Title
The cosmic rays web monitor of the LAGO project
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Sissa Medialab Srl
Abstract
The space weather program of the LAGO project aims to study the galactic cosmic ray modulation estimated from the measurement of secondary cosmic ray flux in the network of detectors of the project. The experiment consists of several water Cherenkov tanks located at different altitudes, ranging from sea level (Lima) up to 5000 meters above sea level (Chacaltaya), and latitudes, which span most of Latin America from 18°59′ N (Sierra Negra) to 41°09′ S (Bariloche). The operation of a detector in the Antarctica is also being considered. In order to monitor the flow of secondary cosmic rays, a dedicated web monitor has been developed. The monitor automatically calibrates the flow of charge deposited in the detectors every hour, correcting for the long term loss of sensitivity as well as for pressure. The cosmic ray flux, measured by the detectors in bands dominated by different types of particles, is shown hourly. We show details of the automatic semi-analytic calibration method that was developed and the web monitor operation.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Astronomía
Telecomunicaciones
Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85088074518
Source
Proceedings of Science
ISSN of the container
18248039
Conference
35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2017 Bexco, Busan 10 July 2017 through 20 July 2017
Sponsor(s)
The autors gratefully acknowledges the financial support from Innovate Perú: Fondo para la Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología (FINCyT) trough the project PIBA-2-P-020-14. The LAGO Collaboration is very thankful to the Pierre Auger Collaboration for its continuous support.
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