@article{fed7574623704eef9799a9fdb77daf63,
title = "The pierre auger observatory scaler mode for the study of solar activity modulation of galactic cosmic rays",
abstract = "Since data-taking began in January 2004, the Pierre Auger Observatory has been recording the count rates of low energy secondary cosmic ray particles for the self-calibration of the ground detectors of its surface detector array. After correcting for atmospheric effects, modulations of galactic cosmic rays due to solar activity and transient events are observed. Temporal variations related with the activity of the heliosphere can be determined with high accuracy due to the high total count rates. In this study, the available data are presented together with an analysis focused on the observation of Forbush decreases, where a strong correlation with neutron monitor data is found.",
keywords = "Cherenkov detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Particle detectors",
author = "{The Pierre Auger Collaboration} and P. Abreu and M. Aglietta and Ahn, {E. J.} and D. Allard and I. Allekotte and J. Allen and {Alvarez Castillo}, J. and J. Alvarez-Mu{\~n}iz and M. Ambrosio and A. Aminaei and L. Anchordoqui and S. Andringa and T. Anti{\v c}i{\'c} and A. Anzalone and C. Aramo and E. Arganda and K. Arisaka and F. Arqueros and H. Asorey and P. Assis and J. Aublin and M. Ave and M. Avenier and G. Avila and T. B{\"a}cker and D. Badagnani and M. Balzer and Barber, {K. B.} and Barbosa, {A. F.} and R. Bardenet and Barroso, {S. L.C.} and B. Baughman and Beatty, {J. J.} and Becker, {B. R.} and Becker, {K. H.} and A. Bell{\'e}toile and Bellido, {J. A.} and S. BenZvi and C. Berat and T. Bergmann and X. Bertou and Biermann, {P. L.} and P. Billoir and F. Blanco and M. Blanco and C. Bleve and H. Bl{\"u}mer and M. Boh{\'a}{\v c}ov{\'a} and D. Boncioli and R. Pelayo",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA.",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/P01003",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "6",
journal = "Journal of Instrumentation",
issn = "1748-0221",
number = "1",
}