The Fluorescence Telescope on board EUSO-SPB2 for the detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays

Discussion timeslot (ZOOM-Meeting): 15. July 2021 - 18:00
ZOOM-Meeting URL: https://desy.zoom.us/j/92210078166
ZOOM-Meeting ID: 92210078166
ZOOM-Meeting Passcode: ICRC2021
Corresponding Session: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/channel/07-Where-to-go-in-UHECR-observations-CRI/123
Live-Stream URL: https://icrc2021-venue.desy.de/livestream/Discussion-03/4

Abstract:
'The Fluorescence Telescope is one of the two telescopes on board the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon II (EUSO-SPB2). EUSO-SPB2 is an ultra-long-duration balloon mission that aims at the detection of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) (E larger 1 EeV) via the fluorescence technique (using a Fluorescence Telescope) and of Very High Energy (VHE) neutrinos (E larger 10 PeV) via Cherenkov emission (using a Cherenkov Telescope). The mission is planned to fly in 2023 and is a precursor of the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA).rnThe Fluorescence Telescope is a second generation instrument preceded by the telescopes flown on the EUSO-Balloon and EUSO-SPB1 missions. It features Schmidt optics and has a 1-meter diameter aperture. The focal surface of the telescope 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 of Regard, together with a flight target duration of up to 100 days, would allow, for the first time from suborbital altitudes, detection of UHECR fluorescence tracks.rnThis contribution will provide an overview of the instrument including the current status of the telescope development.'

Authors: Giuseppe Osteria | For the JEM EUSO Collaboration
Co-Authors: Jim Adams | Matteo Battisti | Alexander Belov | Mario Bertaina | Francesca Bisconti | Francesco Cafagna | Donatella Campana | Rossella Caruso | Marco Casolino | Mark Christl | Toshikazu Ebisuzaki | Johannes Eser | Francesco Fenu | George Filippatos | Claudio Fornaro | Fausto Guarino | Pavel Klimov | Viktoria Kungel | Michael Miller | Hiroko Miyamoto | Angela V. Olinto | Yaser Onel | Etienne Parizot | Miroslav Pech | Francesco Perfetto | Lech Piotrowski | Guillaume Prevot | Patrick Reardon | Marco Ricci | Fred Sarazin | Valentina Scotti | Kenji Shinozaki | Petr Shovanec | Jacek Szabelski | Yoshiyuki Takizawa | Laura Valore | Lawrence Wiencke
Collaboration: JEM-EUSO

Indico-ID: 403
Proceeding URL: https://pos.sissa.it/395/206