https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-13325-0
Regular Article - Experimental Physics
Detection response of the active components of the SciBar Cosmic Ray Telescope at Sierra Negra
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Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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LANCE/SCiESMEX. Instituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
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Escuela Nacional de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Center for Muon Science and Technology, Chubu University, Matsumoto, 487-8501, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, 277-8582, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
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Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, 464-8601, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, Asahi, 390-8621, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
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College of Engineering, Chubu University, Matsumoto, 487-8501, Kasugai, Aichi, Japan
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Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, 319-1184, Naka-gun, Ibaraki, Japan
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National Defense Academy of Japan, Hashirimizu, 239-8686, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Midori-cho, 190-0014, Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
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Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, 100049, Beijing, China
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Facultad de Ciencias en Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Boulevard Belisario Domínguez, 29050, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
Received:
20
June
2024
Accepted:
4
September
2024
Published online:
27
September
2024
The Scibar Cosmic-Ray Telescope (SciCRT) is the most promising detector of the Sierra Negra Cosmic Rays Observatory (SN-CRO). At this location, being a target and a tracker of secondary cosmic rays, the SciCRT offers a high probability of observing solar energetic particles and lower energy galactic cosmic rays (LEGCR); also, it allows the identification of incoming particles by measuring their energy deposition. In this work we present a Geant4-based simulation of the energy deposited by neutrons, 
-rays, protons, electrons and muons in the optimally running SciCRT components. We also calculated the detection efficiency of the SciCRT at its current state. Our simulation results provide new information about the SciCRT detection response that may be used as a basis to estimate and analyze the energy spectra of primary particles.
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