2016/06/03 by Spencer N. Axani, Janet M. Conrad, Conor Kirby · 1 voice · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1119/1.5003806
arxiv published 2016/06/03 · arxiv updated 2017/04/10
This paper describes an undergraduate-level physics project that incorporates various aspects of machine- and electronics-shop technical development. The desktop muon detector is a self-contained apparatus that employs plastic scintillator as a detection medium and a silicon photomultiplier for light collection. These detectors can be used in conjunction with the provided software to make interesting physics measurements. The total cost of each counter is approximately 100.