An 'accidental discovery' confirms what simulations show (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

An 'accidental discovery' confirms what simulations show

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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.

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Jordan Goodman, HAWC Collaboration (NSF.gov)

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