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Multi-messenger observations of thunderstorm-related bursts of cosmic rays

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-07-27 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Abstract

We present the facilities of the Aragats Space Environmental Center in Armenia used during multi-year observations of the thunderstorm ground enhancements (TGEs) and corresponding environmental parameters. We analyze the characteristics of the scintillation detectors, operated on Aragats, and describe the coordinated detection of TGEs by the network of scintillation detectors, field meters, and environmental parameters. By using a fast synchronized data acquisition system we reveal correlations of the multivariate data on time scales from second to nanosecond which allow us to gain insight into the TGE and lightning origin and their interrelations.

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@article{arxiv.2204.01835,
  title  = {Multi-messenger observations of thunderstorm-related bursts of cosmic rays},
  author = {A. Chilingarian and G. Hovsepyan and T. Karapetyan and Y. Khanykyanc and D. Pokhsraryan and B. Sargsyan and S. Chilingaryan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.01835},
  year   = {2022}
}