The Earth is under constant bombardment from cosmic rays, most of them being nuclei ... and $150 for a muon detector still isn’t too unreasonable. Detecting muons seems to have become a thing ...

Subatomic particles called muons could measure pressure changes in supercell thunderstorms and the twisters they kick up.

Muon tomography is an innovative imaging technique that utilizes cosmic ray muons—high-energy particles that penetrate materials—to create detailed images of dense objects. This method has ...

[Robert Hart] is building an array of individual cosmic ray detectors that can be distributed across a landscape to display how these cosmic rays (particles, technically) arrive as showers of muons.

There are around 10,000 cosmic ray muons passing through each square metre of the ground every minute. Similar to an x-ray, muon tomography is the process of monitoring how many muon particles are ...

Muon radiography and tomography are innovative imaging techniques that utilize cosmic rays, specifically muons, to visualize the internal structures of various objects and geological formations.

But with muon detectors, we can see tens of meters deep ... Related: Scientists find highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever seen As muons approach an object, a sensor made from a special ...

This 3-D image shows a cosmic-ray muon producing a large shower of energy as it passes through the NOvA far detector in Minnesota. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

More information: Bingyang Liu et al, Explaining Muon Excess in Cosmic Rays Using the Gluon Condensation Model, The Astrophysical Journal (2024). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad6b9a ...

Cosmic rays and their byproduct ... Researchers plan to use muon detectors over large areas or portable versions to track severe weather patterns. The findings could enhance und ...

Japanese researchers developed a system based on subatomic particles derived from high-energy cosmic rays to locate a ... In an experiment, the team set up a detector mounted on a moveable cart ...

An X-ray observatory used to study neutron stars is “back in the black” and a cosmic ray detector is ready for possible future upgrades after two astronauts completed a spacewalk outside the ...