Determination of Zenith Angle Dependence of Incoherent Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Using Smartphones of the CREDO Project
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F47813059%3A19630%2F22%3AA0000252" target="_blank" >RIV/47813059:19630/22:A0000252 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://pos.sissa.it/395/199/" target="_blank" >https://pos.sissa.it/395/199/</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0199" target="_blank" >10.22323/1.395.0199</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Determination of Zenith Angle Dependence of Incoherent Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Using Smartphones of the CREDO Project
Original language description
The Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) was established to detect and study ultra high-energy cosmic ray particles. In addition to making use of traditional methods for finding rare and extended cosmic ray events such as professional-grade Extensive Air Shower (EAS) arrays, as well as educational 'class-room' detectors, CREDO also makes use of cameras in smartphones as particle detectors. Beyond the primary scientific goal of the CREDO project, to detect Cosmic Ray Ensembles, is the equally important educational goal of the project. To use smartphones for EAS detection, it is necessary to demonstrate that they are capable of effectively registering relativistic charged particles. In this article we show that the events recorded in the CREDO project database are indeed tracing incoherent cosmic ray muons. The specific observed distribution of the zenith angle of the charged particle direction corresponds to that expected for muons. It is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine the different mechanisms leading to such a distribution, and we believe it clearly demonstrates the suitability of smartphone-based detectors in supporting the more traditional cosmic ray detectors.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Proceedings of Science
ISBN
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ISSN
1824-8039
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
„199-1“-„199-8“
Publisher name
Sissa Medialab Srl
Place of publication
Itálie
Event location
Berlin
Event date
Jul 12, 2021
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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