Searching for possible hidden chambers in the Pyramid of the Sun ICRC-2007, Mérida
Pyramid of the Sun
Archeological problem - Three man-made tunnels ( ): no internal structure. - Radón (1997) measurements: no large cavities (?) - Moon Pyramide (+2002 results): Internal structure and large tumb!
Alvarez experiment Giza
Muon attenuation method Sensitivity Resolution Measurement vs. simulation
Simulation uncertainties Aereal level diagramDigitalization External shape
Internal density
GEANT-4 simulation Hypothetical chamber Smith Tunnel SBD method
Projections Smith Tunnel
Components: - Scintillators - Multiwire PC’s - WFD readout - Telemetry Detector design
Laboratory tests
WFD readout
On-site work Electricity Entrance limitation Laboratory
Current status - GEANT-4 simulations - Electrical power cabling (~1 km) - Detector shack and ventilation system (controlled humidity and temperature) - Commissioning of scintillation detectors - Commissioning of individual MWPC’s - Wireless communications - Laboratory tests of ensemble - Experiment
Participants Physics Institute Researchers Rubén Alfaro M. Ernesto Belmont M. Varlen Grabski Arnulfo Martínez D. Arturo Menchaca R. Matías Moreno Y. Andrés Sandoval Technician Mario Rangel Students Emilio Arrieta G. Ana Delia Becerril Azucena Cervantes Juan Manuel López Roberto Núñez C. Rémy Reche Esteban Rodríguez Edgar Vázquez Anthropology Institute Researchers Linda Manzanilla N. Luis Barba P. Economic support DGAPA-UNAM CONACYT