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Australian Space Weather Services Kingston Cosmic Ray

ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Cosmic_Ray/Kin_Cosmic_Ray

Description

Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons of extremely high energies. They can originate from galactic sources or from the Sun. Cosmic rays are observed indirectly. At the lowest energies able to reach the Erath's surface this is achieved by a device known as a neutron monitor. When cosmic ray particles enter the Earth's atmosphere they interact with the nuclei of the air molecules to produce secondary radiation. At the lowest accessible energies this consists of a shower of protons, nuclear fragments and neutrons whilst at higher energies it made up of pions (which decay to muons). The neutrons predominate in this secondary radiation because the protons and nuclear fragments, being charged are more easily attenuated in subsequent travel. The neutron monitor is designed to detect these secondary neutrons. The SWS WDC archives Cosmic Ray data obtained from Kingston in Tasmania, and Mawson in Antarctica. The first Cosmic Ray data file from Kingston was obtained on 30/06/2004.

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ResourceID
spase://ASWS/NumericalData/Cosmic_Ray/Kin_Cosmic_Ray
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Australian Space Weather Services Kingston Cosmic Ray
ReleaseDate
2021-03-29 17:14:50Z
Description

Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons of extremely high energies. They can originate from galactic sources or from the Sun. Cosmic rays are observed indirectly. At the lowest energies able to reach the Erath's surface this is achieved by a device known as a neutron monitor. When cosmic ray particles enter the Earth's atmosphere they interact with the nuclei of the air molecules to produce secondary radiation. At the lowest accessible energies this consists of a shower of protons, nuclear fragments and neutrons whilst at higher energies it made up of pions (which decay to muons). The neutrons predominate in this secondary radiation because the protons and nuclear fragments, being charged are more easily attenuated in subsequent travel. The neutron monitor is designed to detect these secondary neutrons. The SWS WDC archives Cosmic Ray data obtained from Kingston in Tasmania, and Mawson in Antarctica. The first Cosmic Ray data file from Kingston was obtained on 30/06/2004.

Acknowledgement
We are thankful to the Australian Antarctic Division for the observations of Kingston Cosmic Ray data.
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
2.MetadataContactspase://ASWS/Person/Kehe.Wang
InformationURL
Name
Documentation
URL
Description

includes descriptions of station, data formats and examples.

Language
en
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
World Data Centre: Data Display and Download: Cosmic Ray
URL
Style
Search
Description

includes browse display interface, button to get daily data file and link to data availability chart

Language
en
AccessURL
Name
Real Time Information
URL
Style
File
Description

Online viewer of real time Cosmic Ray data, and Cosmic Ray Data Applications to Space Weather Forecasting.

Language
en
AccessURL
Name
Access to Cosmic Ray data (not with most browsers)
URL
Style
Listing
Description

Access to the station Cosmic Ray data data of Kingston and a README file.

Language
en
Format
Text
Encoding
None
ProviderProcessingLevel
The Cosmic Ray data are processed data and are uncalibrated.
InstrumentIDs
MeasurementType
EnergeticParticles
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2004-06-30 00:00:00Z
RelativeStopDate
-P1D
Note
The earliest Cosmic Ray data since 30/06/2004. Digital data are current to within a day.
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface
Keywords
Cosmic Ray
Neutron Monitor
Parameter #1
Name
Corrected
Description

The pressure-corrected counts are the most useful to SWS ASFC for assistance in prediction of geomagnetic storms.

Cadence
PT60S
Units
Counts
ValidMin
6000
ValidMax
13000
Particle
ParticleType
Neutron
ParticleQuantity
Counts
Parameter #2
Name
uncorrected
Description

uncorrected

Cadence
PT60S
Units
Counts
ValidMin
6000
ValidMax
13000
Particle
ParticleType
Neutron
ParticleQuantity
Counts