학술논문
New high precision measurements of the cosmic charged particle rate beyond the Arctic Circle with the PolarquEEEst experiment
Document Type
article
Author
M. Abbrescia; C. Avanzini; M. Arlandoo; G. Balbi; L. Baldini; R. Baldini Ferroli; G. Batignani; M. Battaglieri; S. Boi; D. Cavazza; E. Bossini; F. Carnesecchi; C. Cicalò; L. Cifarelli; F. Coccetti; E. Coccia; A. Corvaglia; D. De Gruttola; S. De Pasquale; F. Fabbri; D. Falchieri; A. Flammini; L. Galante; M. Garbini; G. Gemme; I. Gnesi; E. Gramstad; S. Grazzi; E. S. Håland; D. Hatzifotiadou; P. La Rocca; Z. Liu; L. Lombardo; G. Mandaglio; A. Margotti; G. Maron; M. N. Mazziotta; S. Meneghini; S. A. Millerjord; A. Mulliri; R. Nania; F. Noferini; F. Nozzoli; F. Ould-Saada; F. Palmonari; M. Panareo; M. P. Panetta; R. Paoletti; M. Parvis; C. Pellegrino; F. Riggi; G. Righini; C. Ripoli; M. Rizzi; G. Sartorelli; E. Scapparone; M. Schioppa; G. Scioli; A. Scribano; M. Selvi; G. Serri; S. Squarcia; M. Taiuti; G. Terreni; G. Torromeo; R. Travaglini; A. Trifirò; M. Trimarchi; C. Veri; C. Vistoli; L. Votano; M. C. S. Williams; A. Zichichi; R. Zuyeuski
Source
European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields, Vol 80, Iss 7, Pp 1-20 (2020)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1434-6044
1434-6052
1434-6052
Abstract
Abstract The goal of the PolarquEEEst experiment was to measure the cosmic charged particle rate at latitudes greater than 66$$^{\circ }$$ ∘ N, where no systematic and accurate measurements at sea level have ever been performed. A latitude range well above the Arctic Circle was explored on board of a sailboat, up to the unprecedented northernmost value of $$82^{\circ }07^{\prime }$$ 82∘07′ N. In this paper a description of the experimental set-up is reported, then the procedures for calibration and data analysis are described in detail. The results show that the rate measured in this latitude range stays constant within a novel accuracy of $$\pm 1$$ ±1 %.