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OpenGammaProject / Open-Gamma-Detector

☢️👁️ Hardware for a hackable DIY gamma-ray spectrometer using a popular NaI(Tl) scintillator, SiPM and a Raspberry Pi Pico.
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Repurposed for Muon detection? #21

Closed TheWanderer1983 closed 1 year ago

TheWanderer1983 commented 1 year ago

Hello all, Could this be easily repurposed for muon detection? It seems very similar to the MuonPi/CosmicWatch/CosmicPi etc.

Regards Dylan

NuclearPhoenixx commented 1 year ago

Hi there,

yes of course you could get it to work. You would have to fit the SiPM with a larger area (and cheaper) plastic scintillator instead of NaI(Tl) and play around with gain and threshold values so that you get rid of the terrestrial background radiation as much as possible.

It's not designed to do so, in fact most of the other projects targeted at exactly this job are much more polished, but cosmic particles are nothing out of the ordinary to detect.

TheWanderer1983 commented 1 year ago

Thanks for the response. I've been trying to get my hands on one for a while. All the mentioned projects are utilizing parts that are currently hard to come by. So I thought repurposing this might be a better go until those supply issues ease.

NuclearPhoenixx commented 1 year ago

I see, that sounds reasonable. I'll close the issue then if I've answered your question.