Ground-level neutron monitoring survey over the United Kingdom
- 1School of Engineering, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK
- 2Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK
- 3Mirion Technologies (Canberra UK) Ltd, 207A Cavendish Place, Birchwood Park, Warrington, WA3 6WU, UK
- 4United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Abingdon OX14 3EB, UK
Space weather events impose a threat on critical infrastructures such as electrical power grids, global navigation satellite systems, satellite operations, aviation technology and radio communication channels at various frequencies. We present an update on a new ground-level neutron monitor (NM-2023) which will be used to monitor space weather events, namely the detection and alert of ground-level enhancement (GLE) events. The NM-2023 will provide data to entities such as the United Kingdom Meteorological Office, the Neutron Monitor Database (NMDB), and the University of Surrey. We also report on a neutron monitoring survey conducted using a pair of subsystems deployed at several UK field sites. The data collected by these subsystems will be compared across the various sites, to data collected using a partial NM-2023 instrument and with data from established NMDB instruments with similar geomagnetic cutoff rigidities.
How to cite: Mashao, D., Alton, T., Binnersley, C., Bradnam, S., Croft, S., Joyce, M., Packer, L., Turner, T., Wild, J., and Aspinall, M.: Ground-level neutron monitoring survey over the United Kingdom, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-4766, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-4766, 2024.
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