Cosmic ray muon scattering tomography (MST) is an imaging technique that utilizes muon scattering in matter to inspect high-Z materials non-destructively, without requiring an artificial radiation source. This method offers significant potential for applications in border security and long-term monitoring of nuclear materials. In this study, we developed a high-precision plastic-scintillator-based position-sensitive detector with a spatial resolution of 0.09 times the strip pitch. A fully functional, full-scale imaging system was then constructed using four layers of such XY position-sensitive detectors, each with an effective area of 53 cm x 53 cm. This paper details the following key contributions: the Geant4-simulated design and optimization of the imaging system, the fabrication, assembly, and testing of the detectors, and an evaluation of the imaging performance of the completed system.
@article{arxiv.2512.15444,
title = {A muon scattering tomography system based on high spatial resolution scintillating detector},
author = {Zheng Liang and Zebo Tang and Xin Li and Baiyu Liu and Cheng Li and Jiacheng He and Kun Jiang and Yonggang Wang and Ye Tian and Yishuang Zhang and Zeyu Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.15444},
year = {2025}
}