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It's things like this that remind me there's always a little more to discover. I've built a number of those SBM20 geiger counters but I've never come across thi
by alnwlsn 2y ago
It's things like this that remind me there's always a little more to discover. I've built a number of those SBM20 geiger counters but I've never come across this muon detector design before. Seems to be a pretty well known design:
* https://www.hackster.io/jdpetrey/muon-detector-23bb72 https://www.hackster.io/jdpetrey/muon-detector-23bb72
* https://www.madexp.it/2024/11/19/muon-and-geiger-counter/ https://www.madexp.it/2024/11/19/muon-and-geiger-counter/
* https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/50/3/317 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0031-9120/50/3/31...
Pro tip - not all the SBM-20 tubes on Ebay are created equal! Some sellers will happily sell you tubes that are shorted, open, or just don't work. The better ones test their tubes.
- gsf_emergency_2 2y agoThe cosmic watch detector is cheaper, more reliable (due to above shenanigans), and uses only 1 piece of plastic scintillator. It might take more work though. They don't say it but I believe you should try to see if other scintillator materials work. (Including PET,PSU,PES). http://cosmicwatch.lns.mit.edu/ http://cosmicwatch.lns.mit.edu/