Extreme energy gamma rays and neutrinos and their observation in JEM-EUSO Mission

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3455971· OSTI ID:21362137

Shinozaki, K ^[1]

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1. RIKEN, Wako 351-0198 (Japan)

The origin of the extreme energy cosmic rays (EECRs) is a mystery in the contemporary astrophysics. The JEM-EUSO Mission that mainly aims establishing astronomy using such EECRs with very high statistics will also have realistic capability of detecting gamma rays and neutrinos with approx10{sup 20} eV energies. Aboard the International Space Station, the JEM-EUSO mission also provides a unique platform to detect and study the air showers from extreme energy gamma rays and neutrinos. In the present paper, we discuss a part of results from our study on properties of gamma ray and neutrino induced air showers and the advantage for space-based observation.

• OSTI ID: 21362137
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1238, Issue 1; Conference: 7. Tours symposium on nuclear physics and astrophysics, Kobe (Japan), 16-20 Nov 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3455971; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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