See inside: The development of a cosmic ray muon imaging system to aid the clean up of the UK’s nuclear waste legacy

Stanley, S.J.; Rhodes, D.; Jenneson, P.M.; Gilboy, W.B.; Simons, S.

doi:10.1016/j.anucene.2007.06.023

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“…with many electrons) for nuclear waste detection (e.g. Jenneson et al 2007; Stanley et al 2008). An experimental study of muon scattering has been performed in the Fréjus experiment (Berger et al 1989).…”

Section: Attenuation Of the Muon Flux By Rockmentioning

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Geophysical muon imaging: feasibility and limits

Lesparre¹,

Gibert²,

Marteau

et al. 2010

Geophysical Journal International

157

198

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International audienceWe study the possibility of muon radiography as a tool to investigate space and time changes in the internal density distribution inside geological structures. Previous work has shown the practical applicability of this method. Nevertheless, quantitative information on factors which impose limitations on it are still sorely lacking in the literature. We discuss the main issues that can influence the final result of a geophysical imaging experiment. In particular, with the view of optimizing the signal-to-noise ratio, we address issues concerning (i) the energy spectrum for muons arriving at different zenith angles, (ii) the muon propagation model through matter and (iii) the characteristics of the muon detector (telescope) that we have designed to perform experiments of muon radiography against the harsh environment usually encountered in the active zone of a volcano. We thus identify factors that can induce either static or dynamic effects and that should be taken into account. We also define a feasibility eq. (32) relating the geometrical characteristics of the telescope and the duration of the experiment to the expected density resolution, in turn a function of the geometrical characteristics of the target structure. This relation is especially important to define the applicability domain of muon radiography and it is utilized to test the suitability of the method to investigate the density distribution inside some candidate target structures

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Section: Attenuation Of the Muon Flux By Rockmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geophysical muon imaging: feasibility and limits

Lesparre¹,

Gibert²,

Marteau

et al. 2010

Geophysical Journal International

157

198

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“…Proposals have been presented to obtain radiographic images of the interior of large vessels with dimensions over many tens of meters, where storage or long-term structural integrity is an important issue [19]. Potential uses of cosmic ray muon radiography in industrial applications have been explored [20,21], including the inspection of nuclear waste containers [22] and of the inner structure of a blast furnace [23][24][25].…”

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Cosmic ray tracking to monitor the stability of historical buildings: a feasibility study

Bonomi

Caccia

Donzella

et al. 2019

Meas. Sci. Technol.

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A cosmic ray muon detection system is proposed for stability monitoring in the field of civil engineering, in particular for the static monitoring of historical buildings, where conservation constraints are severe and the time evolution of the deformation phenomena under study may be of the order of months or years. The stability monitoring of the wooden vaulted roof of the Palazzo della Loggia, located in the town of Brescia, Italy, has been considered as a case study. The feasibility, as well as the performance and limitations of a stability monitoring system based on cosmic ray tracking have been studied by Monte Carlo simulations. A study of possible systematic uncertainties is presented along with a realistic design for the construction of a measurement system prototype.

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“…Proposals have been presented to obtain radiographic images of the interior of large vessels with dimensions over many tens of meters, where storage or long-term structural integrity is an important issue [16,17]. Potential uses of cosmic ray muon radiography in industrial applications have been explored [18,19,20,21], including the inspection of nuclear waste containers [22] and of the inner structure of a blast furnace [23,24,25].…”

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Historical building stability monitoring by means of a cosmic ray tracking system

Zenoni

2015

2015 4th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and Their Applications (ANIMMA

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Abstract. Cosmic ray radiation is mostly composed, at sea level, by high energy muons, which are highly penetrating particles capable of crossing kilometers of rock. Cosmic ray radiation constituted the first source of projectiles used to investigate the intimate structure of matter and is currently and largely used for particle detector test and calibration. The ubiquitous and steady presence at the Earth's surface and the high penetration capability has motivated the use of cosmic ray radiation also in fields beyond particle physics, from geological and archaeological studies to industrial applications and civil security. In the present paper, cosmic ray muon detection techniques are assessed for stability monitoring applications in the field of civil engineering, in particular for static monitoring of historical buildings, where conservation constraints are more severe and the time evolution of the deformation phenomena under study may be of the order of months or years. As a significant case study, the monitoring of the wooden vaulted roof of the "Palazzo della Loggia" in the town of Brescia, in Italy, has been considered. The feasibility as well as the performances and limitations of a monitoring system based on cosmic ray tracking, in the considered case, have been studied by Monte Carlo simulation and discussed in comparison with more traditional monitoring systems. Requirements for muon detectors suitable for this particular application, as well as the results of some preliminary tests on a muon detector prototype based on scintillating fibers and silicon photomultipliers SiPM are presented.

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See inside: The development of a cosmic ray muon imaging system to aid the clean up of the UK’s nuclear waste legacy

Cited by 7 publications

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Geophysical muon imaging: feasibility and limits

Geophysical muon imaging: feasibility and limits

Cosmic ray tracking to monitor the stability of historical buildings: a feasibility study

Historical building stability monitoring by means of a cosmic ray tracking system

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