Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. Vesuvius
Abstract
The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims to employ muography imaging techniques to investigate the internal structure of the summit of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano located near Naples, Italy. This paper reports recent advancements in data analysis and simulation tools that significantly improve the quality and reliability of the experiment’s results. A new track selection method, referred to as the Golden Selection, has been developed to identify high-quality muon tracks by applying an improved χ2-based criterion. This method enhances the signal-to-background ratio and improves the resolution of the resulting muographic images. Moreover, the simulation framework has been upgraded through the integration of the MULDER (MUon simuLation for DEnsity Reconstruction) library, which consolidates the functionalities of previously used libraries into a single, unified platform. MULDER enables efficient and accurate modeling of muon flux variations induced by topographical features. A good agreement is observed between the simulated and measured muon flux maps, validating the effectiveness of the new analysis and simulation approaches.
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Journal of Applied Physics
American Institute of Physics
Authors (30)
Yanwen Hong
Inter-University Institute for High Energies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1 , Brussels 1050,
Marwa Al Moussawi
Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology (CP3), Université catholique de Louvain 1 , Louvain la Neuve,
Fabio Ambrosino
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Antonio Anastasio
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Samip Basnet
Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Université catholique de Louvain 3 , Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve 1348,
Lorenzo Bonechi
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Diletta Borselli
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Alan Bross
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 8 , Batavia, Illinois 60510,
Antonio Caputo
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology—Vesuvius Observatory 9 , Naples 80126,
Roberto Ciaranfi
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Luigi Cimmino
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Vitaliano Ciulli
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Raffaello D’Alessandro
Department of Physics, University of Florence 10 , Florence 50019,
Catalin Frosin
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Gabor Nyitrai
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Andrea Giammanco
Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology (CP3), Université catholique de Louvain 1 , Louvain la Neuve,
Flora Giudicepietro
Sandro Gonzi
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Giovanni Macedonio
Vincenzo Masone
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Massimo Orazi
Andrea Paccagnella
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Florence 6 , Florence 50019,
Rosario Peluso
Anna Pla-Dalmau
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 8 , Batavia, Illinois 60510,
Amrutha Samalan
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University 2 , Ghent 9000,
Giulio Saracino
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Giovanni Scarpato
Paolo Strolin
National Institute of Nuclear Physics—Section of Naples 4 , Naples 80126,
Michael Tytgat
Inter-University Institute for High Energies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 5 , Brussels,
Enrico Vertechi
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology—Vesuvius Observatory 9 , Naples 80126,