AbstractThe 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.


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    Title :

    Updated TUS space fluorescence detector for study of UHECR


    Contributors:
    Abrashkin, V. (author) / Alexandrov, V. (author) / Arakcheev, Y. (author) / Cotzomi, J. (author) / Diaz, A. (author) / Finger, M. (author) / Garipov, G. (author) / Grebenyuk, V. (author) / Kalmykov, N. (author) / Khrenov, B. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 41 , 12 ; 2079-2088


    Publication date :

    2007-03-15


    Size :

    10 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English