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Show HN: A DIY particle detector kit developed at CERN

• kasbah 6y ago
  Hey HN, this is a particle detector developer by my friend Oliver Keller for his PhD at CERN. I've put together some kits so you can more easily build one yourself. Previously discussed: - DIY Particle Detector: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23196177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23196177 - CERN publishes instructions for building your own particle detector: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23185665 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23185665 - CERN at Home: Building a Particle Detector: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24344382 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24344382
  • scionthefly 6y ago
    The kit is a nice idea. I have the parts to build the MIT Cosmic Watch, but have not put it together yet. I think there were two or three things left to source...and it ended up on the back of my bench, then on a shelf.
• lowkeynthorough 6y ago
  any tips for ALPHA detectors :)? Somehow, those are significantly harder to DIY than beta/gamma..
  • kasbah 6y ago
    The same PCB can be used to build an alpha spectrometer. This variant is a little harder to use correctly which is why we are not selling it as a kit yet. You can however use the links in the page to buy most of the required components from 3rd parties. https://kitspace.org/boards/github.com/ozel/diy_particle_detector/alpha-spectrometer/ https://kitspace.org/boards/github.com/ozel/diy_particle_det...