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KUNIHIRO MORISHIMA (Nagoya University)01/06/2026, 13:10
Research and development of cosmic-ray muon imaging using nuclear emulsion detectors is being carried out at Nagoya University. Nuclear emulsions are three-dimensional charged-particle tracking detectors based on silver halide photographic technology. Although they are lightweight, compact, and require no power supply, they provide submicron spatial resolution and milliradian angular...
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Dr Tancredi Botto (Muon Vision Inc.)01/06/2026, 13:30
Most applications of muon radiography (muography) are focused on a static determination of the bulk density of above ground structures or of the subsurface as is. In this paper, we present recent results from a demonstration of muography’s potential for determining contrasts in bulk density over time. Similarly to the so-called contrast agent CT in the medical field, contrast muography offers...
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Haruo Miyadera (Toshiba Corporation, 1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8001, Japan)01/06/2026, 13:50
At Fukushima Daiichi, the removal of nuclear debris is underway, and when loading debris in a container, it is important to measure the amount of the nuclear fuel contained in the debris to reduce the storage cost by classifying the waste by the amount of contained fuel. The highly radioactive debris makes the conventional passive and active measurements using gamma rays and neutrons...
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Sarah Barnes (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for the Protection of Maritime Infrastructures, Bremerhaven, Germany)01/06/2026, 14:10
SilentBorder2 is a newly confirmed Horizon Europe project that builds upon the results of the SilentBorder project and will redefine non-invasive cargo inspection by exploiting both natural and artificial muon sources for imaging applications across diverse cargo types and configurations. Traditional muon scattering tomography systems rely solely on the natural flux of cosmic muons, enabling...
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Nicolò Tuccori (University of Sussex)01/06/2026, 14:40
LiquidO is a radiation-detection technology that moves beyond transparent scintillators. Instead of allowing light to propagate freely through the detector volume, it uses an optically opaque scintillator that strongly scatters scintillation photons [1]. This scattering confines light close to the particle track and preserves local spatial information. A lattice of wavelength-shifting fibres...
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Mr Alexandru Balaceanu (Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Enginering)01/06/2026, 14:55
In recent years, our focus has been on developing new detection techniques that come with a segmentation of the detectors to measure individual muons. This aspect provides more detailed information about the direction and also about their number, offering better performance, greater efficiency compared to integration on large surfaces where optical signals are lost in the plastic...
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René Ríos Torres (Universidad de La Serena)01/06/2026, 15:10
This study presents the physical characterization and the development of a 3D reconstruction framework for a high-resolution muon tracking detector, originally designed for the NA64 experiment at CERN. The instrument consists of two detection planes, each featuring a grid of 16 horizontal (X) and 16 vertical (Y) overlapping plastic scintillating bars. The bars are arranged in an interleaved...
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Mark Shirchenko (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)01/06/2026, 15:25
Low-background experiments are strongly affected by the cosmic-ray muon background, which is commonly characterized in terms of meters of water equivalent (m.w.e.). However, direct measurements of the effective overburden in natural environments, in particular in water, remain limited and are often restricted in angular coverage.
We present the DSTAR, a compact modular 4π muon detector,...
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Tao Yu (SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY)01/06/2026, 15:40
The widespread adoption of muography in civil engineering, volcanology and diverse multidisciplinary domains is currently hindered by the high production costs and complex assembly associated with traditional scintillator-strip detectors. To address this challenge, we present MuGrid-v2, a novel detector architecture that replaces discrete scintillator bars with a monolithic plastic...
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Dr Aitor Orio Alonso (University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, EHU))01/06/2026, 15:55
Muography is emerging not only as a powerful non-invasive imaging technique, but also as a useful tool for Positioning-Navigation-Timing (PNT) systems and cryptography [1]. In this context, the timestamping capability of the muographic detectors is becoming increasingly important, requiring precise time synchronization across distributed detector modules, often deployed over large physical...
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Diletta Borselli (University of Florence and INFN of Florence)01/06/2026, 16:30
The contribution of simulations in muographic measurements is crucial for the correct interpretation of data and for the estimation of the average density of the target along the detector lines of sight. One of the dominant sources of uncertainty in the density reconstruction arises from the model used to parameterize the differential flux of atmospheric muons at ground level in the simulation...
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Dejan Joković (Institute of Physics, University of Belgrade)01/06/2026, 16:45
Cosmic-ray muon intensity has been continuously measured at the Belgrade muon station since 2002, at both ground level and shallow underground. A new, mobile detector set-up dedicated for cosmic ray measurements has recently started operating. It consists of three parallel plastic scintilator plates (50cm x 50cm x 2cm), placed at 30 cm apart, with a thin lead plate above each scintilator. The...
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Dr Rolando Calderón-Ardila (Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas (ITeDA)(CNEA-CONICET-UNSAM))01/06/2026, 17:00
This work presents the design and successful proof-of-concept of a novel muography detector based on continuous rotational acquisition. The primary objective is to demonstrate that a compact prototype (0.5m×0.5m×0.3m) can significantly enhance angular resolution and acquisition efficiency compared to conventional, static telescopes. The detector architecture leverages plastic scintillators...
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Christian Sarmiento-Cano (Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga)01/06/2026, 17:15
This work presents the design, construction, and field calibration of MuTe 2.1, a portable hodoscope developed at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (Bucaramanga, Colombia) for muography of the Cerro Machín volcano (Tolima, Colombia). The instrument is intended to complement traditional geophysical surveys by providing density-sensitive imaging of the volcano's internal structure.
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Andre Bieberle (Helmhotz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf), Michael Wagner (TU Dresden)01/06/2026, 17:30
We present first imaging results of our in-house developed muon hodoscopes that are based on modular drift chambers being operated with ArCO2 gas mixture. The basic design is provided by two oppositely arranged printed circuited boards (PCBs) forming an optimized homogeneous drift field volume [1] with a drift length and width of 250 mm, respectively. The chamber height of 10 mm, i.e. the...
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Lidia Lappo (Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Rua Larga, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra 3004-516, Portugal; Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, Warsaw 00-662, Poland)01/06/2026, 17:45
Muon tomography (MT) is non-invasive technique for imaging the internal density of large structures, with applications ranging from civil infrastructure monitoring and mining exploration to port security. This presentation introduces TOMAR, a project aimed at democratizing access to muography through the development of a portable, autonomous muon tomograph based on Resistive Plate Chamber...
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Donya ahmadi (Inter-University Institute for High Energies (IIHE), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium)01/06/2026, 18:00
Portable muon detection systems are increasingly in demand for muography applications in environments requiring flexible installation and transportability. We present the ongoing development and implementation of a portable muon tracking system based on glass Resistive Plate Chambers (gRPCs). The work addresses the fabrication and assembly of compact, position-sensitive RPC detectors, along...
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Atsuki Yoshihara (Nagoya University)01/06/2026, 18:15
Cosmic-ray muon imaging with nuclear emulsions is an effective method for investigating the interior of large-scale structures, with expected applications for various targets such as volcanoes and industrial plants.
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However, in high-temperature environments—such as during summer—the recorded particle tracks significantly disappear due to latent image fading, which restricts long-term... -
Marcello Rossetti Conti (INFN-Milano)02/06/2026, 08:30
Reliable earthquake forecasting remains limited by sparse and indirect observables, and by the difficulty of accessing stress evolution at seismogenic depths. Many proposed electromagnetic precursor methods rely on detecting signals after they propagate out of the Earth crust, where attenuation, scattering, and environmental noise complicate detection and signal interpretation. We propose...
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Roberto Versaci (ELI Beamlines Facility, The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)02/06/2026, 08:50
Recent improvements in laser technology have allowed on one hand to reach unprecedented levels of energy and intensity and on the other hand to develop new target systems to produce ever more energetic electron beams. These developments have made it possible to accelerate electrons to sub-10 GeV levels in the space of 10s cm. The electron beam, interacting with a high-Z target can produce...
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Madalina Dobre (Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Enginering)02/06/2026, 09:10
Laser-generated muons have been indirectly measured in 2025 and additional experimental campaigns have confirmed them directly, at ELI-NP, at the 10 PW laser. In order to fully describe the muon beams obtained from the interaction of high-energy electron (accelerated via laser-wakefield interaction) with solid targets, along with the background of other types of particles, we have developed...
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Alexandra Saftoiu (Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering)02/06/2026, 09:25
Artificial muon sources have come closer to reality with the acceleration of electrons using high power laser systems (HPLS). Gamma-induced muons, with forward momenta, can be obtained up to high energies. Indirect measurements of muons, relying on detecting the delayed electrons resulting from muons decays, have confirmed in 2025 the presence of muons in the beams resulting from the...
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S. Ikram (Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)02/06/2026, 09:40
To enable muography measurements in logistically challenging environments, we have developed a compact and transportable muon tracking detector. The system is based on glass Resistive Plate Chambers (gRPCs) and features a sealed, gas-tight design specifically optimized for field deployment. The telescope consists of two to four gRPC modules, depending on the use case, constructed with glass...
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Kristjan Põder (mu-ray.tech)02/06/2026, 09:55
Laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) can generate GeV scale electron beams in ultra-compact footprints, making them ideal drivers for various secondary sources. Among these is artificial muon generation, with various groups measuring LPA-driven muons recently. Muons are unstable, heavy elementary particles, that interact mostly by scattering off nuclei as they propagate through matter. This means...
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Konstantin Borozdin (Sandia Research Center, Sandia Park, New Mexico, U.S.A.; Decision Sciences, Poway, California, U.S.A.)02/06/2026, 10:30
Muon tomography exploits the natural flux of cosmic-ray muons to probe the internal structure of large or dense objects using scattering and absorption signatures. GEANT4 provides a powerful Monte Carlo framework for modeling the passage of muons and secondary particles through matter, making it an essential tool for designing and optimizing muon imaging systems. Here I present a general...
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Maria-Fernanda Heredia-Moyano (International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Rome, Italy, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 39, 00186 Rome, Italy; Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy)02/06/2026, 10:50
Cosmic-ray muons provide a powerful probe for non-invasive imaging of dense structures. Among the available techniques, muon scattering tomography (MST) exploits the multiple Coulomb scattering of muons in matter to infer the internal composition of an object. The magnitude of the scattering depends on the atomic number of the traversed material, making MST particularly suitable for material...
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Zahraa Zaher (UCLouvain)02/06/2026, 11:05
Muon scattering tomography (MST) is a non-invasive imaging tech-
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nique used to reconstruct the material constituents on enclosed volumes
to identify high-Z materials. This technique leverages scattering informa-
tion obtained from conventional PoCA reconstruction, which provides a
density point cloud of the approximated scattering locations within the
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William O'Donnell (University of Glasgow)02/06/2026, 11:20
Across industry, muography is becoming an increasingly prevalent next-generation non-destructive evaluation technique. A key limitation of muon tomography, however, remains the low natural muon flux, which leads to long acquisition times, noisy reconstructions and artefacts that complicate interpretation.
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Mr Johann Wolf (TU Dresden)02/06/2026, 11:35
Muon scattering tomography enables non-destructive imaging of dense or shielded structures for which absorption-based techniques fail. Since the muon scattering angle correlates with the atomic number of the traversed material, high-Z inclusions can be identified within lower-density surroundings. A common objective is therefore to image regions of enhanced scattering by statistical analysis...
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Dr Fabio Dogliotti (Muodim)02/06/2026, 13:15
Traditionally, high precision muon scattering tomography has required expensive detectors that are hard to deploy and often highly sensitive to environmental conditions. Furthermore, muon tomographic inversion software optimised to handle large amounts of data and high spatial resolution models, on the order of tens-to-hundreds of seconds, are not readily available. Muodim holds the keys to...
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Felix Sattler (German Aerospace Center (DLR))02/06/2026, 13:30
Particle transport and radiation physics simulations rely on accurate representations of detector systems, experimental environments and material compositions. In many established Monte Carlo frameworks, the creation of detailed geometries remains a labor-intensive process that requires manual coding of hierarchical volumes, surfaces, and materials. As simulation studies increasingly involve...
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Jean-Marco Alameddine (German Aerospace Center (DLR))02/06/2026, 13:45
Image reconstruction in muon scattering tomography is a complex task, and finding suitable reconstruction algorithms for a given application often requires compromises: Simple approaches, such as the Point of Closest Approach (PoCA) or Angle Statistics Reconstruction (ASR) algorithm, require little computational effort but are inherently limited in achievable image quality due to their...
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Laszlo Balázs (Wigner RCP)02/06/2026, 14:00
It is well known that the muontomographic inverse problem is considerably underdetermined for several reasons, and therefore various types of regularization methods are required for its solution, which significantly influence the estimation bias and the covariance matrix of the estimated parameters. Following an overview of applicable regularization methods, the presentation examines several...
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Rafael Armando Martinez Rivero (Universidad Industrial de Santander)02/06/2026, 14:15
The feasibility of muography studies depends on accurate estimates of the atmospheric muon flux at the site of interest, as well as on its interaction with the target structure and the detection system. However, many existing frameworks rely on simplified parameterizations restricted to specific angular and energy ranges, which do not include geographic and geomagnetic effects. This limitation...
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Mr Mauricio Echiburu Fuenzalida (Universidad de La Serena)02/06/2026, 14:30
This work investigates the performance limits of muography detectors of the MATE type by analyzing the propagation of geometric and instrumental errors and their impact on density reconstruction. A theoretical uncertainty-propagation framework is combined with Monte Carlo simulations that incorporate the angular muon flux, attenuation in homogeneous material, and counting statistics. Three...
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Katsiaryna Katrankova (Muotech, Rzeszow, Poland)02/06/2026, 14:45
The CMOS Cosmic Ray Detector (CCRD) is a lightweight, cross-platform desktop application enabling real-time detection of cosmic-ray–induced events using consumer-grade CMOS camera sensors, without dedicated hardware. The system employs dynamic noise calibration and eigenvalue-based analysis of pixel-coordinate covariance matrices to identify linear particle tracks and suppress background...
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Daria Gracheva (University of Oulu, Oulu Mining School, Oulu, Finland)02/06/2026, 15:20
This study presents a numerical modeling framework for planning future muography experiments aimed at imaging the internal structures of large-scale geological objects through simulations of atmospheric muon flux propagation. Muography utilizes attenuation of high-energy cosmic-ray muons in dense geological media, enabling non-invasive imaging of volcanic conduits and crater...
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Alice Biolchini (CP3)02/06/2026, 15:35
A transmission muon radiography of the Mt. Vesuvius volcano (Naples, Italy) is carried out by the MURAVES (Muon Radiography of Vesuvius) experiment. The measurement relies on the reconstruction of trajectories of cosmic-ray muons passing through the volcano to investigate the internal structure of its summit cone.
This contribution focuses on the data processing framework, describing both...
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Boglárka Abigél Stefán (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary; ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)02/06/2026, 15:50
During the last decades, muography proved to be an excellent method for the non-destructive examination of the internal structure of man-made objects. Muography indirectly provides information about the internal density conditions of the target object. Possible anomalies can be located in two ways: either by triangulation using 2D muograms, or through inversion of the 2D muograms. Inversion...
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Reshma Ughade (Purdue University)02/06/2026, 16:05
Muon tomography is commonly divided into absorption and scattering modalities. Absorption approaches are well suited for very large structures, while muon scattering tomography (MST) targets medium scale, heavily shielded objects such as dry storage casks and cargo containers. MST leverages multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS), where the distribution of angular deflections and lateral...
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Prof. Adam Hecht (University of New Mexico)02/06/2026, 16:20
Muon scatter imaging is based on detectors giving information on the incoming and outgoing muon positions and angles, and extracted total scattering angle, with no direct information on the muon track between the detectors. That is, we are trying to recover rich information from a low information environment. There are many methods of reconstructing each muon's path, including straight line,...
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Zsófia Slezák (Neumann János Secondary School, Technical School and Dormitory, Eger)02/06/2026, 16:45
We present the development and implementation of a scintillation-based muon detector as part of a high school educational project aimed at introducing fundamental concepts of particle physics through experimental practice. The project builds on students' prior knowledge of atomic and nuclear physics and extends it to elementary particle physics, including leptons, quarks, and fundamental...
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Marko Holma (Muon Solutions Oy, Finland; Kerttu Saalasti Institute, University of Oulu, Finland)02/06/2026, 16:45
Muon imaging, or muography, is emerging as a valuable non-invasive method for mineral exploration and mining, particularly where density contrasts can complement conventional geophysics. In the Horizon Europe project AGEMERA (2022–2025) (doi:10.3030/101058178), muography was developed as one of the project’s three core innovative geophysical methods for critical raw material exploration,...
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Kai Yu Cheng (Academia Sinica)02/06/2026, 16:45
National Central University and Academia Sinica have been developing a muography detector for geological exploration in Taiwan. The detector consists of four layers of plastic scintillators read out by silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays, with a lead absorber to suppress electron background. A tree-structured, FPGA-based data acquisition (DAQ) system enables streaming readout and...
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András Toronyi (HUN-REN Wigner RCP; and Eötvös Loránd University)02/06/2026, 16:45
Muometric positioning is a novel positioning technique with envisioned applications in indoor, underground and underwater navigation. The technique exploits the highly penetrative cosmic-ray muons, that can penetrate kilometers of rock or water and have low angular scattering even on large distances.
A muometric positioning system includes a receiver detector with unknown position and...
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Tzu-Hsiang Tsai (National Central University)02/06/2026, 16:45
Since 2020, National Central University and Academia Sinica have spearheaded the inaugural muography program in Taiwan.
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The detector utilizes a SiPM-coupled plastic scintillator design with a pixelated readout system, optimized for precise particle tracking.
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Kah Seng Phay (National Central University)02/06/2026, 16:45
We develop an end-to-end Geant4 simulation framework for cosmic-ray muography of multi-kilometer-scale targets. To efficiently sample rare transmitted events, we use a staged workflow: (1) atmospheric muons are transported through topography-derived overburden and recorded on a virtual scoring plane to boost statistics within the instrument field-of-view; (2) the surviving phase space is...
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Peter Filip (Institute of Physics, Prague)02/06/2026, 16:45
Genetic multiplexing (S.Procureur et al.) is a cost-effective readout technique for large-area particle detectors. While it was specifically developed for Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) such as Micromegas, it can be implemented also with SiPM photo-sensors coupled to the scintillation elements. We describe our hodoscope prototype, which uses 84 scintillator bars coupled to 168 SiPM...
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Dezső Varga (HUN-REN Wigner RCP)02/06/2026, 16:45
Gaseous tracking detectors are known for high efficiency, high resolution
and field-proven reliability in muography applications. Over the last years, considerable developments were dedicated to reduce complexity and power consumption of the readout systems, and importantly to reduce the gas consuption.The exhibition features various types of MWPC-like detectors developed at the HUN-REN...
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Daria Gracheva (University of Oulu)02/06/2026, 16:45
Muography is a powerful imaging technique, but its physical principles can be difficult to communicate to non-specialist audiences. To support outreach activities, I developed a small interactive diorama illustrating different structures, such as a pyramid and underground environments, together with their corresponding muographic responses.
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Dr Ahmed Ashour (University of Tsukuba)02/06/2026, 16:45
Subsurface density monitoring is essential for geohazard mitigation, yet it remains challenging, for instance in deep-seated landslides and around metropolitan infrastructures where conventional methods are not often neither cost effective nor practical for continuous observation. We present MULE (MUon Lightweight Explorer), a portable plastic-scintillator-based muon detection system suitable...
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Marko Holma (Muon Solutions Oy, Finland)02/06/2026, 16:45
Muon Solutions Oy develops muography solutions for mining, mineral exploration, and other demanding settings where non-invasive density imaging and monitoring can improve subsurface interpretation and support operational decision-making. At the exhibition, we will present our recent work, with particular emphasis on mining and mineral exploration, including applications related to critical raw...
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Christian Sarmiento-Cano (Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga), Rafael Armando Martinez Rivero (Universidad Industrial de Santander)02/06/2026, 16:45
Performing a realistic simulation of atmospheric muon flux requires well-established tools like CORSIKA, since they model in detail all components of the shower and the particle transport processes in the atmosphere. However, this accuracy comes with a high computational cost. For example, simulating one hour of flux can take several hours of computing time, which limits its use in feasibility...
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Simon Bouteille (IRIS Instruments)02/06/2026, 16:45
Building on its strong relationship with French academic sector, Iris Instruments is proud to show its ready to deploy instruments for muography. Two versions are available : a micromegas based and a scintillator based. The first one is the direct industrialization of the successful instrument deployed by CEA during the ScanPyramids mission with an even better gas managing system allowing the...
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Tahany Abdelhameid (Helwan University)02/06/2026, 16:45
The development of compact, high intensity muon sources is of growing importance for applications such as muography, non destructive inspection, and advanced particle detector studies. Electron driven secondary particle production offers a promising pathway toward laboratory scale muon generation and compact beamline development.
In this study, FLUKA Monte Carlo simulations are performed to...
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Mihai Niculescu-Oglinzanu (Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering)02/06/2026, 16:45
SiRO—SiPM ReadOut muon detector, is a detection system based on plastic scintillator bars designed for muography applications. Using six 1 m2 layers of active medium, grouped two by two into three rectangular matrices of pixels (24x24), each separated by a variable distance, the spatial coordinates of the muon’s impact point on every matrice are obtained and used for trajectory reconstruction.
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Dora Geeraerts (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)02/06/2026, 16:45
Dora Geeraerts on behalf of the ScIDEP collaboration
Despite centuries of study, the Egyptian pyramids at Giza continue to raise fundamental questions regarding their internal architecture and methods of construction. While the Great Pyramid of Khufu exhibits a complex system of chambers and corridors, the Pyramid of Khafre, the second largest pyramid at the Giza Plateau, appears to have a...
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Nuhcan Akçit (Middle East Technical University), BUGRA Bilin (FNRS-ULB Brussels)03/06/2026, 08:30
Earth observation systems face a critical scale gap: satellites provide broad coverage at coarse resolution, while meteorological stations deliver continuous measurements only at sparse locations. This lack of intermediate-scale observations (10–100 km²) limits satellite validation, weather model calibration, and detection of mesoscale atmospheric phenomena that drive extreme events....
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Nikola Veselinović (Institute of Physics Belgrade)03/06/2026, 08:45
The Belgrade Muon Station has conducted continuous cosmic ray monitoring since the early 2000s, operating synchronized ground level and shallow underground detectors to study rigidity dependent cosmic ray variations. Enhanced stability and sensitivity have been achieved through ongoing instrumental upgrades and the development of two atmospheric correction methods based on principal component...
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Tibor-Tamás Bándi (Eötvös Loránd University)03/06/2026, 09:00
Measuring the flux of cosmic ray particles involves multiple scientific disciplines and carries significant technical applications. In our case, the primary motivation for determining the muon spectrum was the scarcity of literature data available in the momentum range below 1 GeV/c. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate whether such measurements could be performed using a device originally...
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Jiwon Seo (Chung-Ang University)03/06/2026, 09:15
Muography with scintillator-based detectors enables the investigation of mountain topography above tunnels and underground structures. The Hankuk Atmospheric-muon Wide Landscaping (HAWL) is the first real-time portable muon tomography project. It successfully charted the mountainous region of eastern Korea by measuring cosmic ray muons with a detector in motion. HAWL achieved a tunnel-length...
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JEAN-LUC GAUVREAU (Occidental College)03/06/2026, 09:30
The Occidental College/KoBold Metals collaboration is exploring a detector to extend muography underground to depths of 1 km. Deployed at scale such a detector would utilize 1000s of square meters of surface detectors to detect incoming air showers and inexpensive, non-directional borehole detectors in coincidence. The measurement of muon direction and depth provide the basic parameters needed...
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Daniel Snowden-Ifft (Occidental College)03/06/2026, 09:45
The Occidental College/KoBold Metals collaboration is exploring a detector to extend muography underground to depths of 1 km. Deployed at scale such a detector would utilize 1000s of square meters of surface detectors to detect incoming air showers and inexpensive, non-directional borehole detectors in coincidence. The measurement of muon direction and depth provide the basic parameters needed...
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Matías Tramontini (Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon (IP2I))03/06/2026, 10:20
We analyzed a year-long muography dataset (2024–2025) acquired at the Sos Enattos mine in Sardinia, Italy, to investigate temporal variations in the overburden mass at the Sos Enattos site. This mine is a potential candidate site for the future European gravitational-wave detector, Einstein Telescope, and the characterization of its overburden is of major interest. Muography is a passive...
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Yanwen Hong (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)03/06/2026, 10:35
The MURAVES (MUon RAdiography of VESuvius) experiment aims to investigate the internal structure of the “Great Cone”, the summit cone of Mt. Vesuvius, an active volcano near Naples, Italy. The experiment uses the muography technique with scintillator-based tracking stations installed on the volcano’s flank. Each layer of the tracking stations comprises two orthogonal planes segmented into...
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László Oláh (HUN-REN Wigner RCP; and International Virtual Muography Institute)03/06/2026, 10:50
Cosmic-ray muons penetrate large rock volumes, provide measurable fluxes through hundreds of metres of material, and their attenuation encodes density and thickness information. Proof-of-concept studies have already demonstrated that muography can support geoscientific applications (e.g., [1]). Here, we highlight recent results from our geoscientific studies and demonstrate the versatility of...
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Marko Holma (Kerttu Saalasti Institute, University of Oulu, Finland; Muon Solutions Oy, Finland)03/06/2026, 11:05
The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) is a European research infrastructure designed to integrate geophysical observations, data services, and scientific communities into a unified framework for solid Earth science. Through its Thematic Core Services (TCS), EPOS provides access to interoperable datasets across domains such as seismology, geodesy, volcanology, and geological data. The...
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József Gábor Szűcs (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics)03/06/2026, 11:20
Muon tomography is a promising method for future Mars and Moon missions, due to it’s spectacular penetration depth, low energy consumption and the unique information it can provide. The study on the feasibility of muography on other planets and moons has to start with understanding the cosmic muon production on these planetary bodies. Cosmic muons on Earth are generated in the atmosphere above...
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Nicole Orientale (University of Florence/ INFN-Firenze)03/06/2026, 11:35
Muon radiography represents a promising non-invasive technique to image the interior of large-scale geological structures on other planetary bodies such as Mars. This method provides insights into the thickness and density of geological formations, crucial for the detection of potentially habitable subsurface environments and for future mission planning. However, on Mars, the absence of a...
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Maximilian Pérez Prada (German Aerospace Center (DLR))03/06/2026, 13:00
A significant fraction of the spent nuclear fuel used in nuclear power and research plants around the world is stored in dry storage casks. Since these casks are equipped with heavy shielding, monitoring of the condition of the spent nuclear fuel is often based on indirect methods, such as temperature or radiation checks. Due to their high penetration power and natural occurrence, the use of...
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Johannes Kowalewicz (Technical University Munich), Julia Niedermeier (Technical University Munich)03/06/2026, 13:15
Resolving the internal geometry of a thick-walled spent nuclear fuel cask in detail is a demanding task in the field of muography. In thick-walled, heterogeneous systems, the multiple-scattering nature of cosmic muons complicates both trajectory reconstruction and the exact localization of where the dominant scattering occurred as the measured net deflection represents an integral over many...
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Thomas Boland (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany)03/06/2026, 13:30
The MUTOMCA (MUon TOMography for CAsks) project is an international research collaboration that investigates muon tomography as a potential candidate for the reverification of strongly shielding spent nuclear fuel casks to strengthen international nuclear safeguards. A field trial was performed within the scope of this project, where atmospheric muons crossing these casks were measured using...
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Angel Bueno Rodriguez (German Aerospace Center (DLR))03/06/2026, 13:45
This work reports the first operational deployment of a neural network-based anomaly detection system for maritime container inspection using muon scattering tomography. While maritime container inspection is essential for infrastructure security, it remains highly complex due to the wide range of structural cargo configurations in which anomalies are likely to occur. In addition, the physical...
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Dr S. Kaur (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd., Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0)03/06/2026, 14:00
Muon tomography research at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories continues to expand through both applied investigations and detector development activities. As part of legacy waste characterization at the Perch Lake site, a sealed 80-kg steel pail containing a dense internal object was examined using the Muon Portable Imager for Counter-terrorism (MuPIC). Conventional imaging methods, including...
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Greppi Mattia (CEA-Saclay)03/06/2026, 14:15
The need for more stable, low-carbon energy sources is driving the construction of new nuclear reactors around the world. This also increases the production of nuclear waste, which must be stored and monitored for safety reasons.
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At CEA-IRFU, Micromegas detectors, designed for high-energy physics, are used to study the application of muon tomography in the nuclear field. Studies have focused... -
Dr Nicholas Reed (Imperial College London)03/06/2026, 14:30
With the rise of online shopping and e-commerce platforms, the volume of packages passing through EU shipping centres has more than doubled, requiring new techniques and technologies to help prevent smuggling. CosmoPort is a Horizon-EU funded project aimed to deploy muon scattering tomography in EU postal centres, targeting illicit goods such as drugs, tobacco, and firearms. Using a prototype...
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Kristina Bikit (Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia)03/06/2026, 14:45
While cosmic-ray muography has become a proven tool for inspecting large-scale geological and industrial structures, such as nuclear reactor fuel, imaging small objects with low atomic numbers and low densities remains a significant challenge. Our research group has demonstrated a novel imaging method that addresses this limitation by detecting secondary radiation produced within the target...
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Noemi Zabari (Muotech, Rzeszow, Poland)03/06/2026, 15:00
Muon scattering tomography (MST) leverages the multiple Coulomb scattering of cosmic-ray muons to reconstruct the internal structure of dense objects. While extensively studied in security and geophysics, its application to medical imaging remains an open question. We report on a simulation-based study evaluating the feasibility of MST for imaging biological tissues, with a focus on spine...
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Germano Bonomi (University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; INFN Pavia, Pavia, Italy)03/06/2026, 15:35
The SCENA project (Scientific Cosmic Experiments with Narrative Arts) aims to validate a static monitoring system for heritage buildings through the construction and field deployment of two dedicated muon telescopes. The system builds on a previously published feasibility study [1]. By correlating muon trajectories measured by two vertically separated telescopes rigidly fixed to a building,...
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Dr Ignacio Lázaro Roche (LABORATOIRE SOUTERRAIN A BAS BRUIT CNRS UAR 3538)03/06/2026, 15:55
Ignacio Lázaro Roche¹, Gergely Surányi²
¹ Low Background Noise Underground Research Laboratory (LSBB) CNRS/AU UAR3538 Rustrel, France
² HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
Paleolithic decorated caves constitute an irreplaceable cultural heritage whose preservation critically depends on internal hydroclimatic stability. In coastal environments, sea-level rise...
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MASARU YAZAKI (名古屋大学大学院理学研究科)03/06/2026, 16:15
The Copán archaeological site, located in western Honduras, is an ancient Maya city where numerous temples and stelae remain in well-preserved condition. Among them, Temple 8 has not yet been investigated internally, and the possibility of an undiscovered royal tomb has been suggested.
In this study, we conducted a cosmic-ray imaging observation using nuclear emulsion to non-destructively...
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Dr kaiqiang yao (Lanzhou University)03/06/2026, 16:30
Large archaeological heritage sites are important carriers of human cultural heritage, and the structural integrity of these sites is crucial for their long-term preservation. However, prolonged exposure to natural processes and human activities often leads to structural deterioration within such sites. Among various environmental factors, rainfall-induced erosion and water infiltration play a...
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Joe Sagerer (Dominican University)03/06/2026, 16:45
The NAUM (Non-invasive Archaeometry Using Muons) project is a collaboration between US and Mexican institutions exploring El Castillo pyramid in the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza, Mexico, using a scintillator-based muon tracker. The development of non-intrusive remote sensing techniques has been one of the major interdisciplinary successes of archaeometry. Ground-penetrating radar and...
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Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka (Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Japan; International Virtual Muography Institute (VMI), Global; International Muography Research Organization, The University of Tokyo, Japan))04/06/2026, 08:30
Since ancient times, solar energy has been recognized as a source of energy for growing crops, but in recent years, the technology for harnessing solar energy to generate electricity has also developed. The total amount of cosmic muon energy available on Earth is much smaller than the total amount of solar energy available on Earth; however, if energy is gauged at the unit of one particle, the...
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J. Marteau (MUODIM SAS, Lyon, France; Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon, France)04/06/2026, 08:50
The most common description found in the literature is that muography is an innovative method of imaging structures, comparable in principle to clinical X-ray radiography. But it is in fact a complete technology and research field in its own right, the development of which has accelerated significantly over the last three decades. And this acceleration covers all relevant aspects in such an...
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Gergo Hamar (HUN-REN Wigner RCP)04/06/2026, 09:10
Muography is an excellent imaging method targeting geological objects from volcanoes to underground treasures. Growing industrial interest and application cases faced us novel challenges, solutions enhanced the muograph portfolio and later scientific applicability.
The presentation will focus on novel hardware validation and case studies in active industrial environments.Mining...
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Bence Rábóczki (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Phyiscs)04/06/2026, 09:30
The Esztramos Hill, located in the northeast of Hungary, is a small hill that is a member of the Aggtelek Karst, and is mostly made up of dolomite and limestone. On the boundary of these two rock formations a deposite of iron ore formed that reached up to the current surface. From the early 19th up until the late 20th century this ore deposit was subject to mining operations on several levels...
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Alistair Boyce (Muodim)04/06/2026, 09:45
Europe hosts thousands of decommissioned mines situated below inhabited zones with significant real estate prices. These inhabited sites, with histories of gallery collapse, are unsuitable for traditional active geophysical monitoring methods. A passive observation method with metre-scale precision is therefore required to support stakeholders' risk mitigation strategies. Muon absorption...
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Gábor Nyitrai (UNINA, UCLouvain)04/06/2026, 10:20
In a recent work, feasibility with the MURAY detector were studied for subsurface density imaging and structural characterization, in a salt mine for potential green hydrogen storage. The referenced study reports the design, deployment, expected results, and first data of the 1 m2 muon-tracking system in a challenging environment. The results confirm that such detectors can provide reliable...
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Hamid Basiri (UCLouvain)04/06/2026, 10:35
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a critical technology for reducing global CO$_2$ emissions, and ensuring safe storage requires robust monitoring methods. While seismic techniques are widely used for subsurface investigations and excel at imaging reservoir lithology, they have limitations in directly quantifying density variations. Muography, a technique utilizing cosmic-ray muons, offers...
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Yinghe Wang (TDLI@Shanghai Jiao Tong University)04/06/2026, 10:50
Cosmic-ray muography has emerged as a powerful non-invasive technique for probing the internal structure and overburden conditions of large-scale infrastructures in complex urban environments. In this work, we report recent progress on studies of two representative underground tunnel systems in Shanghai, China.
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First, a portable dual-layer muon flux detector based on plastic scintillators was... -
Xinyu Cai (Lanzhou University)04/06/2026, 11:05
Urban shield tunneling faces severe challenges from deep-seated hidden geological hazards. Constrained by limited penetration depth and complex urban electromagnetic interference, traditional geophysical methods struggle to achieve dynamic monitoring of deep hazards during excavation. This paper proposes a 3D dynamic absorbtion -based muography technology tailored for shield tunneling...
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Baopeng Su (Lanzhou University)04/06/2026, 11:20
To address the challenge of internal structural monitoring and anomaly detection in large hydraulic structures such as earth-rock dams, this study investigates a non-destructive detection approach based on cosmic-ray muons. A field experiment was conducted at the auxiliary dam of the Mangshan Reservoir in Hunan Province, China, using a muon detection system based on plastic scintillator...
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Dr Nobuko Kitagawa (Nagoya University)04/06/2026, 11:35
We have previously revealed the internal structures of nuclear reactors and pyramids using cosmic-ray muon imaging with nuclear emulsions. In this study, we aim to apply this technique to levees and to establish a new method for levee safety assessment by visualizing the internal material distribution. In this presentation, we report the current status of the analysis of observational data...
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Suzanne Eisenhofer (Technische Universität Dresden, Chair of Imaging Techniques in Energy and Process Engineering, Germany)04/06/2026, 11:50
Keywords: Monte-Carlo simulation, image reconstruction, transport and storage casks
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Muon imaging is a highly promising and rapidly evolving technique for non-invasive monitoring or investigation of various structures across a wide range of applications. This is particularly advantageous for objects that cannot be examined using traditional methods such as X-ray radiography or...
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