PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 395 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021) - CRI - Cosmic Ray Indirect
Determination of Zenith Angle Dependence of Incoherent Cosmic Ray Muon Flux Using Smartphones of the CREDO Project
T. Wibig*, M. Karbowiak, D. Alvarez-Castillo, O. Bar, Ł. Bibrzycki, D. Gora, P. Homola, P. Kovacs, M. Piekarczyk, J. Stasielak, S. Stuglik, O. Sushchov and A. Tursunov
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Pre-published on: July 26, 2021
Published on: March 18, 2022
Abstract
The Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) was established to detect and study ultra high-energy cosmic ray particles. In addition to making use of traditional methods for finding rare and extended cosmic ray events such as professional-grade Extensive Air Shower(EAS) arrays, as well as educational ‘class-room’ detectors, CREDO also makes use of cameras in smartphones as particle detectors. Beyond the primary scientific goal of the CREDO project, to detect Cosmic Ray Ensembles, is the equally important educational goal of the project. To use smartphones for EAS detection, it is necessary to demonstrate that they are capable of effectively registering relativistic charged particles. In this article we show that the events recorded in the CREDO project database are indeed tracing incoherent cosmic ray muons. The specific observed distribution of the zenith angle of the charged particle direction corresponds to that expected for muons. It is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine the different mechanisms leading to such a distribution, and we believe it clearly demonstrates the suitability of smartphone-based detectors in supporting the more traditional cosmic ray detectors.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.0199
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