GEANT4 simulation of a scintillating-fibre tracker for the cosmic-ray muon tomography of legacy nuclear waste containers
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- Journal article
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- Autoren
- A Clarkson
- DJ Hamilton
- M Hoek
- DG Ireland
- JR Johnstone
- R Kaiser
- T Keri
- S Lumsden
- DF Mahon
- B McKinnon
- M Murray
- S Nutbeam-Tuffs
- C Shearer
- C Staines
- G Yang
- C Zimmerman
- Autoren-URL
- https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000334073900010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2014.02.019
- eISSN
- 1872-9576
- Externe Identifier
- Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: AE6BS
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- Zeitschrift
- NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
- Schlüsselwörter
- Muon tomography
- Scintillator detectors
- Nuclear waste
- Paginierung
- 64 - 73
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2014
- Status
- Published
- Titel
- GEANT4 simulation of a scintillating-fibre tracker for the cosmic-ray muon tomography of legacy nuclear waste containers
- Sub types
- Article
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 746
Data source: Web of Science (Lite)
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- Autoren
- A Clarkson
- DJ Hamilton
- M Hoek
- DG Ireland
- JR Johnstone
- R Kaiser
- T Keri
- S Lumsden
- DF Mahon
- B McKinnon
- M Murray
- S Nutbeam-Tuffs
- C Shearer
- C Staines
- G Yang
- C Zimmerman
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2014.02.019
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- Zeitschrift
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Sprache
- en
- Paginierung
- 64 - 73
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2014
- Status
- Published
- Herausgeber
- Elsevier BV
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.02.019
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2018
- Titel
- GEANT4 simulation of a scintillating-fibre tracker for the cosmic-ray muon tomography of legacy nuclear waste containers
- Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
- 746
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- Abstract
- Cosmic-ray muons are highly penetrative charged particles that are observed at sea level with a flux of approximately one per square centimetre per minute. They interact with matter primarily through Coulomb scattering, which is exploited in the field of muon tomography to image shielded objects in a wide range of applications. In this paper, simulation studies are presented that assess the feasibility of a scintillating-fibre tracker system for use in the identification and characterisation of nuclear materials stored within industrial legacy waste containers. A system consisting of a pair of tracking modules above and a pair below the volume to be assayed is simulated within the GEANT4 framework using a range of potential fibre pitches and module separations. Each module comprises two orthogonal planes of fibres that allow the reconstruction of the initial and Coulomb-scattered muon trajectories. A likelihood-based image reconstruction algorithm has been developed that allows the container content to be determined with respect to the atomic number Z of the scattering material. Images reconstructed from this simulation are presented for a range of anticipated scenarios that highlight the expected image resolution and the potential of this system for the identification of high-Z materials within a shielded, concrete-filled container. First results from a constructed prototype system are presented in comparison with those from a detailed simulation. Excellent agreement between experimental data and simulation is observed showing clear discrimination between the different materials assayed throughout.
- Autoren
- Anthony Clarkson
- David J Hamilton
- Matthias Hoek
- David G Ireland
- Russell Johnstone
- Ralf Kaiser
- Tibor Keri
- Scott Lumsden
- David F Mahon
- Bryan McKinnon
- Morgan Murray
- Sian Nutbeam-Tuffs
- Craig Shearer
- Cassie Staines
- Guangliang Yang
- Colin Zimmerman
- Autoren-URL
- http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.3400v1
- Schlüsselwörter
- nucl-ex
- nucl-ex
- Notes
- 11 pages, 14 figures
- Datum der Veröffentlichung
- 2013
- Herausgeber URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2014.02.019
- Datum der Datenerfassung
- 2013
- Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
- 2013
- Titel
- GEANT4 Simulation of a Scintillating-Fibre Tracker for the Cosmic-ray Muon Tomography of Legacy Nuclear Waste Containers
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1309.3400v1.pdf
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