MUON TELESCOPE AND NEUTRON DETECTOR, SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND CHARACTERIZING LARGE VOLUMES, AND METHODS

The present invention relates to the structural design and functions of a muon telescope (21) and a neutron detector (23 and 24), and to a system (1) for measuring and characterizing large volumes, comprising at least one muon telescope, and also a method for automatically calibrating a muon telesco...

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Main Authors JUNQUEIRA MARTINS, Alexandre Luiz, GOMEZ GONZALEZ, Luis Fernando, MASCAGNI FERDINANDO, Erick
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.10.2023
Subjects
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Summary:The present invention relates to the structural design and functions of a muon telescope (21) and a neutron detector (23 and 24), and to a system (1) for measuring and characterizing large volumes, comprising at least one muon telescope, and also a method for automatically calibrating a muon telescope (21), a method for three-dimensional reconstruction of mass and/or volume using the record of passes of muons passing through, captured by a muon telescope, a method for inferring total mass and/or volume using as data the muon rate captured by a muon telescope (21) recorded next to or below an observed object, and also a method for inferring absolute or differential density using as data the muon rate captured by a muon telescope (21) recorded next to or below the observed object, a system for measuring neutrons associated with the muon telescope, allowing the detection of the integral and/or directional atmospheric neutron flux, and a method for inferring the quantity of water/moisture or hydrocarbons in the studied volume on the basis of the neutron flux data.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20220283839