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
Authors
Ali Yılmaz
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0000-0001-5963-8306
Türkiye
Publication Date
May 31, 2019
Submission Date
November 6, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 17, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 14 Number: 1