The prototype opto-mechanical system for the Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes

Abstract

The Fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes is a proposed low-cost, large-area, next-generation experiment for the detection of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays via the atmospheric fluorescence technique. The proposed design involves the deployment of several hundred large field-of-view fluorescence telescopes on a regular grid of several thousand square kilometers in ground area. This paper describes the optical design of the prototype telescope, as well as its mechanical support structure.