System and method for imaging subsurface density using cosmic ray muons
AssigneeIdeon Technologies Inc.
InventorsDouglas William Schouten, Benjamin Christopher Barbour
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Abstract
A longitudinally extending detector drill rod is connectable at each of its longitudinal ends to another drill rod in a drill string and is deployable, as part of the drill string, to a location below a surface of the earth for detecting cosmic ray muons that penetrate the surface of the earth. The detector drill rod comprises: a drill rod bore-defining surface that defines a longitudinally extending drill rod bore; and one or more muon sensors located in the drill rod bore, the one or more muon sensors responsive to muons interacting therewith.
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A longitudinally extending detector drill rod connectable at each of its longitudinal ends to another drill rod in a drill string and deployable, as part of the drill string, to a location below a surface of the earth for detecting cosmic ray muons that penetrate the surface of the earth, the detector drill rod comprising:
- a drill rod bore-defining surface that defines a longitudinally extending drill rod bore;
- and,
- one or more muon sensors located in the drill rod bore, the one or more muon sensors responsive to muons interacting therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.