Cosmic-ray database update: ultra-high energy, ultra-heavy, and anti-nuclei cosmic-ray data (CRDB v4.0)

TL;DR

This paper details an update to the CRDB, a comprehensive cosmic-ray database, now including ultra-heavy, ultra-high energy, and anti-nuclei data, with improved data retrieval and submission features.

Contribution

The update introduces new data categories and enhances user interaction, significantly expanding the database's scope and usability.

Findings

Over 100 experiments and 350 publications included

More than 40,000 data points now available

Enhanced data retrieval and submission processes

Abstract

We present an update on CRDB (https://lpsc.in2p3.fr/crdb), the cosmic-ray database for charged species. CRDB is based on MySQL, queried and sorted by jquery and table-sorter libraries, and displayed via PHP web pages through the AJAX protocol. We review the modifications made on the structure and outputs of the database since the first release (Maurin et al., 2014). For this update, the most important feature is the inclusion of ultra-heavy nuclei ($Z>30$), ultra-high energy nuclei (from $10^{15}$ to $10^{20}$ eV), and limits on antinuclei fluxes ($Z\leq -1$ for $A>1$); more than 100 experiments, 350 publications, and 40000 data points are now available in CRDB. We also revisited and simplified how users can retrieve data and submit new ones. For questions and requests, please contact crdb@lpsc.in2p3.fr.