Speaker
Claudio Galelli
(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Summary
The PRImuS project proposes a novel paleo-detector technique to study past cosmic ray muon fluxes by using their interactions with nuclei in minerals. Instead of measuring the concentration of cosmogenic isotopes produced by these interacitons, it aims at detecting the physical damage tracks left in natural minerals by the recoiling nuclides. The expected track length spectrum is modeled using a simulation chain that includes Geant4 and SRIM tables. Phenomenological studies suggest the tracks should be detectable in various geological samples. PRImuS is an INFN-funded project aiming to experimentally verify these models to open a new way to study Earth's history and astrophysical sources.
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Author
Claudio Galelli
(Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
