Testing UKRAA Cosmicwatch muon detectors with radiation source available in every home 28/1/2024
I used bananas as source of radiation to test detection of radiation by pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch coincidence detectors –
Read moreAndrew Thornett, Lichfield, England, M6THO, andrew (at) thornett (dot) net
I used bananas as source of radiation to test detection of radiation by pair of UKRAA Cosmicwatch coincidence detectors –
Read moreJan kindly tested his AD8302 board to see what voltages he gets – and I have similarly tested mine today.
Read morePhoto of the 2 muon detectors at LRO – they are made by UKRAA and used in coincidence mode (master/slave
Read moreData from 21-22/1/2024 @ LRO – 5m distance between 2 x Nooelec 1.4GHz 60x100cm mesh aerials
Read moreClick below to view PDF version of this talk. Andy http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Talk-for-ASP-Radioastronomy-meeting-210124-FINAL-120124.pdf
Read moreInterferometers need hardware bias tees for SAWBird H+ 1420MHz filters with cascaded amplifiers, (which they also need as AD8302 chip
Read moreCorrespondence with Jan Lustrup: Hi Andy…. You want to test changes of phase between the ports, not frequency! Use the
Read moreClick below to view a schematic of Ted Cline’s Additive Interferometer. Andy http://astronomy.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Schematic-of-Ted-Clines-Additive-Interferometer-Nov-2023.pdf
Read moreI particularly enjoy photographing the Sun. For this I use following: ZWO 174MM camera. Sky Watcher Equinox 100mm OTA. HEQ5
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