PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 301 - 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017) - Session Cosmic-Ray Indirect. CRI-instrumentation EAS
First results from the full-scale prototype for the Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes
T. Fujii*, M. Malacari, J. Albury, J. Bellido, J. Farmer, A. Galimova, P. Horvathd, M. Hrabovsky, D. Mandat, A. Matalon, J. Matthews, M. Merolle, X. Ni, L. Nozka, M. Palatka, M. Pech, P. Privitera, P. Schovanek, S. Thomas, P. Travnicek and  FAST Collaboration
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Pre-published on: August 16, 2017
Published on: August 03, 2018
Abstract
The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST) is a design concept for the next generation of ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) observatories, addressing the requirements for a large-area, low-cost detector suitable for measuring the properties of the highest en- ergy cosmic rays. In the FAST design, a large field of view is covered by a few pixels at the focal plane of a mirror or Fresnel lens. Motivated by the successful detection of UHECRs using a prototype comprised of a single 200 mm photomultiplier-tube and a 1 m^2 Fresnel lens system [Astropart.Phys. 74 (2016) 64-72], we have developed a new full-scale prototype consisting of four 200 mm photomultiplier-tubes at the focus of a segmented mirror of 1.6 m in diameter. In October 2016 we installed the full-scale prototype at the Telescope Array site in central Utah, USA, and began steady data taking. We report on first results of the full-scale FAST prototype, including measurements of artificial light sources, distant ultraviolet lasers, and UHECRs.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.301.0468
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