Global Muon Detector Network Used for Space Weather Applications

In 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 tot...

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Published in:Space science reviews 2014-08, Vol.182 (1-4), p.1-18
Main Authors: Rockenbach, M., Dal Lago, A., Schuch, N. J., Munakata, K., Kuwabara, T., Oliveira, A. G., Echer, E., Braga, C. R., Mendonça, R. R. S., Kato, C., Kozai, M., Tokumaru, M., Bieber, J. W., Evenson, P., Duldig, M. L., Humble, J. E., Al Jassar, H. K., Sharma, M. M., Sabbah, I.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Anisotropy
Astrophysics
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Atmospheric temperature
Cosmic rays
Magnetic fields
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Planetology
Space Exploration and Astronautics
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics
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Summary:In 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.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-014-0048-4