Air fluorescence efficiency measurements for AIRWATCH based mission: Experimental set-up

Journal Article · Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.56122· OSTI ID:21199253

Biondo, B; Catalano, O; Celi, F; Fazio, G; Giarrusso, S; La Rosa, G; Mangano, A; Bonanno, G; Cosentino, R; Di Benedetto, R; Scuderi, S; Richiusa, G; Gregorio, A ^[1]

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1. Istituto di Fisica Cosmica ed Applicazioni dell'Informatica--CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo (Italy)

In the framework of the AIRWATCH project we present an experimental set-up to measure the efficiency of the UV fluorescence production of the air using hard X-ray stimulus. The measures will be carried out at different pressure and temperature to emulate the same condition of the upper layers of the atmosphere where X-ray and gamma ray photons of Gamma Ray Bursts are absorbed.

• OSTI ID: 21199253
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 433, Issue 1; Conference: Workshop on observing giant cosmic ray air showers from >10{sup 20} eV particles from space, College Park, MD (United States), 13-15 Nov 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.56122; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
EFFICIENCY
FLUORESCENCE
GAMMA DETECTION
HARD X RADIATION
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
RADIATION DETECTORS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE