RNA Detection in air by means of Cosmic Rays interactions

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel method for detecting viral RNA traces in air by analyzing cosmic ray interactions with aerosol particles, using specialized detectors to identify chemical signatures like P31.

Contribution

It introduces a new approach leveraging cosmic ray interactions to detect viral RNA in open or enclosed spaces, which is a novel application of particle physics in biosurveillance.

Findings

Demonstrated the feasibility of detecting RNA-related elements via cosmic ray interactions.

Developed detectors capable of identifying specific chemical signatures in air samples.

Proposed a non-invasive, space-free method for viral detection in public environments.

Abstract

The study research presented hereafter shows a new methodology to reveal traces of Viral particles thanks to their own chemical structure such as P31, an element making up part of the structure of RNA, a type of nucleic acid, such as in a virus, in an open space or a closed ambient ( typically an airport hall) detecting sub-atomic particles interactions with the air due to Cosmic Rays , an Outer Space free source .This is constructed with the use of adequate detectors (under development) looking in particular at the peculiar interactions of muons, cosmic rays relativistic particle segment, with the no living matter present as aerosol in the air.