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Numerical weather prediction requires initial estimates of the atmospheric state. Since the atmospheric density field is intricately woven into the atmosphere's governing equations, advancing atmospheric density estimation will improve…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2025-09-08 William Luszczak , Man-Yau Chan

We present results of horizontal EAS simulations focused on the opportunity of measuring Cherenkov light from air showers at stratospheric balloon altitude (eg. EUSO-SPB2). For a 1 m2 UV light detector at a 38 km altitude, the largest…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-30 K. Królik , A. Djakonow , Z. Plebaniak , M. Przybylak , J. Szabelski , L. Wiencke

The CLEO III Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector uses LiF radiators to generate Cherenkov photons which are then detected by proportional wire chambers using a mixture of CH$_4$ and TEA gases. The first two photon detector modules which were…

We discuss the design and performance of a threshold Cerenkov counter for identification of charged hadrons. The radiator is pressurized gas, which is contained in thin-walled cylindrical modules. A mirror system of novel design transports…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 Michael Sivertz , Bruce Berger , Richard Ehrlich , John Bartlet , Steven Csorna , Vivek Jain , Szabolcs Marka , Kay Kinoshita , Paula Pomianowski

Cosmic rays interacting with the atmosphere result in a flux of secondary particles including muons and electrons. Atmospheric ray tomography (ART) uses the muons and electrons for detecting objects and their composition. This paper…

Muon ring images observed with Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) provide a powerful means to calibrate the optical throughput of IACTs and monitor their optical point spread function. We investigate whether muons ring images…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-22 Markus Gaug , Stephen Fegan , Alison Mitchell , Maria-Concetta Maccarone , Teresa Mineo , Akira Okumura

In this review the basic interaction mechanisms of charged and neutral particles are presented. The ionization energy loss of charged particles is fundamental to most particle detectors and is therefore described in more detail. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-10-31 C. Grupen

Cherenkov imaging detectors will continue to play a central role for particle identification in future particle and nuclear physics experiments. Growing demands on momentum coverage, timing precision, radiation tolerance, and sustainability…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-27 Chandradoy Chatterjee

This paper presents the development of a new technology of registration of ionizing radiation and a new type of detectors - single-cathode multiwire porous detector with neither a gaseous nor semiconductor, but a porous dielectric…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-26 M. P. Lorikyan

Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes rely on the Earth's atmosphere as part of the detector. The presence of clouds affects observations and can introduce biases if not corrected for. Correction methods typically require an atmospheric profile,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-03 Julian Sitarek , Mario Pecimotika , Natalia Żywucka , Dorota Sobczyńska , Abelardo Moralejo , Dario Hrupec

Cherenkov detectors are in use today in small experiments as well as modern ones as those at the LHC. This short note is about the construction of a small Cherenkov detector with limited resources, which could be used to observe the cosmic…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-08-30 Sertac Ozturk , Gokhan N. Unel

We present a detailed modeling and computation methodology to determine the optical Cherenkov signals produced by upward-moving extensive air showers (EASs) induced by $\tau$-leptons and muons, sourced from the interaction of high-energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-03-03 A. L. Cummings , R. Aloisio , J. F. Krizmanic

Muography or muon radiography is a non-invasive emerging image technology relying on high energy atmospheric muons, which complements other standard geophysical tools to understand the Earth's subsurface. This work discusses a geophysical…

Muon reconstruction in the Daya Bay water pools would serve to verify the simulated muon fluxes and offer the possibility of studying cosmic muons in general. This reconstruction is, however, complicated by many optical obstacles and the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-09-05 R. W. Hackenburg

The civil engineering industry faces a critical need for innovative non-destructive evaluation methods, particularly for ageing critical infrastructure, such as bridges, where current techniques fall short. Muography, a non-invasive imaging…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-03 William O'Donnell , David Mahon , Guangliang Yang , Simon Gardner

The ANTARES experiment consists of an array of photomultipliers distributed along 12 lines and located deep underwater in the Mediterranean Sea. It searches for astrophysical neutrinos collecting the Cherenkov light induced by the charged…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-03-23 S. Adrián-Martínez , A. Albert , M. André , G. Anton , M. Ardid , J. -J. Aubert , B. Baret , J. Barrios-Martí , S. Basa , V. Bertin , S. Biagi , C. Bogazzi , R. Bormuth , M. Bou-Cabo , M. C. Bouwhuis , R. Bruijn , J. Brunner , J. Busto , A. Capone , L. Caramete , J. Carr , T. Chiarusi , M. Circella , R. Coniglione , H. Costantini , P. Coyle , A. Creusot , I. Dekeyser , A. Deschamps , G. De Bonis , C. Distefano , C. Donzaud , D. Dornic , D. Drouhin , A. Dumas , T. Eberl , D. Elsässer , A. Enzenhöfer , K. Fehn , I. Felis , P. Fermani , V. Flaminio , F. Folger , L. A. Fusco , S. Galatà , P. Gay , S. Geißelsöder , K. Geyer , V. Giordano , A. Gleixner , R. Gracia-Ruiz , J. P. Gómez-González , K. Graf , H. van Haren , A. J. Heijboer , Y. Hello , J. J. Hernández-Rey , A. Herrero , J. Hößl , J. Hofestädt , C. Hugon , C. W James , M. de Jong , M. Kadler , O. Kalekin , U. Katz , D. Kießling , P. Kooijman , A. Kouchner , I. Kreykenbohm , V. Kulikovskiy , R Lahmann , G. Lambard , D. Lattuada , D. Lefèvre , E. Leonora , S. Loucatos , S. Mangano , M. Marcelin , A. Margiotta , A. Marinelli , J. A. Martínez-Mora , S. Martini , A. Mathieu , T. Michael , P. Migliozzi , A. Moussa , C. Mueller , M. Neff , E. Nezri , G. E. Păvălaş , C. Pellegrino , C. Perrina , P. Piattelli , V. Popa , T. Pradier , C. Racca , G. Riccobene , R. Richter , K. Roensch , A. Rostovtsev , M. Saldaña , D. F. E. Samtleben , A. Sánchez-Losa , M. Sanguineti , P. Sapienza , J. Schmid , J. Schnabel , S. Schulte , F. Schüssler , T. Seitz , C. Sieger , M. Spurio , J. J. M. Steijger , Th. Stolarczyk , M. Taiuti , C. Tamburini , A. Trovato , M. Tselengidou , C. Tönnis , D. Turpin , B. Vallage , C. Vallée , V. Van Elewyck , E. Visser , D. Vivolo , S. Wagner , J. Wilms , J. D. Zornoza , J. Zúñiga

Muon radiography is a fast growing field in applied scientific research. In recent years, many detector technologies and imaging techniques using the Coulomb scattering and absorption properties of cosmic-ray muons have been developed for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-11 F. Ambrosino , L. Bonechi , L. Cimmino , R. D'Alessandro , D. G. Ireland , R. Kaiser , D. F. Mahon , N. Mori , P. Noli , G. Saracino , C. Shearer , L. Viliani , G. Yang

The measurement of the individual charged particles especially muons in an extended air shower (EAS) resulting from primary cosmic rays provides important distinguishing parameters to identify the chemical composition of the cosmic primary…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-30 Apoorva Bhatta , Paweł Malecki , Dariusz Góra

The search for water on the Lunar and Martian surfaces is a fundamental aspect of space exploration, contributing to the understanding of the history and evolution of these celestial bodies. However, the current understanding of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-10-13 Olin Lyod Pinto , Jörg Miikael Tiit

Cosmic-ray muons and especially their secondaries break apart nuclei ("spallation") and produce fast neutrons and beta-decay isotopes, which are backgrounds for low-energy experiments. In Super-Kamiokande, these beta decays are the dominant…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-02 Shirley Weishi Li , John F. Beacom