Scattering angle distribution of 1 GeV muon with materials: Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn, W, Pb, U. a categorized by Z-classes. b categorized by each materials. (IMAGE)

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Scattering angle distribution of 1 GeV muon with materials: Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn, W, Pb, U. a categorized by Z-classes. b categorized by each materials.

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Cosmic-ray muon sources exhibit distinct scattering angle distributions when interacting with materials of different atomic numbers (Z values), facilitating the identification of various Z-class materials, particularly those radioactive high-Z nuclear elements.

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Liang-Wen Chen

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