Muon Data starting 11/4/2025 from UKRAA Cosmic Watch Muon Detectors
This file can be downloaded from link below (117 MB .txt file): https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Muon_Data_110425@0116.txt
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Andrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
Muon Detection
UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector up and running
Thanks to Ted Cline who helped me get this up and running on Sunday evening. Now that it is going,
Read moreFirst Light UKRAA PicoMuon Muon Detector
“Live” data from this detector at LRO can be viewed at www.astronomy.icu First light from 12/5/2025 @ 10:43, after the
Read moreCosmic Watch Muon Detector Software and Arduino Disc Images Version 2 & 3 (9 March 2025)
Version 2: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CosmicWatch-Desktop-Muon-Detector-v2-master.zip Version 3: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CosmicWatch-Desktop-Muon-Detector-v3-master.zip
Read moreLRO Muon Detection Data 17 November 2024-9 March 2025
The following ZIP file has all muon data 17/11/2024-9/3/2025: https://www.astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Muon_Data_171124-090325.zip
Read moreTesting UKRAA Cosmicwatch muon detectors with radiation source available in every home 28/1/2024
I used bananas as source of radiation to test detection of radiation by pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch coincidence detectors –
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Photo of the 2 muon detectors at LRO – they are made by UKRAA and used in coincidence mode (master/slave
Read moreAm I getting correct muon counts with my two muon detectors at LRO in coincidence mode? Do other sources of muons affect the detectors from the ground and do we need to take account of these?
Dr Jonathan Lister: We do get upward directed muons their source being radioactivity from soil, rocks and building materials and
Read moreWhich muon detector should be on top when there is pair of muon detectors on top of each in coincidence mode (master/slave configuration)?
I have been sent the following answers to the above question: Andy 1. From Dr Spencer N. Axani, of the
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