Updated TUS space fluorescence detector for study of UHECR

• Published in: Advances in space research 2008, Vol.41 (12), p.2079-2088, Article 2079
• Main Authors: Abrashkin, V., Alexandrov, V., Arakcheev, Y., Cotzomi, J., Diaz, A., Finger, M., Garipov, G., Grebenyuk, V., Kalmykov, N., Khrenov, B., Kim, S.H., Klimov, P., Koval, V., Martinez, O., Nam, S.W., Naumov, D., Olshevsky, A., Panasyuk, M., Park, I.H., Park, J.H., Ponce, E., Puchkov, A., Robledo, C., Rosado, A., Rubinshtein, I., Sharakin, S., Silaev, A., Tkatchev, L., Tulupov, V., Sabirov, B., Salazar, H., Saprykin, O., Villasenor, L., Yashin, I., Zaikin, N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Extreme energy; Fluorescence; Mirror-concentrator; Space platform
• ISSN: 0273-1177; 1879-1948
• DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.036

The TUS (Tracking Ultra-violet Set up) space fluorescence detector has to be launched in 2010 as a separated platform in Foton (Bion) mission prepared by the Samara enterprise. This detector was designed for another satellite and the updated variant of the TUS detector for a new platform is presented. The data on UV glow of the atmosphere obtained in operation of one pixel of the TUS detector on board the Moscow State University “Universitetsky-Tatiana” satellite was taken into account in design of the updated TUS detector. The data on UV transient flashes registered in “Universitetsky-Tatiana” mission are of special interest. Electronics of the TUS detector able to select and register different types of UV events in the atmosphere is presented.