"Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 572 (2007) 262265
A scintillating fibres tracker detector for archaeological applications
M. Menichellia,, S. Ansoldib, M. Baric, M. Bassetc, R. Battistona,d, S. Blaskoa, F. Corene,
E. Fioria, G. Gianninib,c, D. Iugovazb,c, A. Papia, S. Reiab,c, G. Scianc
aINFN Sezione di Perugia, Italy
bUniversita' degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
cINFN Sezione di Trieste, Italy
dUniversita' degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
eOGS Trieste, Italy
Available online 29 November 2006
Abstract
We designed, constructed and operated a cylindrical, scintillating fibres, tracker detector in order to measure the directional flux of
cosmic ray muons underground. This instrument named Muon Ground Radiograph (MGR) was developed to study the fluctuation of
the density in the soil that causes detection anisotropies in the arrival direction of cosmic ray muons observed in a tracker detector
located underground. Density fluctuations may reveal hidden cavities or buried structures and can contribute to archaeological findings.
The shape of the detector we used, for this purpose, is cylindrical, 14 cm diameter and 224 cm height, and it can be inserted into a 20 cm
diameter hole in the ground at a maximum depth of 30 m. This paper will describe the instrument design and construction and also report
some results of two observational campaigns in the town of Aquileia the Claudio and Traiano port.
r 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PACS: 89.65.Lm; 89.90.+n; 29.40.Mc
Keywords: Interdisciplinary physics; Archaeology; Scintillating fibres
1. Introduction
The initial idea of using cosmic ray muon flux to detect
density fluctuations"
