http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.02154
We discuss a newly established neutron monitor station installed at the ENTOTO Observatory Research Center outside of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is a version of a mini-neutron monitor, recently upgraded to detect individual neutrons and able to calculate the waiting time distribution between neutron pulses down to $\sim 1 $ $\mu$s. From the waiting time distribution we define and calculate a new quantity, the correlation ratio, as the ratio of correlated to uncorrelated neutrons measured inside the monitor. We propose that this quantity can, in future, be used as a proxy for spectral index of atmospheric particles incident on the monitor and show that this quantity has a weak pressure dependence. We believe that future measurements from the ENTOTO mini-neutron monitor will contribute towards the understanding of cosmic ray acceleration and transport in the heliosphere.
R. Strauss, N. Giday, E. Seba, et. al.
Thu, 5 May 22
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Comments: Submitted to Advances in Space Research spacial issue: Space and Geophysical Observations and Recent Results related to the African Continent