Search for extreme energy cosmic ray candidates in the TUS orbital experiment data
Abstract
TUS (Track Ultraviolet Setup) is the first space experiment aimed to check the possibility of registering extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) at E>50 EeV by measuring the fluorescence signal of extensive air showers in the atmosphere. The detector operates as a part of the scientific payload of the Lomonosov satellite for more than a year. We describe an algorithm of searching for EECR events in the TUS data and briefly discuss a number of candidates selected by formal criteria.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- June 2017
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1706.05369
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1706.05369
- Bibcode:
- 2017arXiv170605369B
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 13 pages