Cosmic rays studied with a hybrid high school detector array

TL;DR

This paper presents a hybrid cosmic ray detector system developed with high school students, demonstrating successful detection of cosmic ray events and potential for educational outreach and expanded research networks.

Contribution

It introduces a student-built hybrid detector array that confirms cosmic ray events, enabling scalable educational and research applications.

Findings

Successful detection of cosmic ray candidate events

Prototype system verified for educational and research use

Potential for expanding detector arrays in schools

Abstract

The LORUN/NAHSA system is a pathfinder for hybrid cosmic ray research combined with education and outreach in the field of astro-particle physics. Particle detectors and radio antennae were mainly setup by students and placed on public buildings. After fully digital data acquisition, coincidence detections were selected. Three candidate events confirmed a working prototype, which can be multiplied to extend further particle detector arrays on high schools.