Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector
Muons are constantly produced in cosmic-rays and reach the Earth surface with a flux of about 160 particles per second per square meter. The abundance of muons with respect to other cosmic particles and their capability to cross dense materials with low absorption rate allow them to be exploited for...
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| author | Mariaelena D’Errico Fabio Ambrosino Luigi Cimmino Vincenzo Masone Marco Mirra Giulio Saracino Lorenzo Roscilli |
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| description | Muons are constantly produced in cosmic-rays and reach the Earth surface with a flux of about 160 particles per second per square meter. The abundance of muons with respect to other cosmic particles and their capability to cross dense materials with low absorption rate allow them to be exploited for large scale geological or human-made object imaging. <i>Muon radiography</i> is based on similar principles as X-ray radiography, measuring the surviving rate of muons escaping the target and relating it to the mass distribution inside the object. In the course of decades, after the first application in 1955, the methodology has been applied in several different fields. Muography allows us to measure the internal density distribution of the investigated object, or to simply highlight the presence of void regions by observing any excess of muons. Most of these applications require the detector to be installed below the rock being probed. In case that possible installation sites are not easily accessible by people, common instrumentation cannot be installed. A novel borehole cylindrical detector for muon radiography has been recently developed to deal with these conditions. It has been realized with a cylindrical geometry to fit typical borehole dimensions. Its design maximizes the geometrical acceptance, minimizing the dead spaces by the use of arc-shaped scintillators. The details of the construction and preliminary results of the first usage are described in this paper. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0d777e37ef94f0486ead989151974372023-11-17T11:46:47ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2022-12-0171210.3390/instruments7010002Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical DetectorMariaelena D’Errico0Fabio Ambrosino1Luigi Cimmino2Vincenzo Masone3Marco Mirra4Giulio Saracino5Lorenzo Roscilli6INFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyINFN—Sezione di Napoli, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, 80126 Napoli, ItalyMuons are constantly produced in cosmic-rays and reach the Earth surface with a flux of about 160 particles per second per square meter. The abundance of muons with respect to other cosmic particles and their capability to cross dense materials with low absorption rate allow them to be exploited for large scale geological or human-made object imaging. <i>Muon radiography</i> is based on similar principles as X-ray radiography, measuring the surviving rate of muons escaping the target and relating it to the mass distribution inside the object. In the course of decades, after the first application in 1955, the methodology has been applied in several different fields. Muography allows us to measure the internal density distribution of the investigated object, or to simply highlight the presence of void regions by observing any excess of muons. Most of these applications require the detector to be installed below the rock being probed. In case that possible installation sites are not easily accessible by people, common instrumentation cannot be installed. A novel borehole cylindrical detector for muon radiography has been recently developed to deal with these conditions. It has been realized with a cylindrical geometry to fit typical borehole dimensions. Its design maximizes the geometrical acceptance, minimizing the dead spaces by the use of arc-shaped scintillators. The details of the construction and preliminary results of the first usage are described in this paper.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/7/1/2muographyborehole detectorscosmic rays |
| spellingShingle | Mariaelena D’Errico Fabio Ambrosino Luigi Cimmino Vincenzo Masone Marco Mirra Giulio Saracino Lorenzo Roscilli Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector Instruments muography borehole detectors cosmic rays |
| title | Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector |
| title_full | Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector |
| title_fullStr | Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector |
| title_short | Muon Radiography Investigations in Boreholes with a Newly Designed Cylindrical Detector |
| title_sort | muon radiography investigations in boreholes with a newly designed cylindrical detector |
| topic | muography borehole detectors cosmic rays |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/7/1/2 |
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