The TUS Fesnel mirror production and optical parameters measurement

Abstract The TUS space experiment is aimed to study energy spectrum, composition, and angular distribution of the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray (UHECR) at E ∼ $ 10^{20} $ eV. The TUS mission is planned for operation at the end of 2012 at the dedicated “Mikhail Lomonosov” satellite. The TUS detector w...
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Abstract The TUS space experiment is aimed to study energy spectrum, composition, and angular distribution of the Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray (UHECR) at E ∼ $ 10^{20} $ eV. The TUS mission is planned for operation at the end of 2012 at the dedicated “Mikhail Lomonosov” satellite. The TUS detector will measure the fluorescence and Cherenkov light radiated by EAS of the UHECR using the optical system—Fresnel mirror-concentrator of 7 modules of ∼2 $ m^{2} $ area in total. Production of the flight model of the optical system is in progress. Status of the Fresnel mirror production, the method, and results of their optical parameters measurement are presented. Ausführliche Beschreibung