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First results on material identification and imaging with a large-volume muon tomography prototype
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Pesente, Silvia Vanini, S. Benettoni, Massimo Bonomi, Germano Calvini, Piero Checchia, P. Conti, Enrico Gonella, Franco Nebbia, Giancarlo Squarcia, Sandro Viesti, Giuseppe Zenoni, Aldo Zumerle, Gianni |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | The muon tomography technique, based on the multiple Coulomb scattering of cosmic ray muons, has been proposed recently as a tool to perform non-destructive assays of large volume objects without any radiation hazard. In this paper we present the experimental results obtained with a scanning system prototype, assembled using two large area CMS Muon Barrel drift chambers. The imaging capability of the apparatus is shown, and the possibility to discriminate among different materials is discussed in a specific case of detecting lead objects inside a metal matrix. This specific case is dictated by a need in safely handling scrap metal cargos in the steel industry. |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 4 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.017 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://fiabaw.ing.unibs.it/Pubblicazioni_files/pesente_NuclInstrMethA.604_2009_738.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.017 |
| Journal | 2009 1st International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
