Email this article Muonography of Large Natural and Industrial Objects
- Authors: Abiev A.K.1, Bagulya A.V.2, Chernyavsky M.M.2, Dimitrienko A.A.3, Gadjiev A.A.4, Gadjiev M.S.1, Galkin V.I.5, Gippius A.A.2, Goncharova L.A.2, Grachev V.M.6, Konovalov A.S.7, Konovalova N.S.2,3, Managadze A.K.8, Okateva N.M.2,3, Polukhina N.G.2,3,6, Roganova T.M.8, Shchedrina T.V.2,3, Starkov N.I.2,3, Teymurov A.A.4, Tioukov V.E.2,9, Vasina S.G.2,10, Zarubin P.I.2,10
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Affiliations:
- Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, Dagestan Scientific Centre
- Lebedev Physical Institute
- National University of Science and Technology MISiS
- Dagestan State University
- Faculty of Physics
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
- Russian State Geological Prospecting University n.a. Sergo Ordzhonikidze
- Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
- INFN Sezione di Napoli
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Issue: Vol 82, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 897-901
- Section: Elementary Particles and Fields
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1063-7788/article/view/195367
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778819660025
- ID: 195367
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Abstract
Cosmic ray muonography is a novel technique for imaging of the internal structures of large natural and industrial objects. It exploits the capability of high energy muons from cosmic rays to penetrate large thicknesses of large subjects to be studied, in order to obtain a density map. It uses muon flux attenuation and absorption in materials of investigated objects. Nuclear emulsions are tracking detectors well suited to be employed in muonography for investigations of inner structure of large objects up to kilometers size, since emulsions have firstly an excellent angular resolution, they are compact and robust, do not require power supply. The muonography methods are applied to study one of UNESCO world heritage objects, the unusual building in the Naryn-Kala citadel hidden underground. The use of nuclear emulsions as probing radiation detectors provides for a uniquely high resolution capacity of recording instrumentation combined with the potential of modern image analysis methods giving 3D reconstruction of the internal structures of the investigated object.
About the authors
A. K. Abiev
Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, Dagestan Scientific Centre
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan
A. V. Bagulya
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
M. M. Chernyavsky
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. A. Dimitrienko
National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. A. Gadjiev
Dagestan State University
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan
M. S. Gadjiev
Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, Dagestan Scientific Centre
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan
V. I. Galkin
Faculty of Physics
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. A. Gippius
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
L. A. Goncharova
Lebedev Physical Institute
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
V. M. Grachev
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. S. Konovalov
Russian State Geological Prospecting University n.a. Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
N. S. Konovalova
Lebedev Physical Institute; National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
A. K. Managadze
Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
N. M. Okateva
Lebedev Physical Institute; National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
N. G. Polukhina
Lebedev Physical Institute; National University of Science and Technology MISiS; National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow; Moscow
T. M. Roganova
Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
T. V. Shchedrina
Lebedev Physical Institute; National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Author for correspondence.
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
N. I. Starkov
Lebedev Physical Institute; National University of Science and Technology MISiS
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
A. A. Teymurov
Dagestan State University
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan
V. E. Tioukov
Lebedev Physical Institute; INFN Sezione di Napoli
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Napoli
S. G. Vasina
Lebedev Physical Institute; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Dubna, Moscow oblast
P. I. Zarubin
Lebedev Physical Institute; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Email: shchedrinatv@lebedev.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow; Dubna, Moscow oblast
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