Optimizing the tracking efficiency for cosmic ray muon tomography LA-UR-06-7556

J. A. Green; C. Alexander; T. Asaki; J. Bacon; G. Blanpied; K. Borozdin; A. Canabal-Rey; M. Cannon; R. Chartrand; D. Clark; C. Espinoza; E. Figueroa; A. Fraser; M. Galassi; J. Gomez; J. Gonzales; A. Green; N. Hengartner; G. Hogan; A. Klimenko; P. McGaughey; G. McGregor; J. Medina; C. Morris; K. Mosher; C. Oram; F. Pazuchanies; W. Priedhorsky; A. Sanchez; A. Saunders; R. Schirato; L. Schultz; M. Sossong; M. Sottile; J. Tenbrink; R. Van De Water; K. Vixie; B. Wohlberg

doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356157

Optimizing the tracking efficiency for cosmic ray muon tomography LA-UR-06-7556

J. A. Green, C. Alexander, T. Asaki, J. Bacon, G. Blanpied, K. Borozdin, A. Canabal-Rey, M. Cannon, R. Chartrand, D. Clark, C. Espinoza, E. Figueroa, A. Fraser, M. Galassi, J. Gomez, J. Gonzales, A. Green, N. Hengartner, G. Hogan, A. KlimenkoP. McGaughey, G. McGregor, J. Medina, C. Morris, K. Mosher, C. Oram, F. Pazuchanies, W. Priedhorsky, A. Sanchez, A. Saunders, R. Schirato, L. Schultz, M. Sossong, M. Sottile, J. Tenbrink, R. Van De Water, K. Vixie, B. Wohlberg

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We have built a detector capable of locating high Z objects in the sampling (middle) region of the detector. As atomic number increases, radiation length rapidly decreases, yielding larger variance in scattering angle. Cosmic ray muon tomography works by tracking muons above the sampling region, and tracking them below the region as well. The difference between the two trajectories yield information, via the muon scattering variance, of the materials contained within the sampling region[1]. One of most important aspects of cosmic ray tomography is minimizing exposure time. The cosmic ray flux is about 1/cm 2/min, and the goal is to use them for detecting high-density materials as quickly as possible. This involves using all of the information possible to reconstruct tracks with redundant detectors. Detector scattering residuals yield a low precision measurement of muon energy. Knowing the rough energy of an incoming particle will yield more precisely the expected scattering variance (currently the expectation value of ∼3GeV is used).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Conference Record
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	285-288
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	1424405610, 9781424405619
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356157
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and 15th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma-Ray Detectors, Special Focus Workshops, NSS/MIC/RTSD - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Oct 29 2006 → Nov 4 2006

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Conference	2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and 15th International Workshop on Room-Temperature Semiconductor X- and Gamma-Ray Detectors, Special Focus Workshops, NSS/MIC/RTSD
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	10/29/06 → 11/4/06

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Green, J. A., Alexander, C., Asaki, T., Bacon, J., Blanpied, G., Borozdin, K., Canabal-Rey, A., Cannon, M., Chartrand, R., Clark, D., Espinoza, C., Figueroa, E., Fraser, A., Galassi, M., Gomez, J., Gonzales, J., Green, A., Hengartner, N., Hogan, G., ... Wohlberg, B. (2006). Optimizing the tracking efficiency for cosmic ray muon tomography LA-UR-06-7556. In 2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Conference Record (pp. 285-288). Article 4178996 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 1). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356157

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2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium - Conference Record. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2006. p. 285-288 4178996 (IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record; Vol. 1).

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