Simulation Tools, First Results, and Experimental Status of the MURAVES Experiment

  • Andrea Giammanco Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
  • Marwa Al Moussawi Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
  • Yanwen Hong Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Fabio Ambrosino National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Antonio Anastasio National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy
  • Samip Basnet Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Universit´e catholique de Louvain, Belgium
  • Lorenzo Bonechi National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy
  • Massimo Bongi National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Diletta Borselli National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia, Italy
  • Alan Bross Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
  • Antonio Caputo National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Roberto Ciaranfi National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy
  • Luigi Cimmino National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Vitaliano Ciulli National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Raffaello D’Alessandro Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Mariaelena D’Errico National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Catalin Frosin National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Flora Giudicepietro National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Sandro Gonzi National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Giovanni Macedonio National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Vincenzo Masone National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy
  • Massimo Orazi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Andrea Paccagnella National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Florence, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy
  • Rosario Peluso National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Anna Pla-Dalmau Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
  • Amrutha Samalan Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Belgium
  • Giulio Saracino Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Giovanni Scarpato National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
  • Paolo Strolin National Institute of Nuclear Physics - Section of Naples, Italy; Department of Physics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
  • Michael Tytgat Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Belgium; Department of Physics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31526/jais.2024.501
Keywords: volcanology,, muon radiography, particle physics, Monte Carlo simulations

Abstract

The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of Mt. Vesuvius, an active
and hazardous volcano near Naples, Italy, with the use of muons freely and abundantly produced by cosmic
rays. In particular, the MURAVES experiment intends to perform muographic imaging of the internal
structure of the summit of Mt. Vesuvius. The challenging measurement of the rock density distribution in
its summit by muography, in conjunction with data from other geophysical techniques, can help model
possible eruption dynamics. The MURAVES apparatus consists of an array of three independent and identical
muon trackers, with a total sensitive area of 3 square meters. In each tracker, a sequence of 4 XY
tracking planes made of plastic scintillators is complemented by a 60 cm thick lead wall inserted between
the two downstream planes to improve rejection of background from low-energy muons. The apparatus
is currently acquiring data. This paper presents preliminary results from the analysis of the first data samples
acquired with trackers pointing toward Mt. Vesuvius, including the first relative measurement of the
density projection of two flanks of the volcano at three different altitudes; we also present the workflow of
the simulation chain of the MURAVES experiment and its ongoing developments.

Published
2024-03-20
How to Cite
[1]
A. Giammanco, “Simulation Tools, First Results, and Experimental Status of the MURAVES Experiment”, Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science, vol. 2024, no. 1, Mar. 2024.
Issue
Volume 2024
Section
International Workshop on Cosmic-Ray Muography (Muography2023), Naples, Italy

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