Two British scientists from the University of Kent are looking for cosmic dust on the roofs of cathedrals across the United Kingdom.
. “The dust is coming in everywhere, but the rooftops offer an opportunity to collect the dust and not have people trampling all over it.”Size and inaccessibility. These two factors play a role in making the roofs of cathedrals a breeding ground for cosmic dust. “We want to go to these rooftops because the particles we find are so fascinating. They are useful to get a feel for the number of particles that are arriving at the surface.
The scientists first plan on visiting the Canterbury Cathedral after a feasibility study found cosmic particles on its roof in a section that had only been replaced two years ago. Wozniakiewicz and Ginnekento will return to Canterbury in the next couple of weeks for more thorough research, after which their next stop will be the Rochester Cathedral.
The roofs are usually at a great height, and the winds and rains, which are a daily feature in the UK, can sweep off much of the cosmic dust from the surface. But another thing that helps the scientists is the good records these churches keep of construction work done inside them. This would help the scientists know the ages of different sections of roofs and for how long they have been gathering dust.
“For the next rooftops, it’s important that we collect everything we can get access to over a specified area,” Wozniakiewicz said. “Fortunately, I’m OK with heights. Once I’m up there I just get on with it and don’t look down.”
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