New Generation of Large Scale Scintillation Counters for Detection of EAS and Use in Guard Systems of Experimental Physics Setups

Abstract

The work is dedicated to the discussion of four new types of large-area scintillation counters design intended for detection of EAS and the use in the guard systems of experimental physics setups with low-cost production. The solid counters based on scintillating polystyrene plates are produced by melting clear polystyrene granules with additives in a mirror mold. Other counters are based on lentil-like polystyrene scintillation granules which are a new kind of plastic scintillators produced at IHEP. WLS fibers and SiPM as a photo sensor are used for a light detection. The dimensions of the tested detectors were 500 × 500 and to 1000 × 1000 mm², their measured light output was up to 180 ph.e.