Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. Vesuvius
Abstract
The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims to use muography imaging techniques to study the internal structure of the summit of the Mt. Vesuvius, an active volcano near Naples, Italy. This paper presents recent advancements in both data analysis and simulation tools that enhance the quality and reliability of the experiments results. A new track selection method, termed the Golden Selection, has been introduced to select high quality muon tracks by applying a refined Chi2 based criterion. This selection improves the signal to background ratio and enhances the resolution of muographic images. Additionally, the simulation framework has been upgraded with the integration of the MULDER (MUon simuLation for DEnsity Reconstruction) library, which unifies the functionalities of pervious used libraries within a single platform. MULDER enables efficient and accurate modeling of muon flux variations due to topographical features. An agreement is shown between simulated and experimental flux map.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2505.14090,
title = {Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. Vesuvius},
author = {Yanwen Hong and Marwa Al Moussawi and Fabio Ambrosino and Antonio Anastasio and Samip Basnet and Lorenzo Bonechi and Diletta Borselli and Alan Bross and Antonio Caputo and Roberto Ciaranfi and Luigi Cimmino and Vitaliano Ciulli and Raffaello D Alessandro and Catalin Frosin and Gabor Nyitrai and Andrea Giammanco and Flora Giudicepietro and Sandro Gonzi and Giovanni Macedonio and Vincenzo Masone and Massimo Orazi and Andrea Paccagnella and Rosario Peluso and Anna Pla Dalmau and Amrutha Samalan and Giulio Saracino and Giovanni Scarpato and Paolo Strolin and Michael Tytgat and Enrico Vertechi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.14090},
year = {2025}
}