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Zsófia Slezák (Neumann János Secondary School, Technical School and Dormitory, Eger)02/06/2026, 16:45Education, Outreach, and ArtExhibition
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, 16:45Civil Engineering and Industrial ApplicationsPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsPoster
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, 16:45Earth and Planetary SciencesPoster
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.
The collaboration has completed two initial R&D phases to optimize detector performance and data analysis frameworks. These efforts... -
Kah Seng Phay (National Central University)02/06/2026, 16:45Data Processing and Simulation MethodsPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsExhibition
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, 16:45Education, Outreach, and ArtPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsPoster
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, 16:45Civil Engineering and Industrial ApplicationsExhibition
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, 16:45Data Processing and Simulation MethodsPoster
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, 16:45Civil Engineering and Industrial ApplicationsExhibition
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, 16:45Artificial Muon SourcesPoster
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, 16:45Detector DevelopmentsPoster
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, 16:45Archaeology and Cultural HeritagesPoster
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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