Published May 9, 2007 | Version v1
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The University of Texas Maya Muon Project

Creators

  • 1. University of Texas at Austin, TX (United States)

Description

Plans to explore the ruin of a Maya Pyramid in Belize using cosmic ray muon tomography will be described. Muon tomography was pioneered by Luis Alvarez in the 1960's to explore the Second Pyramid of Chephren in Egypt. Improvements in detector technology since the Alvarez experiment suggest that muon tomography may be a practical method for exploring and monitoring relatively large underground volumes when exposure times of order months are acceptable. A prototype detector based on Fermilab/MINOS scintillator strip/WLS fiber technology has been built and is being tested at UT Austin. Initial results using the detector will be discussed.

Availability note (English)

Available from Video. rtsp://vmsstreamer1.fnal.gov/VMS_Site_03/Lectures/Colloquium/070509Schwitters/070509Schwitters1.rm?start=00:00:00

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
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Conference

Title
Fermilab Colloquia, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL)
Dates
9 May 2007
Place
Batavia, IL (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
43048479
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BELIZE; FERMILAB; FERMILAB ACCELERATOR; FIBERS; MONITORING; MUONS; PHOSPHORS; TOMOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LATIN AMERICA; LEPTONS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; SYNCHROTRONS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC02-07CH11359
Notes
run time 00:57:17
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Science (United States)