Muons and seismic: a dynamic duo for the shallow subsurface?

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · FastTIMES

OSTI ID:1369191

Mellors, Robert ^[1]; Chapline, George ^[1]; Bonneville, Alain ^[2]; Kouzes, Richard ^[2]; Bonal, Nedra ^[3]; Rowe, Charlotte Anne  ^[4]; Guardincerri, Elena  ^[4]

---

1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

This paper explores, at a preliminary level, the possibility of merging seismic data, both active and passive, with density constraints inferred from muon measurements. We focus on a theoretical analysis but note that muon experiments are ongoing to test model predictions with experimental data.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344
• OSTI ID: 1369191
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-16-28664
• Journal Information: FastTIMES, Vol. 21, Issue 4; ISSN 1943-6505
• Publisher: Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

58 GEOSCIENCES
Planetary Sciences
Cosmic ray muons
seismic
modeling
joint inversion
Density Imaging
Void Detection
Muons