Extensive air showers and diffused Cherenkov light detection: The ULTRA experiment

G. Agnetta; P. Assis; B. Biondo; P. Brogueira; A. Cappa; O. Catalano; J. Chauvin; G. D'Alí Staiti; M. Dattoli; M. C. Espirito-Santo; L. Fava; P. Galeotti; S. Giarrusso; G. Gugliotta; G. La Rosa; D. Lebrun; M. C. Maccarone; A. Mangano; L. Melo; S. Moreggia; M. Pimenta; F. Russo; O. Saavedra; A. Segreto; J. C. Silva; P. Stassi; B. Tomè; P. Vallania; C. Vigorito

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2006.09.102

Extensive air showers and diffused Cherenkov light detection: The ULTRA experiment

G. Agnetta, P. Assis, B. Biondo, P. Brogueira, A. Cappa, O. Catalano, J. Chauvin, G. D'Alí Staiti, M. Dattoli, M. C. Espirito-Santo, L. Fava, P. Galeotti, S. Giarrusso, G. Gugliotta, G. La Rosa, D. Lebrun, M. C. Maccarone, A. Mangano, L. Melo, S. MoreggiaM. Pimenta, F. Russo, O. Saavedra, A. Segreto, J. C. Silva, P. Stassi, B. Tomè, P. Vallania, C. Vigorito

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The Uv Light Transmission and Reflection in the Atmosphere (ULTRA) experiment has been designed to provide quantitative measurements of the backscattered Cherenkov signal associated to the Extensive Air Showers (EAS) at the impact point on the Earth surface. The knowledge of such information will test the possibility to detect the diffused Cherenkov light spot from space within the Ultra high-energy cosmic ray observation. The Cherenkov signal is necessary to give an absolute reference for the track, allowing the measurement of the shower maximum and easing the separation between neutrino and hadronic showers. In this paper we discuss the experimental set-up with detailed information on the detection method; the in situ and laboratory calibrations; the simulation of the expected detector response and finally the preliminary results on the detector performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-35
Number of pages	14
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	570
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.09.102
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cherenkov radiation
Cosmic ray detectors
Cosmic rays
Extensive air showers

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Agnetta, G., Assis, P., Biondo, B., Brogueira, P., Cappa, A., Catalano, O., Chauvin, J., D'Alí Staiti, G., Dattoli, M., Espirito-Santo, M. C., Fava, L., Galeotti, P., Giarrusso, S., Gugliotta, G., La Rosa, G., Lebrun, D., Maccarone, M. C., Mangano, A., Melo, L., ... Vigorito, C. (2007). Extensive air showers and diffused Cherenkov light detection: The ULTRA experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 570(1), 22-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2006.09.102

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