Scattering muon radiography and its application to the detection of high-Z materials

Konstantin N. Borozdin; John J. Gomez; Gary E. Hogan; Christopher L. Morris; William C. Priedhorsky; Alexander Saunders; Richard C. Schirato; Larry J. Schultz

doi:10.1109/nssmic.2003.1351875

Scattering muon radiography and its application to the detection of high-Z materials

Konstantin N. Borozdin, John J. Gomez, Gary E. Hogan, Christopher L. Morris, William C. Priedhorsky, Alexander Saunders, Richard C. Schirato, Larry J. Schultz

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Scattering muon radiography is a novel technique of 3-d imaging for dense high-Z objects. High-energy cosmic ray muons are deflected in matter in the process of multiple Coulomb scattering. Measuring the deflection angles we are able to reconstruct the configuration of high-Z material in the object. We discuss how the technique can be used for the detection of compact high-Z objects in a large volume of ordinary material We present results of our experiments and simulations and discuss image reconstruction issues relevant to scattering muon radiography. The ability of the technique to detect 20 kg of uranium hidden inside more than 10 tons of iron and in less than a minute of exposure is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Article number	N34-5
Pages (from-to)	1061-1064
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/nssmic.2003.1351875
State	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record - Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference - Portland, OR, United States Duration: Oct 19 2003 → Oct 25 2003

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