EPJ Web of Conferences (Jun 2013)

EUSO-BALLOON a pathfinder for detecting UHECR's from the edge of space

  • Scotti V.,
  • Szabelski J.,
  • Roudil G.,
  • Frías M.D. Rodríguez,
  • Ricci M.,
  • Picozza P.,
  • Prévôt G.,
  • Prieto H.,
  • Park I.H.,
  • Parizot E.,
  • Osteria G.,
  • Mot B.,
  • Kawasaki Y.,
  • Medina-Tanco G.,
  • Jung A.,
  • Haungs A.,
  • Gorodetzky Ph.,
  • Ebersoldt A.,
  • Ebisuzaki T.,
  • Dupieux M.,
  • Casolino M.,
  • Distratis G.,
  • Bertaina M.,
  • Cafagna F.,
  • Bayer J.,
  • Barrillon P.,
  • Adams J.H.,
  • Santangelo A.,
  • Dagoret S.,
  • von Ballmoos P.,
  • Takizawa Y.,
  • Tsuno K.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135309003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53
p. 09003

Abstract

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EUSO-Balloon has been conceived as a pathfinder mission for JEM-EUSO, to perform an end-to-end test of the subsystems and components, and to prove the global detection chain while improving our knowledge of the atmospheric and terrestrial UV background. Through a series of stratospheric balloon flights performed by the French Space Agency CNES, EUSO-BALLOON will serve as an evolutive test-bench for all the key technologies of JEM-EUSO. EUSO-Balloon also has the potential to detect Extensive Air Showers from above, marking a key milestone in the development of UHECR science, and paving the way for any future large scale, space-based UHECR observatory.