AEROSITE: Autonomous Environmental and Scientific SWGO site Characterization Instrument
- the SWGO Collaboration,
- Ladislav Chytka(Author),
- Dušan Mandát(Author),
- Miroslav Pech(Author),
- Daniel Staník(Author),
- Jakub Vícha(Author)
- Czech Academy of Sciences,
- University of Warsaw,
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas,
- Los Alamos National Laboratory,
- CPPM,
- University of Padua
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Abstract
The project Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) aims to build an array of air-shower detectors in the Southern hemisphere. Preliminary site searches identified suitable sites in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Site environment (including weather, seismic activity and also the electric field) is one of the key aspects to be considered in the site selection and should be based on reliable and comparable measurements. We describe an environmental monitoring device to equip several candidate sites proposed for the SWGO. The individual monitoring sensors, control unit and the data storage together with the power system and data transfer concepts are specified. We also present the results of a long term cross-calibration campaign and a climate chamber evaluation of the proposed devices.
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EnglishPublication milestones
- Published - 18/03/2022
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395Publication series
- Publisher name: Sissa Medialab Srl
Publication series name: Proceedings of Science
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- Scopus: 85144615593