Imaging with GeV muons produced via laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons
Abstract
Artificially generated muon beams, with tunable parameters, are highly valuable in imaging objects that are opaque to any other scanning technique. Lower-energy muon beams are currently produced at accelerator facilities, while higher energies have only recently been observed as a result of the interaction of laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons and solid targets. This work focuses on using muography imaging detectors to measure the profile of a muon beam generated via the Bethe-Heitler process and to perform muon imaging in an experimental setup extending up to 42 meters from the muon source. By comparing the data with Monte Carlo simulations, we confirm that the measured beam profile and object imaging are consistent with artificially produced muons of energy of a few GeV. To our knowledge, this represents the first demonstration of imaging dominated by an artificial, laser-driven muon beam.
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BibTeX
@misc{dobre2026imaging,
title = {{Imaging with GeV muons produced via laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons}},
author = {M. Dobre and P. Ghenuche and A. Balaceanu and D. Catana and M. O. Cernaianu and D. Dorobantu and R. Lica and V. Malka and D. Martello and I. Mitu and M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu and L. Stan and D. Stanca and P. Tomassini and C. A. Ur and C. Vancea and A. Saftoiu and D. Doria},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.28788},
eprint = {2609.28788},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.28788},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Imaging with GeV muons produced via laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons
AU - M. Dobre
AU - P. Ghenuche
AU - A. Balaceanu
AU - D. Catana
AU - M. O. Cernaianu
AU - D. Dorobantu
AU - R. Lica
AU - V. Malka
AU - D. Martello
AU - I. Mitu
AU - M. Niculescu-Oglinzanu
AU - L. Stan
AU - D. Stanca
AU - P. Tomassini
AU - C. A. Ur
AU - C. Vancea
AU - A. Saftoiu
AU - D. Doria
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/23
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.28788
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.28788
AB - Artificially generated muon beams, with tunable parameters, are highly valuable in imaging objects that are opaque to any other scanning technique. Lower-energy muon beams are currently produced at accelerator facilities, while higher energies have only recently been observed as a result of the interaction of laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons and solid targets. This work focuses on using muography imaging detectors to measure the profile of a muon beam generated via the Bethe-Heitler process and to perform muon imaging in an experimental setup extending up to 42 meters from the muon source. By comparing the data with Monte Carlo simulations, we confirm that the measured beam profile and object imaging are consistent with artificially produced muons of energy of a few GeV. To our knowledge, this represents the first demonstration of imaging dominated by an artificial, laser-driven muon beam.
ER -