A Liquid Scintillation System for Use with a Cherenkov System to Investigate Interactions of High Energy Muons with Heavy Huclei

Abstract

A large liquid scintillation detector was developed for use in conjunction with a Cherenkov meson telescope to investigate the interaction with small energy transfer of high energy muons with heavy nucleii. The detector is in the form of a cubic plexiglass box and employs decalin activated with alpha-NPO and p-terpheny as the scintillating material. The electronic equipment associated with the detector was assembled and tested. An energy spectrum for local background and cosmic radiation was determined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0288280

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Buckwalter

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Background Radiation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Charged Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Counters
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Energy
  • High Voltage
  • Materials
  • Photomultiplier Tubes
  • Radiation
  • Scintillation
  • Scintillation Counters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space