Design, Construction and In Situ Testing of a Muon Camera for Earth Science and Civil Engineering Applications

The MUST 2 (MUon Survey Tomography based on Micromegas detectors for Unreachable Sites Technology) camera is based on a thin Time Projection Chamber read by a resistive Micromegas. This innovative combination presents interesting distinctive features compared to existing muon detection technologies....

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Main Authors: Lázaro Roche, Ignacio, Bitri, Adnand, Bouteille, Simon, Decitre, Jean-Baptiste, Jourde, Kevin, Gance, Julien, Truffert, Catherine, Gaffet, Stéphane
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Background noise
Calibration
Civil engineering
Confined spaces
Earth Sciences
Field tests
Muons
Radiation counters
Sciences of the Universe
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Summary:The MUST 2 (MUon Survey Tomography based on Micromegas detectors for Unreachable Sites Technology) camera is based on a thin Time Projection Chamber read by a resistive Micromegas. This innovative combination presents interesting distinctive features compared to existing muon detection technologies. It allows a wide angular acceptance of the detector with a low weight and compact volume, well adapted for confined spaces or underground operation. The current work presents the results obtained during the calibration measurements at the reference site, the Low Background Noise Laboratory (LBNL). Preliminary results from field measurement campaign carried out at the dam overlooking the village of Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt (South-East of France) are presented and discussed.
ISSN:2267-1242
2555-0403
2267-1242
DOI:10.1051/e3sconf/20198801003