Geological tomography using cosmic rays
CA 2603829 C · Owner: Triumf, Operating As A Joint Venture By The Governors Of The University Of Alberta, The University Of British Columbia, Carleton University, Simon Fraser University, The University Of Toronto And The University Of Victoria · Inventors: Bryman, Douglas
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Disclosed are a system (ABC) configured for detecting cosmic ray muon (CRM) flux along a variety of trajectories (102) through a subterranean test region collecting the muon detection data and processing the data to form a threedimensional density distribution image corresponding to the test region. The system may be used for identifying concentrations of high (or low) density mineral deposits or other geological structures or formations well below the earth's (or ocean floor) surface (100). The system may be utilized for imaging geological materials and structures of higher and/or lower density in a test region having a depth of several kilometers or more.
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- Filed February 17, 2006 and granted December 11, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 17, 2026.
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