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We propose to build a large water-Cherenkov-type muon-detector array (Tibet MD array) around the 37,000 m$^{2}$ Tibet air shower array (Tibet AS array) already constructed at 4,300 m above sea level in Tibet, China. Each muon detector is a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-03-31 The Tibet AS Gamma Collaboration , M. Amenomori

Aiming to observe cosmic gamma rays in the 10 - 1000 TeV energy region, we propose a 10000 m^2 underground water-Cherenkov muon-detector (MD) array that operates in conjunction with the Tibet air-shower (AS) array. Significant improvement…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 T. K. Sako , K. Kawata , M. Ohnishi , A. Shiomi , M. Takita , H. Tsuchiya

In the case of underground experiments for neutrino physics or rare event searches, the background caused by cosmic muons contributes significantly and therefore must be identified and rejected. We proposed and optimized a new detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-04-05 Y. P. Zhang , J. L. Xu , H. Q. Lu , P. Zhang , C. C. Zhang , C. G. Yang

A new hybrid experiment has been constructed to measure the chemical composition of cosmic rays around the "knee" in the wide energy range by the Tibet AS$\gamma$ collaboration at Tibet, China, since 2014. They consist of a high-energy…

The Taishan Antineutrino Observatory (TAO) experiment incorporates a top veto tracker (TVT) system comprising 160 modules, each composed of plastic scintillator (PS) strips, embedded wavelength shifting fibers (WLS-fibers), and silicon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-04-14 Guang Luo , Xiaohao Yin , Fengpeng An , Zhimin Wang , Y. K. Hor , Peizhi Lu , Ruhui Li , Yichen Li , Wei He , Wei Wang , Xiang Xiao

Muon tomography (MT), based on atmospheric cosmic rays, is a promising technique suitable for nondestructive imaging of the internal structures of mountains. This method uses the measured flux distribution after attenuation, combined with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-12-27 Bin Zhang , Zhe Wang , Shaomin Chen

This work aims at online calibrating the signal attenuation of the long cable used in Tibet Water Cherenkov Muon detector array-A (Tibet MD-A) under the 37 000 m2 Tibet air shower array. Based on the waterproof connection of the PMT…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-08-16 Quanbu Gou , Yiqing Guo , Cheng Liu , Xiangli Qian , Zhengtao Hou

Cosmic-ray muons, owing to their high penetration power and abundance, have been widely employed as a natural probe in experimental particle physics. We developed a meter-scale cosmic-ray muon telescope, consisting of two parallel…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-05-07 Yan Niu , Anqing Wang , Xiangxiang Ren , Dong Liu , Meng Wang

The underground muon detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is aimed at attaining direct measurements of the muonic component of extensive air showers produced by cosmic rays with energy from $10^{16.5}$ eV up to the region of the ankle…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-01 A. M. Botti , F. Sánchez , M. Roth , A. Etchegoyen

We present a description of the new complex installation for the study of extensive air showers which was created at the Tien Shan mountain cosmic ray station, as well as the results of the test measurements made there in 2014-2016. At…

In order to develop a high spatial resolution (micron level) thermal neutron detector, a detector assembly composed of cerium doped lithium glass microfibers, each with a diameter of 1\,$\mu$m, is proposed, where the neutron absorption…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-06-14 Song Yushou , Joseph Conner , Xiaodong Zhang , Jason P. Hayward

We consider a hybrid array composed of scintillation and water Cherenkov detectors designed to measure the cosmic ray primary mass composition at energies of about 1 EeV. We have developed a simulation and reconstruction chain to study the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 Javier G. Gonzalez , Ralph Engel , Markus Roth

XENON is a dark matter direct detection project, consisting of a time projection chamber (TPC) filled with liquid xenon as detection medium. The construction of the next generation detector, XENON1T, is presently taking place at the…

Muography, traditionally recognized as a potent instrument for imaging the internal structure of gigantic objects, has initialized various interdisciplinary applications. As the financial and labor costs of muography detector development…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-14 Tao Yu , Yunsong Ning , Yi Yuan , Shihan Zhao , Songran Qi , Minchen Sun , Yuye Li , Zhirui Liu , Aiyu Bai , Hesheng Liu , Yibo Lin , Geng Tuo , Ting On Chan , Zhou Zhou , Yu Chen , Yu Chen , Jian Tang

The next generation of very-short-baseline reactor experiments will require compact detectors operating at surface level and close to a nuclear reactor. This paper presents a new detector concept based on a composite solid scintillator…

For neutrino physics and rare event searches, background related to cosmic muons poses a notable challenge, and must be identified and rejected. It is also a challenge to control the cost with good performance for a large array of cosmic…

Experiments like ATLAS at the HL-LHC or detectors at future hadron colliders need muon detectors with excellent momentum resolution up to the TeV scale both at the trigger and offline reconstruction levels. This requires muon tracking…

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