3 papers
astro-ph.HE2025
A volcanic chronosequence as a time-resolved paleo-detector array to study the cosmic-ray flux in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene
Claudio Galelli, Lorenzo Caccianiga, Lorenzo Apollonio +2
We present a phenomenological study demonstrating the feasibility of using olivine xenoliths from the Chaîne des Puys as a time-resolved paleo-detector array to probe the cosmic-ra…
physics.ins-det2025
Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter 2025 Proceedings
Shigenobu Hirose, Patrick Stengel, Natsue Abe +70
The third ``Mineral Detection of Neutrinos and Dark Matter'' (MDDM'25) meeting was held May 20-23, 2025 in Yokohama, Japan, hosted by the Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences,…
astro-ph.HE2024
Sedimentary rocks from Mediterranean drought in the Messinian age as a probe of the past cosmic ray flux
Lorenzo Caccianiga, Claudio Galelli, Lorenzo Apollonio +3
We propose the use of natural minerals as detectors to study the past flux of cosmic rays. This novel application of the \textit{paleo-detector} technique requires a specific appro…