New high precision measurements of the cosmic charged particle rate beyond the Arctic Circle with the PolarquEEEst experiment

The goal of the PolarquEEEst experiment was to measure the cosmic charged particle rate at latitudes greater than 66° 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 u...

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Published in:The European Physical Journal C
Main Authors: Abbrescia, M., Avanzini, C., Arlandoo, M., Balbi, G., Baldini, L., Ferroli, R. Baldini, Batignani, G., Battaglieri, M., Boi, S., Cavazza, D., Bossini, E., Carnesecchi, F., Cicalò, C., Cifarelli, L., Coccetti, F., Coccia, E., Corvaglia, A., De Gruttola, D., De Pasquale, S., Fabbri, F., Falchieri, D., Flammini, A., Galante, L., Garbini, M., Gemme, G., Gnesi, I., Gramstad, E., Grazzi, S., Håland, E. S., Hatzifotiadou, D., La Rocca, P., Liu, Z., Lombardo, L., Mandaglio, G., Margotti, A., Maron, G., Mazziotta, M. N., Meneghini, S., Millerjord, S. A., Mulliri, A., Nania, R., Noferini, F., Nozzoli, F., Ould-Saada, F., Palmonari, F., Panareo, M., Panetta, M. P., Paoletti, R., Parvis, M., Pellegrino, C., Riggi, F., Righini, G., Ripoli, C., Rizzi, M., Sartorelli, G., Scapparone, E., Schioppa, M., Scioli, G., Scribano, A., Selvi, M., Serri, G., Squarcia, S., Taiuti, M., Terreni, G., Torromeo, G., Travaglini, R., Trifirò, A., Trimarchi, M., Veri, C., Vistoli, C., Votano, L., Williams, M. C. S., Zichichi, A., Zuyeuski, R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Cosmic charged particle rate mesurements at high latitude
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11587/440478
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8213-2
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8213-2
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Summary:The goal of the PolarquEEEst experiment was to measure the cosmic charged particle rate at latitudes greater than 66° 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°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 ±1%

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