Muon tomography for railway tunnel imaging
L.F. Thompson, J.P. Stowell, S. Fargher, C. Steer, K. L. Loughney, Erin O’Sullivan, Jon Gluyas, S. W. Blaney, R. J. Pidcock
Abstract
The article describes the application of muon tomography to the detection of unexpected density variations within civil infrastructure. Results from a scan of a disused railway tunnel in the United Kingdom with known density features, namely three open shafts, are presented. The known open shafts are identified with high statistical significance and a further hidden voided shaft is identified and located.
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TomographyMedical physicsMedicineRadiologyParticle Detector Development and PerformanceAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies