Castilla-La Mancha neutron monitor

• Published in: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2013-11, Vol.727, p.97-103
• Main Authors: Medina, José, Blanco, Juan J., García, Oscar, Gómez-Herrero, Raúl, Catalán, Edwin J., García, Ignacio, Hidalgo, Miguel A., Meziat, Daniel, Prieto, Manuel, Rodríguez-Pacheco, Javier, Sánchez, Sebastián
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: BF3 detector; Cosmic rays; Neutron monitors; Solar activity
• ISSN: 0168-9002; 1872-9576
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.06.028

This work presents the ongoing development of the new Castilla-La Mancha Neutron Monitor located in the Science and Technology Park of Guadalajara (Spain). The instrument is integrated by fifteen proportional counter tubes. Three of them are old tubes of the well-known BP28 standard. The other twelve are the new tubes (model 2061) manufactured by LND Inc. (USA), which intend to provide a valid replacement for the old BP28 model. Testing results of the new detector cross calibration between BP28 and LND2061 counters and comparison with other stations in the Neutron Monitor Data Base are presented. •New neutron monitor installed in Guadalajara, Spain is presented.•The new station is integrated in the Neutron Monitor Database (NMDB).•The setup, including a new BF3 counter (LND2061) is presented.•The performed tests confirm the validity of the new station in the NM64 standard.•After its first light, CaLMa is fully operative and providing good quality data.