The use of cosmic muons in detecting heterogeneities in large volumes

The muon intensity attenuation method to detect heterogeneities in large matter volumes is analyzed. Approximate analytical expressions to estimate the collection time and the signal to noise ratio, are proposed and validated by Monte Carlo simulations. Important parameters, including point spread f...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 2008-02, Vol.585 (3), p.128-135
Main Authors: Grabski, V., Reche, R., Alfaro, R., Belmont-Moreno, E., Martínez-Dávalos, A., Sandoval, A., Menchaca-Rocha, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cosmic rays
Instrumentation and Detectors
Muon intensity attenuation
Physics
Signal to noise ratio
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Summary:The muon intensity attenuation method to detect heterogeneities in large matter volumes is analyzed. Approximate analytical expressions to estimate the collection time and the signal to noise ratio, are proposed and validated by Monte Carlo simulations. Important parameters, including point spread function and coordinate reconstruction uncertainty are also estimated using Monte Carlo simulations.
ISSN:0168-9002
1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2007.11.023