Applications of Scintillation Counters in Cosmic Ray Detection

Leila JewellNSF REU program

Advisor: Dr. Corbin Covault, Physicist: Katarzyna Oldak

Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Physics

Overview

Introduction: Cosmic Rays

Background: Detector

Methods: Muon Telescope

Results

Conclusions

Cosmic Rays

Charged particles, energies 1012 - 1019 eV

Extensive air shower

Cherenkov radiation

Secondary particleshttp://astro.uchicago.edu/cosmus/projects/aires/

Cherenkov Radiation Detector

Coincidence Unit

Photomultiplier tube (PMT) with optical

concentrator

Scintillation counter,

protected by a crab

box

Muon Telescope

Study muons in specific area

Set-up 2 “hockey-puck”

scintillation counters Coincidence unit

Detecting Muons?

Testing the Panels

Testing the Panels

Conclusions

Accurate method for muon detection

Need new scintillator

Questions?

Thank you,Leila Jewellleila.jewell@gmail.com