Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The atmosphere provides a large set of experimental conditions on which cosmic-ray induced high-energy hadron interactions can take place. These conditions include: sudden changes in the atmospheric pressure, temperature, and in the local electric and magnetic fields. In this talk we introduce the Piritakua (flash of lightning, in the language of the pre-Columbian Purépecha Empire in Mexico) project, a cosmic-ray detector located at the Instituto de Física of UNAM, in Mexico City at 2280 m. a.s.l. The experiment consists of a small array of scintillator detectors, which use the electronics developed by the CosmicWatch project. The scintillators operate simultaneously with an electric field meter, a magnetometer, a meteorological station, and a hemispheric camera. We propose to use Piritakua to study the modification of the secondary particle production and propagation under sudden variations in the standard atmospheric properties. We present the current status and the first results of the experiment.
DOI: 10.22323/1.501.0315
Authors: Hermes Leon Vargas, Antonio Galván, Andrés Sandoval, Ernesto Belmont, Cindy Castellón Salguero, Adiv González Muñoz
Institution: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Award: G7757046036
OpenAlex ID: W4414437469
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