How Does the Muon Cosmic Ray Screening Device Work?
The essential parts of the device consists of two sets of parallel tubular sensor constructed so: • Trucks and other vehicles can drive through • Sensors would fit over ship containers By placing detectors above and below a vehicle, scientists are able to monitor muon interaction with different materials in the vehicle’s cargo. The denser a material is, the more muons will scatter when they make contact. Using the scatter data, a computer creates an image of the different materials in the vehicle. This way, instead of relying on the interpretation of images on a screen, operators only need to consult the device’s readings. According to one scientist, the muon cosmic ray screening device is basically a data analysis system that measures the exact amount of deflection caused by the rays bouncing off different materials and identifies them according to the degree of deflection. Questions have been raised, however, concerning the speed of the device and whether or not it is fast enough to