The infrared camera prototype characterization for the JEM-EUSO space mission

Morales de los Ríos, J. A.; Joven, E.; del Peral, L.; Reyes, M.; Licandro, J.; Rodríguez Frías, M. D.
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Volume 749, p. 74-83.

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2014
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
3
Citations
4
Refereed citations
3
Description
JEM-EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory on Japanese Experiment Module) is an advanced observatory that will be on-board the International Space Station (ISS) and use the Earth׳s atmosphere as a huge calorimeter detector. However, the atmospheric clouds introduce uncertainties in the signals measured by JEM-EUSO. Therefore, it is extremely important to know the atmospheric conditions and properties of the clouds in the Field of View (FoV) of the telescope. The Atmospheric Monitoring System (AMS) of JEM-EUSO includes a lidar and an infrared imaging system, IR-Camera, aimed to detect the presence of clouds and to obtain the cloud coverage and cloud top altitude during the observations of the JEM-EUSO main telescope. To define the road-map for the design of the electronics, the detector has been tested extensively with a first prototype. The actual design of the IR-Camera, the test of the prototype, and the outcome of this characterization are presented in this paper.
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