8–10 Apr 2026
DAMA Tecnopolo - Bologna
Europe/Rome timezone

The NUSES space mission

10 Apr 2026, 12:55
15m
Presentazione orale Astroparticelle e Cosmologia Astroparticelle e Cosmologia

Speaker

Diptiranjan Pattanaik (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Description

NUSES is a space mission hosting two scientific payloads, Zirè and Terzina, both characterized by an innovative SiPM-based readout system. Zirè will measure fluxes of electrons, protons, and light nuclei from a few to hundreds of MeV, and will explore new techniques for MeV photon detection and MILC signal monitoring. Terzina will observe near-UV and visible emissions from the Earth’s limb on nanosecond timescales. It will test the feasibility of detecting Cherenkov light from extensive air showers produced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) or Earth-skimming high-energy neutrinos. This presentation will outline the current status of the NUSES mission design and highlight its key scientific and technological objectives.

Author

Diptiranjan Pattanaik (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Presentation materials