Research Highlighs and Featured Platforms

With the advancement of plastic scintillating fibers and silicon photomultipliers, the cost and complexity of designing and manufacturing new-structured plastic scintillating fiber detectors have been reduced. These detectors can provide high spatial resolution comparable to traditional silicon microstrip detectors, making them highly promising for applications in both space-borne and ground-based particle physics experiments, as well as in radiation detection equipment. The research team tackles key challenges in the development of fiber detectors by advancing related simulation and reconstruction software, multi-channel readout electronics, high-precision fiber module fabrication platforms, and critical component testing platforms. It investigates the impact of factors such as fiber arrangement, light transmission, and the optical response of silicon photomultipliers on the spatial resolution and detection efficiency, while optimizing device selection and fabrication processes. To meet the demand for muon imaging technology in fields such as heavy nuclear material identification, geological exploration and cultural heritage preservation, the team develops large-scale, high-spatial-resolution plastic scintillating fiber detectors and works towards establishing a high-precision muon imaging platform.