Simulation and validation studies of a large drift tube muon tracker

Cosmic ray muons are massive, charged particles created from high energy cosmic rays colliding with atomic nuclei in Earth’s atmosphere. Because of their high momenta and weak interaction, these muons can penetrate through large thicknesses of dense material before being absorbed, making them ideal...

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Published in:	Review of scientific instruments 2023-08, Vol.94 (8)
Main Authors:	Yang, Guangliang, Schoetker, Josh, Poulson, Dan, Guardincerri, Elena, Durham, J. M., Vogel, Sven, Hoerner, Shaun, Aberle, Derek, Sun, Ke-Xun, Morris, C. L., Kaiser, Ralf, Osborne, Andrew
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Charged particles Cosmic rays Drift tubes Muons Nuclei (nuclear physics) Scientific apparatus & instruments Simulation
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Summary:	Cosmic ray muons are massive, charged particles created from high energy cosmic rays colliding with atomic nuclei in Earth’s atmosphere. Because of their high momenta and weak interaction, these muons can penetrate through large thicknesses of dense material before being absorbed, making them ideal for nondestructive imaging of objects composed of high-Z elements. A Giant Muon Tracker with two horizontal 8 × 6 ft.2 and two vertical 6 × 6 ft.2 modules of drift tubes was used to measure muon tracks passing through samples placed inside the detector volume. The experimental results were used to validate a Monte Carlo simulation of the Giant Muon Tracker. The imaging results of simulated samples were reconstructed and compared with those from the experiment, which showed excellent agreement.
ISSN:	0034-6748 1089-7623