Astrophysics · arXiv:astro-ph/0408162 v2 · submitted 9 Aug 2004
Observing the Ultrahigh Energy Universe with OWL Eyes
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The goal of the Orbiting Wide-field Light-collectors (OWL) mission is to study the origin and physics of the highest energy particles known in nature, the ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). The OWL mission consists of telescopes with UV sensitive cameras on two satellites operating in tandem to view in stereo the development of the giant particle showers induced in the Earth's atmosphere by UHECRs. This paper discusses the characteristics of the OWL mission.
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| The goal of the Orbiting Wide-field Light-collectors (OWL) mission is to study the origin and physics of the highest energy particles known in nature, the ultrahigh energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). | background 0.54 | 0.09 | 0.06 | asserted 0.99 |
| The OWL mission consists of telescopes with UV sensitive cameras on two satellites operating in tandem to view in stereo the development of the giant particle showers induced in the Earth's atmosphere by UHECRs. | method 0.96 | 0.10 | 0.05 | asserted 1.00 |
| This paper discusses the characteristics of the OWL mission. | contribution 0.96 | 0.25 | 0.04 | asserted 0.88 |
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Cited by 6 Pith papers
Reviewed papers on Pith that cite this one. OpenAlex reports about 77 citations worldwide. The full citation record
- The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) Observatory astro-ph.IM · Dec 2020
- Cosmic tau neutrino detection via Cherenkov signals from air showers from Earth-emerging taus astro-ph.HE · Feb 2019
- White paper on EUSO-SPB2 astro-ph.HE · Mar 2017
- Sensitivity of a proposed space-based Cerenkov astrophysical-neutrino telescope (CHANT) astro-ph.IM · Jun 2016
- Lorentz and CPT Invariance Violation In High-Energy Neutrinos hep-ph · Jun 2005
- POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) design astro-ph.HE · Jul 2019
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9 arXiv papers cite this in 11 sentences
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Builds on it 1 paper
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Building on the OWL study [ref] , POEMMA is composed of two identical satellites flying in formation with the ability to observe overlapping atmospheric volumes during nearly moonless nights in configurations ranging from nadir viewing to that just above the limb of the Earth.
Performance and science reach of POEMMA for ultrahigh-energy particles · Instrument Design · 0.95
Uses its method or tool 1 paper
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The POEMMA instruments and mission leveraged from previous work developed for the Orbiting Wide-field Light-collectors (OWL) mission [ref] , together with the experience on the fluorescence detection camera for the Joint Experimental Missions of the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (JEM-EUSO) [ref] , and the recently proposed CHerenkov from Astrophysical Neutrinos Telescope (CHANT) concept [ref] to form a multi-messenger probe of the most extreme environments in the universe.
Performance and science reach of POEMMA for ultrahigh-energy particles · The POEMMA Experiment · 0.92
Cites it as background 5 papers
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At such high energies several approaches [ref] based on physics beyond the standard model have been proposed to explain the event rates measured by neutrino telescopes like 'Pierre Auger Observatory' [ref] , ICECUBE [ref] , 'OWL' [ref] , 'EUSO' [ref] and 'JEMEUSO' [ref] .
DGLAP Evolutions and cross-sections of Neutrino-Nucleon interaction at Ultra High energy · Introduction · 0.92
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The POEMMA instrument and mission design is built upon previous space-based UHECR, UHE, and very-high energy (VHE) neutrino instrument and mission development, including the OWL study [ref] , JEM-EUSO [ref] , EUSO-SPB1 [ref] , EUSO-SPB2 [ref] development, and the CHANT study [ref] .
Space-based Extensive Air Shower Optical Cherenkov and Fluorescence Measurements using SiPM Detectors in context of POEMMA · Introduction · 0.82
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In 1995 Linsley’s original idea was re-adapted by Yoshiyuki Takahashi into the MASS concept [ref] which evolved in 1996, in the US, into the OWL mission [ref] .
Developments and results in the context of the JEM-EUSO program obtained with the ESAF Simulation and Analysis Framework · Introduction · 1.00
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