Modeling the LAGO's detectors response to secondary particles at ground level from the Antarctic to Mexico

Sarmiento-Cano, C.; Suárez-Durán, Mauricio; Ramírez, Adriana Vásquez; Jaimes-Motta, Andrei; Calderón-Ardila, Rolando; Peña-Rodríguez, Jesús

doi:10.22323/1.358.0412

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“…The LAGO-ARTI framework allows us to estimate the response of the WCD to the cosmic ray background radiation flux (Ξ) at any site [45]. This toolkit employs a Geant4 code to estimate the number of Cherenkov photons detected by the PMT with its quantum efficiency.…”

Section: Wcd Response To the Cosmic Ray Background Radiationmentioning

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Simulated response of MuTe, a hybrid Muon Telescope

Vásquez-Ramírez¹,

Suárez-Durán²,

Jaimes-Motta³

et al. 2020

J. Inst.

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In this paper we present a complete and detailed computational model of the response of the hybrid Muon Telescope (MuTe), designed to perform muography volcanic studies. This instrument combines two particle detection techniques: first, a muon hodoscope based on two panels of plastic scintillator bars; and a Water Cherenkov detector located behind the rear scintillator panel acting both as a coincidence and a discriminating detector. The simulation model includes: materials, geometries, dimensions, and the photo-sensitiveness of the detectors. The simulation results, in agreement with the measured data, were used to set up the muon detector trigger for the expected energy dependent signal.

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Section: Wcd Response To the Cosmic Ray Background Radiationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulated response of MuTe, a hybrid Muon Telescope

Vásquez-Ramírez¹,

Suárez-Durán²,

Jaimes-Motta³

et al. 2020

J. Inst.

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“…Moreover, recent studies on regions in the CCD with low collection efficiency [15] show how large-energy ionization events could produce low-energy signals in the detector. For this reasons, experiments running above ground are more challenging due to the larger rate of atmospheric high-energy particles [16,17]. Several new low-threshold technologies observe a rapidly increasing rate of background events towards low energies (below 1 keV).…”

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Skipper Charge-Coupled Device for Low-Energy-Threshold Particle Experiments above Ground

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“…We adopted the LAGO-ARTI framework [9] to simulate the interaction between an IED and a cosmic ray background radiation flux at ground level. This computation framework considers three important factors with different spatial and time scales: the geomagnetic effects, the development of the extensive air showers in the atmosphere, and the detector response at ground level.…”

Section: Simulation Of the Interaction Between An Ied And Cosmic Radiationmentioning

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Improvised Explosive Devices and cosmic rays

Ramírez¹,

Gómez²,

Moreno³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2021)

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Homemade anti-personnel mines are improvised explosive devices deployed from unconventional local techniques and materials. These rudimentary explosives kill thousands of civilians every year, inflicting grievous physical injuries, spreading fear and disruption across affected communities. Moreover, Colombian mines, made of a combination of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil known as ANFO, may also pack faeces, glass, and plastic scrap for causing infectious diseases on the victims. Therefore, the detection and dismantling of such harmful devices must alleviate the insidious consequences of the internal conflicts that have plagued the country for more than half a century. In this work, we present results that suggest that cosmic rays can be used to detect the type of anti-personal mines used in Colombia. We implement a GEANT4 simulation of an ANFO sphere of NH4NO3+diesel interacting with cosmic rays flux at the Bucaramanga level (959 m a.s.l.). Simulations considered explosives buried into different soil types: dry soil model, two humid soils, and two fertilized soils. The simulation showed that the studied interaction generates emerging electrons, gammas, neutrons, and protons. Notably, protons' energy led to an excess of around 0.58 MeV. This peak is quite pronounced for all soil models, giving a clear indication of the feasibility of using a cosmic ray-based detector for detecting these type of rustic explosive in the different types of soils.

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Modeling the LAGO's detectors response to secondary particles at ground level from the Antarctic to Mexico

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Simulated response of MuTe, a hybrid Muon Telescope

Simulated response of MuTe, a hybrid Muon Telescope

Skipper Charge-Coupled Device for Low-Energy-Threshold Particle Experiments above Ground

Improvised Explosive Devices and cosmic rays

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