Title :
Using RPC Detectors as Cosmic Rays Monitor
Author :
De Asmundis, Riccardo ; Avella, Paola ; Toglia, Francesca
Author_Institution :
Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Napoli
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have measured the cosmic ray absolute flux and its variations caused by the ldquoday-nightrdquo and the ldquobarometricrdquo effects, by using a telescope of resistive plate chamber (RPC) detectors. Because of the high sensitivity needed for this measure, the RPC behaviour must be very well controlled and all the influences induced by the environmental parameters, must be compensated. For this purpose we introduced, among others features, an alternative method for the stabilization of the RPC working point. We present here all the results for both aspects: the cosmic ray flux measurements, the barometric effect and a description of the RPC stabilization method used.
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; position sensitive particle detectors; RPC detectors; barometric effect; cosmic ray absolute flux; cosmic rays monitor; resistive plate chamber detectors; Absorption; Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Detectors; Earth; Magnetosphere; Mesons; Monitoring; Sea level; Sea measurements; Cosmic rays; electronics; gas detectors; triggering;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2007.895505