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Cosmic ray muon computed tomography ({\mu}CT) is a new imaging modality with unique characteristics that could be particularly important for diverse applications including nuclear nonproliferation, spent nuclear fuel monitoring, cargo…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-10-17 Zhengzhi Liu , Stylianos Chatzidakis , John M. Scaglione , Can Liao , Haori Yang , Jason P. Hayward

Muon tomography is a technique that uses cosmic ray muons to generate three dimensional images of volumes using information contained in the Coulomb scattering of the muons. Advantages of this technique are the ability of cosmic rays to…

Muon radiography is an innovative and non-destructive technique for internal density structure imaging, based on measuring the attenuation of cosmic-ray muons after they penetrate the target. Due to the strong penetration ability of muons,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-19 Xin Mao , Zhiwei Li , Shuning Dong , Jingtai Li , Jianming Zhang , Jie Pang , Yaping Cheng , Bin Liao , Xiaoping Ouyang , Ran Han

Muon tomography is a relatively new method of radiography that utilizes muons from cosmic rays and their multiple Coulomb scattering property to distinguish materials. Researchers around the world have been developing various detection…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-12-20 Weihe Zeng , Xingyu Pan , Zhi Zeng , Hao Ma , Ming Zeng , Jianping Cheng

Muography or muon radiography estimates the density distribution of natural or anthropic structures by measuring the traversing flux of atmospheric muons. Muography has been implemented to image volcanoes, glaciers, tunnels, line-shores,…

Geophysics · Physics 2025-04-08 Jesús Peña-Rodríguez

This study presents the design and simulation-based validation of a muon imaging system tailored for potential applications in industrial hydrotreatment units. The system is built around a two-panel plastic scintillator hodoscope, equipped…

Cosmic ray muons enable non-invasive imaging of dense structures through multipleCoulomb scattering (MCS), with scattering angles dependent on atomic number (Z). Traditional algorithms like Point of Closest Approach (PoCA) assume single…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Reshma Ughade , Stylianos Chatzidakis

X-ray computed tomographic infrastructures are medical imaging modalities that rely on the acquisition of rays crossing examined objects while measuring their intensity decrease. Physical measurements are post-processed by mathematical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-01-25 Attila Juhos

X-ray computed tomography (CT) has an indispensable role in constructing 3D images of objects made from light materials. However, limited by absorption coefficients, X-rays cannot deeply penetrate materials such as copper and lead. Here we…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-01-29 Burkhant Suerfu , Christopher G. Tully

Computed Tomography (CT) is widely used in healthcare for detailed imaging. However, Low-dose CT, despite reducing radiation exposure, often results in images with compromised quality due to increased noise. Traditional methods, including…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-17 Herman Verinaz-Jadan , Su Yan

Muography (or muon radiography) is an imaging technique that relies on the use of cosmogenic muons as a free and safe radiation source. It can be applied in various fields such as archaeology, civil engineering, geology, nuclear reactor…

Muon radiography is a fast growing field in applied scientific research. In recent years, many detector technologies and imaging techniques using the Coulomb scattering and absorption properties of cosmic-ray muons have been developed for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-11 F. Ambrosino , L. Bonechi , L. Cimmino , R. D'Alessandro , D. G. Ireland , R. Kaiser , D. F. Mahon , N. Mori , P. Noli , G. Saracino , C. Shearer , L. Viliani , G. Yang

Muon tomography is developing as a promising system to detect high-Z (atomic number) material for ensuring homeland security. In the present work, three kinds of spatial locations of materials which are made of aluminum, iron, lead and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-04 Xiao-Dong Wang , Kai-Xuan Ye , Yu-Lei Li , Wen Luo , Hui-Yin Wu , He-Run Yang , Guo-Xiang Chen , Zhi-Chao Zhu , Xiu-Liang Zhao

Muon radiography is an imaging technique based on muon absorption in matter that allows measurement of internal details in hidden objects or structures. This technique relies on measuring cosmic-ray muons tracks accurately, which reflects…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-23 Yu Wang , Shubin Liu , Zhihang Yao , Yulin Liu , Zhiyong Zhang , Zhengyang He , Ziwen Pan , Changqing Feng

Cosmic-ray muon tomography is a promising technique for border security applications, leveraging highly penetrating cosmic-ray muons and their interactions with various materials to generate 3D images of large and dense objects, such as…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-09-25 Anzori Sh. Georgadze

One primary technical challenge in photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is the necessary compromise between spatial resolution and imaging speed. In this study, we propose a novel application of deep learning principles to reconstruct…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-02 Anthony DiSpirito , Daiwei Li , Tri Vu , Maomao Chen , Dong Zhang , Jianwen Luo , Roarke Horstmeyer , Junjie Yao

This study evaluates the potential of muon tomography as a non-invasive technique for detecting concealed illicit drugs in cargo, based on detailed simulations performed using the GEANT4 toolkit. A combined analysis of muon scattering and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-03 Anzori Sh. Georgadze

Muography, traditionally recognized as a potent instrument for imaging the internal structure of gigantic objects, has initialized various interdisciplinary applications. As the financial and labor costs of muography detector development…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-10-14 Tao Yu , Yunsong Ning , Yi Yuan , Shihan Zhao , Songran Qi , Minchen Sun , Yuye Li , Zhirui Liu , Aiyu Bai , Hesheng Liu , Yibo Lin , Geng Tuo , Ting On Chan , Zhou Zhou , Yu Chen , Yu Chen , Jian Tang

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard imaging modality for numerous diagnostic tasks, yet its usefulness is tempered due to its high cost and infrastructural requirements. Low-cost very-low-field portable scanners offer new…

Underwater 3D scene reconstruction faces severe challenges from light absorption, scattering, and turbidity, which degrade geometry and color fidelity in traditional methods like Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF). While NeRF extensions such as…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-11 Wenpeng Xing , Jie Chen , Zaifeng Yang , Changting Lin , Jianfeng Dong , Chaochao Chen , Xun Zhou , Meng Han