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1. Dataset of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range (290-430 nm), with 6.3 km resolution in the latitude range -51.6

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L. Marcelli, K. Bolmgren, D. Barghini, M. Battisti, C. Blaksley, S. Blin, A. Belov, M. Bertaina, M. Bianciotto, F. Bisconti, G. Cambiè, F. Capel, M. Casolino, I. Churilo, M. Crisconio, C. De La Taille, T. Ebisuzaki, J. Eser, F. Fenu, M.A. Franceschi, C. Fuglesang, A. Golzio, P. Gorodetzky, H. Kasuga, F. Kajino, P. Klimov, V. Kuznetsov, M. Manfrin, G. Mascetti, W. Marszal, H. Miyamoto, A. Murashov, T. Napolitano, H. Ohmori, A. Olinto, E. Parizot, P. Picozza, L.W. Piotrowski, Z. Plebaniak, G. Prevot, E. Reali, G. Romoli, M. Ricci, N. Sakaki, K. Shinozaki, J. Szabelski, Y. Takizawa, V. Vagelli, G. Valentini, M. Vrabel, and L. Wiencke

Subjects
UV terrestrial emissions, UV maps, ISS, Mini-EUSO, Earth observation from space, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7, Science (General), Q1-390
Abstract

The data presented in this article are related to the research paper entitled “Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector” (Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 284, January 2023, 113336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113336).The data have been acquired with the Mini-EUSO detector, an UV telescope operating in the range 290-430 nm and located inside the International Space Station. The detector was launched in August 2019, and it has started operations from the nadir-facing UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module in October 2019. The data presented here refer to 32 sessions acquired between 2019-11-19 and 2021-05-06. The instrument consists of a Fresnel-lens optical system and a focal surface composed of 36 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes, each with 64 channels, for a total of 2304 channels with single photon counting sensitivity. The telescope, with a square field-of-view of 44°, has a spatial resolution on the Earth surface of 6.3 km and saves triggered transient phenomena with a temporal resolution of 2.5 µs and 320 µs. The telescope also operates in continuous acquisition at a 40.96 ms scale.In this article, large-area night-time UV maps obtained processing the 40.96 ms data, taking averages over regions of some specific geographical areas (e.g., Europe, North America) and over the entire globe, are presented. Data are binned into 0.1° × 0.1° or 0.05° × 0.05° cells (depending on the scale of the map) over the Earth's surface. Raw data are made available in the form of tables (latitude, longitude, counts) and .kmz files (containing the .png images). These are – to the best of our knowledge – the highest sensitivity data in this wavelength range and can be of use to various disciplines.

Published
2023
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2. Integration, qualification, and launch of the Mini-EUSO telescope on board the ISS

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L. Marcelli, D. Barghini, M. Battisti, C. Blaksley, S. Blin, A. Belov, M. Bertaina, M. Bianciotto, F. Bisconti, K. Bolmgren, G. Cambiè, F. Capel, M. Casolino, I. Churilo, M. Crisconio, C. De La Taille, T. Ebisuzaki, J. Eser, F. Fenu, M. A. Franceschi, C. Fuglesang, A. Golzio, P. Gorodetzky, H. Kasuga, F. Kajino, P. Klimov, V. Kuznetsov, M. Manfrin, G. Mascetti, W. Marszał, H. Miyamoto, A. Murashov, T. Napolitano, H. Ohmori, A. Olinto, E. Parizot, P. Picozza, L. W. Piotrowski, Z. Plebaniak, G. Prévôt, E. Reali, G. Romoli, M. Ricci, N. Sakaki, K. Shinozaki, J. Szabelski, Y. Takizawa, G. Valentini, M. Vrabel, L. Wiencke, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], General Environmental Science
Abstract

International audience; Mini-EUSO is a high-sensitivity imaging telescope that observes the Earth from the ISS in the near ultraviolet band (290÷ 430 nm), through the nadir-facing, UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module. The instrument, launched in 2019, has a field of view of 44∘, a spatial resolution on the Earth’s surface of 6.3 km and a temporal sampling rate of 2.5 microseconds. Thanks to its triggering and on-board processing, the telescope is capable of detecting UV emissions of cosmic, atmospheric, and terrestrial origin on different time scales, from a few microseconds up to tens of milliseconds. The optics is composed of two Fresnel lenses focusing light onto an array of 36 Hamamatsu Multi-Anode PhotoMultiplier Tubes, for a total of 2304 pixels. The telescope also contains two cameras in the near-infrared and visible, an 8-by-8 array of Silicon-PhotoMultipliers and a series of UV sensors to manage night-day transitions. The scientific objectives range from the observation of atmospheric phenomena [lightning, Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), ELVES], the study of meteoroids, the search of interstellar meteoroids and strange quark matter, mapping of the Earth’s nocturnal emissions in the ultraviolet range, and the search of cosmic rays with energy above 1021 eV. The instrument has been integrated and qualified in 2019, with the final tests in Baikonur prior to its launch. Operations involve periodic installation in the Zvezda module of the station with observations during the crew night time, with periodic downlink of data samples, with the full data being sent to the ground via pouches containing the data disks. Mission planning involves the selection of the optimal orbits to maximize the scientific return of the instrument. In this work, we will describe the various phases of construction, testing, and qualification prior to the launch and the in-flight operations of the instrument on board the ISS.

Published
2023

3. Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector

Author

M. Casolino, D. Barghini, M. Battisti, C. Blaksley, A. Belov, M. Bertaina, M. Bianciotto, F. Bisconti, S. Blin, K. Bolmgren, G. Cambiè, F. Capel, I. Churilo, M. Crisconio, C. De La Taille, T. Ebisuzaki, J. Eser, F. Fenu, M.A. Franceschi, C. Fuglesang, A. Golzio, P. Gorodetzky, H. Kasuga, F. Kajino, P. Klimov, V. Kuznetsov, M. Manfrin, L. Marcelli, G. Mascetti, W. Marszał, H. Miyamoto, A. Murashov, T. Napolitano, H. Ohmori, A. Olinto, E. Parizot, P. Picozza, L.W. Piotrowski, Z. Plebaniak, G. Prévôt, E. Reali, G. Romoli, M. Ricci, N. Sakaki, K. Shinozaki, J. Szabelski, Y. Takizawa, G. Valentini, M. Vrabel, L. Wiencke, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Mini-EUSO, JEM-EUSO, UV emissions, Terrestrial emissions, ISS, Soil Science, FOS: Physical sciences, Geology, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Computers in Earth Sciences, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)
Abstract

Mini-EUSO (Multiwavelength Imaging New Instrument for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory) is a telescope observing the Earth from the International Space Station since 2019. The instrument employs a Fresnel-lens optical system and a focal surface composed of 36 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes, 64 channels each, for a total of 2304 channels with single photon counting sensitivity. Mini-EUSO also contains two ancillary cameras to complement measurements in the near infrared and visible ranges. The scientific objectives of the mission range from the search for extensive air showers generated by Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) with energies above 10$^{21}$ eV, the search for nuclearites and Strange Quark Matter (SQM), up to the study of atmospheric phenomena such as Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), meteors and meteoroids. Mini-EUSO can map the night-time Earth in the near UV range (between 290-430 nm) with a spatial resolution of about 6.3 km (full field of view of 44{\deg}) and a maximum temporal resolution of 2.5 $\mu$s, observing our planet through a nadir-facing UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module. The detector saves triggered transient phenomena with a sampling rate of 2.5 $\mu$s and 320 $\mu$s, as well as continuous acquisition at 40.96 ms scale. In this paper we discuss the detector response and the flat-fielding and calibration procedures. Using the 40.96 ms data, we present $\simeq$6.3 km resolution night-time Earth maps in the UV band, and report on various emissions of anthropogenic and natural origin. We measure ionospheric airglow emissions of dark moonless nights over the sea and ground, studying the effect of clouds, moonlight, and artificial (towns, boats) lights. In addition to paving the way forward for the study of long-term variations of natural and artificial light, we also estimate the observation live-time of future UHECR detectors., Comment: 49 pages, 27 figures, 1 table, published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Published
2022

4. Simulations studies for the Mini-EUSO detector

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P. Gorodetzky, R. Bonino, Guillaume Prévôt, Francesco Fenu, F. Capel, L.W. Piotrowski, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, P. Picozza, Matteo Battisti, P. Klimov, Marco Mignone, Alexander S. Belov, Christer Fugelsang, Francesca Bisconti, G. Suino, M. Bertaina, Naoto Sakaki, Raffaella Bonino, Dario Barghini, Gregorio Suino, Fumiyoshi Kajino, Mario E. Bertaina, A. Belov, Zbigniew Plebaniak, L. Marcelli, F. Bisconti, Jacek Szabelski, H. Miyamoto, J. Szabelski, M. Casolino, E. Parizot, Igor Churilo, G. Prevôt, Hiroko Miyamoto, G. Cambiè, I. Churilo, Laura Marcelli, C. Fuglesang, Kenji Shinozaki, Y. Takizawa, M. Mignone, Lech Piotrowski, Pavel Klimov, Marco Ricci, F. Kajino, N. Sakaki, M. Manfrin, Wlodzimierz Marszal, Marco Casolino, T. Ebisuzaki, Alessio Golzio, M. Ricci, A. Golzio, W. Marszal, D. Barghini, M. Battisti, K. Shinozaki, E. Reali, Enzo Reali, F. Fenu, Massimo Manfrin, Z. Plebaniak, Francesca Capel, Piergiorgio Picozza, Yoshiyuki Takizawa, Philippe Gorodetzky, Etienne Parizot, Giorgio Cambiè, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), and JEM-EUSO

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Physics, Meteoroid, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Detector, satellite, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, parametrization, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, showers, calibration, Computational physics, International Space Station, Physics::Space Physics, Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, cosmic radiation: UHE, spectrometer, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, numerical calculations: Monte Carlo, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Energy (signal processing), Space debris
Abstract

International audience; Mini-EUSO is a mission of the JEM-EUSO program flying onboard the International Space Station since August 2019. Since the first data acquisition in October 2019, more than 35 sessions have been performed for a total of 52 hours of observations. The detector has been observing Earth at night-time in the UV range and detected a wide variety of transient sources all of which have been modeled through Monte Carlo simulations. Mini-EUSO is also capable of detecting meteors and potentially space debris and we performed simulations for such events to estimatetheir impact on future missions for cosmic ray science from space. We show here examples of the simulation work done in this framework to analyze the Mini-EUSO data. The expected response of Mini-EUSO with respect to ultra high energy cosmic ray showers has been studied. The efficiency curve of Mini-EUSO as a function of primary energy has been estimated and the energy threshold for Cosmic Rays has been placed to be above $10^{21}$ eV. We compared the morphology of several transient events detected during the mission with cosmic ray simulations and excluded that they can be due to cosmic ray showers. To validate the energy threshold of the detector, asystem of ground based flashers is being used for end-to-end calibration purposes. We therefore implemented a parameterization of such flashers into the JEM-EUSO simulation framework and studied the response of the detector with respect to such sources.

Published
2021
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5. Mini-EUSO mission to study Earth UV emissions on board the ISS

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E. Parizot, G. Valentini, Francesca Capel, M. Ricci, P. Picozza, A. Djakonow, M. Przybylak, A. Zuccaro-Marchi, M. Traïche, A. Franceschi, F. Cafagna, B. A. Khrenov, F. Fenu, C. de la Taille, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Hitoshi Ohmori, Satoshi Wada, P. Gorodetzky, M. Crisconio, Angela V. Olinto, Lech Wiktor Piotrowski, Marco Mignone, M. E. Bertaina, S. Turriziani, W. Marszał, G. Cotto, L. Marcelli, J. Szabelski, I. V. Yashin, H. Kasuga, Naoto Sakaki, Enzo Reali, Kenji Shinozaki, S. Kochepasov, S. Bacholle, A. Haungs, V. D. Kuznetsov, S. Blin-Bondil, Marco Casolino, Z. Plebaniak, Mikhail Panasyuk, I. Churilo, P. Barrillon, G. Prévôt, Pavel Klimov, A. V. Belov, A. Poroshin, L. R. Wiencke, G. Mascetti, G. Osteria, Y. Takizawa, H. Miyamoto, M. Porfilio, C. Blaksley, T. Napolitano, G. Cambiè, Christer Fuglesang, F. Kajino, A. Murashov, F. Bisconti, Matteo Battisti, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Meteors, Field of view, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), law, Earth ionosphere, ultraviolet, optical, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, matter: strangeness, Ultraviolet telescopes, Physics, Ultra-high-energy cosmic radiation, photomultiplier, photon, Atmosphere of Earth, infrared, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Space debris, Lightning, Earth atmosphere, lens, air, tube, satellite, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Telescope, 0103 physical sciences, International Space Station, surface, 14. Life underwater, cosmic radiation: UHE, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), spatial resolution, quark: matter, showers: atmosphere, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astronomy, resolution, Astronomy and Astrophysics, sensitivity, laser, 13. Climate action, Space and Planetary Science, atmosphere, Satellite
Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a telescope observing the Earth in the ultraviolet band from the International Space Station. It is a part of the JEM-EUSO program, paving the way to future larger missions, such as KEUSO and POEMMA, devoted primarily to the observation of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays from space. Mini-EUSO is capable of observing Extensive Air Showers generated by Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays with an energy above 10^21 eV and detect artificial showers generated with lasers from the ground. Other main scientific objectives of the mission are the search for nuclearites and Strange Quark Matter, the study of atmospheric phenomena such as Transient Luminous Events, meteors and meteoroids, the observation of sea bioluminescence and of artificial satellites and man-made space debris. Mini-EUSO will map the night-time Earth in the UV range (290 - 430 nm), with a spatial resolution of about 6.3 km and a temporal resolution of 2.5 microseconds, through a nadir-facing UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module. The instrument, launched on August 22, 2019 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, is based on an optical system employing two Fresnel lenses and a focal surface composed of 36 Multi-Anode Photomultiplier tubes, 64 channels each, for a total of 2304 channels with single photon counting sensitivity and an overall field of view of 44 degrees. Mini-EUSO also contains two ancillary cameras to complement measurements in the near infrared and visible ranges. In this paper we describe the detector and present the various phenomena observed in the first months of operations., 23 pages, 20 figures

Published
2020

6. The EUSO@Turlab Project: Tests of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model

Author

A. Franceschi, L. Marcelli, G. Contino, Maria Teresa Ricci, A. Djakonow, Marco Mignone, Lech Wiktor Piotrowski, A. Murashov, J. Szabelski, M.E Bertaina, Naoto Sakaki, Pavel Klimov, W. Marszał, Matteo Battisti, F. Bisconti, Alexander S. Belov, A. Poroshin, K. Shinozaki, S. Blin-Bondil, Daniele Gardiol, Francesca Capel, Francesco Fenu, Enzo Reali, M. Przybylak, A. Cellino, E. Parizot, P. Picozza, M. I. Panasyuk, G. Suino, M. Bertaina, S. Turriziani, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Federico Fausti, Marco Casolino, Claudio Fornaro, Guillaume Prévôt, G. Cambiè, I. Churilo, P. Gorodetzky, F. Kajino, M. Traïche, F. Cafagna, Y. Takizawa, Z. Plebaniak, G. Osteria, Christer Fuglesang, R. Bonino, T. Napolitano, Rossella Caruso, G. Cotto, Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), JEM-EUSO, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)

Subjects
Brightness, business.industry, Detector, Cosmic ray, Field of view, Rotating tank, law.invention, Telescope, law, Environmental science, Focal surface, Aerospace engineering, business, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph], Space debris
Abstract

International audience; The TurLab facility is a laboratory, equipped with a 5 m diameter and 1 m depth rotating tank, located in the Physics Department of the University of Turin. Originally, it was mainly built to study systems of different scales where rotation plays a key role in the fluid behaviour such as in atmospheric and oceanic flows. In the past few years the TurLab facility has been used to perform experiments related to the observation of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays (EECRs) from space using the fluorescence technique. For example, in the case of the JEM-EUSO mission, where the diffuse night brightness and artificial light sources can vary significantly in time and space inside the Field of View of the telescope. The Focal Surface of Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM) with the level 1 (L1) and 2 (L2) trigger logics implemented in the Photo-Detector Module (PDM) has been tested at TurLab. Tests related to the possibility of using an EUSO-like detector for other type of applications such as Space Debris (SD) monitoring and imaging detector have also been pursued. The tests and results obtained within the EUSO@TurLab Project on these different topics are presented.

Published
2019

7. Mini-EUSO engineering model: tests in open-sky condition

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Christer Fuglesang, S. Turriziani, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Federico Fausti, Lech Wiktor Piotrowski, Z. Plebaniak, J. Szabelski, G. Osteria, A. Djakonow, Naoto Sakaki, P. Gorodetzky, W. Marszał, G. Cotto, A. Belov, A. Murashov, A. Cellino, G. Suino, Matteo Battisti, Marco Casolino, Claudio Fornaro, Daniele Gardiol, Dario Barghini, Y. Takizawa, P. Picozza, Francesca Capel, G. Cambiè, I. Churilo, S. Blin-Bondil, T. Napolitano, F. Bisconti, K. Shinozaki, Hiroko Miyamoto, A. Poroshin, Maria Teresa Ricci, Enzo Reali, A. Franceschi, L. Marcelli, Guillaume Prévôt, Francesco Fenu, F. Kajino, E. Parizot, M. Traïche, M. Przybylak, F. Cafagna, Marco Mignone, M. E. Bertaina, Pavel Klimov, M. I. Panasyuk, Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), JEM-EUSO, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP)

Subjects
media_common.quotation_subject, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Night sky, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, law.invention, Atmosphere, Telescope, Planet, law, International Space Station, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), media_common, Physics, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Meteoroid, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, 13. Climate action, Sky, Physics::Space Physics, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, [PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
Abstract

Mini-EUSO is a UV telescope that will look downwards to the Earth's atmosphere onboard the International Space Station. With the design of the ultra-high energy cosmic ray fluorescence detectors belonging to the JEM-EUSO program, it will make the first UV map of the Earth by observing atmospheric phenomena such as transient luminous events, sprites and lightning, as well as meteors and bioluminescence from earth. Diffused light from laser shots from the ground, which mimic the fluorescence light emitted by Nitrogen molecules when extensive air showers pass through the atmosphere, can be used to verify the capability of this kind of detector to observe ultra-high energy cosmic rays. To validate the electronics and the trigger algorithms developed for Mini-EUSO, a scaled down version of the telescope with 1:9 of the original focal surface and a lens of 2.5 cm diameter has been built. Tests of the Mini-EUSO engineering model have been made in laboratory and in open sky condition. In this paper, we report results of observations of the night sky, which include the detection of stars, meteors, a planet and a rocket body reflecting the sunlight. Interesting results of the observation of city lights are also reported., Comment: presented at the 36th ICRC (Madison, WI; 2019)

Published
2019
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8. Space debris detection and tracking with the techniques of cosmic ray physics

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Y. Takizawa, Z. Plebaniak, P. Picozza, Guillaume Prévôt, F. Kajino, T. Napolitano, A. Cellino, G. Cotto, Lech Wiktor Piotrowski, Marco Mignone, Francesco Fenu, G. Osteria, A. Murashov, A. Poroshin, R. Bonino, Pavel Klimov, Matteo Battisti, J. Szabelski, Naoto Sakaki, S. Turriziani, G. Suino, Alexander S. Belov, Marco Casolino, Claudio Fornaro, M. Bertaina, F. Bisconti, G. Cambiè, E. Parizot, I. Churilo, Daniele Gardiol, Francesca Capel, S. Blin-Bondil, A. Franceschi, L. Marcelli, M. I. Panasyuk, W. Marszał, Maria Teresa Ricci, H. Miyamoto, Enzo Reali, A. Djakonow, M. Przybylak, M. Traïche, F. Cafagna, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Federico Fausti, P. Gorodetzky, Kenji Shinozaki, C. Fugelsang, Organisation de Micro-Électronique Générale Avancée (OMEGA), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), JEM-EUSO, École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)

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Physics, business.product_category, Spacecraft, Meteoroid, business.industry, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, Tracking (particle physics), 7. Clean energy, law.invention, Telescope, Rocket, law, International Space Station, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], business, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Remote sensing, Space debris
Abstract

International audience; Space Debris (SD) consist of non-operational artificial objects orbiting around the Earth, which could possibly damage space vehicles, such as the International Space Station (ISS) or other manned spacecrafts. The vast majority of such objects are cm-sized, not catalogued and usually the tracking data are not precise enough. Here we present the feasibility study of SD detection and tracking with techniques usually employed in cosmic-ray physics. For this purpose, we have evaluated the possibility of using Mini-EUSO, a space-borne fluorescence telescope to be deployed on the ISS, to track SD illuminated by the Sun. By means of ESAF (EUSO Simulation and analysis Framework) simulation and by developing the trigger algorithms, we estimated the minimum size and maximum distances of detectable SD. We then studied the number of possible SD detections using an ESA software called MASTER (Meteoroid and SD Terrestrial Environment Reference). With the Mini-EUSO Engineering Model (Mini-EUSO EM), we performed some measurements to estimate the reflectance of the most common SD materials and to demonstrate the ability of Mini-EUSO to detect SD events. We also performed some tests in open-sky conditions, identifying and tracking fast-moving objects. In particular, the detection of a rocket body allowed us to confirm the simulation outcomes predictions and the expected performance of the detector.

9. Dataset of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range (290-430 nm), with 6.3 km resolution in the latitude range -51.6<L<+51.6 degrees, acquired on board the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector.

Author

Marcelli L, Bolmgren K, Barghini D, Battisti M, Blaksley C, Blin S, Belov A, Bertaina M, Bianciotto M, Bisconti F, Cambiè G, Capel F, Casolino M, Churilo I, Crisconio M, Taille C, Ebisuzaki T, Eser J, Fenu F, Franceschi MA, Fuglesang C, Golzio A, Gorodetzky P, Kasuga H, Kajino F, Klimov P, Kuznetsov V, Manfrin M, Mascetti G, Marszal W, Miyamoto H, Murashov A, Napolitano T, Ohmori H, Olinto A, Parizot E, Picozza P, Piotrowski LW, Plebaniak Z, Prevot G, Reali E, Romoli G, Ricci M, Sakaki N, Shinozaki K, Szabelski J, Takizawa Y, Vagelli V, Valentini G, Vrabel M, and Wiencke L

Abstract

The data presented in this article are related to the research paper entitled " Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector " (Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 284, January 2023, 113336, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113336). The data have been acquired with the Mini-EUSO detector, an UV telescope operating in the range 290-430 nm and located inside the International Space Station. The detector was launched in August 2019, and it has started operations from the nadir-facing UV-transparent window in the Russian Zvezda module in October 2019. The data presented here refer to 32 sessions acquired between 2019-11-19 and 2021-05-06. The instrument consists of a Fresnel-lens optical system and a focal surface composed of 36 multi-anode photomultiplier tubes, each with 64 channels, for a total of 2304 channels with single photon counting sensitivity. The telescope, with a square field-of-view of 44°, has a spatial resolution on the Earth surface of 6.3 km and saves triggered transient phenomena with a temporal resolution of 2.5 µs and 320 µs. The telescope also operates in continuous acquisition at a 40.96 ms scale. In this article, large-area night-time UV maps obtained processing the 40.96 ms data, taking averages over regions of some specific geographical areas (e.g., Europe, North America) and over the entire globe, are presented. Data are binned into 0.1 °  × 0.1 ° or 0.05 °  × 0.05 ° cells (depending on the scale of the map) over the Earth's surface. Raw data are made available in the form of tables (latitude, longitude, counts) and .kmz files (containing the .png images). These are - to the best of our knowledge - the highest sensitivity data in this wavelength range and can be of use to various disciplines., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2023 The Author(s).)

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2023
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