CAMBRIDGE TUNNEL

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CAMBRIDGE TUNNEL

Online_Linkage: http://spidr.ngdc.noaa.gov

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N007 Cosmic Ray Observatory CAMBRIDGE TUNNEL, AUSTRALIA

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Monitor type: Underground Muon Detectors, Closed Underground Muon Detectors; Vertical Cutoff: 1.91 GV; Altitude: 110 meters; # of tubes: ; TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AND CONFIGURATION: Underground vertical muon telescope; 36 m. w, e. Azimuth = south; zenith angle = 45. Wide angle telescope, dimension 1 m. Azimuth = north; zenith angle = 30. Wide angle telescope, dimension 1 m. Azimuth = north; zenith angle = 70. Narrow angle telescope dimensions 3m X1 m.; Comments: This observatory is about 6 miles from Hobart and is the only underground site in the area. Equipment is situated below approximately 36 meters water equivalent of shale (this corrects earlier estimates of 40 m. w. e. ). No present plans to submit data to the World Data Centers.

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Beginning_Date:1957-09-23

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West_Bounding_Coordinate:147.416667

East_Bounding_Coordinate:147.416667

North_Bounding_Coordinate:-42.850000

South_Bounding_Coordinate:-42.850000

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Contact_Person:Dr. A. G. Fenton Physics Department University of Tasmania Box 252C, G. P.O. Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia