A study on UV emission from clouds with Mini-EUSO

The JEM-EUSO Collaboration

A study on UV emission from clouds with Mini-EUSO

The JEM-EUSO Collaboration

National Institute for Nuclear Physics
University of Turin
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
University of Rome Tor Vergata
RIKEN
ARPA Piemonte
University of Warsaw
National Centre for Nuclear Research
Abou Bakr Belkaïd University of Tlemcen
Nihon University
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Université de Paris
Technical University of Madrid
City University of New York
National Institute for Astrophysics
The University of Tokyo
Badji Mokhtar University
Center for Development of Advanced Technologies
University of Alcalá
Georgia Institute of Technology
Slovak Academy of Sciences
University of Tübingen
Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
University of Bari
Lomonosov Moscow State University
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
CSEM SA
CNRS-Ecole Polytechnique-UPMC
Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
University of Geneva
The University of Chicago
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas
Technical University of Munich
Institute of Space Science ISS
University of Catania
Joint Laboratory of Optics
Kindai University
Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini"
International Telematic University Uninettuno
University of California at Berkeley
Institute de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
University of Leon
Colorado School of Mines
Center of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics
Kyoto University
Technical University of Kosice
University of Maryland, College Park
Saitama University
Nagoya University
Sungkyunkwan University
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Konan University
University of M'sila
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
National Space Science and Technology Center
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba
Research Unit on Optics and Photonics
Czech Academy of Sciences
Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla
Chiba University
University of Utah
Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 University
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
University of Iowa
Osaka Metropolitan University
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science
Space Regatta Consortium
Hokkaido University
JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Centro Mesoamericano de Física Teórica (MCTP)
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Shinshu University
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo
Fairfield University
Kanazawa University

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Abstract

Mini-EUSO is the first mission of the JEM-EUSO program located on the International Space Station. One of the main goals of the mission is to provide valuable scientific data in view of future large missions devoted to study Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) from space by exploiting the fluorescence emission generated by Extensive Air Showers (EAS) developing in the atmosphere. A space mission like Mini-EUSO experiences continuous changes in atmospheric conditions, including the cloud presence. The influence of clouds on space-based observation is, therefore, an important topic to investigate as it might alter the instantaneous exposure for EAS detection or deteriorate the quality of the EAS images with consequences on the reconstructed EAS parameters. For this purpose, JEM-EUSO is planning to have an IR camera and a lidar as part of its Atmospheric Monitoring System. At the same time, it would be extremely beneficial if the UV camera itself would be able to detect the presence of clouds, at least in some specific conditions. For this reason, we analyze a few case studies by comparing the pixel count rates from Mini-EUSO during orbits with the cloud cover (as cloud fraction). This quantity is retrieved from the Global Forecast System (GFS) model at different height levels over the Mini-EUSO trajectory. The results of this analysis are reported.

Original language	English
Article number	208
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	395
State	Published - 18 Mar 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021 - Virtual, Berlin, Germany Duration: 12 Jul 2021 → 23 Jul 2021

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A study on UV emission from clouds with Mini-EUSO

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