The MU-RAY detector has been designed to perform muon radiography of volcanoes. The possible use on the field introduces several constraints. First the electric power consumption must be reduced to the minimum, so that the detector can be solar-powered. Moreover it must be robust and transportable, for what concerns the front-end electronics and data acquisition. A 1 m2 prototype has been constructed and is taking data at Mt. Vesuvius. The detector consists of modules of 32 scintillator bars with wave length shifting fibers and silicon photomultiplier read-out. A dedicated front-end electronics has been developed, based on the SPIROC ASIC. An introduction to muon radiography principles, the MU-RAY detector description and results obtained in laboratory will be presented.

The MU-RAY detector for muon radiography of volcanoes / A., Anastasio; Ambrosino, Fabio; D., Basta; L., Bonechi; M., Brianzi; A., Bross; S., Callier; A., Caputo; R., Ciaranfi; Cimmino, Luigi; R., D'Alessandro; L., D'Auria; C., de La Taille; S., Energico; Garufi, Fabio; F., Giudicepietro; Lauria, Adele; G., Macedonio; M., Martini; V., Masone; Mattone, Cristina; Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA; Noli, Pasquale; M., Orazi; G., Passeggio; R., Peluso; A., Pla Dalmau; L., Raux; P., Rubinov; Saracino, Giulio; E., Scarlini; G., Scarpato; G., Sekhniaidze; O., Starodubtsev; Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO; A., Taketa; H. K. M., Tanaka; A., Vanzanella. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 732:(2013), pp. 423-426. [10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.159]

The MU-RAY detector for muon radiography of volcanoes

AMBROSINO, FABIO;CIMMINO, LUIGI;GARUFI, FABIO;LAURIA, ADELE;MATTONE, CRISTINA;MONTESI, MARIA CRISTINA;NOLI, pasquale;SARACINO, GIULIO;STROLIN, PAOLO EMILIO;
2013

Abstract

The MU-RAY detector has been designed to perform muon radiography of volcanoes. The possible use on the field introduces several constraints. First the electric power consumption must be reduced to the minimum, so that the detector can be solar-powered. Moreover it must be robust and transportable, for what concerns the front-end electronics and data acquisition. A 1 m2 prototype has been constructed and is taking data at Mt. Vesuvius. The detector consists of modules of 32 scintillator bars with wave length shifting fibers and silicon photomultiplier read-out. A dedicated front-end electronics has been developed, based on the SPIROC ASIC. An introduction to muon radiography principles, the MU-RAY detector description and results obtained in laboratory will be presented.
2013
The MU-RAY detector for muon radiography of volcanoes / A., Anastasio; Ambrosino, Fabio; D., Basta; L., Bonechi; M., Brianzi; A., Bross; S., Callier; A., Caputo; R., Ciaranfi; Cimmino, Luigi; R., D'Alessandro; L., D'Auria; C., de La Taille; S., Energico; Garufi, Fabio; F., Giudicepietro; Lauria, Adele; G., Macedonio; M., Martini; V., Masone; Mattone, Cristina; Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA; Noli, Pasquale; M., Orazi; G., Passeggio; R., Peluso; A., Pla Dalmau; L., Raux; P., Rubinov; Saracino, Giulio; E., Scarlini; G., Scarpato; G., Sekhniaidze; O., Starodubtsev; Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO; A., Taketa; H. K. M., Tanaka; A., Vanzanella. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - 732:(2013), pp. 423-426. [10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.159]
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