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| The recording of the first practical application of the muons occurred almost twenty years later in 1955 when Eric George consistently measured mule flow attenuation measurements to measure the thickness of the ice over tunnels excavated at a mine in Australia. At the time, the equipment that George used, consisted of a telescope with a Geiger counter that mediates the ionization provoked by the muons. By measuring the attenuation of the flow, it is possible to extract information about the crossed material and its interior, somewhat similar to how an X-ray is obtained. | The first practical application of the muons reported occurred almost twenty years later, in 1955, when Eric George consistently measured the muon flux attenuation produced by an ice overburden above tunnels dug inside a mine in Australia. His intention was to measure the thickness of the ice overburden. At the time, the equipment that George used consisted of a Geiger counter telescope that measured the ionization caused by the muons. |
First Use of Muons
The first practical application of the muons reported occurred almost twenty years later, in 1955, when Eric George consistently measured the muon flux attenuation produced by an ice overburden above tunnels dug inside a mine in Australia. His intention was to measure the thickness of the ice overburden. At the time, the equipment that George used consisted of a Geiger counter telescope that measured the ionization caused by the muons.