Ultraviolet radiation detector to obtain the rate of particles at different heights

30th Annual Meeting of the Division of Particles and Fields (DPyC) of the Mexican Physical Society

Ponce, E.^1 ; Flores, E.^1 ; Conde, R.^1

Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico, Mexico^1

关键词: DAQ system;    Design and construction;    Different heights;    Ground experiments;    Me-xico;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/761/1/012028/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/761/1/012028

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The nature and origin of cosmic rays remains one of the greatest puzzles of modern astrophysics after more than 50 years since their first registration. Several ground experiments have reported the rate registered at its height of operation. To continue with the study of cosmic rays, we propose obtain the rate at different heights in the Earth's atmosphere, developing a small and portable ultraviolet radiation detector, consisting of a scintillation plastic, a PMT, and a fast DAQ system. In this work we present the design and construction of the UV detector and the rate recorded in the Sierra Negra Volcano near Puebla, Mexico (4200 m.a.s.l).