Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector

Autores
Tramontini, Matías Leandro; Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea; Nussbaum, C.; Gibert, D.; Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel
Año de publicación
2019
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In the past years, large particle physics experiments have shown that muon rate variations detected in underground laboratories are sensitive to regional, middle-atmosphere temperature variations. Potential applications include tracking short-term atmosphere dynamics, such as Sudden Stratospheric Warmings. We report here that such sensitivity is not only limited to large surface detectors under high-opacity conditions. We use a portable muon detector conceived for muon tomography for geophysical applications, and we study muon rate variations observed over 1 year of measurements at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, Switzerland (opacity of ~700 meter water equivalent). We observe a direct correlation between middle-atmosphere seasonal temperature variations and muon rate. Muon rate variations are also sensitive to the abnormal atmosphere heating in January–February 2017, associated to a Sudden Stratospheric Warming. Estimates of the effective temperature coefficient for our particular case agree with theoretical models and with those calculated from large neutrino experiments under comparable conditions. Thus, portable muon detectors may be useful to (1) study seasonal and short-term middle-atmosphere dynamics, especially in locations where data are lacking such as midlatitudes, and (2) improve the calibration of the effective temperature coefficient for different opacity conditions. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of assessing the impact of temperature on muon rate variations when considering geophysical applications. Depending on latitude and opacity conditions, this effect may be large enough to hide subsurface density variations due to changes in groundwater content and should therefore be removed from the time series.
Fil: Tramontini, Matías Leandro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Departamento de Geofísica Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad de Lyon 3; Francia
Fil: Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea. Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris; Francia
Fil: Nussbaum, C.. Swiss Geological Survey At Swisstopo; Suiza
Fil: Gibert, D.. Universite de Rennes I; Francia
Fil: Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel. Universidad de Lyon 3; Francia
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ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS
MUON TOMOGRAPHY
SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING
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spelling Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon DetectorTramontini, Matías LeandroRosas Carbajal, Marina AndreaNussbaum, C.Gibert, D.Marteau, Jacques EmmanuelATMOSPHERE DYNAMICSMUON TOMOGRAPHYSUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMINGhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1In the past years, large particle physics experiments have shown that muon rate variations detected in underground laboratories are sensitive to regional, middle-atmosphere temperature variations. Potential applications include tracking short-term atmosphere dynamics, such as Sudden Stratospheric Warmings. We report here that such sensitivity is not only limited to large surface detectors under high-opacity conditions. We use a portable muon detector conceived for muon tomography for geophysical applications, and we study muon rate variations observed over 1 year of measurements at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, Switzerland (opacity of ~700 meter water equivalent). We observe a direct correlation between middle-atmosphere seasonal temperature variations and muon rate. Muon rate variations are also sensitive to the abnormal atmosphere heating in January–February 2017, associated to a Sudden Stratospheric Warming. Estimates of the effective temperature coefficient for our particular case agree with theoretical models and with those calculated from large neutrino experiments under comparable conditions. Thus, portable muon detectors may be useful to (1) study seasonal and short-term middle-atmosphere dynamics, especially in locations where data are lacking such as midlatitudes, and (2) improve the calibration of the effective temperature coefficient for different opacity conditions. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of assessing the impact of temperature on muon rate variations when considering geophysical applications. Depending on latitude and opacity conditions, this effect may be large enough to hide subsurface density variations due to changes in groundwater content and should therefore be removed from the time series.Fil: Tramontini, Matías Leandro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Departamento de Geofísica Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad de Lyon 3; FranciaFil: Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea. Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris; FranciaFil: Nussbaum, C.. Swiss Geological Survey At Swisstopo; SuizaFil: Gibert, D.. Universite de Rennes I; FranciaFil: Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel. Universidad de Lyon 3; FranciaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2019-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/129134Tramontini, Matías Leandro; Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea; Nussbaum, C.; Gibert, D.; Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel; Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Earth and Space Science; 6; 10; 10-2019; 1865-18762333-5084CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2019EA000655info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/2019EA000655info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:51:42Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/129134instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:51:42.725CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
title Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
spellingShingle Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
Tramontini, Matías Leandro
ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS
MUON TOMOGRAPHY
SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING
title_short Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
title_full Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
title_fullStr Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
title_full_unstemmed Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
title_sort Middle-Atmosphere Dynamics Observed With a Portable Muon Detector
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tramontini, Matías Leandro
Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea
Nussbaum, C.
Gibert, D.
Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel
author Tramontini, Matías Leandro
author_facet Tramontini, Matías Leandro
Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea
Nussbaum, C.
Gibert, D.
Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel
author_role author
author2 Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea
Nussbaum, C.
Gibert, D.
Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS
MUON TOMOGRAPHY
SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING
topic ATMOSPHERE DYNAMICS
MUON TOMOGRAPHY
SUDDEN STRATOSPHERIC WARMING
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In the past years, large particle physics experiments have shown that muon rate variations detected in underground laboratories are sensitive to regional, middle-atmosphere temperature variations. Potential applications include tracking short-term atmosphere dynamics, such as Sudden Stratospheric Warmings. We report here that such sensitivity is not only limited to large surface detectors under high-opacity conditions. We use a portable muon detector conceived for muon tomography for geophysical applications, and we study muon rate variations observed over 1 year of measurements at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, Switzerland (opacity of ~700 meter water equivalent). We observe a direct correlation between middle-atmosphere seasonal temperature variations and muon rate. Muon rate variations are also sensitive to the abnormal atmosphere heating in January–February 2017, associated to a Sudden Stratospheric Warming. Estimates of the effective temperature coefficient for our particular case agree with theoretical models and with those calculated from large neutrino experiments under comparable conditions. Thus, portable muon detectors may be useful to (1) study seasonal and short-term middle-atmosphere dynamics, especially in locations where data are lacking such as midlatitudes, and (2) improve the calibration of the effective temperature coefficient for different opacity conditions. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of assessing the impact of temperature on muon rate variations when considering geophysical applications. Depending on latitude and opacity conditions, this effect may be large enough to hide subsurface density variations due to changes in groundwater content and should therefore be removed from the time series.
Fil: Tramontini, Matías Leandro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Departamento de Geofísica Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad de Lyon 3; Francia
Fil: Rosas Carbajal, Marina Andrea. Institut de Physique Du Globe de Paris; Francia
Fil: Nussbaum, C.. Swiss Geological Survey At Swisstopo; Suiza
Fil: Gibert, D.. Universite de Rennes I; Francia
Fil: Marteau, Jacques Emmanuel. Universidad de Lyon 3; Francia
description In the past years, large particle physics experiments have shown that muon rate variations detected in underground laboratories are sensitive to regional, middle-atmosphere temperature variations. Potential applications include tracking short-term atmosphere dynamics, such as Sudden Stratospheric Warmings. We report here that such sensitivity is not only limited to large surface detectors under high-opacity conditions. We use a portable muon detector conceived for muon tomography for geophysical applications, and we study muon rate variations observed over 1 year of measurements at the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory, Switzerland (opacity of ~700 meter water equivalent). We observe a direct correlation between middle-atmosphere seasonal temperature variations and muon rate. Muon rate variations are also sensitive to the abnormal atmosphere heating in January–February 2017, associated to a Sudden Stratospheric Warming. Estimates of the effective temperature coefficient for our particular case agree with theoretical models and with those calculated from large neutrino experiments under comparable conditions. Thus, portable muon detectors may be useful to (1) study seasonal and short-term middle-atmosphere dynamics, especially in locations where data are lacking such as midlatitudes, and (2) improve the calibration of the effective temperature coefficient for different opacity conditions. Furthermore, we highlight the importance of assessing the impact of temperature on muon rate variations when considering geophysical applications. Depending on latitude and opacity conditions, this effect may be large enough to hide subsurface density variations due to changes in groundwater content and should therefore be removed from the time series.
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