Satellite-based Calibration of the TAIGA-HiSCORE Cerenkov Array by the LIDAR on-board CALIPSO

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Satellite-based Calibration of the TAIGA-HiSCORE Cerenkov Array by the LIDAR on-board CALIPSO. / the TAIGA Collaboration.

In: Proceedings of Science, Vol. 395, 876, 18.03.2022.

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@article{10163a604c2045c7af5ccc543edfa944,

title = "Satellite-based Calibration of the TAIGA-HiSCORE Cerenkov Array by the LIDAR on-board CALIPSO",

abstract = "The wide-angle Air-Cerenkov array HiSCORE is a major component of the TAIGA facility in the Tunka valley, built for Gamma Astronomy and Cosmic Ray research. HiSCORE will contain 120 stations distributed over a 1 km2 area. Here, we report a multi-year detection of light flashes in HiSCORE from the LIDAR on-board the Sun-synchronous CALIPSO satellite, obtained in 2015-2021. The 100 mJ laser (532 nm) is observed up to distances beyond 10 km away from the ground light spot. This study complements first observations of a space-based LIDAR, performed in 2015-2017 with the 28 station HiSCORE prototype and the CATS-LIDAR on-board the International Space Station. We present HiSCORE calibration methods developed for the LIDAR events to optimize the pointing resolution of the array; and additionally perform a detailed array performance analysis over 6 years. The angular resolution for this special class of HiSCORE events - bright flashes, with a plane wave light front - is found to be ∼0.05◦, which is below the high-energy limit of ∼0.1◦ for air-showers. The satellite event sample allows to optimize rare event search strategies, like for optical flashes of astrophysical origin. We will also report on scheduled joint LIDAR observation by HiSCORE and TAIGA-IACTs, as well as optical ground instruments - to independently calibrate the absolute array-pointing precision.",

author = "{the TAIGA Collaboration} and Andrea Porelli and Astapov, {I. I.} and Awad, {A. K.} and Bezyazeekov, {P. A.} and M. Blank and Bonvech, {E. A.} and Borodin, {A. N.} and Bulan, {A. V.} and M. Brueckner and Budnev, {N. M.} and A. Chiavassa and Chernov, {D. V.} and Dyachok, {A. N.} and Gafarov, {A. R.} and {Yu. Garmash}, A. and Grebenyuk, {V. M.} and Gress, {O. A.} and E. Gress and Gress, {T. I.} and Grishin, {O. G.} and Grinyuk, {A. A.} and D. Horns and A. Igoshin and Ivanova, {A. D.} and Ivanova, {A. L.} and Kalmykov, {N. N.} and Kindin, {V. V.} and Kiryuhin, {S. N.} and Kokoulin, {R. P.} and Kompaniets, {K. G.} and Korosteleva, {E. E.} and Kozhin, {V. A.} and Kravchenko, {E. A.} and Kryukov, {A. P.} and Kuzmichev, {L. A.} and Lagutin, {A. A.} and M. Lavrova and Lemeshev, {Yu E.} and Lubsandorzhiev, {B. K.} and Lubsandorzhiev, {N. B.} and Lukanov, {A. D.} and Lukyantsev, {D. S.} and Malakhov, {S. D.} and Mirgazov, {R. R.} and R. Mirzoyan and Monkhoev, {R. D.} and L. Panasenko and Rubtsov, {G. I.} and Sokolov, {A. V.} and A. Vaidyanathan",

note = "Funding Information: This work was performed at the UNU {"}Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU{"} (agreement 13.UNN.21.0007). The work is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 19-52-44002, 19-32-60003) the Russian Science Foundation (grant 19-72-20067 (Section 3,4) the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons.; 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021 ; Conference date: 12-07-2021 Through 23-07-2021",

year = "2022",

month = mar,

day = "18",

language = "English",

volume = "395",

journal = "Proceedings of Science",

issn = "1824-8039",

publisher = "Sissa Medialab Srl",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Satellite-based Calibration of the TAIGA-HiSCORE Cerenkov Array by the LIDAR on-board CALIPSO

AU - the TAIGA Collaboration

AU - Porelli, Andrea

AU - Astapov, I. I.

AU - Awad, A. K.

AU - Bezyazeekov, P. A.

AU - Blank, M.

AU - Bonvech, E. A.

AU - Borodin, A. N.

AU - Bulan, A. V.

AU - Brueckner, M.

AU - Budnev, N. M.

AU - Chiavassa, A.

AU - Chernov, D. V.

AU - Dyachok, A. N.

AU - Gafarov, A. R.

AU - Yu. Garmash, A.

AU - Grebenyuk, V. M.

AU - Gress, O. A.

AU - Gress, E.

AU - Gress, T. I.

AU - Grishin, O. G.

AU - Grinyuk, A. A.

AU - Horns, D.

AU - Igoshin, A.

AU - Ivanova, A. D.

AU - Ivanova, A. L.

AU - Kalmykov, N. N.

AU - Kindin, V. V.

AU - Kiryuhin, S. N.

AU - Kokoulin, R. P.

AU - Kompaniets, K. G.

AU - Korosteleva, E. E.

AU - Kozhin, V. A.

AU - Kravchenko, E. A.

AU - Kryukov, A. P.

AU - Kuzmichev, L. A.

AU - Lagutin, A. A.

AU - Lavrova, M.

AU - Lemeshev, Yu E.

AU - Lubsandorzhiev, B. K.

AU - Lubsandorzhiev, N. B.

AU - Lukanov, A. D.

AU - Lukyantsev, D. S.

AU - Malakhov, S. D.

AU - Mirgazov, R. R.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Monkhoev, R. D.

AU - Panasenko, L.

AU - Rubtsov, G. I.

AU - Sokolov, A. V.

AU - Vaidyanathan, A.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was performed at the UNU "Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU" (agreement 13.UNN.21.0007). The work is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 19-52-44002, 19-32-60003) the Russian Science Foundation (grant 19-72-20067 (Section 3,4) the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024). Publisher Copyright: © Copyright owned by the author(s) under the terms of the Creative Commons.

PY - 2022/3/18

Y1 - 2022/3/18

N2 - The wide-angle Air-Cerenkov array HiSCORE is a major component of the TAIGA facility in the Tunka valley, built for Gamma Astronomy and Cosmic Ray research. HiSCORE will contain 120 stations distributed over a 1 km2 area. Here, we report a multi-year detection of light flashes in HiSCORE from the LIDAR on-board the Sun-synchronous CALIPSO satellite, obtained in 2015-2021. The 100 mJ laser (532 nm) is observed up to distances beyond 10 km away from the ground light spot. This study complements first observations of a space-based LIDAR, performed in 2015-2017 with the 28 station HiSCORE prototype and the CATS-LIDAR on-board the International Space Station. We present HiSCORE calibration methods developed for the LIDAR events to optimize the pointing resolution of the array; and additionally perform a detailed array performance analysis over 6 years. The angular resolution for this special class of HiSCORE events - bright flashes, with a plane wave light front - is found to be ∼0.05◦, which is below the high-energy limit of ∼0.1◦ for air-showers. The satellite event sample allows to optimize rare event search strategies, like for optical flashes of astrophysical origin. We will also report on scheduled joint LIDAR observation by HiSCORE and TAIGA-IACTs, as well as optical ground instruments - to independently calibrate the absolute array-pointing precision.

AB - The wide-angle Air-Cerenkov array HiSCORE is a major component of the TAIGA facility in the Tunka valley, built for Gamma Astronomy and Cosmic Ray research. HiSCORE will contain 120 stations distributed over a 1 km2 area. Here, we report a multi-year detection of light flashes in HiSCORE from the LIDAR on-board the Sun-synchronous CALIPSO satellite, obtained in 2015-2021. The 100 mJ laser (532 nm) is observed up to distances beyond 10 km away from the ground light spot. This study complements first observations of a space-based LIDAR, performed in 2015-2017 with the 28 station HiSCORE prototype and the CATS-LIDAR on-board the International Space Station. We present HiSCORE calibration methods developed for the LIDAR events to optimize the pointing resolution of the array; and additionally perform a detailed array performance analysis over 6 years. The angular resolution for this special class of HiSCORE events - bright flashes, with a plane wave light front - is found to be ∼0.05◦, which is below the high-energy limit of ∼0.1◦ for air-showers. The satellite event sample allows to optimize rare event search strategies, like for optical flashes of astrophysical origin. We will also report on scheduled joint LIDAR observation by HiSCORE and TAIGA-IACTs, as well as optical ground instruments - to independently calibrate the absolute array-pointing precision.

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M3 - Conference article

AN - SCOPUS:85143816521

VL - 395

JO - Proceedings of Science

JF - Proceedings of Science

SN - 1824-8039

M1 - 876

T2 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2021

Y2 - 12 July 2021 through 23 July 2021

ER -

ID: 40868766