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SAMADHA 2021 activities

  • Calibration of neutron detectors at CERF-CERN (TO-TS) - photo - Done

  • Testa Grigia: test of dosimetric instruments (TO) - Done

  • Testa Grigia: meteo station installation (TS-TO) - photo gallery - Done

  • Testa Grigia: internet connection installation (TS-TO) - Done

  • Construction of SAMADHA website (TO) - Done

  • Data analysis and online publication in real time of dosimetric and meteo data from Testa Grigia (TO) - Done

  • Construction and calibration of Bonner Sphere system WAFINES (LNF) - photo gallery - Done

  • Calibration of termoluminescence dosimeters (NA) - photo gallery - Done

  • Monte Carlo simulation of Liulin spectrometer (FI) - in progress



SAMADHA 2022 activities



SAMADHA 2023 activities

  • Chacaltaya: installation of the Bonner spheres system (LNF-TO) - photo gallery - Done

  • Chacaltaya: data aquisition and real time data publication (TO-LNF-LA PAZ) - going on

  • Testa Grigia: data aquisition and real time data publication (TO) - going on

  • Analysis of Chacaltaya and Testa Grigia data (TO-LNF) - going on

  • Monte Carlo simulations of atmospheric showers (LA PAZ) - going on

  • Monte Carlo simulation of Liulin spectrometer (FI) - in progress



SAMADHA publications

  • C. F. Vigorito, S. Vernetto, R. Bedogni, A. Calamida, A. I. Castro Campoy, A. Fontanilla, L. Russo, S. Cirilli, P. Miranda and M. Subieta for the SAMADHA collaboration (the full author list is on the last page of the paper)
    SAMADHA neutron spectrum and cosmic ray dose rate measurements at 5200 m in the SAA region
    Proc. 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2023), Nagoya (Japan), Jul 23-Aug 3, 2023 - download

  • R. Bedogni, A. Fontanilla, A. Calamida, A. I. Castro Campoy, L. Russo, V. Monti, E. Mafucci, C. Vigorito, S. Vernetto, A. Pietropaolo
    Cosmic neutrons at ground: new spectral measurements at 3480 m a.s.l. and benchmarking of the cascade component as a function of the elevation at around 45° geomagnetic latitude
    Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 138:421 (2023), doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04009-x

  • A. Fontanilla, A. Calamida, A. I. Castro Campoy, C. Cantone, A. Pietropaolo, J. M. Gomez-Ros, V. Monti, E. Mafucci, S. Vernetto, A. Pola, D. Bortot, R. Bedogni
    Extended range Bonner sphere spectrometer for high-elevation neutron measurements
    Eur. Phys. J. Plus 137:1315 (2022), doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03439-3

  • V. D’Avino, F. Ambrosino, R. Bedogni, A.I. Castro Campoy, G. La Verde, S. Vernetto, C.F. Vigorito and M. Pugliese
    Characterization of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters for Neutron Dosimetry at High Altitudes
    Sensors 22, 5721 (2022), doi: 10.3390/s22155721


Related publications

  • S. Vernetto, M. Laurenza, M. Storini, A. Zanini, P. Diego, S. Massetti, A. Liberatore, J.C. Terrazas, C. Vigorito, P. Vallania and S. Cirilli
    Long term measurements of neutron dose rates at Testa Grigia high altitude research Station (3480 m. a.s.l.)
    Radiation Physics and Chemistry 193, 109972 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.109972 - download preprint

  • A. Zanini, S. Vernetto, V. Ciancio, G. Di Giovan, P. Morfino, A. Liberatore, G. Giannini and G. Hubert
    Environmental radiation dosimetry at high southern latitudes with Liulin type instruments
    Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 208-209, 105993 (2019), doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.105993

  • G. Hubert, S. Vernetto and A. Zanini
    Temporal series analyses of cosmic-ray-induced neutron spectra measured in high altitude during the last two decades
    Proc. 36th ICRC, 292 (2019) - download

  • A. Zanini, V. Ciancio, M. Laurenza, M. Storini, A. Esposito, J.C. Terrazas, P. Morfino, A. Liberatore, G. Di Giovan
    Environmental radiation dosimetry at Argentine Antarctic Marambio Base (64° 13' S, 56° 43' W): preliminary results
    Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 175-176, 149-157 (2017), doi:10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.04.011