Muon radiography is a technique based on the measurement of absorption profiles of muons as they pass through matter. This measurement allows to obtain an image of the inner structure of large volume objects and is suitable to be applied in several fields, such as volcanology, archaeology and civil engeneering. One of the main applications concerns the study of volcanic structures; indeed it is possible to use this technique to measure the mass distribution inside the edifice of a volcano providing useful information to better understand the possible eruption mechanisms. The MURAVES (MUon RAdiography of VESuvius) project aims to the study of the summital cone of Mt. Vesuvius near Naples in Italy, one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world. The MURAVES apparatus is a modular, robust muon hodoscope system with a low power consumption, optimized to be used in inhospitable environments like the surroundings of volcanoes. The complete detection system is an array of identical tracking modules, each with an area of 1 m2, based on the use of plasic scintillators. The technologies, the status and the data analysis strategy of the experiment will be presented in this paper.

Muon radiography applied to volcanoes imaging: The MURAVES experiment at Mt. Vesuvius / D'Errico, M.; Ambrosino, F.; Baccani, G.; Bonechi, L.; Bross, A.; Bongi, M.; Caputo, A.; Ciaranfi, R.; Cimmino, L.; Ciulli, V.; D'Alessandro, R.; Giudicepietro, F.; Gonzi, S.; Macedonio, G.; Masone, V.; Melon, B.; Mori, N.; Noli, P.; Orazi, M.; Passeggio, G.; Peluso, R.; Pla-Dalmau, A.; Saracino, G.; Scarpato, G.; Scognamiglio, L.; Strolin, P.; Vertechi, E.; Viliani, L.. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 15:3(2020), pp. C03014-C03014. [10.1088/1748-0221/15/03/C03014]

Muon radiography applied to volcanoes imaging: The MURAVES experiment at Mt. Vesuvius

D'Errico M.
;
Ambrosino F.;Cimmino L.;Saracino G.;Strolin P.;
2020

Abstract

Muon radiography is a technique based on the measurement of absorption profiles of muons as they pass through matter. This measurement allows to obtain an image of the inner structure of large volume objects and is suitable to be applied in several fields, such as volcanology, archaeology and civil engeneering. One of the main applications concerns the study of volcanic structures; indeed it is possible to use this technique to measure the mass distribution inside the edifice of a volcano providing useful information to better understand the possible eruption mechanisms. The MURAVES (MUon RAdiography of VESuvius) project aims to the study of the summital cone of Mt. Vesuvius near Naples in Italy, one of the most dangerous active volcanoes in the world. The MURAVES apparatus is a modular, robust muon hodoscope system with a low power consumption, optimized to be used in inhospitable environments like the surroundings of volcanoes. The complete detection system is an array of identical tracking modules, each with an area of 1 m2, based on the use of plasic scintillators. The technologies, the status and the data analysis strategy of the experiment will be presented in this paper.
2020
Muon radiography applied to volcanoes imaging: The MURAVES experiment at Mt. Vesuvius / D'Errico, M.; Ambrosino, F.; Baccani, G.; Bonechi, L.; Bross, A.; Bongi, M.; Caputo, A.; Ciaranfi, R.; Cimmino, L.; Ciulli, V.; D'Alessandro, R.; Giudicepietro, F.; Gonzi, S.; Macedonio, G.; Masone, V.; Melon, B.; Mori, N.; Noli, P.; Orazi, M.; Passeggio, G.; Peluso, R.; Pla-Dalmau, A.; Saracino, G.; Scarpato, G.; Scognamiglio, L.; Strolin, P.; Vertechi, E.; Viliani, L.. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 15:3(2020), pp. C03014-C03014. [10.1088/1748-0221/15/03/C03014]
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