Simulated Response of MuTe, a Hybrid Muon Telescope

TL;DR

This paper develops a detailed computational model of the MuTe, a hybrid muon telescope used for volcanic muography, integrating detector physics and simulation to optimize its response.

Contribution

It presents the first comprehensive simulation model of MuTe, combining detector components and response analysis for volcanic studies.

Findings

Simulation results agree with measured data

Model helps optimize detector trigger settings

Enhances muography accuracy for volcano imaging

Abstract

In this paper we present a complete and detailed computational model of the response of the hybrid Muon Telescope (MuTe), designed to perform muography volcanic studies. This instrument combines two particle detection techniques: first, a muon hodoscope based on two panels of plastic scintillator bars; and a Water Cherenkov detector located behind the rear scintillator panel acting both as a coincidence and a discriminating detector. The simulation model includes: materials, geometries, dimensions, and the photo-sensitiveness of the detectors. The simulation results, in agreement with the measured data, were used to set up the muon detector trigger for the expected energy dependent signal.