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This presentation explores the feasibility of muon calorimetry using scintillation detectors based on experiments conducted in September 2024 at CERN’s T10 beamline. As one of the winning teams of the 2024 Beamline for Schools competition, we investigated how organic scintillators of varying thicknesses and different readout configurations respond to muons of various energies. Our setup also included a lead-glass calorimeter for comparison. To estimate the momentum of incoming muons, we employed a novel method involving threshold Cherenkov detectors for momentum bracketing. Our results indicate minimal dependence of the signal peak or spread on muon energy, suggesting significant limitations in energy resolution. Additionally, we observed the influence of temperature variations on SiPM performance and identified notable contamination in the muon beam. These findings contribute to understanding the challenges of muon calorimetry using compact, school-accessible detector setups.
