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THE COSMOPHONEplaying with particles, the cosmos and sounds

MutaMorphosis: Challenging Arts and Science

International Conference, Prague, 8-10 November 2007

J. DiennetD. CalvetR. KronlandC. Vallée (speaker)T. Voinier

http://cosmophone.in2p3.fr

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When the infinitely small governs the infinitely large

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A view of the Universe when it became transparent,300000 years after the Big Bang

(WMAP satellite)

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free protons

OUR GALAXY

acceleration

magnetic confinement(~ 10 million years)

interaction inatmosphere

ground muons detectionHigh energy cosmic rays

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The Cosmophone concept

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Detectorprinciple

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Muon signature

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Sound synthesis

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- 3D sound immersion:multi-source system

- Straight trajectoryTop/Bottom

Lower localisation index

Upper localisation index

- Dynamic/speed:Doppler Effect

- Infinite trajectory:variable reverberation

Muon trajectories 3-D acoustic materialisation

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Small device for a scientific exhibition

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Permanent installation at the Cité des Sciences, Paris

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CERN 50th anniversary, Geneva, October 19, 2004First cosmophone concert, “La Paix des Etoiles II”, Jacques Diennet

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GRIM concert, Marseille, January 2006Pascal Gobin composition for cosmophone and brass ensemble

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GRIM concert, Marseille, January 2006Jean-Marc Montera composition for cosmophone and corsican guitar

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