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NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, Volume. 47, Issue 9, 090201(2024)

Simulation study on shallow and deep geological structures based on muon imaging technology

Wancheng XIAO^1,2, Siyuan LUO^1,2, Lie HE^1,2, Yuchen LIU^1,2, Longxiang YIN^1,2, Haifeng ZHANG^1,2, Yuchen ZOU^1,2, and Xiaodong WANG^1,2、*

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¹School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

²Key Laboratory of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology Design and Safety, Ministry of Education, Hengyang 421001, China

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Wancheng XIAO, Siyuan LUO, Lie HE, Yuchen LIU, Longxiang YIN, Haifeng ZHANG, Yuchen ZOU, Xiaodong WANG. Simulation study on shallow and deep geological structures based on muon imaging technology[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2024, 47(9): 090201

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Category: ACCELERATOR, RAY TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS

Received: Sep. 29, 2023

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Published Online: Nov. 13, 2024

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DOI:10.11889/j.0253-3219.2024.hjs.47.090201

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