Programme

P.61 -- Poster, VCTP-48

Date: Thursday, 3 August 2023

Time: 08:30 - 10:00

Observe muon decay with plastic scintillators, sipm, simplified electronics and data acquisition

Truong Thanh Sang (1), Cao Van Son (1), Pham Thuy Linh (1)

(1) The Institute For Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Education

We present a compact system for cosmic ray detection using Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPC), an emerging type of Silicon Multiplier, a plastic scintillator, and simplified electronics for data acquisition. The coincidence technique was implemented to deal with the MPPC's intrinsic noise. The data acquisition is done directly from the oscilloscope via Ethernet offers us a flexibility in triggering and recording time window. The results of this study include measurements of muon flow, muon light production, and observations of muon decay into electrons, presenting one experimental proof of the time dilation predicted by relativity theory. Our basic cosmic ray detection setup not only allows us to conduct particle experiments at a low cost, but it may also be used for muon radiography and tomography technology.

Presenter: Sang Thanh Truong