Neutron detector mobilizes muons for nuclear, quantum material (VIDEO)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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In a muon tomography detector, cosmic-ray muons interact with an object and strike scintillators that emit photons. Wavelength-shifting fibers transmit the photons to photodetectors that digitize the signals, which researchers analyze to reconstruct high-resolution images.

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Phoenix Pleasant/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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