EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2019)

Development of the calibration device using UAV mounted UV-LED light source for the fluorescence detector

  • Tomida Takayuki,
  • Inadomi Taichi,
  • Seki Terutsugu,
  • Tameda Yuichiro,
  • Oku Yuya,
  • Sano Kengo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921005015
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 210
p. 05015

Abstract

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We have developed a standard UV-LED light source mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), so-called the Opt-copter, for the calibration of the fluorescence detectors (FDs) of the Telescope Array experiment. The positioning accuracy of the UAV controlled by GPS is ~ 10 cm, which enables a precision calibration of the pointing directions of the FD phototubes. We report the hardware details of the device and the status of data analysis.