宇宙线μ子成像技术研究进展
Research Progress of Cosmic Ray Muon Muography Technology
DOI: 10.12677/AG.2021.114046, PDF,   
作者: 杨紫艳, 张荣庆, 刘 威：中南大学地球科学与信息物理学院，湖南 长沙；王 鹤：中南大学地球科学与信息物理学院，湖南 长沙；中南大学有色金属成矿预测与地质环境监测教育部重点实验室，湖南 长沙
关键词: 宇宙线μ子；透射成像；散射成像；Cosmic Ray Muons； Absorption-Based Muography； Scattering-Based Muography
摘要: 宇宙线μ子成像技术(Muography)是一种新型无损成像方法，它利用μ子穿过不同物质时的透射或散射特性差异来反映目标对象内部结构等信息。该技术分为透射成像(absorption-based muography, AM)和散射成像(scattering-based muography, SM)。早在20世纪30年代，物理学家Carl D. Anderson利用威尔逊云雾室发现了μ子，然而宇宙线μ子成像技术在近二十年才得到快速发展。本文详细介绍了宇宙线μ子成像原理、探测器类型以及应用情况等。
Abstract: Muography is a novel nondestructive imaging technology, which based on the absorption or scattering of atmospheric muons to reflect the internal structure of the targets. The technology can be divided into absorption-based muography (AM) and scattering-based muography (SM). Muons were discovered by physicist Carl D. Anderson in the Wilson Cloud Room in the 1930s, however, muography has been rapidly developed in the last two decades. In this paper, the principle of muography, the types of detectors and its applications are introduced.
文章引用：杨紫艳, 王鹤, 张荣庆, 刘威. 宇宙线μ子成像技术研究进展[J]. 地球科学前沿, 2021, 11(4): 505-513. https://doi.org/10.12677/AG.2021.114046

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