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Methods and instruments in the service of cosmic ray detection. Innovations, renovations, alterations, repairs and upgrades of the existing neutron monitor detectors that improve their operation and functionality.
Cosmic rays below a few hundred GeV and solar energetic particles are key to understanding how the Sun is interacting with its own solar system, as they respond to the magnetic field that fills the entire Heliosphere, not only during quiet times, but also during episodes of solar activity, as they change the propagation conditions of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles through the...
Two neutron monitors, an 18-IGY since 1958 and a 3-NM64 since 1986, are in operation at the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. Both neutron monitors are located close to each other but with a difference in altitude of about 100 m (IGY: 3570 m asl, NM64: 3475 m asl). Due to their locations in a high alpine environment, the two neutron monitors are exposed to high...
Forbush decrease (or, in more wide sense, Forbush effect) - it is a storm in cosmic rays, which is a part of heliospheric storm and is very often observed simultaneously with a geomagnetic storm. All these three kinds of perturbations: disturbances in the solar wind, magnetosphere and cosmic rays are closely interrelated and caused by the same active processes on the Sun. In the report, they...
miniTRASGO is a compact and cost-effective detector for secondary charged cosmic rays, designed for research in solar activity, cosmic ray modulation, and atmospheric physics. Utilizing Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs), it ensures stable detection rates and high sensitivity, as demonstrated by the observation of Forbush Decreases in March and May 2024 at the Madrid station...
Sun's radiospectroscopy, at different wavelengths, provides information on many phenomena, which extend through the interplanetary medium upto Earth.The ARTEMIS solar radiospectrograph records the dynamic spectrum of solar radio bursts on a daily basis.It is located at the Satellite Communication Center station(SCC)of COSMOTE at Thermopylae,Greece.
The HERON LAB has undertaken its upgrade and...
The recent deployment of two new neutron monitors, HLEA and THIMON, at the summit of Haleakalā, Hawaii, represents a significant advancement in the global neutron monitor network. Positioned at 3,055 meters above sea level, these monitors benefit from reduced atmospheric interference, providing high-quality measurements of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) and solar neutrons. Operational since...
