Cosmic rays and the mummy's curse

Опубликовано: 27 Июль 2023
на канале: Fermilab
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Archaeology and particle physics would seem to have nothing in common, yet researchers are using subatomic particles called muons to effectively x-ray such huge and ancient structures as both Egyptian and Mexican pyramids. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln tells us how it is done.

Alvarez paper (Khafre):
http://www2.lns.mit.edu/fisherp/Alvar...

Great pyramid void discovery paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/natur...

Fermilab physics 101:
https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/part...

Fermilab home page:
https://fnal.gov