The TRISTAN detector -- 2018-2019 Latitude Survey of Cosmic Rays

In 2018-2019 a cosmic-ray latitude survey at sea level was performed by the TRISTAN detector, an autonomous system composed by three planes of RPCs (120 x 150 cm\(^{2}\)). The detector made a two-way journey on board of the Spanish vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa between Vigo (Spain) and Punta Arenas (Ch...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Saraiva, J P, Blanco, A, Garzón, J A, García-Castro, D, Lopes, L, Villasante-Marcos, V
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 04.06.2020
Subjects
Cosmic rays
Latitude
Sea level
Sensors
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Summary:In 2018-2019 a cosmic-ray latitude survey at sea level was performed by the TRISTAN detector, an autonomous system composed by three planes of RPCs (120 x 150 cm\(^{2}\)). The detector made a two-way journey on board of the Spanish vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa between Vigo (Spain) and Punta Arenas (Chile), measuring continuously the cosmic-ray rate throughout the Atlantic crossing. In this work, we present the results of the first journey, correlating the obtained variation of the cosmic-ray rate with the vertical cutoff rigidity, as well as presenting some details of the detector and its autonomous DAQ system used during the campaign.
ISSN:2331-8422