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The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and ...

Earth is constantly being struck by cosmic particles. High-energy muons can easily penetrate several meters of steel or concrete. A team at the German independent research institute Helmholtz-Zentrum ...

Nuclear physicists in Russia may have just detected one of the oldest Christian churches in the world after using muon radiography to scan a subterranean building located in the medieval fortress of ...

Left: Schematic of muon imaging on a CASTOR cask. The muon detectors are placed above and below. The material distribution of the cask causes slight deflections of the muon paths. Right: ...

Researchers have used cosmic rays from deep space to create a powerful probe to investigate the hidden mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The team, including Fermilab High Energy Physics (HEP) ...

Recent discoveries within the Great Pyramid of Giza have reignited theories about its mysterious tunnels and their potential connections to cosmic phenomena. Using advanced technology like muon ...