Astroparticle Physics: Detectors for Cosmic Rays
- Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matematicas, BUAP, Puebla Pue., 72570 (Mexico)
- Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Universidad Michoacana, Edificio C3, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Mich., 58040 (Mexico)
We describe the work that we have done over the last decade to design and construct instruments to measure properties of cosmic rays in Mexico. We describe the measurement of the muon lifetime and the ratio of positive to negative muons in the natural background of cosmic ray muons at 2000 m.a.s.l. Next we describe the detection of decaying and crossing muons in a water Cherenkov detector as well as a technique to separate isolated particles. We also describe the detection of isolated muons and electrons in a liquid scintillator detector and their separation. Next we describe the detection of extensive air showers (EAS) with a hybrid detector array consisting of water Cherenkov and liquid scintillator detectors, located at the campus of the University of Puebla. Finally we describe work in progress to detect EAS at 4600 m.a.s.l. with a water Cherenkov detector array and a fluorescence telescope at the Sierra Negra mountain.
- OSTI ID:
- 20888284
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 857, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2359423; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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