The atmospheric monitoring system of the JEM-EUSO instrument

The JEM-EUSO telescope will detect Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) from space, detecting the UV Fluorescence Light produced by Extensive Air Showers (EAS) induced by the interaction of the cosmic rays with the earth’s atmosphere. The capability to reconstruct the properties of the primary cos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental astronomy 2015-11, Vol.40 (1), p.45-60
Hauptverfasser:	Andreev, V., Asano, K., Barrillon, P., Batsch, T., Bayer, J., Belenguer, T., Bellotti, R., Berlind, A. A., Błȩcki, J., Bonamente, M., Briz, S., Bruno, A., Cafagna, F., Cassardo, C., Catalano, C., Catalano, G., Csorna, S., del Peral, L., Dell’Oro, A., Dupieux, M., Falk, S., Fernández-Gómez, I., Flamini, M., Fukushima, M., Galeotti, P., Gelmini, G., Harlov, B., Hernández Carretero, J., Higashide, K., Inoue, S., Insolia, A., Kajino, F., Kajino, T., Kawasaki, Y., Khrenov, B. A., Kim, J. -S., Kreykenbohm, I., Kusenko, A., Lachaud, C., Licandro, J., Lim, H., López, F., Mannheim, K., Maravilla, D., Matev, R., Medina-Tanco, G., Miyamoto, H., Monnier-Ragaigne, D., Nagataki, S., Nakamura, T., Neronov, A., Nonaka, T., Ogawa, T., Ogio, S., Ohmori, H., Olinto, A. V., Osteria, G., Patzak, T., Pennypacker, C., Picozza, P., Pierog, T., Pollini, A., Prat, P., Prieto, H., Putis, M., Reardon, P., Ricci, M., Rothkaehl, H., Roudil, G., Sabau, M. D., Salazar, H., Santiago Crúz, L., Sanz Palomino, M., Sato, M., Schanz, T., Segreto, A., Sharakin, S., Shibata, T., Shimizu, H. M., Shirahama, T., Sledd, J., Supanitsky, D., Szabelski, J., Tajima, F., Tajima, T., Takizawa, Y., Tibolla, O., Tkachev, L., Tomida, T., Tone, N., Tsuno, K., Uchihori, Y., Unger, M., Valdés-Galicia, J. F., Valore, L., Vigorito, C., Watts, J., Wibig, T., Włodarczyk, Z., Zuccaro Marchi, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altitude Astronomy Atmospherics Chemistry and Earth Sciences Clouds Computer Science Cosmic rays Lidar Monitoring Monitors Observations and Techniques Original Article Physics Physics and Astronomy Statistics for Engineering
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Zusammenfassung:	The JEM-EUSO telescope will detect Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) from space, detecting the UV Fluorescence Light produced by Extensive Air Showers (EAS) induced by the interaction of the cosmic rays with the earth’s atmosphere. The capability to reconstruct the properties of the primary cosmic ray depends on the accurate measurement of the atmospheric conditions in the region of EAS development. The Atmospheric Monitoring (AM) system of JEM-EUSO will host a LIDAR, operating in the UV band, and an Infrared camera to monitor the cloud cover in the JEM-EUSO Field of View, in order to be sensitive to clouds with an optical depth τ ≥ 0.15 and to measure the cloud top altitude with an accuracy of 500 m and an altitude resolution of 500 m.
ISSN:	0922-6435 1572-9508
DOI:	10.1007/s10686-014-9378-1