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Título del libro: Proceedings Of The 33rd International Cosmic Rays Conference, Icrc 2013
Título del capítulo: Search for cavities in the teotihuacan pyramid of the sun using cosmic muons: Preliminary results

Autores UNAM:
JOSE RUBEN ALFARO MOLINA; ERNESTO JOSE MARIA DE LA SALETE BELMONT MORENO; VARLEN GRABSKI; LINDA ROSA MANZANILLA NAIM; ANA MARIA MARTINEZ VAZQUEZ; ARTURO ALEJANDRO MENCHACA ROCHA; FERNANDO MATIAS MORENO YNTRIAGO; ANDRES SANDOVAL ESPINOSA;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2013
Palabras clave:

Charged particles; Cosmic rays; Attenuation measurements; Experimental methods; External shape; Muon radiographies; Physics simulation; Relative density; Symmetry axis; Teotihuacan; Cosmology


Resumen:

Over the last two years the Pyramid of the Sun, at Teotihuacan, Mexico, has been searched for possible hidden chambers by means of muon attenuation measurements inside the monument?s volume. The experimental method is based on the use of a muon tracker which is placed in a tunnel, running below the base and ending close to the symmetry axis of the pyramid. The accumulated experimental data, when compared to physics simulations using GEANT4, already show identifiable known features of the external shape of the pyramid. Experimental results of the relative density distribution inside the pyramid are presented. © 2013 Sociedade Brasileira de Fisica. All Rights Reserved.


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