Abstract
Purpose
The research focuses on the related designing and simulating the high-position-resolution trajectory detector system based on cosmic ray muon tomography.
Methods
The energy deposition of muon in the detector varies with the length of the ionization path.
Results
The simulation of the submillimeter detector system was designed for muon imaging. The optimal position resolution of the detector reached 0.6 mm.
Conclusions
The entire research process includes the selection of analysis of parameters affecting system design, designing of two high-position-resolution detectors based on plastic scintillators, implementation of different imaging algorithms and image quality assessment based on different imaging models. It provides a solution based on high positional resolution plastic scintillator detectors for cosmic ray muon scattering imaging.
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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. U2067206 and No. U1932162). The authors would like to thank all those who have contributed in one way or another to the realization of this work, especially the research groups of Yuekun Heng and Xingzhong Cao from the Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Zhai, J., Tang, H., Huang, X. et al. A high-position-resolution trajectory detector system for cosmic ray muon tomography: Monte Carlo simulation. Radiat Detect Technol Methods 6, 244–253 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-022-00313-9
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