MuonSLab: A plastic scintillator based detector for muon measurement in the deep ocean
Abstract
Atmospheric muons are important probes for studying primary cosmic rays and extensive air showers. Additionally, they constitute a significant background for many underground and deep-sea neutrino experiments, such as TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT). Understanding the muon flux at various depths in the deep sea is essential for validating TRIDENT simulations and guiding the development of optimized trigger strategies. This paper introduces a novel device based on plastic scintillalors and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) named MuonSLab, which is designed to measure muon flux in the deep sea and has the potential to be extended to other atmospheric muon property measurements. We discuss the design and instrumentation of MuonSLab and present results from several muon flux measurements, demonstrating its sensitivity to muon detection and its stability during operations across multiple locations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2501.17639,
title = {MuonSLab: A plastic scintillator based detector for muon measurement in the deep ocean},
author = {Jiacheng Wu and Weilun Huang and Ruike Cao and Qichao Chang and Wang Ding and Jingtao Huang and Liang Li and Xinchen Li and Hualin Mei and Cen Mo and Hengbin Shao and Wei Tian and Xinliang Tian and Yichen Tian and Xin Xiang and Donglian Xu and Fuyudi Zhang and Wei Zhi and Yiwei Zhu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.17639},
year = {2025}
}