Cosmic Piano: analysing the sound of the Universe
Credit : Cosmic Piano
Abstract
The Cosmic Piano is an innovative outreach tool designed to detect muons from air showers produced by cosmic rays colliding with the atmosphere. It 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. It associate a musical note and a colour for five detectors and create Cosmic Music, seamlessly fusing scientific phenomena with live music.
Contact
Authors :
- Guillermo Tejeda Muñoz (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico),
- Luis Alberto Perez Moreno (Princeton University, USA),
- Simone Ragoni (Creighton University, USA),
- Hector David Regules Medel (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico),
- Arturo Fernández Téllez (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico),
- Yael Antonio Vasquez Beltran (Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico)
Related IPPOG Collaboration member :
Contact :
- simone.ragoni [at] cern.ch
Project status
Ongoing (updated 2025-04-07)
Files & Resources
- Academic publication – Cosmic Piano: analysing the sound of the Universe
- Academic publication – The Cosmic Piano, a particle detector for physics and outreach purposes
- Academic publication – Cosmic Piano: a modular scintillator-based muon detector for scientific outreach
- Video (EN)
- Cosmic Piano code (EN)
- Sofia, Bulgaria 2023 (EN)
- ICHEP 2024