Using RPC detectors as cosmic rays monitor

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 670-676

  De Asmundis, Riccardo ^a,b   Avella, Paola ^c   Toglia, Francesca ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI NAPOLI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Electronics; Gas detectors; Triggering

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE FLUX; DETECTORS AS COSMIC RAYS; FLUX MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GAS DETECTORS; MAGNETIC FLUX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; TELESCOPES; TRIGGER CIRCUITS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 34250722028     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2007.895505     Document Type: Article

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