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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-427-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-427-2016
Research article
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21 Sep 2016
Research article |  | 21 Sep 2016

Muographic data analysis method for medium-sized rock overburden inspections

Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka and Michinori Ohshiro

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Application of elementary particle physics to the measurements of rock overburden density structures that might be directly applicable to natural resources and undiscovered cave explorations, and even to searching for hidden chambers in historic architectural structures.