Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications
A portable cosmic muon detector has been developed for environmental, geophysical, or industrial applications. The device is a tracking detector based on the Close Cathode Chamber, an MWPC-like technology, allowing operation in natural underground caves or artificial tunnels, far from laboratory con...
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| author | László Oláh Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi Gergő Hamar Hunor Gergely Melegh Gergely Surányi Dezső Varga |
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| description | A portable cosmic muon detector has been developed for environmental, geophysical, or industrial applications. The device is a tracking detector based on the Close Cathode Chamber, an MWPC-like technology, allowing operation in natural underground caves or artificial tunnels, far from laboratory conditions. The compact, low power consumption system with sensitive surface of 0.1 m2 measures the angular distribution of cosmic muons with a resolution of 10 mrad, allowing for a detailed mapping of the rock thickness above the muon detector. Demonstration of applicability of the muon telescope (REGARD Muontomograph) for civil engineering and measurements in artificial underground tunnels or caverns are presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0be4d16e577e4d57a2385c1804601f212025-02-03T06:15:11ZengWileyAdvances in High Energy Physics1687-73571687-73652013-01-01201310.1155/2013/560192560192Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical ApplicationsLászló Oláh0Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi1Gergő Hamar2Hunor Gergely Melegh3Gergely Surányi4Dezső Varga5Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Eötvös University, 1/A Pázmány P. sétány, 1117 Budapest, HungaryInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós Street, 1121 Budapest, HungaryInstitute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 29-33 Konkoly-Thege Miklós Street, 1121 Budapest, HungaryBudapest University of Technology and Economics, 3-9 Műegyetem rkp., 1111 Budapest, HungaryGeological, Geophysical and Space Science Research Group of the HAS, Eötvös University, 1/C Pázmány P. sétány, 1117 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Eötvös University, 1/A Pázmány P. sétány, 1117 Budapest, HungaryA portable cosmic muon detector has been developed for environmental, geophysical, or industrial applications. The device is a tracking detector based on the Close Cathode Chamber, an MWPC-like technology, allowing operation in natural underground caves or artificial tunnels, far from laboratory conditions. The compact, low power consumption system with sensitive surface of 0.1 m2 measures the angular distribution of cosmic muons with a resolution of 10 mrad, allowing for a detailed mapping of the rock thickness above the muon detector. Demonstration of applicability of the muon telescope (REGARD Muontomograph) for civil engineering and measurements in artificial underground tunnels or caverns are presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/560192 |
| spellingShingle | László Oláh Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi Gergő Hamar Hunor Gergely Melegh Gergely Surányi Dezső Varga Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications Advances in High Energy Physics |
| title | Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications |
| title_full | Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications |
| title_fullStr | Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications |
| title_short | Cosmic Muon Detection for Geophysical Applications |
| title_sort | cosmic muon detection for geophysical applications |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/560192 |
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