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Transmission muography is a rising technique in domains such as geophysics and civil engineering. It provides dynamic information about the density distribution around the detector thanks to the attenuation of a natural, passive source: cosmic muons. This long-reach technology provides complementary information to classical prospecting tools for the study of active, heterogenous environments.
In that context, the TRUST-ME project aims at validating the LSBB in-house muon tracker technology (MUST2)[1], for two novel applications: groundwater monitoring towards its sustainable management and large infrastructure surveillance.
This contribution presents the interest of the muon tomography for monitoring both the critical zone and hydraulic infrastructures. A versatile network of 20 autonomous muon trackers is currently being deployed at the Low Background Noise Underground Research Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel. The work also describes the detector working principle, the improved features after major electronics update and its associated challenges towards the proof-of-concept validation.
Lastly, the European muographic community is making an ambitious collaborative effort in the context of the APOGEIA HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01 project. The goals of the consortium concerning the Muography work package, the participation of the TRUST-ME project and the implications for the LSBB as host infrastructure will be addressed as well.
1. Lázaro Roche, I., Decitre, J. B., & Gaffet, S. (2020). MUon Survey Tomography based on Micromegas detectors for Unreachable Sites Technology (MUST2): overview and outlook. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1498: 012048. 10.1088/1742-6596/1498/1/012048
