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Title: The MURAVES muon telescope: technology and expected performances

Journal Article · · Annals of Geophysics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7378· OSTI ID:1399103
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  1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Naples (Italy); Univ. di Napoli Federico II, Naples (Italy)
  2. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Florence (Italy)
  3. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  4. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Naples (Italy)
  5. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Florence (Italy); Univ. di Firenze, Florence (Italy)
  6. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Naples (Italy)
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Here, the MURAVES project aims to study the inner structure of the upper part of the Mt. Vesuvius volcano by muon radiography (muography) technique. Very high energy muons, produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, can penetrate large thickness of rocks. By measuring the attenuation of the muons flux trough the volcano cone is possible to obtain a 2D image of the density structure. Internal discontinuities, with a spatial resolution of about 10 m, can be, in principle, resolved. An absolute average density measurement can be provided too. The project, funded by the Italian Ministry of University, Research and Education (MIUR), is led by INGV and INFN. In this article the mechanical structure of the detectors and background suppression techniques are reported.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1399103
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-16-726-PPD; 1628913
Journal Information:
Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 60, Issue 1; ISSN 1593-5213
Publisher:
INGV, Istituto nazionale di geoisica e vulcanologiaCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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