Muography applied to archaeology

Theodoros Avgitas (1) , Sabine Elles (2) , Corinne Goy (3) , Yannis Karyotakis (2) , Jacques Marteau (1)

1 IP2I Lyon - Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
2 LAPP - Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules
3 LPSC - Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie

A tomography experiment using muon cosmic rays was conducted on an archaeological site in Greece, a tumulus. This contribution presents issues related to the simulation of the experiment and of the site, using tools commonly used in high-energy physics. The scientific objective is to compare the results of the simulation with the recorded data to highlight anomalies.

Mots clés: muon; cosmic radiation; site; anomaly

Domaines: Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]; Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]

Theodoros Avgitas, Sabine Elles, Corinne Goy, Yannis Karyotakis, Jacques Marteau. Muography applied to archaeology. 27e édition de la Réunion des Sciences de la Terre, Nov 2021, Lyon, France. ⟨hal-03595873v2⟩