A compact cosmic muon veto detector and possible use with the Iron Calorimeter detector for neutrinos

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development and testing of a compact cosmic muon veto detector using plastic scintillators, aimed at enabling neutrino detection at shallow depths with the ICAL detector at INO.

Contribution

It presents the design, assembly, and initial testing of a small-scale plastic scintillator-based muon veto detector for neutrino experiments.

Findings

Successful assembly and testing of a 1m x 1m x 0.3m plastic scintillator detector

Feasibility demonstrated for muon vetoing at shallow depths

Outline of plans for a mini-ICAL muon veto prototype

Abstract

The motivation for a cosmic muon veto (CMV) detector is to explore the possibility of locating the proposed large Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector at the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO) at a shallow depth. An initial effort in that direction, through the assembly and testing of a $\sim$ 1 m $\times$ 1 m $\times$ 0.3 m plastic scintillator based detector, is described. The plan for making a CMV detector for a smaller prototype mini-ICAL is also outlined.