Geophysical Research Network operating in the Aragats Space Environmental Center A. Chilingaryan 1, K. Arakelyan 1, S. Chilingarian 2, A. Reymers 1 1 A. Alikhanian National Laboratory, Armenia 2 A. Alikhanian National Laboratory and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Aragats Station Altitude 3200m above sea level. Geographical coordinates is 40 o 28'N, 44 o 10'E, RC=7.1GV
15 Monitors at Aragats AMMM SEVAN Cube Stand_3cm Stand Electric Field Weather Station Lightning Detector Magnetic and Telluric Filed NaI(Tl) Geiger Antenna
Aragats high altitude research station Total number of monitors at station – 15 Number of physical channels – 200. Number of software channels – 581. Type of measurements – Cosmic ray fluxes, Geomagnetic field, Electrical field, Lightning types and distances, Weather parameters. Type of Detectors – Organic and inorganic scintillatiors (Plastic and NaI crystal), Geiger and Proportional counters, Fluxgate, Electrical field mills, Direction-finding antenna, other sensors. Measured parameters of the Cosmic ray fluxes: Electrons and muons with energy thresholds – 2,4,7,9,12,15,18,25,35,100 MeV. High energy muons with energy > 5GeV; > 250MeV. Gamma Rays. Thermal and MeV neutrons. Extensive Air shower corresponding to primary energies TeV. Horizontal muons within acceptance of 0 +/- 0.5 degree. Histograms of energy deposits. Event selection according to chosen triggering conditions; possibility to change scale of time series from 1 second to 1 minute.
Nor-Amberd Station Altitude 2000m above sea level. Geographical coordinates is 40 o 22'N, 44 o 15'E, RC=7.1GV
SEVAN 9 Monitors at Nor-Amberd Magnetic Filed Electric Field Weather Station Lightning Detector Geiger
Monitors located at Nor-Amberd station Total number of monitors at station – 9. Number of physical channels – 59. Number of software channels – 384. Type of measurements – Cosmic ray fluxes, Geomagnetic field, Electrical field, Lightning types and distances, Weather parameters. Type of Detectors – Scintillatiors, Proportional and Geiger counters, Fluxgate, Electrical field mill, Direction-finding antenna, other sensors. Measured parameters of Cosmic ray fluxes: Electrons and muons with energy threshold – 10, 15 MeV. Muons with energy > 350MeV; 12 angular bins of the arriving muons Gamma rays. Thermal and MeV neutrons. 1-minute histograms of energy deposits. Flexible system of different event selection according to chosen triggering conditions; possibility to change scale of time series from 1 second to 1 minute
Yerevan headquarters Altitude 1000m above sea level. Geographical coordinates is 40 o 22'N, 44 o 15'E, RC=7.1GV
SEVAN Cube_3cm Monitors at Yerevan headquarters Electric Field Lightning Detector Total number of monitors at station – 4. Number of physical channels – 14. Number of software channels – 79. Type of measurements – Cosmic ray fluxes, Electrical field, Lightning types and distances, Weather parameters Type of Detectors – Plastic scintillatiors, NaI crystal, Electrical field mill, Direction-finding antenna, other sensors. Measured parameters of Cosmic ray fluxes: Electrons and muons with energy threshold – 7, 15, 20 MeV MeV. Muons with energy > 250MeV Neutrons and Gamma rays. Other Features: 1-minute histograms of energy deposits. Flexible system of different event selection according to chosen triggering conditions; possibility to change scale of time series from 1 second to 1 minute
Bulgaria, Mt. Musala, 42°10'45"N, 23°35'8"E, 2925m asl Croatia, Zagreb, 45°49'7"N, 15°58'30"E 160m asl India, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 28°32'26"N, 077°09'46"E, 258m asl SEVAN Monitors abroad
At this moment, geophysical research network consist from 31 monitors, 342 physical channels and 1063 software channels. Data size of ASEC GP network
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