WIBIG, Tadeusz, Michał KARBOWIAK, David ALVAREZ-CASTILLO, Olaf BAR, Łukasz BIBRZYCKI, Dariusz GORA, Piotr HOMOLA, Péter KOVÁCS, Marcin PIEKARCZYK, Jaroslaw STASIELAK, Sławomir STUGLIK, Oleksandr SUSHCHOV and Arman TURSUNOV. Determination of Zenith Angle Dependence of Incoherent Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Using Smartphones of the CREDO Project. Online. In Proceedings of Science. Itálie: Sissa Medialab Srl, 2022, p. "199-1"-"199-8", 8 pp. ISSN 1824-8039. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0199.
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Original name Determination of Zenith Angle Dependence of Incoherent Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Using Smartphones of the CREDO Project
Authors WIBIG, Tadeusz, Michał KARBOWIAK, David ALVAREZ-CASTILLO, Olaf BAR, Łukasz BIBRZYCKI, Dariusz GORA, Piotr HOMOLA, Péter KOVÁCS, Marcin PIEKARCZYK, Jaroslaw STASIELAK, Sławomir STUGLIK, Oleksandr SUSHCHOV and Arman TURSUNOV (860 Uzbekistan, belonging to the institution).
Edition Itálie, Proceedings of Science, p. "199-1"-"199-8", 8 pp. 2022.
Publisher Sissa Medialab Srl
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 10308 Astronomy
Country of publisher Italy
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/47813059:19630/22:A0000252
Organization unit Institute of physics in Opava
ISSN 1824-8039
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0199
Keywords in English CREDO project;Cosmic ray detectors; Cosmology; Smartphones;Charged particles;Cosmic-ray particles; Extensive air showers; Muon flux; Shower array; Smart phones; Ultra high-energy cosmic rays; Zenith angle
Tags FÚ, RIV23
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Pavlína Jalůvková, učo 25213. Changed: 16/2/2023 13:25.
Abstract
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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