TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel muon detector for borehole density tomography
AU - Bonneville, Alain
AU - Kouzes, Richard T.
AU - Yamaoka, Jared
AU - Rowe, Charlotte
AU - Guardincerri, Elena
AU - Durham, J. Matthew
AU - Morris, Christopher L.
AU - Poulson, Daniel C.
AU - Plaud-Ramos, Kenie
AU - Morley, Deborah J.
AU - Bacon, Jeffrey D.
AU - Bynes, James
AU - Cercillieux, Julien
AU - Ketter, Chris
AU - Le, Khanh
AU - Mostafanezhad, Isar
AU - Varner, Gary
AU - Flygare, Joshua
AU - Lintereur, Azaree T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017
PY - 2017/4/11
Y1 - 2017/4/11
N2 - Muons can be used to image the density of materials through which they pass, including geological structures. Subsurface applications of the technology include tracking fluid migration during injection or production, with increasing concern regarding such timely issues as induced seismicity or chemical leakage into aquifers. Current density monitoring options include gravimetric data collection and active or passive seismic surveys. One alternative, or complement, to these methods is the development of a muon detector that is sufficiently compact and robust for deployment in a borehole. Such a muon detector can enable imaging of density structure to monitor small changes in density – a proxy for fluid migration – at depths up to 1500 m. Such a detector has been developed, and Monte Carlo modeling methods applied to simulate the anticipated detector response. Testing and measurements using a prototype detector in the laboratory and shallow underground laboratory demonstrated robust response. A satisfactory comparison with a large drift tube-based muon detector is also presented.
AB - Muons can be used to image the density of materials through which they pass, including geological structures. Subsurface applications of the technology include tracking fluid migration during injection or production, with increasing concern regarding such timely issues as induced seismicity or chemical leakage into aquifers. Current density monitoring options include gravimetric data collection and active or passive seismic surveys. One alternative, or complement, to these methods is the development of a muon detector that is sufficiently compact and robust for deployment in a borehole. Such a muon detector can enable imaging of density structure to monitor small changes in density – a proxy for fluid migration – at depths up to 1500 m. Such a detector has been developed, and Monte Carlo modeling methods applied to simulate the anticipated detector response. Testing and measurements using a prototype detector in the laboratory and shallow underground laboratory demonstrated robust response. A satisfactory comparison with a large drift tube-based muon detector is also presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2017.01.023
DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2017.01.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85011900700
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 851
SP - 108
EP - 117
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
ER -