The mini-neutron monitor: a new approach in neutron monitor design

被引：14

作者：

Strauss, Du Toit ^{[1
]}

Poluianov, Stepan ^{[2
,3
]}

van der Merwe, Cobus ^{[1
]}

Kruger, Hendrik ^{[1
]}

Diedericks, Corrie ^{[1
]}

Kruger, Helena ^{[1
]}

Usoskin, Ilya ^{[2
,3
]}

Heber, Bernd ^{[4
]}

Nndanganeni, Rendani ^{[5
]}

Blanco-Avalos, Juanjo ^{[6
,7
]}

Garcia-Tejedor, Ignacio ^{[6
,7
]}

Herbst, Konstantin ^{[4
]}

Caballero-Lopez, Rogelio ^{[8
]}

Moloto, Katlego ^{[1
]}

Lara, Alejandro ^{[8
]}

Walter, Michael ^{[9
]}

Giday, Nigussie Mezgebe ^{[10
]}

Traversi, Rita ^{[11
]}

机构：

[1] North West Univ, Ctr Space Res, Potchefstroom Campus,Private Bag X6001, ZA-2520 Potchefstroom, South Africa

[2] Univ Oulu, Space Phys & Astron Res Unit, Oulu 90014, Finland

[3] Univ Oulu, Sodankyla Geophys Observ, Tahtelantie 62, Sodankyla 99600, Finland

[4] Univ Kiel, Inst Expt & Angew Phys, D-24118 Kiel, Germany

[5] South African Natl Space Agcy, POB 32, ZA-7200 Hermanus, South Africa

[6] Univ Alcala UAH, Dept Fis & Matemat, Campus Cient Tecnol Externo,Pza San Diego S-N, Madrid 28801, Spain

[7] Univ Alcala UAH, Dept Automat, Campus Cient Tecnol Externo,Pza San Diego S-N, Madrid 28801, Spain

[8] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geofis, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

[9] Deutsch Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany

[10] Ethiopian Space Sci & Technol Inst, Dept Space Sci & Applicat Res, Algeria St, Addis Ababa 33679, Ethiopia

[11] Univ Florence, Dept Chem Ugo Schiff, I-50019 Florence, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF SPACE WEATHER AND SPACE CLIMATE | 2020年 / 10卷

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会; 芬兰科学院;

关键词：

Neutron monitors; Space weather instrumentation; Cosmic rays; Neutron monitor multiplicity; FIELD; RADIATION; STATION;

D O I：

10.1051/swsc/2020038

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The near-Earth cosmic ray flux has been monitored for more than 70 years by a network of ground-based neutron monitors (NMs). With the ever-increasing importance of quantifying the radiation risk and effects of cosmic rays for, e.g., air and space-travel, it is essential to continue operating the existing NM stations, while expanding this crucial network. In this paper, we discuss a smaller and cost-effective version of the traditional NM, the mini-NM. These monitors can be deployed with ease, even to extremely remote locations, where they operate in a semi-autonomous fashion. We believe that the mini-NM, therefore, offers the opportunity to increase the sensitivity and expand the coverage of the existing NM network, making this network more suitable to near-real-time monitoring for space weather applications. In this paper, we present the technical details of the mini-NM's design and operation, and present a summary of the initial tests and science results.

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