[paper] Compact Geiger Counters

E. A. Maurchev, Yu. V. Balabin and A. V. Germanenko

Compact Geiger Counters as Additional Tools for Verifying Models 

of Cosmic Ray Transport through the Earth’s Atmosphere

Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Physics volume 85, pages1294–1296 

(Published: 10 December 2021)

DOI: 10.3103/S106287382111023X

   

*Polar Geophysical Institute, Apatity (RU)

Abstract: Descriptions and technical characteristics are given for compact Geiger counters designed to verify calculations of cosmic ray transport through the Earth’s atmosphere. Results are presented in the form of a comparison of the altitude profiles of count rates of charged particles, obtained via modeling and field experiments.

Fig: Comparison of the count rate altitude profiles obtained during the balloon probe launch for different time periods and airborne measurements and results from modeling a GCR proton transit. The triangle on the left is probe measurements for Jan. 4, 2010; the triangle on the right, probe measurements for Jan. 1, 2010. The inverted triangle is probe measurements for Jan. 18, 2010; the upright triangle, probe measurements for Jan. 20, 2010. Crosses are measurements on an Airbus in 2018 (67.95 N and 32.8 E, climbing), and the solid line is calculated data.