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An internationally recognized expert in high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and galactic cosmic rays, 2023 Michigan Tech Research Award recipient Petra Huentemeyer views the career path she has followed as a natural if not always easy progression. Fueled by a persistent curiosity to probe the unknown origins of the universe, her work has led her to study and conduct research at the world’s leading institutions in her field. Among the top three most cited authors at Tech, she serves as vice-spokesperson for a globally collaborative observatory and mentors her students to seek their own bright futures. Learn more about her in this MTU News Q&A. ....
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E-Mail IMAGE: A lightning mapper at the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Cosmic Ray Observatory in Mexico unexpectedly observed that gamma rays produce more neutrons than previously known. view more Credit: Jordan Goodman, HAWC Collaboration (NSF.gov) LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 28, 2021 Analysis of data from a lightning mapper and a small, hand-held radiation detector has unexpectedly shed light on what a gamma-ray burst from lightning might look like - by observing neutrons generated from soil by very large cosmic-ray showers. The work took place at the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Cosmic Ray Observatory in Mexico. This was an accidental discovery, said Greg Bowers, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and lead author of the study published in ....