Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5424-7007
Date of Award
5-1-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Computer Science
First Advisor
Ashwin Ashok
Second Advisor
Xiaochun He
Third Advisor
Chetan Tiwari
Fourth Advisor
Marcus Murbach
Abstract
Amid more frequent extreme weather, a heavy focus is being placed on space weather monitoring by monitoring cosmic ray interactions, particularly muons. Muon particles are mainly created between the lower stratosphere and the upper troposphere by the interaction of the primary cosmic ray particles with molecules of the earth's atmosphere. Current ground-based research revealed that muon flux is closely correlated with changes in Earth’s weather and solar-driven space weather events. One challenge is to unravel flux changes that are dominated by solar activities or fluctuations in the Earth’s weather system. This thesis presents work on the development of a mobile muon detector that uses cosmic-ray flux measurements above and on Earth to build climate dramatic event prediction models and serve as a direct measurement of solar modulation of the global muon flux. To complement this study, data collected through ground and commercial aircraft studies will be presented, ensuring consistent data collection.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/36968118
Recommended Citation
Padgett, Victoria A., "C(cubed)Sat: A Cosmic Climate Cuboid Nanosatellite for Monitoring Above-Earth Cosmic Activity." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/36968118
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