Detection of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in the southern hemisphere with FAST: data acquisition and preliminary results
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| author | Kmec, Jakub Boril, Petr Bradfield, Fraser Cerny, Karel Chytka, Ladislav Fujii, Toshihiro Horvath, Pavel Hrabovsky, Miroslav Jilek, Vlastimil Kvita, Jiri Malacari, Max Mastrodicasa, Massimo Matthews, John N. Michal, Stanislav Niechciol, Marcus Nozka, Libor Palatka, Miroslav Pech, Miroslav Privitera, Paolo Salamida, Francesco Sakurai, Shunsuke Schovanek, Petr Smida, Radomir Svozilikova, Zuzana Tachibana, Haruka Taketa, Akimichi Thomas, Stan B. Travnicek, Petr Vacula, Martin Zahora, Jiri Mandat, Dusan Hamal, Petr |
| author_facet | Kmec, Jakub Boril, Petr Bradfield, Fraser Cerny, Karel Chytka, Ladislav Fujii, Toshihiro Horvath, Pavel Hrabovsky, Miroslav Jilek, Vlastimil Kvita, Jiri Malacari, Max Mastrodicasa, Massimo Matthews, John N. Michal, Stanislav Niechciol, Marcus Nozka, Libor Palatka, Miroslav Pech, Miroslav Privitera, Paolo Salamida, Francesco Sakurai, Shunsuke Schovanek, Petr Smida, Radomir Svozilikova, Zuzana Tachibana, Haruka Taketa, Akimichi Thomas, Stan B. Travnicek, Petr Vacula, Martin Zahora, Jiri Mandat, Dusan Hamal, Petr |
| contents | Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) remain one of the greatest mysteries in astroparticle physics. The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST) is a next-generation cosmic ray experiment which utilizes ground-based fluorescence telescopes designed to detect these extremely rare particles at energies exceeding 30 EeV. FAST offers a cost-effective and low-maintenance solution to cover the huge detection areas required for UHECR observation. FAST telescopes are currently installed and remotely operated in both hemispheres, at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array experiment. To enable fully autonomous operation, a sophisticated trigger for data acquisition is essential. In this paper, we present two novel triggering algorithms inspired by those used at the largest observatories, but improved to meet the specific requirements imposed by the FAST design. Their performance is validated using Monte Carlo simulations of extensive air showers and UHECR events detected by the FAST telescope in the southern hemisphere. Finally, we present the sensitivity analysis estimate for FAST. |
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| spellingShingle | Detection of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in the southern hemisphere with FAST: data acquisition and preliminary results Kmec, Jakub Boril, Petr Bradfield, Fraser Cerny, Karel Chytka, Ladislav Fujii, Toshihiro Horvath, Pavel Hrabovsky, Miroslav Jilek, Vlastimil Kvita, Jiri Malacari, Max Mastrodicasa, Massimo Matthews, John N. Michal, Stanislav Niechciol, Marcus Nozka, Libor Palatka, Miroslav Pech, Miroslav Privitera, Paolo Salamida, Francesco Sakurai, Shunsuke Schovanek, Petr Smida, Radomir Svozilikova, Zuzana Tachibana, Haruka Taketa, Akimichi Thomas, Stan B. Travnicek, Petr Vacula, Martin Zahora, Jiri Mandat, Dusan Hamal, Petr High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) remain one of the greatest mysteries in astroparticle physics. The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST) is a next-generation cosmic ray experiment which utilizes ground-based fluorescence telescopes designed to detect these extremely rare particles at energies exceeding 30 EeV. FAST offers a cost-effective and low-maintenance solution to cover the huge detection areas required for UHECR observation. FAST telescopes are currently installed and remotely operated in both hemispheres, at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array experiment. To enable fully autonomous operation, a sophisticated trigger for data acquisition is essential. In this paper, we present two novel triggering algorithms inspired by those used at the largest observatories, but improved to meet the specific requirements imposed by the FAST design. Their performance is validated using Monte Carlo simulations of extensive air showers and UHECR events detected by the FAST telescope in the southern hemisphere. Finally, we present the sensitivity analysis estimate for FAST. |
| title | Detection of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in the southern hemisphere with FAST: data acquisition and preliminary results |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20522 |