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Global Muon Detector Network used for space weather applications
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posted on 2023-05-18, 03:24 authored by Rockenbach, M, Dal Lago, A, Schuch, NJ, Munakata, K, Kuwabara, T, Oliveira, AG, Echer, E, Braga, CR, Mendonca, RRS, Kato, C, Kozai, M, Tokumaru, M, Bieber, JW, Evenson, P, Marcus DuldigMarcus Duldig, John Humble, Al Jassar, HK, Sharma, MM, Sabbah, IIn this work, we summarize the development and current status of the Global Muon Detector Network (GMDN). The GMDN started in 1992 with only two muon detectors. It has consisted of four detectors since the Kuwait-city muon hodoscope detector was installed in March 2006. The present network has a total of 60 directional channels with an improved coverage of the sunward Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) orientation, making it possible to continuously monitor cosmic ray precursors of geomagnetic storms. The data analysis methods developed also permit precise calculation of the three dimensional cosmic ray anisotropy on an hourly basis free from the atmospheric temperature effect and analysis of the cosmic ray precursors free from the diurnal anisotropy of the cosmic ray intensity.
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Publication title
Space Science ReviewsVolume
182Issue
1-4Pagination
1-18ISSN
0038-6308Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Kluwer Academic PublPlace of publication
Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 3311 GzRights statement
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