The Fluorescence Telescope is one of the two telescopes on board the ExtremeUniverse Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II (EUSO-SPB2).EUSO-SPB2 is an ultra-long-duration balloon mission that aims at the detectionof Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) via the fluorescence technique (usinga Fluorescence Telescope) and of Ultra High Energy (UHE) neutrinos viaCherenkov emission (using a Cherenkov Telescope). The mission is planned to flyin 2023 and is a precursor of the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics(POEMMA). The Fluorescence Telescope is a second generation instrument precededby the telescopes flown on the EUSO-Balloon and EUSO-SPB1 missions. It featuresSchmidt optics and has a 1-meter diameter aperture. The focal surface of thetelescope is equipped with a 6912-pixel Multi Anode Photo Multipliers (MAPMT)camera covering a 37.4 x 11.4 degree Field of Regard. Such a big Field ofRegard, together with a flight target duration of up to 100 days, would allow,for the first time from suborbital altitudes, detection of UHECR fluorescencetracks. This contribution will provide an overview of the instrument includingthe current status of the telescope development.
The Fluorescence Telescope on board EUSO-SPB2 for the detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays
R. Caruso;
2022-01-01
Abstract
The Fluorescence Telescope is one of the two telescopes on board the ExtremeUniverse Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II (EUSO-SPB2).EUSO-SPB2 is an ultra-long-duration balloon mission that aims at the detectionof Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) via the fluorescence technique (usinga Fluorescence Telescope) and of Ultra High Energy (UHE) neutrinos viaCherenkov emission (using a Cherenkov Telescope). The mission is planned to flyin 2023 and is a precursor of the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics(POEMMA). The Fluorescence Telescope is a second generation instrument precededby the telescopes flown on the EUSO-Balloon and EUSO-SPB1 missions. It featuresSchmidt optics and has a 1-meter diameter aperture. The focal surface of thetelescope is equipped with a 6912-pixel Multi Anode Photo Multipliers (MAPMT)camera covering a 37.4 x 11.4 degree Field of Regard. Such a big Field ofRegard, together with a flight target duration of up to 100 days, would allow,for the first time from suborbital altitudes, detection of UHECR fluorescencetracks. This contribution will provide an overview of the instrument includingthe current status of the telescope development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
