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Muon Tomography of Large-Scale Objects

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Cosmic ray muons arriving from the upper hemisphere to the Earth’s surface, are currently used to develop methods of muonography (analogous to radiography) of the internal structure of large-scale objects and relief, such as volcanoes, blast furnaces, nuclear reactors, etc. The article discusses various aspects, methods and specific examples of penetrating muonography, in particular, as applied to the study of the structure of nuclear reactors.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Studies were carried out within the framework of agreements between MEPhI and VNIIAES dated 19.11.2019 no. 00-3-700-0650 and with JSC ‘‘Science and Innovations’’ dated 04.09.2019 no. 313/1658-D.

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  1. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russia

    I. I. Yashin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. N. Paramoshkina, N. A. Pasyuk, M. Yu. Tselinenko & O. P. Yuschenko

  2. All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plant Operation, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Davidenko, A. O. Dovgopoly, M. M. Kaverznev, Yu. N. Konev & O. V. Zolotareva

  3. NRC ‘‘Kurchatov Institute’’—IHEP, Protvino, Russia

    R. M. Fakhroutdinov, A. S. Kozhin, E. N. Paramoshkina & O. P. Yuschenko

  4. National Research University ‘‘Moscow Power Engineering Institute’’, Moscow, Russia

    M. M. Kaverznev

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Yashin, I.I., Davidenko, N.N., Dovgopoly, A.O. et al. Muon Tomography of Large-Scale Objects. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 84, 1171–1181 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778821130421

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