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For a short **general overview** please refer to the [main readme](https://github.com/ozel/DIY_particle_detector/blob/master/README.md).
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There are two detector versions based on the same circuit board using similar components:
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- **Electron-Detector** variant which is easier to build, use and more sensitive (more sensor volume than the Alpha-Spectro.)
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- **Alpha-Spectrometer** variant which can measure characteristic energy spectra of alpha decays (and also count electrons)
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For **scientific context** on the physics of the diode sensors and how it works, please have a look at the [corresponding paper](https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/19/4264/htm). It explains for example why the sensitivity to gamma radiation is rather low for both detector variants.
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_Please post your own builds in the [Discussions](https://github.com/ozel/DIY_particle_detector/discussions) such that I can add them to the [[Gallery]]!_ :grinning:
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#### Project introduction talk at rC3, remote CCC Congress, December 2020:
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[youtube english](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uoUGNa_g_E),
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[youtube german translation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdjcy4tITYw),
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[CCC media server with all versions](https://media.ccc.de/v/rc3-11546-measuring_radioactivity_using_low-cost_silicon_sensors),
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[PDF slides](https://cernbox.cern.ch/index.php/s/hiP1wHxpBtw2OmF)
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### Wiki Overview
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* Hardware/Electronics
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* **[[Assembly Instructions|Assembly-Instructions]]** - parts, tools, build instructions and troubleshooting
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* [[Batteries]] - rechargeable 9 V NIMH accumulators are recommended
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* [[Cables]] - connecting the signal output to a soundcard or a smartphone's/laptop's headset socket
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* [[Diodes]] - different types of PIN photodiodes, blocking of radiation/light etc.
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* [[Enclosures]] - chose the right kind of metal box for your DIY particle detector
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* [[Soundcards]] - recommended low-cost USB soundcards, recording settings
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* **[[Troubleshooting]]** - debugging the detector after assembly
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* Taking detector data, recording and analysing measurements
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* [[Energy Spectra|Energy-Spectra]] particle energy spectra and reference energy calibration
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* [[Oscilloscope Measurements]] great for checking if the detector works well
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* **[[Software]]** different kinds of freely available recording, analysing and simulation software
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* Supplementary material (mostly related to the paper)
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* [[Diode Characterisation]] (C-V measurements revealing physical properties of the [[diodes|Diodes]])
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* [[Pixel Detectors]] (comparison of the diodes with pixel detectors from CERN)
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* Workshops
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* [[Science Days Digital 2020]] (Online-Workshop, in German)
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* [Gathering of Open Science Hardware 2018 in Shenzhen China](http://openhardware.science/gatherings/gosh-2018-2/), [workshop documentation](https://forum.openhardware.science/t/day-3-build-your-own-particle-detector-discover-natural-radioactivity/1468)
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* [S'Cool LAB Summer Camp 2018](https://indico.cern.ch/event/726779/timetable/) at CERN, [poster presentation, page 3](https://indico.cern.ch/event/726779/contributions/2991390/attachments/1697186/2732121/pdfjoiner.pdf)
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* [Student Summer School of Barcelona Technoweek 2017](http://icc.ub.edu/congress/TechnoWeek2018/outreach_EN.php), [CERN news](https://home.cern/news/news/knowledge-sharing/summer-school-secondary-students-spain)
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* [S'Cool LAB Summer Camp 2017](https://indico.cern.ch/event/570855/timetable/) at CERN, [poster presentation](https://indico.cern.ch/event/570855/contributions/2616929/attachments/1504724/2344411/RG3_DIY_Detector.pdf)
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* Project Support
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* The project received funding and support from the Fellow FreiesWissen program which is documented [here](https://github.com/ozel/DIY_particle_detector/wiki/Fellow-FreiesWissen-Project).
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* Online Coverage
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* Steve Foster, UK, September 2020: [[CERN at Home: Building a Particle Detector|https://clanhouse.com/cern-at-home-building-a-particle-detector]]
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* Gigazine, Japan, September 2020: [[自宅で作れるCERN公式「素粒子検出器レシピ」が公開中、DIYするとこんな感じ|https://gigazine.net/news/20200911-particle-detector-diy/]]
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* Physics Open Lab, June 2020: [[CERN DIY Particle Detector|http://physicsopenlab.org/2020/06/15/cern-diy-particle-detector]]
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* Electronics Lab, Mai 2020: [[DIY Silicon Photodiode Particle Detector directly from CERN|https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-silicon-photodiode-particle-detector-directly-cern/]]
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* Hacker News, May 2020: [[DIY Particle Detector (cern.ch)|https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23196177]]
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***In case of questions or ideas, please make a new post in [Discussions](https://github.com/ozel/DIY_particle_detector/discussions).***
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If you read German, another thread is also ongoing on the [mikrocontroller.net forum](https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/495968#6265722).
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---
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_Copyright Oliver Keller 2019-2020._
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This documentation describes Open Hardware and is licensed under the CERN OHL v. 1.2.
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You may redistribute and modify this documentation under the terms of the CERN OHL v. 1.2. (http://ohwr.org/cernohl).
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This documentation is distributed WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |