Muons: Uses, Detection, & Volcanoes

[Maine]

I recently saw on an episode of NOVA yesterday, a machine made to detect muons ... I haven't heard of them before this. What it was used for was too see inside a volcano, Successful ? ... Yes. How did it work I have no idea. What exactly is this and does anyone else know of any other projects that have used this particle?

 

[phinds]

I recently saw on an episode of NOVA yesterday, a machine made to detect muons ... I haven't heard of them before this. What it was used for was too see inside a volcano, Successful ? ... Yes. How did it work I have no idea. What exactly is this and does anyone else know of any other projects that have used this particle?

Muon detection from the upper atmosphere has been used to validate time dilation. You can look it up on the internet or do a forum search here.

 

[Drakkith]

Do you have a name for this experiment or machine?

 

[Maine]

Ehhh ... tried that already, didn't get any real answers...

The machine detected the muon through a detector and projected it onto a computer in a 3D graphic image.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/deadliest-volcanoes.html

How do you think the sciencetist able to look inside a volcano just by using a muon detector ?

Muon detection from the upper atmosphere has been used to validate time dilation. You can look it up on the internet or do a forum search here.

Do you have a name for this experiment or machine?

 

[Drakkith]

I'm not reall sure. I did find this using google: http://cerncourier.com/cws/article/cern/30572

 

[Drakkith]

Ahah! Here we go. See here for some great info: http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yaoki/2009GRL.pdf

 

[Maine]

you are a LIFE SAVER !

Thank you! This is exactly what I was hoping to find.

Ahah! Here we go. See here for some great info: http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yaoki/2009GRL.pdf