The MU-RAY experiment. An application of SiPM technology to the understanding of volcanic phenomena

Anastasio, A.; Ambrosino, F.; Basta, D.; Bonechi, L.; Brianzi, M.; Bross, A.; Callier, S.; Cassese, Francesco Peluso; Castellini, G.; Ciaranfi, R.; Cimmino, Luigi; D’Alessandro, R.; Fazio, B. De; Taille, C. De La; Garufi, F.; Iacobucci, G.; Martini, M.; Masone, V.; Mattone, C.; Miyamoto, Seigo; Montesi, M.C.; Nishiyama, Ryuichi; Noli, P.; Orazi, M.; Parascandolo, L.; Passeggio, G.; Peluso, R.; Pla‐Dalmau, A.; Raux, L.; Rocco, R.; Rubinov, P.; Saracino, G.; Scarlini, E.; Scarpato, Giovanni; Sekhniaidze, G.; Starodubtsev, O.; Strolin, P.; Taketa, A.; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Tanaka, M.; Uchida, Tomohisa

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.08.065

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“…Nonetheless, an accurate coordinate reconstruction can still be achieved by using the track inclination information from other detector planes, through suitable algorithms. Figure 6: (Left) The WLS approach chosen by, for example, MU-RAY [81]. (Right) Large SiPM approach used by MIMA [82].…”

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Atmospheric muons as an imaging tool

2020

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Imaging methods based on the absorption or scattering of atmospheric muons, collectively named under the neologism "muography", exploit the abundant natural flux of muons produced from cosmic-ray interactions in the atmosphere. Recent years have seen a steep rise in the development of muography methods in a variety of innovative multidisciplinary approaches to study the interior of natural or man-made structures, establishing synergies between usually disconnected academic disciplines such as particle physics, geology, and archaeology. Muography also bears promise of immediate societal impact through geotechnical investigations, nuclear waste surveys, homeland security, and natural hazard monitoring. Our aim is to provide an introduction to this vibrant research area, starting from the physical principles at the basis of the methods and reviewing several recent developments in the application of muography methods to specific use cases, without any pretence of exhaustiveness. We then describe the main detector technologies and imaging methods, including their combination with conventional techniques from other disciplines, where appropriate. Finally, we discuss critically some outstanding issues that affect a broad variety of applications, and the current state of the art in addressing them. a

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Atmospheric muons as an imaging tool

2020

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“…The minimum volume of a hidden tomb that can be reasonably detected with this method varies from one to a few cubic metres, assuming the tomb is located a few metres underground. To assess the possibility of identifying such hypothetic hidden tombs by exploiting the information carried by the detected muons, a data analysis method [Anastasio et al 2013] has been proposed, based on the comparison of the measured flux with a simulated expected flux, calculated for the same data acquisition time.…”

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“…A homogeneous terrain with a flat surface has been considered, with a generic "reasonable" chemical composition. A realistic muon detector, based on the technology used for the MURAY experiment [Anastasio et al 2013], has been positioned 7 m underground and a one cubic metre empty cavity has been placed 4 m undersoil on its field of view, 8 m far from it. A sketch of the com-plete geometry implemented in Geant4 is shown in Figure 4.…”

Section: Preliminary Study With the Geant4 High Energy Physics Simulamentioning

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A possible point of contact between cosmic ray physics and archaeology: muon absorption radiography at the Tharros Phoenician-Roman site

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“…A muon telescope consisting of an array of four identical detectors will be used, for a total sensitive area of 4 m 2 . The detectors are designed on the basis of the experience acquired in the MU-RAY R&D program [Ambrosi et al 2011;Anastasio et al 2013aAnastasio et al , 2013bAmbrosino et al 2014Ambrosino et al , 2015 using the same technology of plastic scintillator bars of triangular cross-section, equipped by wave-length shifting (WLS) fibres that are coupled to silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). Major technical upgrades have been introduced in the mechanical structure, in the photo-sensors, in the front-end electronics and in DAQ Board.…”

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