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Muography Applications in Argentina
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  • Rolando Calderón Ardila,
  • Alejandra Vesga-Ramírez,
  • Carmina Pérez-Bertolli,
  • Alejandro Almela,
  • Christian Sarmiento-Cano,
  • Alvaro Taboada,
  • Adrian Sedoski,
  • Carlos Varela,
  • Martín Gómez,
  • Mariano Gómez-Berisso,
  • Hernan Asorey
Rolando Calderón Ardila
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET

Corresponding Author:rolando.calderon@iteda.cnea.gov.ar

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Alejandra Vesga-Ramírez
International Center for Earth Sciences - CONICET
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Carmina Pérez-Bertolli
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Alejandro Almela
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Christian Sarmiento-Cano
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Alvaro Taboada
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Adrian Sedoski
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Carlos Varela
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Martín Gómez
International Center for Earth Sciences - CNEA
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Mariano Gómez-Berisso
Centro Atómico Bariloche and Instituto Balseiro
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Hernan Asorey
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección y Astropartículas - CONICET
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Abstract

Muography is an imaging technique using the directional flux of atmospheric muons to indirectly study a suitable object of geophysical or strategic interest. In this work we present the current status of some projects that are being carried out by our groups looking for potential muography applications in Argentina. These developments range from the application of this technique on large structures, such as volcanoes or dams; exploration of minerals in shallow mines; and for the study of the muon flux inside underground laboratories, such as the incoming ANDES underground laboratory. Development and implementation of novel muon detection techniques are required to achieve the spatial and temporal resolution needed for some of these projects, and new prototypes are being built in Buenos Aires, Argentina, including, e.g., sub pixel spatial resolution on cheaper, lighter and faster detectors. In this work we present the current status of our prototypes and an analysis of possible application targets at the argentinian volcanoes Copahue and Peteroa and in the ANDES underground laboratory. These results are based on logistic and technical criteria, such as the calculation of the distance traveled by the muons depending on the site and the trajectories of the muons through layers of different types of rocks.