The IGY and beyond: A brief history of ground-based cosmic-ray detectors

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1081-1095

  Stoker, Pieter H ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Culture of personal involvement; Cutoff rigidity; Extensive air shower; Neutron monitor network; Penetrating muon component

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMOLOGY; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOMAGNETISM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; PARTICLE DETECTORS; RIGIDITY;

CUT-OFF RIGIDITY; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; NEUTRON MONITOR NETWORK; PENETRATING MUON COMPONENT; PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 70349795857     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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