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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A cosmic ray muon detector for astronomy teaching |
Author: | Clay, R. Kurban, Z. Maghrabi, A. Wild, N. |
Citation: | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 2000; 17(2):171-175 |
Publisher: | C S I R O Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2000 |
ISSN: | 1323-3580 1448-6083 |
Abstract: | Practical astronomy is usually taught using optical telescopes or, more rarely, radio telescopes. For a similar cost, complementary studies may be made of astrophysical particles through the use of a modestly sized muon detector. Such a detector records the arrival of cosmic ray particles which have traversed the heliosphere and the rate of muon detections reflects the flux of those particles. That flux is controlled by the day to day properties of the heliosphere which is in a state of constant change as the outflowing solar wind is affected by solar activity. As a consequence, a laboratory muon detector, whose count rate depends on the state of the heliosphere, can be an interesting and useful teaching tool which is complementary to optical or radio studies of the Sun. |
Keywords: | cosmic rays teaching Sun: solar-terrestrial relations |
Description: | Copyright © 2000 Astronomical Society of Australia |
DOI: | 10.1071/AS00171 |
Published version: | http://www.atnf.csiro.au/pasa/17_2/clay/ |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Physics publications |
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