14–24 Jul 2025
CICG - International Conference Centre - Geneva, Switzerland
Europe/Zurich timezone

Undergraduate Modern Physics Laboratory Experience: Exploration of Cosmic Rays at Jungfraujoch with MiniPIX

18 Jul 2025, 17:35
15m
Room 8

Room 8

Talk Outreach & Education OE

Speaker

Mr Albert Parmenter (University of Dallas)

Description

This presentation describes a demonstration of cosmic ray physics utilizing a pixel detector at the Jungfraujoch Sphinx Observatory. Rates and types of incident radiation are compared at 439m above sea level (CERN) and at 3454m (Jungfraujoch). A MiniPIX TPX3, developed by the CERN Medipix Collaboration, along with default software is utilized for observations. A USB form factor eliminates the need for infrastructure beyond a standard laptop and can be adapted for quick educational demonstrations or more detailed studies.

Authors

Mr Albert Parmenter (University of Dallas) D Catlett (University of Dallas) Victoria Catlett (Oregon State University) M. Couthino (University of Dallas) Will Flanagan (University of Dallas (US)) Jacob Moldenhauer (University of Dallas) B. Schmiedicke (University of Dallas) D. Villalobos (University of Dallas)

Presentation materials