Aragats high altitude research station 80 years of continuous cosmic ray monitoring

TL;DR

This paper reviews 80 years of continuous cosmic ray monitoring at Aragats, highlighting its contributions to understanding cosmic ray origins, solar proton acceleration, and space weather phenomena through the SEVAN network.

Contribution

It presents the long-term observational data and scientific achievements of the Aragats Cosmic Ray Division, emphasizing its role in advancing cosmic ray and space weather research.

Findings

Elucidated origins and acceleration mechanisms of Galactic Cosmic Rays

Determined upper limits of solar proton acceleration exceeding 20 GeV

Established Aragats as a leading global cosmic ray research center

Abstract

In the fields of solar physics, space weather, and high-energy atmospheric physics, the physicists at Aragats have established the Cosmic Ray Division of Yerevan Physics Institute as a leading institution globally. The SEVAN network, which spans across the peaks of Armenia, Eastern Europe, and Germany, is a versatile facility dedicated to comprehensive research in atmospheric and solar physics as well as space weather phenomena. Notable contributions from the CRD include elucidating the origins and acceleration mechanisms of Galactic Cosmic Rays and determining the upper limits of solar proton acceleration, which exceed 20 GeV, among other achievements.