The JEM-EUSO instrument

Journal
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Adams, J. H.
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Ahmad, S.
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Albert, J. -N.
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Allard, D.
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Anchordoqui, L.
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Andreev, V.
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Arai, Y.
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Asano, K.
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Ave Pernas, M.
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Baragatti, P.
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Joven, E.
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Judd, E. G.
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Jung, A.
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Kajino, F.
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Kajino, T.
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Kaneko, I.
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Karadzhov, Y.
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Karczmarczyk, J.
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Karus, M.
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Katahira, K.
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Barrillon, P.
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Kawai, K.
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Kawasaki, Y.
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Keilhauer, B.
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Khrenov, B. A.
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Kim, J. -S.
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Kim, S. -W.
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Kleifges, M.
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Klimov, P. A.
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Kolev, D.
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Kreykenbohm, I.
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Batsch, T.
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Kudela, K.
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Kurihara, Y.
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Kusenko, A.
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Kuznetsov, E.
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Lacombe, M.
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Lachaud, C.
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Lee, J.
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Licandro, J.
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Lim, H.
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López, F.
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Bayer, J.
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Mannheim, K.
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Maravilla, D.
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Marcelli, L.
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Marini, A.
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Martinez, O.
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Masciantonio, G.
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Mase, K.
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Matev, R.
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Medina-Tanco, G.
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Bechini, R.
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Mernik, T.
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Miyamoto, H.
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Miyazaki, Y.
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Mizumoto, Y.
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Modestino, G.
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Monaco, A.
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Monnier-Ragaigne, D.
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Morales de los Ríos, J. A.
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Moretto, C.
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Morozenko, V. S.
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Belenguer, T.
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Mot, B.
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Murakami, T.
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Murakami, M. Nagano
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Nagata, M.
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Nagataki, S.
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Nakamura, T.
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Napolitano, T.
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Naumov, D.
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Nava, R.
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Neronov, A.
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Bellotti, R.
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Nomoto, K.
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Nonaka, T.
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Ogawa, T.
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Ogio, S.
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Ohmori, H.
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Olinto, A. V.
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Orleański, P.
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Osteria, G.
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Panasyuk, M. I.
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Parizot, E.
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Belov, K.
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Park, I. H.
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Park, H. W.
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Pastircak, B.
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Patzak, T.
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Paul, T.
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Pennypacker, C.
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Perez Cano, S.
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Peter, T.
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Picozza, P.
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Pierog, T.
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Berlind, A. A.
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Piotrowski, L. W.
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Plebaniak, Z.
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Pollini, A.
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Prat, P.
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Prévôt, G.
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Prieto, H.
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Putis, M.
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Reardon, P.
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Reyes, M.
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Bertaina, M.
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Ricci, M.
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Rodríguez, I.
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Rodríguez Frías, M. D.
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Ronga, F.
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Roth, M.
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Rothkaehl, H.
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Roudil, G.
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Rusinov, I.
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Rybczyński, M.
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Sabau, M. D.
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Biermann, P. L.
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Sáez-Cano, G.
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Sagawa, H.
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Saito, A.
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Sakaki, N.
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Sakata, M.
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Salazar, H.
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Sánchez, S.
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Santangelo, A.
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Santiago Crúz, L.
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Sanz Palomino, M.
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Biktemerova, S.
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Saprykin, O.
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Sarazin, F.
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Sato, H.
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Sato, M.
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Schanz, T.
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Schieler, H.
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Scotti, V.
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Selmane, S.
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Semikoz, D.
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Blaksley, C.
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Serra, M.
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Sharakin, S.
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Shibata, T.
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Shimizu, H. M.
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Shinozaki, K.
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Shirahama, T.
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Siemieniec-Oziȩbło, G.
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Silva López, H. H.
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Sledd, J.
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Słomińska, K.
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Blanc, N.
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Sobey, A.
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Sugiyama, T.
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Supanitsky, D.
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Suzuki, M.
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Szabelska, B.
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Szabelski, J.
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Tajima, F.
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Tajima, N.
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Tajima, T.
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Takahashi, Y.
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Błȩcki, J.
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Takami, H.
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Takeda, M.
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Takizawa, Y.
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Tenzer, C.
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Tibolla, O.
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Tkachev, L.
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Tokuno, H.
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Tomida, T.
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Tone, N.
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Toscano, S.
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Blin-Bondil, S.
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Trillaud, F.
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Tsenov, R.
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Tsunesada, Y.
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Tsuno, K.
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Tymieniecka, T.
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Uchihori, Y.
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Unger, M.
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Vaduvescu, O.
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Valdés-Galicia, J. F.
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Blümer, J.
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Valore, L.
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Vankova, G.
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Vigorito, C.
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Villaseñor, L.
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von Ballmoos, P.
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Wada, S.
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Watanabe, J.
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Watanabe, S.
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Watts, J.
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Weber, M.
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Bobik, P.
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Weiler, T. J.
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Wibig, T.
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Wiencke, L.
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Wille, M.
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Wilms, J.
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Włodarczyk, Z.
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Yamamoto, T.
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Yamamoto, Y.
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Yang, J.
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Yano, H.
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Bogomilov, M.
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Yashin, I. V.
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Yonetoku, D.
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Yoshida, K.
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Yoshida, S.
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Young, R.
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Zotov, M. Yu.
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Zuccaro Marchi, A.
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Bonamente, M.
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Briggs, M. S.
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Briz, S.
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Cafagna, F.
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Campana, D.
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Capdevielle, J. -N.
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Caruso, R.
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Casolino, M.
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Cassardo, C.
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Castellinic, G.
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Catalano, C.
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Catalano, G.
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Chikawa, M.
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Christl, M. J.
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Cline, D.
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Connaughton, V.
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Conti, L.
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Cordero, G.
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Crawford, H. J.
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Cremonini, R.
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Csorna, S.
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Dagoret-Campagne, S.
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de Castro, A. J.
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De Donato, C.
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de la Taille, C.
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De Santis, C.
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del Peral, L.
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De Simone, N.
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Di Martino, M.
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Distratis, G.
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Dulucq, F.
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Dupieux, M.
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Ebersoldt, A.
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Ebisuzaki, T.
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Engel, R.
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Falk, S.
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Fang, K.
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Fenu, F.
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Fernández-Gómez, I.
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Ferrarese, S.
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Finco, D.
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Flamini, M.
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Fornaro, C.
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Franceschi, A.
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Fujimoto, J.
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Fukushima, M.
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Galeotti, P.
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Garipov, G.
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Geary, J.
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Gelmini, G.
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Giraudo, G.
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Gonchar, M.
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González Alvarado, C.
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Gorodetzky, P.
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Guarino, F.
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Guzmán, A.
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Hachisu, Y.
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Harlov, B.
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Haungs, A.
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Hernández Carretero, J.
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Higashide, K.
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Ikeda, D.
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Ikeda, H.
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Inoue, N.
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Inoue, S.
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Insolia, A.
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Isgrò, F.
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Itow, Y.
DOI
Abstract
In this paper we describe the main characteristics of the JEM-EUSO instrument. The Extreme Universe Space Observatory on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM-EUSO) of the International Space Station (ISS) will observe Ultra High-Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR) from space. It will detect UV-light of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) produced by UHECRs traversing the Earth's atmosphere. For each event, the detector will determine the energy, arrival direction and the type of the primary particle. The advantage of a space-borne detector resides in the large field of view, using a target volume of about 1012 tons of atmosphere, far greater than what is achievable from ground. Another advantage is a nearly uniform sampling of the whole celestial sphere. The corresponding increase in statistics will help to clarify the origin and sources of UHECRs and characterize the environment traversed during their production and propagation. JEM-EUSO is a 1.1 ton refractor telescope using an optics of 2.5 m diameter Fresnel lenses to focus the UV-light from EAS on a focal surface composed of about 5,000 multi-anode photomultipliers, for a total of ≃3⋅105 channels. A multi-layer parallel architecture handles front-end acquisition, selecting and storing valid triggers. Each processing level filters the events with increasingly complex algorithms using FPGAs and DSPs to reject spurious events and reduce the data rate to a value compatible with downlink constraints.

Volume
40
Issue
1
Start page
19
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0922-6435
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