Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory: status and perspectives / Dariusz Góra [et al.], Łukasz Bratek [et al.], Joanna Jałocha [et al.], Michal Niedźwiecki [et al.] // Universe [Dokument elektroniczny]. ... więcej

Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory: status and perspectives / Dariusz Góra [et al.], Łukasz Bratek [et al.], Joanna Jałocha [et al.], Michal Niedźwiecki [et al.] // Universe [Dokument elektroniczny]. – 2018, Vol. 4, Iss. 11, 7 s. : fot., rys., wykr. – Tryb dostępu: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/4/11/111. – Oznaczenie ref./art.: 111. – Bibliogr. 25 poz., Abstr. – doi: 10.3390/universe4110111. – ISSN 2218-1997

The Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) is a project dedicated to global studies of extremely extended cosmic-ray phenomena, the cosmic-ray ensembles (CRE), beyond the capabilities of ... więcej

The Cosmic-Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory (CREDO) is a project dedicated to global studies of extremely extended cosmic-ray phenomena, the cosmic-ray ensembles (CRE), beyond the capabilities of existing detectors and observatories. Up to date, cosmic-ray research has been focused on detecting single air showers, while the search for ensembles of cosmic-rays, which may overspread a significant fraction of the Earth, is a scientific terra incognita. Instead of developing and commissioning a completely new global detector infrastructure, CREDO proposes approaching the global cosmic-ray analysis objectives with all types of available detectors, from professional to pocket size, merged into a worldwide network. With such a network it is possible to search for evidences of correlated cosmic-ray ensembles. One of the observables that can be investigated in CREDO is a number of spatially isolated events collected in a small time window which could shed light on fundamental physics issues. The CREDO mission and strategy requires active engagement of a large number of participants, also non-experts, who will contribute to the project by using common electronic devices (e.g., smartphones). In this note, the status and perspectives of the project are presented.