Sentences with phrase «by cosmic ray muons»

Not exact matches

Takaaki Kajita heads up the Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector near Hida, Japan, and in 1998 he announced the discovery that muon neutrinos, created by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, seemed to be transforming into taus.

By - products of cosmic rays called muons helped scientists uncover a hollow area inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, Maria Temming reported in «Mystery void is discovered in the Great Pyramid of Giza» (SN: 11/25/17, p. 6).

In fact, a team of physicists has found a previously unknown void within the pyramid by imaging it with muons, high - energy byproducts of cosmic rays that are created when protons and other atomic nuclei strike the atmosphere.

The Pierre Auger Observatory has detected more muons from cosmic - ray showers than predicted by the most up - to - date particle - physics models.

One theory of many behind the solar / volcanic connection is that MUONS, a by product of galactic cosmic rays can affect the calderas of certain volcanoes by changing the chemical composition of the matter within the silica rich magma creating aerosols which increase pressure in the magma chamber and hence lead to an explosive eruption.