Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs

Abdullahi M, Abrate M, Adams JH, Allard D, Alldredge P, Aloisio R, Ammendola R, Anastasio A, Anchordoqui L, Andreoli V, Anzalone A, Arnone E, Badoni D, von Ballmoos P, Baret B, Barghini D, Battisti M, Bellotti R, Belov AA, Bertaina M, Betts M, Biermann P, Bisconti F, Blin-Bondil S, Boezio M, Bowaire AN, Buckland I, Burmistrov L, Burton-Heibges J, Cafagna F, Campana D, Capel F, Caraca J, Caruso R, Casolino M, Cassardo C, Castellina A, Černý K, Conti L, Coretti AG, Cremonini R, Creusot A, Cummings A, Davarpanah S, De Santis C, de la Taille C, Di Giovanni A, Di Salvo A, Ebisuzaki T, Eser J, Fenu F, Ferrarese S, Filippatos G, Finch WW, Fornaro C, Fuglesang C, Galvez Molina P, Garbolino S, Garg D, Gardiol D, Garipov GK, Golzio A, Guépin C, Haungs A, Heibges T, Isgrò F, Iuppa R, Judd EG, Kajino F, Kupari L, Kim SW, Klimov PA, Kreykenbohm I, Krizmanic JF, Lesrel J, Liberatori F, Lima HP, M’sihid E, Mandát D, Manfrin M, Marcelli A, Marcelli L, Marszał W, Masciantonio G, Masone V, Matthews JN, Mayotte E, Meli A, Mese M, Meyer SS, Mignone M, Miller M, Miyamoto H, Montaruli T, Moses J, Munini R, Nathan C, Neronov A, Nicolaidis R, Nonaka T, Mongelli M, Novikov A, Nozzoli F, Ogawa T, Ogio S, Ohmori H, Olinto AV, Onel Y, Osteria G, Panico B, Parizot E, Passeggio G, Paul T, Pech M, Penalo Castillo K, Perfetto F, Perrone L, Petta C, Picozza P, Piotrowski LW, Plebaniak Z, Prévôt G, Przybylak M, Qureshi H, Reali E, Reno MH, Reynaud F, Ricci E, Ricci M, Rivetti A, Saccà G, Sagawa H, Saprykin O, Sarazin F, Saraev RE, Schovánek P, Scotti V, Sharakin SA, Scherini V, Schieler H, Shinozaki K, Schröder F, Sotgiu A, Sparvoli R, Stillwell B, Szabelski J, Takeda M, Takizawa Y, Thomas SB, Torres Saavedra RA, Triggiani R, Trimarelli C, Trofimov DA, Unger M, Venters TM, Venugopal M, Vigorito C, Vrabel M, Wada S, Washington D, Weindl A, Wiencke L, Wilms J, Wissel S, Yashin IV, Zotov MY, Zuccon P (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 501

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Geneva

DOI: 10.22323/1.501.0189

Abstract

Mini–EUSO (Multiwavelength Imaging New Instrument for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory, known as UV atmosphere in the Russian Space Program) is the first mission of the JEM-EUSO program on board the International Space Station. It was launched in August 2019 and it is operating since October 2019 being located in the Russian section (Zvezda module) of the station and viewing our planet from a nadir-facing UV-transparent window. The instrument is based on the concept of the original JEM-EUSO mission and consists of an optical system employing two Fresnel lenses of 25 cm each 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^◦×44^◦. Mini-EUSO can map the night-time Earth in the near UV range (predominantly between 290 nm and 430 nm), with a spatial resolution of about 6 km and different temporal resolutions of 2.5 μs, 320 μs and 41 ms. Mini-EUSO observations are extremely important to better assess the potential of a space-based detector in studying Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) such as K-EUSO and POEMMA. In this contribution we focus the attention on the results of the UV measurements and we place them in the context of UHECR observations from space, namely the estimation of exposure for the planned M-EUSO (Multi-messenger Extreme Universe Space Observatory) mission.

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University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) Switzerland (CH) Colorado School of Mines United States (USA) (US) Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU) Italy (IT) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States (USA) (US) Université Paris-Sud France (FR) Università degli Studi di Trento Italy (IT) University of Tokyo Japan (JP) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Warszawski Poland (PL) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Italy (IT) University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) United States (USA) (US) Konan University / 甲南大学 Japan (JP) Lomonosov Moscow State University / Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова Russian Federation (RU) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Germany (DE) Space Regatta Consortium (SRC) / Консорциум "Космическая регата" Russian Federation (RU) Università degli Studi di Catania Italy (IT) Gran Sasso Science Institute Italy (IT) Cardiovascular Research Foundation United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées France (FR) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) University of Iowa United States (USA) (US) University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki Poland (PL) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) / Akademie věd České republiky (AVČR) Czech Republic (CZ) Università del Salento Italy (IT) National Centre for Nuclear Research (früher:Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM & Andrzej Sołtan Institute for Nuclear Studies) / Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (NCBJ) Poland (PL) Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut, MPP) / Max Planck Institute for Physics Germany (DE) Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences / Akademia Nauk Stosowanych Stefana Batorego Poland (PL) Riken Institute of Physical and Chemical Research / 理化学研究所 Japan (JP) University of Utah United States (USA) (US) Palacky University Olomouc / Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci Czech Republic (CZ) Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno Italy (IT) Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) United States (USA) (US) University of Chicago United States (USA) (US) University of Delaware (UDEL) United States (USA) (US) City University of New York (CUNY) United States (USA) (US) Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA) Italy (IT) University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) United States (USA) (US) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Italy (IT) Royal Institute of Technology / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) Sweden (SE) Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) Korea, Republic of (KR) Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata' Italy (IT) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University United States (USA) (US)

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APA:

Abdullahi, M., Abrate, M., Adams, J.H., Allard, D., Alldredge, P., Aloisio, R.,... Zuccon, P. (2025). Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs. In Proceedings of Science. Geneva, CH: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Abdullahi, M., et al. "Implications of Mini-EUSO measurements for a space-based observation of UHECRs." Proceedings of the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025, Geneva Sissa Medialab Srl, 2025.

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