Research Article

Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate

Volume: 14 Number: 1 May 31, 2019
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Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate

Abstract

In this study, the effect of the lead (Pb) shielding on the rate of cosmic rays generally charged particles coming through the atmosphere were studied. The measurements were all done indoors by using a prototype detector consisting of a 20 × 20 × 1.4 cm3 KURARAY organic scintillator read by 3 mm2 SensL silicon photomultiplier. The measurements were carried out by using lead plates of different thickness in order to shield the charged particles and investigate Rossi transition curve by using this system. The detector was placed under the lead block and then recorded the coincidence only when both detectors were triggered simultaneously. The Cosmic ray fluxes over the building (sea level firstly simulated by using the CRY software and then the attenuation effect of the construction elements on the measured cosmic ray rate was carried out by using GEANT4 simulation program and this effect was taken into account in the given results.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Metrology, Applied and Industrial Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 31, 2019

Submission Date

November 6, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 17, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 14 Number: 1

APA
Yılmaz, A. (2019). Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, 14(1), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.479554
AMA
1.Yılmaz A. Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2019;14(1):16-21. doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.479554
Chicago
Yılmaz, Ali. 2019. “Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 14 (1): 16-21. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.479554.
EndNote
Yılmaz A (May 1, 2019) Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 14 1 16–21.
IEEE
[1]A. Yılmaz, “Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate”, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 16–21, May 2019, doi: 10.29233/sdufeffd.479554.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Ali. “Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 14/1 (May 1, 2019): 16-21. https://doi.org/10.29233/sdufeffd.479554.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz A. Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2019;14:16–21.
MLA
Yılmaz, Ali. “Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 14, no. 1, May 2019, pp. 16-21, doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.479554.
Vancouver
1.Ali Yılmaz. Study of Shielding Effects on Cosmic Ray Rate. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2019 May 1;14(1):16-21. doi:10.29233/sdufeffd.479554