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Title Observation of the February 2011 Forbush decrease by the EEE telescopes
Author(s) Abbrescia, M (INFN, Bari ; Bari U.) ; Aiola, S (INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Antolini, R (Gran Sasso) ; Avanzini, C (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Baldini Ferroli, R (Frascati ; Enrico Fermi Ctr., Rome) ; Bencivenni, G (Frascati) ; Bossini, E (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Bressan, E (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Chiavassa, A (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Cicalo, C (INFN, Cagliari ; Cagliari U.) ; Cifarelli, L (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Coccetti, F (Enrico Fermi Ctr., Rome ; Gran Sasso) ; Coccia, E (Gran Sasso) ; De Gruttola, D (INFN, Salerno ; Salerno U.) ; De Pasquale, S (INFN, Salerno ; Salerno U.) ; Di Giovanni, A (Gran Sasso) ; D'Incecco, M (Gran Sasso) ; Doroud, K (Erice, Majorana Ctr.) ; Dreucci, M (Frascati) ; Fabbri, F.L (Frascati) ; Frolov, V (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Garbini, M (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Gemme, G (INFN, Genoa ; Genoa U.) ; Gnesi, I (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Gustavino, C (Gran Sasso) ; Hatzifotiadou, D (CERN ; INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; La Rocca, P (Enrico Fermi Ctr., Rome ; INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Li, S (Erice, Majorana Ctr.) ; Librizzi, F (INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Maggiora, A (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Massai, M (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Menghetti, H (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Miozzi, S (Frascati) ; Moro, R (Gran Sasso) ; Panareo, M (INFN, Lecce ; Salento U.) ; Paoletti, R (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Perasso, L (INFN, Genoa ; Genoa U.) ; Pilo, F (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Piragino, G (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Regano, A (Enrico Fermi Ctr., Rome ; INFN, Bari ; Bari U.) ; Riggi, F (INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Romano, F (INFN, Bari ; Bari U.) ; Sartorelli, G (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Scapparone, E (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Scribano, A (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Selvi, M (INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Serci, S (INFN, Cagliari ; Cagliari U.) ; Siddi, E (INFN, Cagliari ; Cagliari U.) ; Spandre, G (INFN, Pisa ; Pisa U.) ; Squarcia, S (INFN, Genoa ; Genoa U.) ; Taiuti, M (INFN, Genoa ; Genoa U.) ; Tosello, F (Turin U. ; INFN, Turin) ; Votano, L (Gran Sasso) ; Williams, M.C.S (CERN ; INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U.) ; Zichichi, A (CERN ; INFN, Bologna ; Bologna U. ; Enrico Fermi Ctr., Rome) ; Zouyevski, R (CERN)
Publication 2011
In: Eur. Phys. J. Plus 126 (2011) 61
DOI 10.1140/epjp/i2011-11061-5
Abstract The Forbush decrease following the large X2 solar flare on mid-February 2011 has been observed by the muon telescopes of the EEE Project, which are located in several Italian sites and at CERN. Data from two different telescopes of the EEE network have been analyzed and compared to those measured by neutron monitor stations. The variation of the muon counting rate during the Forbush decrease was also extracted for different intervals of the azimuthal angle of the incoming muons.

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