Muon Radiography of Ancient Mines: The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mining Park (Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany)

Muon Radiography of Ancient Mines: The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mining Park (Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany)

Muon absorption radiography is an imaging technique based on the measurement of the absorption of cosmic ray muons. This technique has recently been used successfully to investigate the presence of unknown cavities in the Bourbon Gallery in Naples and in the Chephren Pyramid at Cairo. The MIMA detec...

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Main Authors: Guglielmo Baccani, Lorenzo Bonechi, Massimo Bongi, Debora Brocchini, Nicola Casagli, Roberto Ciaranfi, Luigi Cimmino, Vitaliano Ciulli, Raffaello D’Alessandro, Chiara Del Ventisette, Andrea Dini, Giovanni Gigli, Sandro Gonzi, Silvia Guideri, Luca Lombardi, Barbara Melon, Nicola Mori, Massimiliano Nocentini, Pasquale Noli, Giulio Saracino, Lorenzo Viliani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Universe
Subjects:
muon radiography
cosmic rays
tracking detectors
imaging
geophysical prospection
mining
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/5/1/34

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