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Variations of neutrons and muons generated by cosmic rays in the atmosphere and in thunderstorm electric fields

  • Proceeding of the 31st Russian Conference on Cosmic Rays
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We investigate the interrelation between cosmic rays (CRs) and the electric field of the Earth during thunderstorms established by various investigators. The data from simultaneous measurements by spectrograph of CRs and the electric field in Yakutsk are used. It is noted that in seven recorded events of prolonged (up to 9 hours) variations in the electric field by ±5 kV m−1 and in one event of a one-hour increase in the field value up to +20 kV m−1 the CR index rose substantially. During the thunderstorm of the latter event, the intensity of neutrons fell by a considerable 1%. At the same time, a drop of ∼0.3% was observed in the CR muon component. Such effects was not observed for higher energy muons.

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  1. Shafer Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Aeronomy, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, 677980, Russia

    V. I. Kozlov, V. A. Mullayarov, S. A. Starodubtsev & A. A. Toropov

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  1. V. I. Kozlov
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  2. V. A. Mullayarov
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Original Russian Text © V.I. Kozlov, V.A. Mullayarov, S.A. Starodubtsev, A.A. Toropov, 2011, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2011, Vol. 75, No. 6, pp. 881–883.

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Kozlov, V.I., Mullayarov, V.A., Starodubtsev, S.A. et al. Variations of neutrons and muons generated by cosmic rays in the atmosphere and in thunderstorm electric fields. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 75, 831–832 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873811060256

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