Magnetic Field Imaging by Cosmic-Ray Muons (Magic-µ): First Feasibility Simulation for Strong Magnetic Fields

  • Tadahiro Kin Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
  • Hamid Basiri Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Science, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
  • Eduardo Cortina Gil Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Universit´e catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
  • Andrea Giammanco Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Universit´e catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31526/jais.2023.297
Keywords: cosmic-ray muon, magnetic field imaging, muography, muon radiography, magic-µ

Abstract

We have proposed a novel application for cosmic-ray muography, called Magic-µ, which is short for Magnetic field Imaging by Cosmic-ray Muons. The general goal of Magic-µ is to detect the presence of a magnetic field or magnetic flux density whose three-dimensional distribution is unknown. Depending on the
application, Magic-µ can have three detection modes. The first is ”magnetic field imaging,” which is detecting the presence of a magnetic field in specific voxels within a region of space. The other two modes,
transmission, and deflection, aim not only to detect the presence but also to measure the flux density of the
magnetic field. We have performed a feasibility study using the PHITS Monte Carlo simulation code, for
strong and weak magnetic fields. In this paper, we first give an overview of the concept and basic principles of magnetic field muography. Then, the results of the feasibility study on magnetic field imaging for a
strong magnetic field (more than 500 mT) are presented.

Published
2023-06-13
How to Cite
[1]
T. Kin, H. Basiri, E. Gil, and A. Giammanco, “Magnetic Field Imaging by Cosmic-Ray Muons (Magic-µ): First Feasibility Simulation for Strong Magnetic Fields”, Journal of Advanced Instrumentation in Science, vol. 2023, no. 1, Jun. 2023.
Issue
Volume 2023
Section
International Workshop on Cosmic-Ray Muography (Muography2021), Ghent, Belgium
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