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

该合同侧重于一个特定的研究项目，该项目将使用来自麦克默多中子监测仪（随后将转移到张伯戈）和其他全球地点的数据。该研究计划是基于一个独特的南向宇宙射线“观测方向”的主题监视器，通过测量太阳高能粒子的三维分布函数来全面分析单个太阳事件。麦克默多监测仪50多年来获得的长而完整的数据库在研究银河系宇宙射线“太阳调制”的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。最近的深层太阳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，建议将监测器移至位于特拉诺瓦湾的新韩国站张保古，该站的观测方向与麦克默多站几乎相同。坚实的科学，国际合作伙伴，以及前往南极洲的旅行为实现优秀的教育和推广目标提供了理想的机会。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前沿研究做出有意义的贡献。

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.