Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observation System Conference, July 2024 in Lincoln, Nebraska

协调宇宙射线观测系统会议，2024 年 7 月在内布拉斯加州林肯市举行

• 批准号: 2401074
• 负责人: Trenton Franz
• 金额: $ 5.91万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2401074&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Coordinated; Cosmic; Ray; Observation; System

The Coordinated Cosmic-Ray Observation System Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska in July 2024 brings together experts in space weather, atmospheric science, and hydrology. The workshop explores the value of cosmic ray neutron sensors across both low and high-energy spectrums for scientific and operational goals. An outcome from the three-day conference would be a white paper on the infrastructure necessary to facilitate progress and synergies across multiple Earth and space sciences.Measurements of high-energy neutrons on earth are vital for understanding the origin of cosmic-rays and how events from the sun impact conditions on earth. Similarly, measurements of low-energy neutrons are critical for measuring the changes of hydrogen (i.e., water) on earth and in planetary science applications (e.g., Mars rover, planned missions to the moon). However, detectors that measure each of these range of neutrons must correct for so-called contamination from variations of the other. The design of future cosmic-ray neutron detector networks must therefore consider the synergistic needs of the space weather, atmospheric science and hydrology research and operations communities. This workshop is a pioneering attempt to bring these multiple science communities together to explore the potential benefit of a coordinated neutron monitoring network across the United States.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

协调宇宙射线观测系统会议将于 2024 年 7 月在内布拉斯加州林肯举行，汇聚了空间天气、大气科学和水文学领域的专家。该研讨会探讨了低能谱和高能谱宇宙射线中子传感器对于科学和操作目标的价值。为期三天的会议的成果将是一份关于促进多个地球和空间科学的进步和协同作用所需的基础设施的白皮书。地球上高能中子的测量对于了解宇宙射线的起源以及事件如何发生至关重要来自太阳对地球的影响条件。同样，低能中子的测量对于测量地球上氢（即水）的变化和行星科学应用（例如火星漫游者、计划的月球任务）至关重要。然而，测量这些范围的中子中的每一个的探测器必须纠正来自其他中子变化的所谓污染。因此，未来宇宙射线中子探测器网络的设计必须考虑空间天气、大气科学和水文学研究和运营界的协同需求。这次研讨会是一次开创性的尝试，旨在将这些多个科学界聚集在一起，探索全美协调中子监测网络的潜在好处。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优点和能力进行评估，被认为值得支持。更广泛的影响审查标准。