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most citedObservation of a Large-scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays above eV

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physics.ins-det2022★ 5 cited

Outdoor Systems Performace and Upgrade

L. Lopes, S. Andringa, P. Assis +17

Over the last two decades, the possibility of using RPCs in outdoors systems has increased considerably. Our group has participated in this effort having installed several systems…

physics.ins-det2017★ 13 cited

MARTA: A high-energy cosmic-ray detector concept with high-accuracy muon measurement

P. Abreu, S. Andringa, P. Assis +42

A new concept for the direct measurement of muons in air showers is presented. The concept is based on resistive plate chambers (RPCs), which can directly measure muons with very g…

physics.ins-det2016★ 10 cited

Outdoor Field Experience with Autonomous RPC Based Stations

L. Lopes, P. Assis, A. Blanco +12

In the last two decades Resistive Plate Chambers were employed in the Cosmic Ray Experiments COVER-PLASTEX and ARGO/YBJ. In both experiments the detectors were housed indoors, like…

physics.ins-det2016★ 60 cited

Prototype muon detectors for the AMIGA component of the Pierre Auger Observatory

The Pierre Auger Collaboration, A. Aab, P. Abreu +451

Auger Muons and Infill for the Ground Array) is an upgrade of the Pierre Auger Observatory to extend its range of detection and to directly measure the muon content of the particle…

physics.ins-det2014★ 41 cited

GEANT4 simulation of the neutron background of the CD set-up for capture studies at n_TOF

TOF collaboration, P. Žugec, N. Colonna +104

The neutron sensitivity of the CD detector setup used at n_TOF for capture measurements has been studied by means of detailed GEANT4 simulations. A realistic software repli…

physics.ins-det2013★ 29 cited

A new CVD Diamond Mosaic-Detector for (n,) Cross-Section Measurements at the n\_TOF Experiment at CERN

C. Weiss, E. Griesmayer, C. Guerrero +1

At the n\_TOF experiment at CERN a dedicated single-crystal chemical vapor deposition (sCVD) Diamond Mosaic-Detector has been developed for (n,) cross-section measurements. The…