The September 29, 1989 ground-level event observed at high rigidity

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Ion Temperature, Polar Regions, Solar Cosmic Rays, Solar Flares, Solar Neutrons, Solar Protons, Earth Atmosphere, Earth Surface, Radiation Counters, Relativistic Particles

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Ground-level solar cosmic-ray events are usually observed by high-latitude neutron monitors at relatively low rigidities (greater than 1 GV) and are not usually observed by underground cosmic-ray detectors because of their much higher threshold rigidity. However, the September 29, 1989 ground-level event was sufficiently large and unusual that it was recorded by the Embudo, NM underground muon telescope which has a threshold rigidity of 19 GV. The observed increase was 2.2 + or - 0.2 percent from 1100 to 1200 UT. There was no statistically significant increase in the data from the Socorro underground muon telescope which has a threshold rigidity of 45 GV. This is the first detection of a ground-level solar cosmic ray event by any underground cosmic-ray muon telescope where the event has been clearly distinguishable above the background cosmic-ray intensity.

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