Overview and outlook on muon survey tomography based on micromegas detectors for unreachable sites technology

I. Lázaro Roche (1, 2, 3) , T. Serre (1) , J.B. Decitre (2) , Adnand Bitri (3) , C. Truffert (1) , S. Gaffet (2)

1 IRIS Instruments
2 LSBB - Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas Bruit
3 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)

The present document describes the functioning principles of the Muon Survey Tomography based on Micromegas detectors for Unreachable Sites Technology and its distinguishing features from other Micromegas-like detectors. Additionally, it addresses the challenges found while operating the first generation and the resulting improvements. Currently, the project Temporal Tomography of the Densitometry by the Measurement of Muons is focused on obtaining a reliable pulse from the micromesh, associated to the passing of a muon, in order to trigger the acquisition and operate in standalone mode. An outlook of the future steps of the project is provided as well.

Domains: Earth Sciences

I. Lázaro Roche, T. Serre, J.B. Decitre, Adnand Bitri, C. Truffert, et al.. Overview and outlook on muon survey tomography based on micromegas detectors for unreachable sites technology. E3S Web of Conferences, 2016, 12, pp.03001. ⟨10.1051/e3sconf/20161203001⟩. ⟨hal-03651320⟩