The prototype opto-mechanical system for the Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes. (4th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mandat, D.; Palatka, M.; Pech, M.; Schovanek, P.; Travnicek, P.; Nozka, L.; Hrabovsky, M.; Horvath, P.; Fujii, T.; Privitera, P.; Malacari, M.; Farmer, J.; Galimova, A.; Matalon, A.; Merolle, M.; Ni, X.; Bellido, J.A.; Matthews, J.N.; Thomas, S.B.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 12:Number 7(2017:Jul.)
• Page Start: T07001
• Page End: T07001
• Publication Date: 2017-07-04
• Subjects: Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics -- Particle detectors; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/12/07/T07001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes is a proposed low-cost, large-area, next-generation experiment for the detection of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays via the atmospheric fluorescence technique. The proposed design involves the deployment of several hundred large field-of-view fluorescence telescopes on a regular grid of several thousand square kilometers in ground area. This paper describes the optical design of the prototype telescope, as well as its mechanical support structure.