
I Measured
cosmic rays at different altitudes for my experiment
Vancouver
78m altitude 300 decays per hour
(N 49¾ W 123¾)
Whistler
679m altitude 450 decays per hour
(N 50¾ W 122¾)
1837m altitude 590 decays per hour
These measurements were done at Vancouver and Whistler, and used a Geiger-counter
with detector for alpha and beta rays. The detector was pointed upward for all
measurements. There were more cosmic rays at high attitude because there is less
atmosphere. Actually there should be a big difference, but since they are moving
nearly at the speed of light, time goes slower and this means they can travel
farther in their lifetime.