TY  - JOUR
AU  - Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al
AU  - Pastor, S.
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2011//
TI  - The Pierre Auger Observatory scaler mode for the study of solar activity modulation of galactic cosmic rays
T2  - J. Instrum.
JO  - Journal of Instrumentation
SP  - P01003 - 16pp
VL  - 6
PB  - Iop Publishing Ltd
KW  - Cherenkov detectors
KW  - Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
KW  - Particle detectors
AB  - Since data-taking began in January 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has been recording the count rates of low energy secondary cosmic ray particles for the self-calibration of the ground detectors of its surface detector array. After correcting for atmospheric effects, modulations of galactic cosmic rays due to solar activity and transient events are observed. Temporal variations related with the activity of the heliosphere can be determined with high accuracy due to the high total count rates. In this study, the available data are presented together with an analysis focused on the observation of Forbush decreases, where a strong correlation with neutron monitor data is found.
SN  - 1748-0221
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/P01003
DO  - 10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/P01003
LA  - English
N1  - ISI:000291345600003
ID  - PierreAugerCollaborationAbreu+Pastor2011
ER  -