The Mirya-m1 Cosmic Ray Detector: Features and First Year Observations

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Hauptverfasser: Dag, Meryem Kubra, Guver, Tolga, Gurkan, Guray, Aktas, Ecem, Ozkorucuklu, Suat, Ayuso, Sindulfo, Blanco, Juan Jose, Bostanci, Zahide Funda, Begicarslan, Beste, Saglam, Mustafa Turan, Polatoglu, Ahmet, Yesilyaprak, Cahit
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author Dag, Meryem Kubra
Guver, Tolga
Gurkan, Guray
Aktas, Ecem
Ozkorucuklu, Suat
Ayuso, Sindulfo
Blanco, Juan Jose
Bostanci, Zahide Funda
Begicarslan, Beste
Saglam, Mustafa Turan
Polatoglu, Ahmet
Yesilyaprak, Cahit
author_facet Dag, Meryem Kubra
Guver, Tolga
Gurkan, Guray
Aktas, Ecem
Ozkorucuklu, Suat
Ayuso, Sindulfo
Blanco, Juan Jose
Bostanci, Zahide Funda
Begicarslan, Beste
Saglam, Mustafa Turan
Polatoglu, Ahmet
Yesilyaprak, Cahit
contents We introduce the Mirya-m1 Cosmic Ray Detector, the largest and only cosmic ray detector in Turkiye designed for space weather research. Mirya-m1, modeled and built after the Muon Impact Tracer and Observer (MITO) (Ayuso et al. 2021), is located at the Eastern Anatolia Observatory (DAG) site of the Turkiye National Observatories in Erzurum, Turkiye, at an altitude of 3099 meters. This elevation positions Mirya-m1 among the highest-altitude cosmic ray detectors globally. The detector consists of two stacked scintillator counters, each measuring 1x1 meters, separated by a vertical distance of 1.36 meters. Each scintillator is monitored by four H1411 Hamamatsu photomultiplier tubes, enabling precise detection and measurement of light by incident cosmic rays. In this study, we present the data collected throughout 2024, which includes the detection of two Forbush decrease events in March and May 2024. These significant detections demonstrate the capability of Mirya-m1 to contribute valuable data for space weather research, establishing its potential as a critical instrument for cosmic ray studies in the region.
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spellingShingle The Mirya-m1 Cosmic Ray Detector: Features and First Year Observations
Dag, Meryem Kubra
Guver, Tolga
Gurkan, Guray
Aktas, Ecem
Ozkorucuklu, Suat
Ayuso, Sindulfo
Blanco, Juan Jose
Bostanci, Zahide Funda
Begicarslan, Beste
Saglam, Mustafa Turan
Polatoglu, Ahmet
Yesilyaprak, Cahit
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
We introduce the Mirya-m1 Cosmic Ray Detector, the largest and only cosmic ray detector in Turkiye designed for space weather research. Mirya-m1, modeled and built after the Muon Impact Tracer and Observer (MITO) (Ayuso et al. 2021), is located at the Eastern Anatolia Observatory (DAG) site of the Turkiye National Observatories in Erzurum, Turkiye, at an altitude of 3099 meters. This elevation positions Mirya-m1 among the highest-altitude cosmic ray detectors globally. The detector consists of two stacked scintillator counters, each measuring 1x1 meters, separated by a vertical distance of 1.36 meters. Each scintillator is monitored by four H1411 Hamamatsu photomultiplier tubes, enabling precise detection and measurement of light by incident cosmic rays. In this study, we present the data collected throughout 2024, which includes the detection of two Forbush decrease events in March and May 2024. These significant detections demonstrate the capability of Mirya-m1 to contribute valuable data for space weather research, establishing its potential as a critical instrument for cosmic ray studies in the region.
title The Mirya-m1 Cosmic Ray Detector: Features and First Year Observations
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09042