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Air shower array designed for cosmic ray variation measurements and high energy gamma ray astronomy

Abstract

We describe an array for performing measurements of counting rates and arrival directions of extensive air showers at primary energy E/sub 0/ approx. equal to 3 x 10/sup 9/ eV. The aim of the research is to study the time variations and the anisotropies of cosmic rays and the observable gamma ray sources in the high energy region. The installation, composed of four large area scintillation counters and completely controlled by a microcomputer system, operates at mountain altitude (3500 m a.s.l.). The preanalysis of data, stability tests and periodic calibrations are performed by on-line programs. The method for obtaining the required stability and the corrections on temperature and gain variations are also described.
Authors:
Morello, C; Navarra, G [1] 
  1. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Turin (Italy). Lab. di Cosmo-Geofisica
Publication Date:
Aug 15, 1981
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-13-651132; EDB-82-058910
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res.; (Netherlands); Journal Volume: 187:2/3
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CALIBRATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; ANISOTROPY; CORRECTIONS; COSMIC RAY DETECTION; COUNTING CIRCUITS; FLUCTUATIONS; MICROPROCESSORS; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPERATION; REMOTE CONTROL; STABILITY; COMPUTERS; CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; DETECTION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; VARIATIONS; 440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments
OSTI ID:
5686226
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NIMRD
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 533-538
Announcement Date:
Feb 01, 1982

Citation Formats

Morello, C, and Navarra, G. Air shower array designed for cosmic ray variation measurements and high energy gamma ray astronomy. Netherlands: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.1016/0029-554X(81)90385-2.
Morello, C, & Navarra, G. Air shower array designed for cosmic ray variation measurements and high energy gamma ray astronomy. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(81)90385-2
Morello, C, and Navarra, G. 1981. "Air shower array designed for cosmic ray variation measurements and high energy gamma ray astronomy." Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/0029-554X(81)90385-2.
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title = {Air shower array designed for cosmic ray variation measurements and high energy gamma ray astronomy}
author = {Morello, C, and Navarra, G}
abstractNote = {We describe an array for performing measurements of counting rates and arrival directions of extensive air showers at primary energy E/sub 0/ approx. equal to 3 x 10/sup 9/ eV. The aim of the research is to study the time variations and the anisotropies of cosmic rays and the observable gamma ray sources in the high energy region. The installation, composed of four large area scintillation counters and completely controlled by a microcomputer system, operates at mountain altitude (3500 m a.s.l.). The preanalysis of data, stability tests and periodic calibrations are performed by on-line programs. The method for obtaining the required stability and the corrections on temperature and gain variations are also described.}
doi = {10.1016/0029-554X(81)90385-2}
journal = []
volume = {187:2/3}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {1981}
month = {Aug}
}