Speaker
Mr
Joaquin Masias Teves
(PUCP)
Description
We built desktop particle detectors based on a design from MIT. We use them for measuring two characteristics of atmospheric muons: their angular distribution at sea level and their attenuation for lead and concrete layers. We also made a comparison between the actual measurements and the expected results from simulations based on Geant4. Finally, we explored the application of the detectors to the measurement of pure beta-sources’ activity, allowing for an effective, simple dosimetry and radioactive source recognition method.
Authors
Mr
Joaquin Masias Teves
(PUCP)
Mr
Cesar Franco Delgado Dador
(CERN)
Ms
Lucía Coll
(Pucp)
Ms
Alicia Perez
(Pucp)
Dr
Jose Luis Bazo Alba
(Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PE))
Dr
Alberto Gago
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
