DIY Silicon Photodiode Particle Detector directly from CERN

https://www.electronics-lab.com/diy-silicon-photodiode-particle-detector-directly-cern/

Silicon detectors are widely used in particle and nuclear physics for measuring ionizing radiation. This Do-It-Yourself project allows making a low-cost particle detector from scratch using silicon photodiodes. It can distinguish different particle types (alpha particles and electrons) and measures their energy between 33 keV and 8 MeV. The detector must be shielded from light […]