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DECO

Jeffrey Peacock, Levi Simons, and Zach Irwin

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What is D.E.C.O.?

  • Distributed Electronic Cosmic-Ray Observatory

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  • Software running on Android OS to detect and map cosmic-ray events from multiple devices

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Cosmic-Rays

  • Products of supernovae, neutron star formation, and black hole formation
  • Detected on Earth from particle fragments from collisions

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Detection

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Detection (cont.)

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Varying Tilt Angle

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Angle and Frequency (Fall 2012)

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Altitude vs Frequency (Winter 2013)

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Next Steps

  • Distribute the app
  • Post data for analysis by citizen scientists

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