Cosmic Piano: analysing the sound of the Universe
Guillermo Tejeda Mu\~noz, Luis Alberto Perez Moreno, Simone Ragoni,, Hector David Regules Medel, Arturo Fern\'andez T\'ellez, Yael Antonio Vasquez, Beltran

TL;DR
The Cosmic Piano is an innovative outreach tool that uses musical notes and light flashes triggered by muons from cosmic ray air showers to engage the public and students in particle physics through interactive demonstrations and educational sessions.
Contribution
It introduces a novel musical and visual interface for cosmic ray detection, combining outreach with hands-on scientific analysis for educational purposes.
Findings
Successful public demonstrations at major events
Effective engagement of students through Masterclasses
Bridging outreach and scientific research
Abstract
We present the Cosmic Piano, an innovative outreach tool designed to detect muons from air showers produced by cosmic rays colliding with the atmosphere. The Cosmic Piano consists of scintillator-based modules with avalanche photodiodes (APD) readout, which produce a musical note and a flash of light whenever a muon passes through one of them and triggers its electronics. The Cosmic Piano has been showcased at various high-profile events, including the Montreux Jazz Festival and the EuroScience Open Forum, seamlessly fusing scientific phenomena with live music. Building on its success, we have developed a new, comprehensive Masterclass session aimed at engaging high school and university students. This session includes analysing both simulated cosmic ray events and real data from the Cosmic Piano. The Masterclass provides participants with a hands-on experience that mirrors the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsMusic Technology and Sound Studies · Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
