Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. Vesuvius
(2025) Journal of Applied Physics — Vol. 138 (2025)
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- 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.</jats:p>
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Al Moussawi, M., Basnet, S., Giammanco, A., MURAVES, & et al. (2025). Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. Vesuvius. Journal of Applied Physics, 138. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0275078 (Original work published 2025)