Studies of Scintillators with Wavelength-Shifting Fiber Readout

The future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is the next-generation facility for Nuclear Physics research that will enable us to explore the structure of the proton like never before. In this discussion, I will detail research in prototyping particle detectors using scintillating materials for the future EIC. It will entail three main tasks, discussing fiber polishing, error analysis and development of new techniques to solve experimental problems, and experimental design and construction of said prototypes. Work will primarily focus on scintillating bars, Wave-Length Shifting (WLS) fibers, and calorimeters. Using a combination of 3D modeling software, Sketchup, and data analysis, a polished WLS Fiber was joined with a scintillating bar to construct a cosmic particle detector. This bar plus fiber was used in tandem with two Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) to test and run two-fold coincidence experiments. Analysis of threshold test will also be discussed. Further research will be on data analysis and learning how to fit simulated data using python, pyRoot, and Jupyter Notebook. This work is supported by DOE-NP traineeship program DE-SC0022526