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Title: AstrO: A portable cosmic ray telescope

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [4];  [5];  [4];  [4];  [1];  [4]
  1. Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Rome (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Genova (Italy)
  2. Univ. of Genova (Italy)
  3. Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Rome (Italy); Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Genova (Italy); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  4. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Genova (Italy)
  5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Genova (Italy); Univ. of Genova (Italy)
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This paper describes the design and performances of the AstrO (Astroparticle Outreach) cosmic muon telescope. The detector, contained in a trolley, is transportable and simple enough to be used by high-school students. The sophisticated data acquisition system is based on advanced DAQ technology and thanks to a simple interface is suitable for non-expert users. The detector is capable of measuring an integrated cosmic muon rate of 1–2 Hz with a precision (statistical and systematic) of a few percent in few hours of data taking. It can be used to detect variations induced by the solar activity, to determine the rate dependence on the geographical location (altitude and latitude) and to measure the cosmic muon rate attenuation due to surrounding high-density shielding such as rocks or concrete walls.

Research Organization:
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177
OSTI ID:
1633815
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1635211
Report Number(s):
JLAB-PHY-20-3196; DOE/OR-23177-4990; TRN: US2201342
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 976, Issue C; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

On the Effects in Cosmic-Ray Intensity Observed During the Recent Magnetic Storm journal June 1937
On Compton's Latitude Effect of Cosmic Radiation journal January 1933

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