Lomonosov” Satellite – Space Observatory to Study Extreme Phenomena in Space

by Prof. Mikhail Panasyuk (Moscow State University)

Wednesday 1 Feb 2017, 16:00 → 18:00 UTC

Main-2-313 (MPI Meeting rooms)

The “Lomonosov” space project was developed in the Lomonosov Moscow State University in collaboration with the following key partners: Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Russia, University of California, Los Angeles (USA), University of Pueblo (Mexico), Sungkyunkwan University (Republic of Korea) and with Russian space industry organizations to study some of extreme phenomena in space related to astrophysics (astroparticles), space physics, space astronomy, and space biology. The primary goals of this experiment are to study: - Ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) in the energy range of the Greizen–Zatsepin-Kuzmin (GZK) cutoff; - Ultraviolet (UV) transient luminous events in the upper atmosphere; - Multivawe’s study of gamma–ray bursts in visible, UV, gamma, and X-rays; - Energetic trapped and precipitated radiation (electrons and protons) at low-Earth orbit (LEO) in connection with global geomagnetic disturbances; Multicomponent radiation doses along the orbit of spacecraft under different geomagnetic conditions and testing of space segments of optical observations of space-debris and other space objects; This talk is directed towards the general description of both scientific goals of the project and scientific equipment onboard the satellite. The following papers of this magazine are devoted to detailed descriptions of scientific instruments.