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most citedImaging of high-Z material for nuclear contraband detection with a minimal prototype of a Muon Tomography station based on GEM detectors

93 citations · 250 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Timing performance of large prototype based on $\upmu$RWELL- PICOSEC detector technology with active area

A. Pandey, K. Gnanvo, B. Kross +60

The $\upmu$RWELL-PICOSEC detector, which combines a $\upmu$RWELL gaseous amplification structure with a Cherenkov radiator and photocathode, is a novel approach to acheive fast and…

physics.ins-det2026

Spatial resolution improvement of PICOSEC Micromegas precise timing detectors

F. M. Brunbauer, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +47

The combination of a Cherenkov radiator with a semi-transparent photocathode and a Micromegas based amplification stage allows PICOSEC Micromegas detectors to achieve a time resolu…

physics.ins-det2022

Snowmass 2021 Instrumentation Frontier (IF5 - MPGDs) -- White Paper 2: Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors for Nuclear Physics

Fernando Barbosa, Daniel Bazin, Francesco Bossú +11

Many current and future nuclear physics (NP) experiments across the United States have and are implementing micro-pattern gas detectors (MPGDs) to be used for tracking and PID purp…

physics.ins-det2011★ 17 cited

Construction and Performance of Large-Area Triple-GEM Prototypes for Future Upgrades of the CMS Forward Muon System

M. Tytgat, A. Marinov, N. Zaganidis +56

At present, part of the forward RPC muon system of the CMS detector at the CERN LHC remains uninstrumented in the high-ηregion. An international collaboration is investigating the…

physics.ins-det2011

Test beam results of the GE1/1 prototype for a future upgrade of the CMS high- muon system

D. Abbaneo, M. Abbrescia, C. Armagnaud +55

Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) are an interesting technology under consideration for the future upgrade of the forward region of the CMS muon system, specifically in the $1.6<| η|<…

physics.ins-det2010★ 31 cited

Characterization of GEM Detectors for Application in the CMS Muon Detection System

D. Abbaneo, S. Bally, H. Postema +26

The muon detection system of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider is based on different technologies for muon tracking and triggering. In particul…

physics.ins-det2010

Construction of the first full-size GEM-based prototype for the CMS high- muon system

D. Abbaneo, S. Bally, H. Postema +32

In view of a possible extension of the forward CMS muon detector system and future LHC luminosity upgrades, Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGDs) are an appealing technology. They ca…

physics.ins-det2010★ 20 cited

Detection and Imaging of High-Z Materials with a Muon Tomography Station Using GEM Detectors

K. Gnanvo, B. Benson, W. Bittner +9

Muon tomography based on the measurement of multiple scattering of atmospheric cosmic ray muons is a promising technique for detecting and imaging heavily shielded high-Z nuclear m…

physics.ins-det2010★ 93 cited

Imaging of high-Z material for nuclear contraband detection with a minimal prototype of a Muon Tomography station based on GEM detectors

Kondo Gnanvo, Leonard V. Grasso, Marcus Hohlmann +3

Muon Tomography based on the measurement of multiple scattering of atmospheric cosmic ray muons in matter is a promising technique for detecting heavily shielded high-Z radioactive…

physics.ins-det2009★ 15 cited

Design and Construction of a First Prototype Muon Tomography System with GEM Detectors for the Detection of Nuclear Contraband

M. Hohlmann, K. Gnanvo, L. Grasso +3

Current radiation portal monitors at sea ports and international borders that employ standard radiation detection techniques are not very sensitive to nuclear contraband that is we…

physics.ins-det2008★ 21 cited

Performance Expectations for a Tomography System Using Cosmic Ray Muons and Micro Pattern Gas Detectors for the Detection of Nuclear Contraband

Kondo Gnanvo, Patrick Ford, Jennifer Helsby +3

We present results from a detailed GEANT4 simulation of a proposed Muon Tomography System that employs compact Micro Pattern Gas Detectors with high spatial resolution. A basic Poi…

physics.ins-det2008★ 53 cited

GEANT4 Simulation of a Cosmic Ray Muon Tomography System with Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors for the Detection of High-Z Materials

Marcus Hohlmann, Patrick Ford, Kondo Gnanvo +4

Muon Tomography (MT) based on the measurement of multiple scattering of atmospheric cosmic ray muons traversing shipping containers is a promising candidate for identifying threate…