EUSO-BALLOON a pathfinder for detecting UHECR's from the edge of space
P. von Ballmoos
(1)
,
S. Dagoret
(2)
,
A. Santangelo
,
J.H. Adams
,
P. Barrillon
(2)
,
J. Bayer
,
M. Bertaina
,
F. Cafagna
,
M. Casolino
,
G. Distratis
,
M. Dupieux
(1)
,
A. Ebersoldt
,
T. Ebisuzaki
,
P. Gorodetzky
(3)
,
A. Haungs
,
A. Jung
,
Y. Kawasaki
,
G. Medina-Tanco
,
B. Mot
(1)
,
G. Osteria
,
E. Parizot
(3)
,
I. H. Park
,
P. Picozza
,
G. Prévôt
(4)
,
H. Prieto
,
M. Ricci
,
M. D. Rodríguez Frías
,
G. Roudil
(1)
,
V. Scotti
,
J. Szabelski
,
Y. Takizawa
,
K. Tsuno
S. Dagoret
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A. Santangelo
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J.H. Adams
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J. Bayer
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M. Bertaina
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F. Cafagna
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M. Casolino
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G. Distratis
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A. Ebersoldt
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T. Ebisuzaki
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A. Haungs
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A. Jung
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Y. Kawasaki
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G. Medina-Tanco
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G. Osteria
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I. H. Park
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P. Picozza
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H. Prieto
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M. Ricci
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M. D. Rodríguez Frías
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V. Scotti
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J. Szabelski
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Y. Takizawa
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K. Tsuno
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Abstract
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.