Towards A Global Cosmic Ray Sensor Network: CREDO Detector as the First Open-Source Mobile Application Enabling Detection of Penetrating Radiation
Towards A Global Cosmic Ray Sensor Network: CREDO Detector as the First Open-Source Mobile Application Enabling Detection of Penetrating Radiation
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DOI：
10.3390/sym12111802
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发表时间：
2020-11-01
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2.7
通讯作者：
Zamora-Saa, Jilberto
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作者：
Bibrzycki, Lukasz;Burakowski, Dariusz;Zamora-Saa, Jilberto
我们提出的目的，长期的发展愿景，基本设计，检测算法和宇宙线极端分布式天文台（CREDO）探测器移动的应用程序所获得的初步结果。CREDO Detector应用程序和相关基础设施在规模方面是独一无二的，针对许多形式因素和开放获取理念。这一理念转化为应用程序的开源代码，在数据流入和数据消费方面都是开放的，最重要的是，公民科学理念意味着基础设施对所有希望参与项目的人开放。CREDO基础设施和CREDO探测器应用程序旨在对从太空持续到达地球的各种辐射形式进行大规模研究，但对局部放射性也很敏感。这种研究在科学和教育方面都具有重大意义，因为宇宙辐射对从地球上的生命到现代电子设备的运作等不同研究领域都有影响。CREDO Detector应用程序现在可以在全球范围内通过手机，平板电脑，笔记本电脑，PC和廉价的专用注册站工作。这些不同的测量有助于更广泛地寻找大尺度宇宙射线的相关性，以及CREDO提出的广泛的空气簇射和不相干的次级宇宙射线。
We present the purpose, long-term development vision, basic design, detection algorithm and preliminary results obtained with the Cosmic Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) Detector mobile application. The CREDO Detector app and related infrastructure are unique in terms of their scale, targeting many form-factors and open-access philosophy. This philosophy translates to the open-source code of the app, open-access in terms of both data inflow as well as data consumption and above all, the citizen science philosophy that means that the infrastructure is open to all who wish to participate in the project. The CREDO infrastructure and CREDO Detector app are designed for the large-scale study of various radiation forms that continuously reach the Earth from space, but with the sensitivity to local radioactivity as well. Such study has great significance both scientifically and educationally as cosmic radiation has an impact on diverse research areas from life on Earth to the functioning of modern electronic devices. The CREDO Detector app is now working worldwide across phones, tablets, laptops, PCs and cheap dedicated registration stations. These diverse measurements contribute to the broader search for large-scale cosmic ray correlations, as well as the CREDO-specific proposed extensive air showers and incoherent secondary cosmic rays.