Instrument Components :
- Detector module
- Plastic scintillator detector
- Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
- High-voltage power supply
- Integrated LED light source
- Electronics module
- Signal amplifier
- Adjustable threshold circuitry
- FPGA timing system
- USB and serial communication interface
- Computer control software
- Data acquisition software
- Simulation software
- Rate monitoring system
Experiments :
Muon Lifetime
- Measurement of average muon lifetime
- Decay time distribution analysis
- Lifetime determination using curve fitting
- Calculation of the Fermi coupling constant
Sea-Level Muon Charge Ratio
- Measurement of positive and negative muon ratio
- Analysis of muon interactions in matter
Relativistic Time Dilation
- Stopping rate measurements at different elevations
- Verification of relativistic time dilation
- Comparison with theoretical predictions
Probability and Random Processes
- Random number generation from muon decay
- Probability distribution analysis
- Statistical experiments
Cosmic Ray Studies
- Measurement of cosmic ray background radiation
- Monitoring charged particle flux
- Local radiation studies
Photomultiplier Signal Processing
- Observation of detector signals
- Signal amplification studies
- Threshold adjustment
- Timing circuit analysis
- Oscilloscope-based signal measurements
Educational Objectives :
- Understand the properties of muons
- Study cosmic ray interactions
- Measure muon lifetime experimentally
- Demonstrate relativistic time dilation
- Analyze radioactive decay statistics
- Determine muon charge ratio
- Understand particle detection techniques
- Learn photomultiplier operation
- Develop data acquisition and analysis skills
- Interpret experimental particle physics data
- Study probability using real experimental measurements
- Gain practical experience in modern nuclear and particle physics
