Contact: Steve Koppes
skoppes@uchicago.edu
773-702-8366
University of Chicago
Caption: Scott Wakely, assistant professor in physics at the University of Chicago, and colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory built a prototype instrument for studying cosmic rays with unprecedented precision from a ground-based instrument. He and Simon Swordy, James Franck Professor in Physics at the University of Chicago, are developing a second-generation instrument for studying these phenomena, which have fascinated scientists for decades.
Credit: Photo by Lloyd DeGrane
Usage Restrictions: This image may be used in news articles describing the research of Scott Wakely and Simon Swordy.
Related news release: Radiation flashes may help crack cosmic mystery