The desktop muon detector: A simple, physics-motivated machine- and electronics-shop project for university students
By: Axani, S. N.
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ArticleDescription: p.948 - 958.Subject(s): Electronic circuits | Cosmic rays | Photochemistry | Scintillation detectors | Leptons | Batteries | Physics education | Integrated circuits | PhotomultipliersDDC classification: 530.076 / Axa Online resources: Click here to access online
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American Journal of Physics,85(12) December 2017Summary: This paper describes the construction of a desktop muon detector, an undergraduate-level physics project that develops machine-shop and electronics-shop technical skills. The desktop muon detector is a self-contained apparatus that employs a plastic scintillator as the detection medium and a silicon photomultiplier for light collection. This detector can be battery powered and is used in conjunction with the provided software. The total cost per detector is approximately $100. We describe physics experiments we have performed, and then suggest several other interesting measurements that are possible, with one or more desktop muon detectors.
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This paper describes the construction of a desktop muon detector, an undergraduate-level physics project that develops machine-shop and electronics-shop technical skills. The desktop muon detector is a self-contained apparatus that employs a plastic scintillator as the detection medium and a silicon photomultiplier for light collection. This detector can be battery powered and is used in conjunction with the provided software. The total cost per detector is approximately $100. We describe physics experiments we have performed, and then suggest several other interesting measurements that are possible, with one or more desktop muon detectors.
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