Mastering 3D-detection of Extensive Air Showers in Cherenkov Light

Authors

  • Elena A. Bonvech Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-357X
  • Olga V. Cherkesova Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Space Research Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Dmitriy V. Chernov Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5093-9970
  • Elena L. Entina Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Vladimir I. Galkin Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-9156
  • Vladimir A. Ivanov 1Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Timofey A. Kolodkin 1Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Natalia O. Ovcharenko 1Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Dmitriy A. Podgrudkov 1Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0773-8185
  • Tatiana M. Roganova 1Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-7543
  • Maxim D. Ziva Skobeltsyn Institute for Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation; Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14529/jsfi250203

Keywords:

Cherenkov light, primary cosmic rays, Lomonosov-2 supercomputer, extensive air showers, air-borne telescope

Abstract

A new SPHERE series complex extensive air shower detector is under development. The main goal of its mission is to study the mass composition of cosmic ray nuclei in the 1–100 PeV energy range at a new level. The helium-filled balloon will be substituted by an unmanned aerial vehicle as a carrier. This change opens the upper hemisphere for observations. The already well-established telescope of Cherenkov light reflected from the snow-covered ice surface of Lake Baikal from an altitude of 500–1000 m will be supported by a detector of direct light pointed upward. Since the two detectors will study the same shower at different stages of its development, it could be called a 3D-detection, which is completely new for the EAS method. The development is based on an extensive MC modeling of the shower and the detection process using the Supercomputer Complex of the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

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Published

2025-10-08

How to Cite

Bonvech, E. A., Cherkesova, O. V. ., Chernov, D. V., Entina, E. L., Galkin, V. I., Ivanov, V. A., Kolodkin, T. A., Ovcharenko, N. O., Podgrudkov, D. A., Roganova, T. M., & Ziva, M. D. . (2025). Mastering 3D-detection of Extensive Air Showers in Cherenkov Light. Supercomputing Frontiers and Innovations, 12(2), 30–42. https://doi.org/10.14529/jsfi250203

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