Tomographic Imaging with Cosmic Ray Muons

Morris, C. L.; Alexander, Chris; Bacon, Jeffrey; Borozdin, K.; Clark, Deborah J.; Chartrand, Rick; Espinoza, C.; Fraser, Andrew M.; Galassi, M.; Green, J. A.; Gonzales, J.; Gomez, J. J.; Hengartner, Nicolas W.; Hogan, G. E.; Klimenko, A.; Makela, M.; McGaughey, P. L.; Medina, J.; Pazuchanics, F. E.; Priedhorsky, W. C.; Ramsey, J.; Saunders, Alexander; Schirato, R.; Schultz, L.; Sossong, M.; Blanpied, G.

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“…Unlike x-ray imaging, that uses the absorption of x-rays as a means of imaging an object, muon radiography uses multiple Coulomb scattering as the source of the image. Experimental studies find [58] that cosmic-ray muons could measure the radiation thickness of a 10-cm cube of material to within 14% in 1 minute. This accuracy translates into the ability to distinguished a cube of tungsten from one of steel at the six standard deviation level.…”

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Applications of nuclear physics

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2017

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Today the applications of nuclear physics span a very broad range of topics and fields. This review discusses a number of aspects of these applications, including selected topics and concepts in nuclear reactor physics, nuclear fusion, nuclear non--proliferation, nuclear--geophysics, and nuclear medicine. The review begins with a historic summary of the early years in applied nuclear physics, with an emphasis on the huge developments that took place around the time of World War II, and that underlie the physics involved in designs of nuclear explosions, controlled nuclear energy, and nuclear fusion. The review then moves to focus on modern applications of these concepts, including the basic concepts and diagnostics developed for the forensics of nuclear explosions, the nuclear diagnostics at the National Ignition Facility, nuclear reactor safeguards, and the detection of nuclear material production and trafficking. The review also summarizes recent developments in nuclear geophysics and nuclear medicine. The nuclear geophysics areas discussed include geo--chronology, nuclear logging for industry, the Oklo reactor, and geo--neutrinos. The section on nuclear medicine summarizes the critical advances in nuclear imaging, including PET and SPECT imaging, targeted radionuclide therapy, and the nuclear physics of medical isotope production. Each subfield discussed requires a review article onto itself, which is not the intention of the current review. Rather, the current review is intended for readers who wish to get a broad understanding of applied nuclear physics.

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2017

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“…(2.1) on p. An estimate of the momentum can be obtained from the scattering within the detector layers. For such a system, a momentum resolution of about 50% can be achieved [12], so a momentum error of 50% was assumed.…”

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Passive 3D imaging of nuclear waste containers with Muon Scattering Tomography

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms ABSTRACT: The non-invasive imaging of dense objects is of particular interest in the context of nuclear waste management, where it is important to know the contents of waste containers without opening them. Using Muon Scattering Tomography (MST), it is possible to obtain a detailed 3D image of the contents of a waste container on reasonable timescales, showing both the high and low density materials inside. We show the performance of such a method on a Monte Carlo simulation of a dummy waste drum object containing objects of different shapes and materials. The simulation has been tuned with our MST prototype detector performance. In particular, we show that both a tungsten penny of 2 cm radius and 1 cm thickness, and a uranium sheet of 0.5 cm thickness can be clearly identified. We also show the performance of a novel edge finding technique, by which the edges of embedded objects can be identified more precisely than by solely using the imaging method.

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“…Muon tomography has been developed at LANL to address the problem of nuclear smuggling (Borozdin 2003, Morris 2008. LANL has constructed several muon tracking detectors; the most recent detector is the Mini Muon Tracker (MMT), shown in Figure 2, which was used in this project.…”

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Nevada National Security Site Site-Directed Research and Development FY 2014 Annual Report

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2015

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Tomographic Imaging with Cosmic Ray Muons

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Applications of nuclear physics

Applications of nuclear physics

Passive 3D imaging of nuclear waste containers with Muon Scattering Tomography

Nevada National Security Site Site-Directed Research and Development FY 2014 Annual Report

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