on the detection of protons and electrons up to a few hundred MeV and to 0.1–10 MeV photons and will include the Low Energy Module (LEM). The LEM will be a particle spectrometer devoted to the observation of fluxes of relatively low-energy electrons in the 0.1–7-MeV range and protons in the 3–50 MeV range along the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) followed by the hosting platform. The detection of Particle Bursts (PBs) in this Physics channel of interest could give new insight into the understanding of complex phenomena such as eventual correlations between seismic events or volcanic activity with the collective motion of particles in the plasma populating van Allen belts. With its compact sizes and limited acceptance, the LEM will allow the exploration of hostile environments such as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) and the inner Van Allen Belt, in which the anticipated electron fluxes are on the order of 106 to 107 electrons per square centimeter per steradian per second. Concerning the vast literature of space-based particle spectrometers, the innovative aspect of the LEM resides in its compactness, within 10 × 10 × 10 cm3, and in its “active collimation” approach dealing with the problem of multiple scattering at these very relatively low energies. In this work, the geometry of the detector, its detection concept, its operation modes, and the hardware adopted will be presented. Some preliminary results from the Monte Carlo simulation (Geant4) will be shown.

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Section: Introduction: the Nuses Space Missionmentioning

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A Compact Particle Detector for Space-Based Applications: Development of a Low-Energy Module (LEM) for the NUSES Space Mission

Nicolaidis,

Nozzoli,

Pepponi

2023

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“…Thanks to the NUSES orbit attitude, the Terzina field of view will point to the dark side of the Earth's limb, looking for Cherenkov light emissions from UHE CRs or neutrinos. For more details see [2] and ref. [3] in these proceedings.…”

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The light tracker based on scintillating fibers with SiPM readout of the Zire instrument on board the NUSES space mission

Mazziotta¹,

Pillera²

2023

Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)

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NUSES is a low Earth orbit pathfinder satellite for innovative particle detectors dedicated to the study of cosmic radiation, astrophysical neutrinos, Sun-Earth environment, space weather and magnetosphere-ionosphere-lithosphere coupling. The satellite will host two instruments: Terzina and Zirè. While Terzina will focus on space based detection of ultra high energy extensive air showers, Zirè will perform measurements of electrons, protons and light nuclei from few up to hundreds MeV, also testing new tools for the detection of cosmic MeV photons, and monitoring possible MILC signals. Zirè will consists of a scintillating fiber tracker, a stack of plastic scintillator counters and an array of LYSO crystals. An active veto system and a Low Energy Module (LEM) are also part of the payload. In this work we present the design of a novel tracker prototype based on plastic scintillating fibers coupled with SiPM linear arrays. The preliminary results obtained in a beam test with the prototype module will be discussed.

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“…The search for VHE and UHE neutrinos is part of Multi-Messenger Astronomy which is a rapidly advancing field due to recent groundbreaking discoveries such as the detection of the astrophysical neutrino flux by IceCube [1] and the observation of gravitational waves by LIGO [2]. Future instruments will further explore the Very-High-Energy (VHE) neutrino window (>10 PeV) such as The Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) [3], Terzina on board NUSES [4], and Trinity [5]. All these instruments use the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique (IACT).…”

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The EUSO-SPB2 Cherenkov Telescope - performance and preliminary results

Gazda¹

2023

Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2023)

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High-Energy (VHE, >10 PeV) neutrinos deliver crucial information about the sources of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs), the composition of UHECRs, and neutrino/particle physics at highest energies. UHE-tau neutrinos skimming the Earth's surface produce tau leptons, which can emerge from the ground, decay, and start an upward-going extensive air shower (EAS) in the Earth's atmosphere. The tau neutrino can be reconstructed by imaging the EAS. We developed an atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope flying on the Extreme Universe Space Observatory Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) mission to test the air-shower imaging concept at high altitudes. The EUSO-SPB2 ultra-long-duration balloon mission is a precursor of the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA), a candidate for an astrophysics probe-class mission. The telescope implements Schmidt optics with a 0.785 𝑚 2 light collection area and a 512-pixel SiPM camera covering a 12.8°x 6.4°(Horizontal x Vertical) field-of-view with 0.4°resolution. The camera signals are sampled with 100 MSa/s and digitized with 12-bit resolution. The objectives of the EUSO-SPB2 Cherenkov telescope include a search for UHE neutrinos below Earth's limb, UHECRs above the limb, the study of the night sky background, and studying the telescope's performance. In this presentation, I will present an overview of the Cherenkov telescope and discuss the in-flight performance of the telescope.

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Terzina on board NUSES: A pathfinder for EAS Cherenkov Light Detection from space

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A Compact Particle Detector for Space-Based Applications: Development of a Low-Energy Module (LEM) for the NUSES Space Mission

A Compact Particle Detector for Space-Based Applications: Development of a Low-Energy Module (LEM) for the NUSES Space Mission

The light tracker based on scintillating fibers with SiPM readout of the Zire instrument on board the NUSES space mission

The EUSO-SPB2 Cherenkov Telescope - performance and preliminary results

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