CCC-based muon telescope for examination of natural caves

Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems

G. G.Barnaföldi¹  G.Hamar¹  D.Varga¹  L.Oláh¹  H. G.Melegh¹  G.Surányi¹ 

DOI  :  10.5194/gi-1-229-2012

学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: Copernicus Publications

【 摘 要 】

A portable cosmic muon detector has been developed for geophysicalapplications: searching for large scale underground rock/soil inhomogeneitiesand underground cavities. The designed muon telescope called a muon tomograph isbased on the recently developed closed cathode chamber (CCC) technology,which provides a cheap, easy handling, portable, and power efficient detectorsystem able to work even in extreme conditions (e.g. high humidity, low/hightemperature). The muon telescope has a detection surface of approximately 0.1 m²with a 10 mrad angular resolution. Tests have been performed in natural caves andartificial tunnel systems as well. In this paper a summary of the firstresults on tomographic cavities are presented and the geophysical andpossible industrial use of the cosmic muon tomographic technology is indicated.

【 授权许可】

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