Detecting Cosmic Detecting Cosmic Rays Rays An inexpensive portable An inexpensive portable detector detector By: Danny Franke By: Danny Franke Quarknet 2004 Quarknet 2004
Mar 13, 2016
Detecting Cosmic RaysDetecting Cosmic RaysAn inexpensive portable detectorAn inexpensive portable detector
By: Danny FrankeBy: Danny FrankeQuarknet 2004Quarknet 2004
LBNL DetectorLBNL Detector
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ScintillatorsScintillators
Scintillators are Scintillators are materials which emit materials which emit light when they interact light when they interact with charged particles.with charged particles.
Usually a type of plastic Usually a type of plastic that is doped with small that is doped with small amounts of aromatic amounts of aromatic hydrocarbons. hydrocarbons. (Polyvinyltoluene)(Polyvinyltoluene)
Photomultiplier TubesPhotomultiplier Tubes
Photon DetectorsPhoton Detectors Operate on photoelectric Operate on photoelectric
effecteffect Amplification is obtained Amplification is obtained
by a sequence high by a sequence high voltages applied across voltages applied across dynodesdynodes
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