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dc.date.accessioned2018-02-16T11:11:46Zen
dc.date.available2018-02-16T11:11:46Zen
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/10723en
dc.description.abstractAmong the considerable number of studies that can be carried out using muons, we pay specific attention to the radiography of volcanoes based on the same principle of the X-ray radiography of human body. Thanks to their high penetration capability, cosmic-ray muons can be used to reconstruct the density distribution of the interior of huge structures by measuring the attenuation induced by the material on the muon flux. In particular, the quantitative understanding of the inner structure of volcanoes is a key-point to forecast the dangerous stages of activity and mitigate volcanic hazards. The instrumental approach is currently based on the detection of muons crossing hodoscopes made up of scintillator planes. Unfortunately, these detectors are affected by a strong background comprised by accidental coincidence of vertical shower particles, horizontal high-energy electrons and upward going particles. We propose an alternative technique based on the detection of the Cherenkov light produced by muons. This can be achieved with an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope composed of a high reflectivity optical system that focus the Cherenkov light onto a multi-pixel focal camera with fast read-out electronics. The Cherenkov light emitted by a muon is imaged on the camera as an annular pattern which contains information to reconstruct the direction of the incident muon. We have estimated that using the Cherenkov imaging technique for muon radiography of volcanoes gives the advantage of a negligible background and improved spatial resolution, compared to the majority of the particle detectors. We present results of simulations based on a telescope with a positioning resolution of 13.5 m which corresponds to an acceptance of 9 cm2 sr. The telescope is located 1500 m far from a toy-model volcano, namely, a cone with a base diameter of 500 m and a height of 240 m. We test the feasibility of the proposed method by estimating the minimum number of observation nights needed to resolve inner empty conduits of different diameter.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameElsevieren
dc.relation.ispartofNuclear and Particle Physics Proceedingsen
dc.relation.ispartofseries/291-293 (2017)en
dc.subjectImaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopeen
dc.subjectVolcano radiographyen
dc.subjectMuons,en
dc.subjectVolcano monitoringen
dc.subjectMount Etnaen
dc.titleA new technique for probing the internal structure of volcanoes using cosmic-ray muonsen
dc.typearticleen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.description.pagenumber122–125en
dc.identifier.URLhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405601417304042?via%3Dihuben
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2017.06.025en
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico2V. Struttura e sistema di alimentazione dei vulcanien
dc.description.journalTypeN/A or not JCRen
dc.contributor.authorDel Santo, M.en
dc.contributor.authorCatalano, O.en
dc.contributor.authorMineo, T.en
dc.contributor.authorCusumano, G.en
dc.contributor.authorMaccarone, M. C.en
dc.contributor.authorLa Parola, V.en
dc.contributor.authorLa Rosa, G.en
dc.contributor.authorSottile, G.en
dc.contributor.authorVercellone, S.en
dc.contributor.authorPareschi, G.en
dc.contributor.authorCarbone, Danieleen
dc.contributor.authorZuccarello, Lucianoen
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo, via U. La Malfa 153, I-90144, Palermo (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentINAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, via E. Bianchi 46, I-23807 Merate, LC, (Italy)en
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italiaen
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crisitem.author.deptIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione OE, Catania, Italia-
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