The mini-neutron monitor : a new approach in neutron monitor design
Strauss, Du Toit; Poluianov, Stepan; van der Merwe, Cobus; Krüger, Hendrik; Diedericks, Corrie; Krüger, Helena; Usoskin, Ilya; Heber, Bernd; Nndanganeni, Rendani; Blanco-Ávalos, Juanjo; García-Tejedor, Ignacio; Herbst, Konstantin; Caballero-Lopez, Rogelio; Moloto, Katlego; Lara, Alejandro; Walter, Michael; Giday, Nigussie Mezgebe; Traversi, Rita (2020-08-21)
Strauss DT, Poluianov S, van der Merwe C, Krüger H, Diedericks C, et al. 2020. The mini-neutron monitor: a new approach in neutron monitor design. J. Space Weather Space Clim. 10, 39. https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2020038.
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Abstract
The near-Earth cosmic ray flux has been monitored for more than 70 years by a network of ground-based neutron monitors (NMs). With the ever-increasing importance of quantifying the radiation risk and effects of cosmic rays for, e.g., air and space-travel, it is essential to continue operating the existing NM stations, while expanding this crucial network. In this paper, we discuss a smaller and cost-effective version of the traditional NM, the mini-NM. These monitors can be deployed with ease, even to extremely remote locations, where they operate in a semi-autonomous fashion. We believe that the mini-NM, therefore, offers the opportunity to increase the sensitivity and expand the coverage of the existing NM network, making this network more suitable to near-real-time monitoring for space weather applications. In this paper, we present the technical details of the mini-NM’s design and operation, and present a summary of the initial tests and science results.
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