Institute of Experimental Physics
Topic
Cosmic ray trajectory in the Earth's magnetosphere model development
PhD. program
Nuclear and subnuclear physics
Name of the supervisor
RNDr. Pavol Bobík, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Science, P.J. Safarik University
Annotation
Cosmic ray trajectories simulations are a tool for describing the radiation situation in the Earth's magnetosphere. They are connected to several research topics from the radiation situation in the magnetosphere, space weather topics, through the influence of cosmic radiation on the formation of clouds and the wider influence on the climate to the investigation of the accuracy of the dating method of radioactive carbon C14. The aim of the work is to improve the current models for calculating the trajectory of cosmic rays in the magnetosphere and to use them to investigate selected problems associated with cosmic rays in the Earth's magnetosphere. Selected topics include the development of a model enabling the simulation of cosmic radiation intensities during geomagnetic storms, the search for an optimal methodology for investigating the influence of cosmic radiation on cloud formation, and determining the influence of the crustal geomagnetic field on the energy thresholds of cosmic radiation on the Earth's surface and in the magnetosphere.