The CosmicWatch Desktop Muon Detector: a self-contained, pocket sized particle detector
Abstrak
The CosmicWatch Desktop Muon Detector is a self-contained, hand-held cosmic ray muon detector that is valuable for astro/particle physics research applications and outreach. The material cost of each detector is under $100 and it takes a novice student approximately four hours to build their first detector. The detectors are powered via a USB connection and the data can either be recorded directly to a computer or to a microSD card. Arduino- and Python-based software is provided to operate the detector and an online application to plot the data in real-time. In this paper, we describe the various design features, evaluate the performance, and illustrate the detectors capabilities by providing several example measurements.
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (3)
Spencer N. Axani
K. Frankiewicz
Janet M Conrad
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2018
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 35×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1088/1748-0221/13/03/P03019
- Akses
- Open Access ✓