Papers & Publications

  • June 15, 2026

    Muons at Depth

    Using physics and experimental data to answer whether physics fails sub-kilometre.

  • May 14, 2024

    Muon Tomography Applied to Nickel Massive Sulphide Deposits

    Muon tomography was used to successfully image massive sulphide deposits over a 3 km strike at BHP’s Leinster Operations in Western Australia.

  • January 7, 2022

    Muography: Exploring Earth’s Subsurface with Elementary Particles

    Written by Ideonians, this chapter presents an overview of the relevant physics underlying muon geotomography, and case studies in mineral exploration within North America and Australia.

  • July 1, 2020

    On the detectability of density change in steam-assisted gravity drainage reservoirs using muon tomography

    Showcasing how muon tomography is applicable to monitor SAGD reservoirs across realistic reservoir depth ranges of several hundred meters.

  • December 10, 2018

    Muon Geotomography: Selected Case Studies

    Addressing how muon attenuation in matter can be used to infer the average material density along the path length of muons underground.

  • October 18, 2018

    Muon Tomography Applied to a Dense Uranium Deposit at the McArthur River Mine

    Reporting on the application of muon tomography for imaging dense uranium deposits within the Athabasca Basin, including a qualitative assessment of the radiographic imaging and 3D density inversion using muon tomography.

  • September 10, 2018

    Muon Geotomography: A Novel, Field-Proven 3D Density Imaging Technique for Mineral Exploration and Resource Monitoring

    A review of muon geotomography as a novel density measurement technique based on the absorption of cosmic ray muons in the ground.