Статья

Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory: Status and Perspectives

D. GóraInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandKevin Almeida CheminantInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandDavid Alvarez-CastilloJoint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, RussiaŁukasz BratekFaculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24st, 31-155 Cracow, PolandNiraj DhitalInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandAlan R. DuffyCentre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, AustraliaPiotr HomolaInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandPawel JagodaAGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandJoanna JałochaFaculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24st, 31-155 Cracow, PolandMarcin KasztelanNational Centre for Nuclear Research, Andrzeja Soltana 7, 05-400 Otwock-Swierk, PolandKonrad KopańskiInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandPeter KovacsInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, HungaryVahab NazariInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandMichal NiedźwieckiFaculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24st, 31-155 Cracow, PolandDominik OstrogórskiAGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059 Cracow, PolandKarel SmołekInstitute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Horská 3a/22, 128 00 Praha 2, Czech RepublicJarosław StasielakInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandOleksander SushchovInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandKrzysztof W. WoźniakInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Cracow, PolandJilberto Zamora-SaaDepartamento de Ciencias Fisicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, Avenida Republica 498, Santiago 8370146, Chile

2018en

ABI

Аннотация

The Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) is a project dedicated to global studies of extremely extended cosmic-ray phenomena, the cosmic-ray ensembles (CRE), beyond the capabilities of existing detectors and observatories. Up to date, cosmic-ray research has been focused on detecting single air showers, while the search for ensembles of cosmic-rays, which may overspread a significant fraction of the Earth, is a scientific terra incognita. Instead of developing and commissioning a completely new global detector infrastructure, CREDO proposes approaching the global cosmic-ray analysis objectives with all types of available detectors, from professional to pocket size, merged into a worldwide network. With such a network it is possible to search for evidences of correlated cosmic-ray ensembles. One of the observables that can be investigated in CREDO is a number of spatially isolated events collected in a small time window which could shed light on fundamental physics issues. The CREDO mission and strategy requires active engagement of a large number of participants, also non-experts, who will contribute to the project by using common electronic devices (e.g., smartphones). In this note, the status and perspectives of the project are presented.

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DOI: 10.3390/universe4110111

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