Collaborative Research: Neutron Monitor Observations of Cosmic Rays from Jang Bogo and McMurdo

合作研究：张保戈和麦克默多宇宙射线的中子监测观测

• 批准号: 1245914
• 负责人: Madsen Jim
• 金额: $ 23.1万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1245914&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Neutron; Monitor; Observations

This award focuses on a specific research program that will be using data from the neutron monitor at McMurdo (which will be then moved to Jang Bogo) and from other worldwide locations. The research program is based on a unique southward cosmic rays "viewing direction" of the subject monitor for comprehensive analyses of individual solar events by measuring three dimensional distribution functions of solar energetic particles. The long and complete database acquired by the McMurdo monitor over 50+ years also plays an important role in the studies of historical trends in "solar modulation" of galactic cosmic rays and the influence of solar magnetic activity on the radiation input into the Earth's atmosphere. The recent deep solar minimum and slow recovery to the maximum are unprecedented for the potentially new era in the studies of the Sun. To ensure continuity of the McMurdo long-term dataset, it is proposed to move the monitor to the new Korean station Jang Bogo, which is located in Terra Nova Bay and has the viewing direction nearly identical to that of McMurdo. Solid science, international partners, and travel to Antarctica provide an ideal opportunity to achieve excellent education and outreach goals. By providing undergraduates and two-year college students with Antarctic research experience, the proposal demonstrates how a future generation of scientists can make meaningful contributions to the cutting-edge research.

该奖项的重点是一个具体的研究计划，将使用来自麦克默多（然后将被转移到张博戈）和其他世界各地的中子监测器的数据。该研究计划是基于一个独特的南向宇宙射线“观察方向”的主题监测器，通过测量太阳高能粒子的三维分布函数，对单个太阳事件进行综合分析。麦克默多监测器50多年来获得的长期完整的数据库在研究银河宇宙射线的“太阳调制”历史趋势和太阳磁活动对输入地球大气层的辐射的影响方面也发挥了重要作用。最近的太阳活动极小期和缓慢恢复到极大期对于太阳研究的潜在新时代来说是前所未有的。为了确保麦克默多长期数据集的连续性，建议将监测器移至新的韩国监测站Jang Bogo，该监测站位于Terra Nova Bay，其观测方向与麦克默多的观测方向几乎相同。坚实的科学，国际合作伙伴和前往南极洲提供了一个理想的机会，以实现良好的教育和宣传目标。通过为本科生和两年制大学生提供南极研究经验，该提案展示了未来一代科学家如何为尖端研究做出有意义的贡献。