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Space experiment TUS on board the Lomonosov satellite as pathfinder of JEM-EUSO

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Space-based detectors for the study of extreme energy cosmic rays (EECR) are being prepared as a promising new method for detecting highest energy cosmic rays. A pioneering space device – the “tracking ultraviolet set-up” (TUS) – is in the last stage of its construction and testing. The TUS detector will collect preliminary data on EECR in the conditions of a space environment, which will be extremely useful for planning the major JEM-EUSO detector operation.

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This work is supported partially by the grant of Russian Foundation for Basic Research No. 13-02-12175 ofi-m.

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The JEM-EUSO Collaboration., Adams, J.H., Ahmad, S. et al. Space experiment TUS on board the Lomonosov satellite as pathfinder of JEM-EUSO. Exp Astron 40, 315–326 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-015-9465-y

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