Quantum sensors and quantum computers may benefit from a reduction in cosmic-ray muons offered in places like the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in Lead, SD.
The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR) allows researchers to study the forging of elements inside stars. The experiment recently restarted, after about four years of hibernation.
As a particle physicist, I work in a unique environment: a mile underground. I’m an experiment support scientist with the Sanford Underground Research Facility.
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