The desktop muon detector: A simple, physics-motivated machine- and electronics-shop project for university students
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...
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American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
2019
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| オンライン･アクセス: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121006 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8866-3826 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6393-0438 |
| 要約: | 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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