High energy geophysics: muon and neutrino radiography
High energy geophysics: muon and neutrino radiography
Editor(s): J. Albert, C. Carloganu, F. Halzen, T. Hurst, P. Strolin, and H. Tanaka
Geophysics research has long been dominated by continuum mechanics and electromagnetism, largely disregarding the potential benefits that knowledge of particle physics has to augment existing techniques. The first International workshop on high energy earth science: muon and neutrino radiography was held in Tokyo on 26–27 June 2008. During this conference we aim to strengthen understanding and partnership particularly between particle physicists and geophysicists. Driven by the enthusiasm for a further development of the new technique and for the extension of its applications, the MU-RAY (MUon RAdiographY ) Workshop was held in Naples on 11–12 September 2008, only a few months after the Tokyo Workshop. As anticipated, this subsequent event further extended the discussion of ongoing programs and on future projects. After that, many workshops have been recurrently organized between Italy and Japan. During this process, the size of the community of this filed has gradually increased.

The International workshop on high energy geophysics: muon and neutrino radiography was the latest of the series and was held in Tokyo on 27–28 June 2011. Physicists, geologists, geophysicists, planetary scientists, and civil engineers presented more than 30 papers from 10 countries (Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and USA). At the end of the workshop, the participants have reached to an agreement to hold an international workshop called MNR every year hosted by one of the countries listed above. In view of the great success of the workshop, we propose a proceeding of this workshop for a special issue of Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (GI).

The purpose of the special issue is to stimulate an interdisciplinary approach by applying techniques developed from high energy elementary particle research to the study of earth sciences. The objective is to strengthen collaboration across discipline borders and supplement the current procedures associated with current earth science data collection by emphasizing design, description of instruments, calibration, and retrieval techniques, uncertainty in measurements and conceptual design related to this field. It is our belief that closer interaction across the borders between traditional geophysics and high energy particle physics fosters the generation of new ideas.

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22 Nov 2013
Possible application of compact electronics for multilayer muon high-speed radiography to volcanic cones
H. K. M. Tanaka and I. Yokoyama
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 263–273, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-263-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-263-2013, 2013
17 Jun 2013
Muon radiography for exploration of Mars geology
S. Kedar, H. K. M. Tanaka, C. J. Naudet, C. E. Jones, J. P. Plaut, and F. H. Webb
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 157–164, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-157-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-157-2013, 2013
27 Mar 2013
Interpreting muon radiographic data in a fault zone: possible application to geothermal reservoir detection and monitoring
H. K. M. Tanaka and H. Muraoka
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 145–150, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-145-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-145-2013, 2013
18 Feb 2013
Evaluation of positioning and density profiling accuracy of muon radiography by utilizing a 15-ton steel block
H. K. M. Tanaka
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 79–83, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-79-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-79-2013, 2013
06 Feb 2013
Towards a muon radiography of the Puy de Dôme
C. Cârloganu, V. Niess, S. Béné, E. Busato, P. Dupieux, F. Fehr, P. Gay, D. Miallier, B. Vulpescu, P. Boivin, C. Combaret, P. Labazuy, I. Laktineh, J.-F. Lénat, L. Mirabito, and A. Portal
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 55–60, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-55-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-55-2013, 2013
28 Jan 2013
Inner structure of the Puy de Dôme volcano: cross-comparison of geophysical models (ERT, gravimetry, muon imaging)
A. Portal, P. Labazuy, J.-F. Lénat, S. Béné, P. Boivin, E. Busato, C. Cârloganu, C. Combaret, P. Dupieux, F. Fehr, P. Gay, I. Laktineh, D. Miallier, L. Mirabito, V. Niess, and B. Vulpescu
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 47–54, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-47-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-47-2013, 2013
24 Jan 2013
Development of stroboscopic muography
H. K. M. Tanaka
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 41–45, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-41-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-41-2013, 2013
23 Jan 2013
The KM3NeT project: status and perspectives
A. Margiotta
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 35–40, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-35-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-35-2013, 2013
23 Jan 2013
Development and operation of a muon detection system under extremely high humidity environment for monitoring underground water table
H. K. M. Tanaka and A. Sannomiya
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 29–34, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-29-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-29-2013, 2013
11 Jan 2013
Air shower simulation for background estimation in muon tomography of volcanoes
S. Béné, P. Boivin, E. Busato, C. Cârloganu, C. Combaret, P. Dupieux, F. Fehr, P. Gay, P. Labazuy, I. Laktineh, J.-F. Lénat, D. Miallier, L. Mirabito, V. Niess, A. Portal, and B. Vulpescu
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 11–15, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-11-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-11-2013, 2013
19 Dec 2012
A novel technique to detect special nuclear material using cosmic rays
C. Thomay, P. Baesso, D. Cussans, J. Davies, P. Glaysher, S. Quillin, S. Robertson, C. Steer, C. Vassallo, and J. Velthuis
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 235–238, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-235-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-235-2012, 2012
18 Dec 2012
CCC-based muon telescope for examination of natural caves
L. Oláh, G. G. Barnaföldi, G. Hamar, H. G. Melegh, G. Surányi, and D. Varga
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 229–234, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-229-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-229-2012, 2012
10 Dec 2012
Review article "Geo-neutrinos"
L. Ludhova
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 221–227, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-221-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-221-2012, 2012
21 Nov 2012
Atmospheric muons: experimental aspects
S. Cecchini and M. Spurio
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 185–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-185-2012, 2012
20 Apr 2012
Design and operation of a field telescope for cosmic ray geophysical tomography
N. Lesparre, J. Marteau, Y. Déclais, D. Gibert, B. Carlus, F. Nicollin, and B. Kergosien
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 1, 33–42, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-33-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-1-33-2012, 2012
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