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

• 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

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%