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The MuonPi software collection is entirely open source and [https://github.com/MuonPi available on github] | The MuonPi software collection is entirely open source and [https://github.com/MuonPi available on github] | ||
It consists of several components: | It consists of several components: | ||
| − | * '''muondetector-daemon''' The main control program running as a background system service on the RPi. The daemon configures, controls and supervises the components on the MuonPi HAT board, handles the comunication to the u-Blox chip and to the outside world via MQTT link and direct access socket, monitors system parameters, such as temperature, voltages, curent, rates etc., performs statistics collections, calculations and logging and much more. The daemon can be installed through the standard system software management tools (such as apt) from our [https://archive.muonpi.org package repository] or compiled from the [https://github.com/MuonPi/muondetector github source]. | + | * '''muondetector-daemon''' The main control program running as a background system service on the RPi. The daemon configures, controls and supervises the components on the MuonPi HAT board, handles the comunication to the u-Blox chip and to the outside world via MQTT link and direct access socket, monitors system parameters, such as temperature, voltages, curent, rates etc., performs statistics collections, calculations and logging and much more. The daemon can be installed through the standard system software management tools (such as apt) from our [https://archive.muonpi.org package repository] or compiled from the [https://github.com/MuonPi/muondetector github source] and is everything which is needed to operate a MuonPi detector. |
| + | * '''muondetector-gui''' A graphical user interface (GUI) program which can be launched on any computer in the same network as the MuonPi detector in order to monitor and adjust all operation parameters of the detector, if required. The GUI is available for [https://archive.muonpi.org download] as binary package for several platforms (Raspbian, Ubuntu, Windows) or can be compiled from the current [https://github.com/MuonPi/muondetector github master branch]. | ||
= Setup and Operation of the Detector = | = Setup and Operation of the Detector = | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 4 December 2020
Contents
The MuonPi Cosmic Detector Project
The MuonPi Project is a RaspberryPi-based system using an inexpensive plastic scintillator + SiPM photo sensor to detect muons from cosmic air showers with a time-stamping accuracy of several tens of nanoseconds utilizing the u-blox NEO-M8N GNSS module's "timemark" feature.
Learn about cosmic radiation
- Get started with Cosmic Rays, especially Muons
- Extremely powerful cosmic rays are raining down on us. No one knows where they come from. But with large-scale experiments, scientists around the world are determined to find out. Vox Jul 25, 2019
- Cosmic rays: particles from outer space Earth is subject to a constant bombardment of subatomic particles that can reach energies far higher than the largest machines. CERN
- "Kosmische Strahlung" Podcast (in German) on weltderphysik.de
- "Der kosmischen Strahlung auf der Spur" article (in German) on weltderphysik.de
- "Kosmische Teilchen mit extragalaktischem Ursprung" article (in German) on weltderphysik.de
Learn about the detectors
- Basics of Scintillators
- Find out about Silicon Photomultipliers
- How our Detectors are assembled
The Hardware
SiPM PCB
The SiPM photo sensor which detects the dim light generated inside the scintillation detector is mounted on a small SiPM board. Different numbers of SiPMs and read-out configurations can be realized through its flexible design.
Preamplifier
The preamplifier is located in close vicinity to the SiPM photodetector board and amplifies the weak signals for transmission to the MuonPi board, where they are further processed and evaluated.
The MuonPi-Board
The main signal processing, voltage generation and parameter monitoring and adjustment is done on the Raspberry Pi plug-on MuonPi Board.
The Software
The MuonPi software collection is entirely open source and available on github It consists of several components:
- muondetector-daemon The main control program running as a background system service on the RPi. The daemon configures, controls and supervises the components on the MuonPi HAT board, handles the comunication to the u-Blox chip and to the outside world via MQTT link and direct access socket, monitors system parameters, such as temperature, voltages, curent, rates etc., performs statistics collections, calculations and logging and much more. The daemon can be installed through the standard system software management tools (such as apt) from our package repository or compiled from the github source and is everything which is needed to operate a MuonPi detector.
- muondetector-gui A graphical user interface (GUI) program which can be launched on any computer in the same network as the MuonPi detector in order to monitor and adjust all operation parameters of the detector, if required. The GUI is available for download as binary package for several platforms (Raspbian, Ubuntu, Windows) or can be compiled from the current github master branch.
Setup and Operation of the Detector
Admin Area
Useful resources for admins.
Related Articles
News and articles about cosmic rays and similar projects.
Other languages
About this Wiki
- How to edit? help for creators
- List of config variables
- MediaWiki-FAQ
- Mailing list of new MediaWiki version announcements
Sandbox page for testing/playing:
