2017 Meeting of the APS Division of Particles and Fields (DPF 2017)

CosmicWatch: the Desktop Muon Detector

31 Jul 2017, 18:23

1m

Reception Area (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Poster Diversity, Education and Outreach Poster Session and Reception

Speaker

Spencer Axani (MIT)

Description

The CosmicWatch Desktop Muon Detectors were designed as an outreach tool to promote particle physics to undergraduates and high-school students. The detectors are pocket-sized, self-contained, light-weight (~100g), and require a very small amount of power (sub-Watt). The data can be read-out through a USB serial connection or saved locally to an SD-card. We've been working with students at various universities and high-schools through-out the world and have found that a single detector can be built by a new student in under a few hours for approximately $100.