Muons and cosmic radiation

From the Arctic to Antarctica on the Research Vessel Polarstern

A Finapp probe sailed on the German research vessel Polarstern from Bremerhaven to Antarctica during the peak of solar cycle 25. Together with a neutron monitor, a second CRNS sensor and a muon telescope, it helped show how cosmic ray detectors respond at different latitudes, improving the science behind CRNS corrections.


Hertle et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2026