next-generation observatory: fluorescence detector array of single pixel telescopes (fast)
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Toshihiro Fujii, Max Malacari, Jose A. Bellido, Bruce Dawson, Pavel Horvath, Miroslav Hrabovsky, Jiaqi Jiang, Dusan Mandat, Ariel Matalon, John N. Matthews, Pavel Motloch, Libor Nozka, Palatka, Miroslav Pech,
Paolo Privitera, Petr Schovanek, Stan B. Thomas, Petr Travnicek2016/Feb/29, UHEAP 2016 workshop
Next-Generation Observatory: Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST)
arXiv: 1504.00692
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Physics Goal and Future ProspectsOrigin and Nature of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays and
Particle Interactions at the Highest Energies
Exposure and Full Sky CoverageTA4 + AugerJEM-EUSO : pioneer detection from space and sizable increase of exposure
Detector R&DRadio, SiPM, Low-cost Detectors
Precision Measurements AugerPrime Low energy enhancement(Auger infill+HEAT+AMIGA,TALE+TA-muon+NICHE)
5 - 10 years
Next Generation ObservatoriesIn space (100exposure): EUSO-NextGround (10exposure with high quality events): Giant Ground Array, FAST
10 - 20 years
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Fine pixelated camera
Low-cost and simplified/optimized FD
Target : > 1019.5 eV, ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) and neutral particles
Huge target volume Fluorescence detector array
Too expensive to cover a huge area
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Single or few pixels and smaller optics
Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes
Segmented mirror telescope Variable angles of elevation steps.
construction is still in development
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Joint Laboratory of Optics Olomouc March 2014 7
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Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes Each telescope: 4 PMTs, 3030
field of view (FoV).
Reference design: 1 m2 aperture, 1515 FoV per PMT
Each station: 12 telescopes, 48 PMTs, 30360 FoV.
Deploy on a triangle grid with 20 km spacing, like Surface Detector Array.
If 500 stations are installed, a ground coverage is ~ 150,000 km2.
Geometry: Radio, SD, coincidence of three stations being investigated.
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FAST Exposure
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Conventional operation of FD under 10~15% duty cycle
Target: >1019.5 eV
Observation in moon night to achieve 25% duty cycle,
Target: >1019.8 eV = Super GZK events (Hotspot/Warmspot)
Test operation by Auger FD (Radomir Smida).
Ground area of 150,000 km2 with 25% duty cycle = 37,500 km2 (12Auger, cost ~50 MUSD)
Preliminary
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Window of Opportunity at EUSO-TA
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EUSO prototype
Telescope Array site Black Rock Mesa station
Temporally use the EUSO-TA optics at the TA site.
Two Fresnel lenses (+ 1 UV acrylic plate in front for protection)
1 m2 aperture, 1414 FoV FAST reference design.
Install FAST camera and DAQ system at EUSO-TA telescope.
Milestones: Stable observation under large night sky backgrounds, UHECR detection with external trigger from TAFD.
EUSO-TA telescope FAST camera
8 inch PMT (R5912-03, Hamamtsu)
PMT base (E7694-01, Hamamatsu)
Ultra-violet band pass filter (MUG6, Schott)
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Vertical Ultra-Violet laser at 6 km from FAST ~1019.2 eV
Expected signal TAFD/FAST: (7 m2 aperture 0.7 shadow 0.9 mirror) / (1 m2 aperture 0.43 optics efficiency) ~10
TAFD Peak signal : ~3000 p.e. / 100 ns
FAST Peak signal : ~300 p.e. / 100 ns. All shots are detected significantly.
Agreement of signal shape with simulation.
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UHECR Signal Search
FAST FoV
Data set: April and June 2014 observation, 19 days, 83 hours.
Stable observation.
We searched for UHECR signal in coincidence between FAST and TAFD.
1. Search for TAFD signal crossing the field of view (FoV) with FAST.
2. Search for a significant signal (>5) with FAST waveform at the same trigger.
16 candidates found.
Low energy showers as expected.
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Figure 14: Distribution of the impact parameter as a function of the primary energy recon-
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the maximum detectable distance by the FAST prototype (not fitted).
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Distance vs Energy (from TAFD) for Candidates
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FAST FoV
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Results on the First Field Observation Data set: April and June 2014 observation, 19 days, 83 hours
Very stable observation under large night sky backgrounds
Laser detection to confirm a performance of the prototype
UHECR search : 16 candidates coincidence with TA-FD
Very successful example among Telescope Array, JEM-EUSO, Pierre Auger Collaborations.
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Cosmic Ray~1018.0 eV
Astroparticle Physics 74 (2016) 64-72, arXiv: 1504.00692(E (eV))
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Figure 14: Distribution of the impact parameter as a function of the primary energy recon-
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the maximum detectable distance by the FAST prototype (not fitted).
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.00692http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.00692http://arxiv.org/abs/1504.00692
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FAST - today
Accepted for publication in Astroparticle Physics
Full-scale FAST Prototype
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Confirmed milestones by EUSO-TA Telescope
Stable operation under high night sky backgrounds.
UHECR detection.
Next milestones by new full-scale FAST prototype
Establish the FAST sensitivity.
Detect a shower profile including Xmax with FAST
FAST meeting in December 2015 (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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FAST - progress in design and construction
UV Plexiglass Segmented primary mirror 8 inch PMT camera (2 x 2)
1m2 aperture FOV = 25x 25
variable tilt
Joint Laboratory of Optics Olomouc Malargue November 2015 3
Prototype - October 2015
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13Joint Laboratory of Optics in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Full-scale FAST Prototype
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Ray-Trace Simulation
14420mm x 420 mm
The spherical surface on PMT has complicated point spread function.
We need to calculation efficiency of optics.
It will be used in the offline analysis after data-taking is started.
Focal plane Bottom plane
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UV Band-pass Filter
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UV band pass filter used in
MAGIC
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.02048v2.pdf
Using UV-pass filters for bright Moon observations with MAGIC D. Guberman
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Figure 1: The blue curve shows the typical Cherenkov light spectrum for a vertical shower initiated by aTeV g-ray, detected at 2200 m a.s.l.[7]. The black solid curve shows the shape of direct moonlight spectrum.The dashed black curve, the spectrum from diffuse moonlight. The three curves are scaled by an arbitrarynormalization factor. The filters transmission curve is plotted in red.
ing close to the moon, Mie-scattering of moonlight dominates and its intensity is higher at higherwavelengths (direct moonlight). The actual shape of the spectrum depends on the aerosol contentand distribution and the zenith angle of the Moon. The diffuse and direct moonlight spectra canboth be obtained by folding the solar spectrum with the Albedo of the Moon. This was done usingthe code SMARTS[9, 10] and is shown in figure 1.
The spectrum of Cherenkov light of showers depends mainly on the altitude of the showermaximum, but also on the nature of the incident particle (whether is a g-ray or a hadron) and itsenergy. For a vertical shower initiated by a TeV g-ray, detected at 2200 m a.s.l, it peaks at 330nm, as shown in figure 1. Taking all into account, we selected commercial inexpensive UV-passfilters produced by Subei (model ZWB3) with a thickness of 3mm and a wavelength cut at 420 nm.Its transmission curve was measured and is also shown in figure 1. These filters transmit 45% ofCherenkov light and 20% direct moonlight.
The filters were bought in tiles of 20 30 cm2, and mounted on a light-weight frame. Thisframe consists on an outer aluminium ring that is screwed to the PMT camera and steel 66 mm2
section ribs that are placed between the filter tiles (see figure 2). The filter tiles are fixed to the ribsby plastic pieces and the space between tiles and ribs is filled with silicone. This gives mechanicalstability to the system and prevents light leaks. Two people can mount or dismount the filters in thePMT camera in about 15 minutes.
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Using UV-pass filters for bright Moon observations with MAGIC D. Guberman
Figure 2: On the left, the filters installed in the camera of one of the MAGIC telescopes. On the right, theframe design that holds the filters. The outer Al ring is screwed to the camera. Filter tiles are held by plasticpieces to steel 66 mm2 section ribs.
3. Data sample and analysis procedure
After data quality selection a total of almost 15 observation hours of Crab Nebula with the UV-pass filters were recorded. The data were taken in the standard L1-L3 trigger condition[3], in theso-called wobble mode[8], with a standard wobble offset of 0.4. All the data analysed correspondto zenith angles lower than 35.
The data was divided into four samples with different NSB conditions and it is summarizedin table 1. The brightness of the sky in each situation is expressed in units of Dark NSB. Thetwo samples of highest NSB include situations in which observations without filters are currentlyimpossible in MAGIC. The mean current measured (DC) in one of the telescopes (MAGIC 1) isalso shown in table 1 and compared to the expected one under the same brightness conditions,but without filters (Eq. DC). The ratio between both of them depends on how close to the Moonthe telescopes are pointing: the background transmission is higher far from the Moon where thediffuse moonlight regime dominates. Close to the Moon the measured DCs with filters can be 5times lower than the expected one without filters, which is consistent with a moonlight transmissionof 20%.
To analyse the data and to evaluate the energy threshold, Monte Carlo (MC) simulations areneeded. The MC for standard analysis in MAGIC (without filters and in dark conditions) wastuned to include the filters transmission, the shadowing in some pixels that is produced by theribs of the frame and the increased NSB. With these modified MC simulations, the data has beenanalysed using the standard MAGIC analysis and reconstructions software, MARS[2, 12]. Due tothe relatively high brightness of the sky, the image cleaning settings for each sample were modifiedwith respect to the standard ones[1].
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http://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.02048v2.pdfhttp://arxiv.org/pdf/1509.02048v2.pdf
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FAST components
UV PMMA windowin octagonal aperture
4 PMTscamera8 inch
UV filterglass
cover = black shroud
DUST and STRAY LIGHT protection
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Adjustable elevation 15 or 45, like HEAT and TALE, to enlarge the FoV of the current FD.
Robust design for maintenance free and stand-alone observation.
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Possible Application of FAST Prototype
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1. Introduction
The hybrid detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory [1] consists of 1600surface stations water Cherenkov tanks and their associated electronics and24 air fluorescence telescopes. The Observatory is located outside the city ofMalargue, Argentina (69 W, 35 S, 1400 m a.s.l.) and the detector layout isshown in Fig. 1. Details of the construction, deployment and maintenance ofthe array of surface detectors are described elsewhere [2]. In this paper we willconcentrate on details of the fluorescence detector and its performance.
Figure 1: Status of the Pierre Auger Observatory as of March 2009. Gray dots show thepositions of surface detector stations, lighter gray shades indicate deployed detectors, whiledark gray defines empty positions. Light gray segments indicate the fields of view of 24fluorescence telescopes which are located in four buildings on the perimeter of the surfacearray. Also shown is a partially completed infill array near the Coihueco station and theposition of the Central Laser Facility (CLF, indicated by a white square). The descriptionof the CLF and also the description of all other atmospheric monitoring instruments of thePierre Auger Observatory is available in [3].
The detection of ultra-high energy (! 1018 eV) cosmic rays using nitrogenfluorescence emission induced by extensive air showers is a well establishedtechnique, used previously by the Flys Eye [4] and HiRes [5] experiments. It isused also for the Telescope Array [6] project that is currently under construction,and it has been proposed for the satellite-based EUSO and OWL projects.
Charged particles generated during the development of extensive air showersexcite atmospheric nitrogen molecules, and these molecules then emit fluores-cence light in the 300 430 nm range. The number of emitted fluorescencephotons is proportional to the energy deposited in the atmosphere due toelectromagnetic energy losses by the charged particles. By measuring the rate
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Article history:Received 25 December 2011Received in revised form25 May 2012Accepted 25 May 2012Available online 2 June 2012
Keywords:Ultra-high energy cosmic raysTelescope Array experimentExtensive air shower array
a b s t r a c t
The Telescope Array (TA) experiment, located in the western desert of Utah, USA, is designed for theobservation of extensive air showers from extremely high energy cosmic rays. The experiment has asurface detector array surrounded by three fluorescence detectors to enable simultaneous detection ofshower particles at ground level and fluorescence photons along the shower track. The TA surfacedetectors and fluorescence detectors started full hybrid observation in March, 2008. In this article wedescribe the design and technical features of the TA surface detector.
& 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction
The main aim of the Telescope Array (TA) experiment [1] is toexplore the origin of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) usingtheir energy spectrum, composition and anisotropy. There are twomajor methods of observation for detecting cosmic rays in theenergy region above 1017.5 eV. One method which was used at theHigh Resolution Flys Eye (HiRes) experiment is to detect airfluorescence light along air shower track using fluorescencedetectors. The other method, adopted by the AGASA experiment,is to detect air shower particles at ground level using surfacedetectors deployed over a wide area (! 100 km2).
The AGASA experiment reported that there were 11 eventsabove 1020 eV in the energy spectrum [2,3]. However, theexistence of the GZK cutoff [4,5] was reported by the HiRes
experiment [6]. The Pierre Auger experiment confirmed thesuppression on the cosmic ray flux at energy above 4"1019 eV[7] using an energy scale obtained by fluorescence light tele-scopes (FD). The contradiction between results from fluorescencedetectors and those from surface detector arrays (SD) remains tobe investigated by having independent energy scales usingboth techniques. Hybrid observations with SD and FD enableus to compare both energy scales. Information about core locationand impact timing from SD observation improves accuracy ofreconstruction of FD observations. Observations with surfacedetectors have a nearly 100% duty cycle, which is an advantageespecially for studies of anisotropy. Correlations between arrivaldirections of cosmic rays and astronomical objects in this energyregion should give a key to exploring the origin of UHECR [8] andtheir propagation in the galactic magnetic field.
Fig. 1. Layout of the Telescope Array in Utah, USA. Squares denote 507 SDs. There are three subarrays controlled by three communication towers denoted by triangles. Thethree star symbols denote the FD stations.
T. Abu-Zayyad et al. / Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 689 (2012) 879788
Pierre Auger Collaboration, NIM-A (2010) Telescope Array Collaboration NIM-A (2012)
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Summary and Future Plans
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Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST)
Deploy the economical fluorescence detector array.
Detect UHECRs and neutral particles.
This concept of single-pixel telescope was confirmed by the field measurements using the EUSO-TA optics.
Published in Astroparticle Physics 74 (2016) 64-72
The full-scale FAST prototype is being constructed, and almost ready to ship to Utah.
We plan to install in June 2016.
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FAST Webpage
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