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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 (RPC) technology.
The TOMAR demonstrator incorporates a novel readout system capable of simultaneously extracting particle position, with a resolution better than 1 mm, and time-of-flight, with a resolution better than 100 ps, using a small number of channels that do not depend, to first approximation, on the detector area. The inherent low cost of the RPC technology combined with the new readout allows for high-granularity 4D imaging at low cost The proposed system features a four-plane configuration with an active area (per plane) of 36x36 cm² Design and initial test on the system will be reported in this commination.
By combining high-performance imaging with economic viability, TOMAR aims to bridge the gap between particle physics research and real-world industrial applications.