Double Donut Schmidt Camera, a wide-field, large-aperture, and lightweight space telescope for the detection of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays

Year: 2018

Authors: Sandri P., Mazzinghi P., Da Deppo V.

Autors Affiliation: OHB Italia S.p.A., via Arno 108, Osmannoro, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo Enrico Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy; CNR-IFN Sede di Padova, Laboratorio LUXOR, via Trasea 7, 35131 Padova, Italy

Abstract: A wide-field, large-aperture, and lightweight Schmidt configuration has been studied for a space mission proposal named Extreme Universe Space Observatory free flyer (EUSO-FF). EUSO-FF will be devoted to the study of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays, i.e., with energy >5×1019  eV, through the detection of UV fluorescence light emitted by air showers in the Earth’s atmosphere. The proposed telescope has a field of view of about 50° and an entrance pupil diameter of 4.2 m. The mirror is deployable and segmented to fit the diameter of the launcher fairing; the corrector is a lightweight annular corona. © 2018 Optical Society of America

Journal/Review: APPLIED OPTICS (2004)

Volume: 57 (12)      Pages from: 3078  to: 3087

KeyWords: Cosmology; Earth atmosphere; Space telescopes, Entrance pupil; Field of views; Large aperture; Lightweight space telescope; Space missions; Space observatories; Ultra high-energy cosmic rays; UV Fluorescence; Cosmic rays
DOI: 10.1364/AO.57.003078

Citations: 4
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