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Imaging the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore using cosmic rays.
Guardincerri, E; Bacon, J D; Barros, N; Blasi, C; Bonechi, L; Chen, A; D'Alessandro, R; Durham, J M; Fine, M; Mauger, C; Mayers, G; Morris, C; Newcomer, F M; Okasinski, J; Pizzico, T; Plaud-Ramos, K; Poulson, D C; Reilly, M B; Roberts, A; Saeid, T; Vaccaro, V; Van Berg, R.
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  • Guardincerri E; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA elenaguardincerri@lanl.gov.
  • Bacon JD; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
  • Barros N; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Blasi C; Formerly at University of Parma, Via Università 12, 43121 Parma, Italy.
  • Bonechi L; INFN - Firenze, Via Sansone 1, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy.
  • Chen A; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • D'Alessandro R; INFN - Firenze, Via Sansone 1, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy.
  • Durham JM; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy.
  • Fine M; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
  • Mauger C; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Mayers G; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Morris C; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Newcomer FM; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
  • Okasinski J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Pizzico T; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Plaud-Ramos K; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Poulson DC; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
  • Reilly MB; Subatomic Physics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
  • Roberts A; Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1155 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106-4320, USA.
  • Saeid T; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Vaccaro V; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
  • Van Berg R; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci ; 377(2137)2018 Dec 10.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30530544
The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence Cathedral, was built between 1420 and 1436 by architect Filippo Brunelleschi and it is now cracking under its own weight. Engineering efforts are under way to model the dome's structure and reinforce it against further deterioration. According to some scholars, Brunelleschi might have built reinforcement structures into the dome itself; however, the only known reinforcement is a wood chain 7.75 m above the springing of the Cupola. Multiple scattering muon radiography is a non-destructive imaging method that can be used to image the interior of the dome's wall and therefore ascertain the layout and status of any iron substructure in it. A demonstration measurement was performed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on a mock-up wall to show the feasibility of the work proposed, and a lightweight and modular imaging system is currently under construction. We will discuss here the results of the demonstration measurement and the potential of the proposed technique, describe the imaging system under construction and outline the plans for the measurement.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Cosmic-ray muography'.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci Journal subject: BIOFISICA / ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA Year: 2018 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United kingdom
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