The ALTA cosmic ray experiment electronics system

被引:9
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作者
Brouwer, W [1 ]
Burris, WJ [1 ]
Caron, B [1 ]
Hewlett, J [1 ]
Holm, L [1 ]
Hamilton, A [1 ]
McDonald, WJ [1 ]
Pinfold, JL [1 ]
Price, P [1 ]
Schaapman, JR [1 ]
Sibley, L [1 ]
Soluk, RA [1 ]
Wampler, LJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alberta, Dept Phys, Edmonton, AB T6G 2JI, Canada
关键词
cosmic rays; extended air shower; global positioning satellite system; large area array; readout electronics;
D O I
10.1016/j.nima.2004.10.032
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Understanding the origin and propagation of high-energy cosmic rays is a fundamental area of astroparticle physics with major unanswered questions. The study of cosmic rays with energy more than 10(14) eV, probed only by ground-based experiments, has been restricted by the low particle flux. The Alberta Large-area Time-coincidence Array (ALTA) uses a sparse array of cosmic ray detection stations located in high schools across a large geographical area to search for non-random high-energy cosmic ray phenomena. Custom-built ALTA electronics is based on a modular board design. Its function is to control the detectors at each ALTA site allowing precise measurements of event timing and energy in the local detectors as well as time synchronization of all of the sites in the array using the global positioning system. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:595 / 605
页数:11
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