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 at- mosphere, can penetrate large thickness of rocks. By measuring the at- tenuation of the muons flux trough the volcano cone is possible to obtain a 2D image of the density structure. Internal discontinuities, with a spa- tial 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 de- tectors and background suppression techniques are reported.

The MURAVES muon telescope: technology and expected performances / Saracino, Giulio; Ambrosino, Fabio; Bonechi, Lorenzo; Bross, Alan; Cimmino, Luigi; Ciaranfi, Roberto; D’Alessandro, Raffaello; Giudicepietro, Flora; Macedonio, Giovanni; Martini, Marcello; Masone, Vincenzo; Mori, Nicola; Noli, Pasquale; Orazi, Massimo; Passeggio, Giuseppe; Pla-Dalmau, Anna; Roscilli, Lorenzo; Strolin, Paolo. - In: ANNALS OF GEOPHYSICS. - ISSN 2037-416X. - 60:1(2017). [10.4401/ag-7378]

The MURAVES muon telescope: technology and expected performances

Saracino, Giulio
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Ambrosino, Fabio;Cimmino, Luigi;Noli, Pasquale;Strolin, Paolo
2017

Abstract

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 at- mosphere, can penetrate large thickness of rocks. By measuring the at- tenuation of the muons flux trough the volcano cone is possible to obtain a 2D image of the density structure. Internal discontinuities, with a spa- tial 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 de- tectors and background suppression techniques are reported.
2017
The MURAVES muon telescope: technology and expected performances / Saracino, Giulio; Ambrosino, Fabio; Bonechi, Lorenzo; Bross, Alan; Cimmino, Luigi; Ciaranfi, Roberto; D’Alessandro, Raffaello; Giudicepietro, Flora; Macedonio, Giovanni; Martini, Marcello; Masone, Vincenzo; Mori, Nicola; Noli, Pasquale; Orazi, Massimo; Passeggio, Giuseppe; Pla-Dalmau, Anna; Roscilli, Lorenzo; Strolin, Paolo. - In: ANNALS OF GEOPHYSICS. - ISSN 2037-416X. - 60:1(2017). [10.4401/ag-7378]
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