Construction of a particle detection system for its application in the teaching of particle physics
This article presents a detailed description for the construction of a basic particle detection system. The construction could be easily replicated in different universities or high school institutions. Furthermore, it is presented a comparison between two designs of particle detection systems using...
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Asociación de Profesores de Física de la Argentina
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revistaEF/article/view/39484 |
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| Sumario: | This article presents a detailed description for the construction of a basic particle detection system. The construction could be easily replicated in different universities or high school institutions. Furthermore, it is presented a comparison between two designs of particle detection systems using plastic scintillator as particle detection material. The first particle detection system consisted of a plastic scintillator bar with 6x6 mm2 silicon photomultipliers. The second system consisted of a plastic scintillator bar with one 3x3 mm2 silicon photomultiplier, and a wavelength shifter fiber within the scintillator bar. The comparison between both systems favors the second design option, which have a better particle detection efficiency. The methodology presented in this article can be applied on the teaching of particle physics. |
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