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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/AlvarezPyramids.pdf
Great pyramid void discovery paper:
nature.com/articles/nature24647
Fermilab physics 101:
fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-physics-101/index.html
Fermilab home page:
fnal.gov
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/AlvarezPyramids.pdf
Great pyramid void discovery paper:
nature.com/articles/nature24647
Fermilab physics 101:
fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-physics-101/index.html
Fermilab home page:
fnal.gov