SiPM technology applied to radiation sensor development

The Silicon Photo-Multiplier (SiPM) being yet in its infancy, a full protocol for the sensor characterization has been developed and implemented at the Physics Department of Universita\u2019 dell\u2019Insubria. Sensors from different producers have been analyzed and compared, in view of the integration in the instruments for radiation detection. Exemplary illustrations are reported here, together with the first results on real-time dosimetry in mammography

Spin-flipping a stored polarized proton beam with an rf dipole

Frequent polarization reversals, or spin-flips, of a stored polarized high-energy beam may greatly reduce systematic errors of spin asymmetry measurements in a scattering asymmetry experiment. We studied the spin-flipping of a 120 MeV horizontally-polarized proton beam stored in the IUCF Cooler Ring by ramping an rf-dipole magnet’s frequency through an rf-induced depolarizing resonance in the presence of a nearly-full Siberian snake. After optimizing the frequency ramp parameters, we used multiple spin-flips to measure a spin-flip efficiency of 86.5±0.5%.86.5±0.5%. The spin-flip efficiency was apparently limited by the rf-dipole’s field strength. This result indicates that an efficient spin-flipping a stored polarized beam should be possible in high energy rings such as RHIC and HERA where Siberian snakes are certainly needed and only dipole rf-flipper-magnets are practical. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87561/2/662_1.pd

Michigan ultra-cold polarized atomic hydrogen jet target

To study spin effects in high energy collisions, we are developing an ultra-cold high-density jet target of proton-spin-polarized hydrogen atoms. The target uses a 12 Tesla magnetic field and a 0.3 K separation cell coated with superfluid helium-4 to produce a slow monochromatic electron-spin-polarized atomic hydrogen beam, which is then focused by a superconducting sextupole into the interaction region. In recent tests, we studied a polarized beam of hydrogen atoms focused by the superconducting sextupole into a compression tube detector, which measured the polarized atoms’ intensity. The Jet produced, at the detector, a spin-polarized atomic hydrogen beam with a measured intensity of about 2.8⋅1015 H s−12.8⋅1015Hs−1 and a FWHM area of less than 0.13 cm2. This intensity corresponds to a free jet density of about 1⋅1012 H cm−31⋅1012Hcm−3 with a proton polarization of about 50%. When the transition RF unit is installed, we expect a proton polarization higher than 90%. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87742/2/856_1.pd

Polarized atomic hydrogen beam studies in the Michigan ultra-cold jet

Studies of an ultra-cold jet of polarized hydrogen atoms are described. This atomic beam is formed by the acceleration of cold (0.3 K) atoms emerging from a region of high magnetic field (12 T). The maximum measured density was about 1012 atoms cm−3.1012atomscm−3. The beam’s full width half maximum size was less than 4 mm. © 2000 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87560/2/674_1.pd

Spin-flipping with an rf-dipole and a full Siberian snake

We recently used a vertical-field rf-dipole magnet to study the spin-flipping of a 120 MeV horizontally polarized proton beam stored in the presence of a nearly-full Siberian snake in the IUCF Cooler Ring. The spin was flipped by ramping the rf-dipole’s frequency through an rf-induced depolarizing resonance. After optimizing the frequency ramp parameters, we used multiple spin-flips to measure a maximum spin-flip efficiency of 86.5±0.5%86.5±0.5% in April 2000, and 92.5±0.5%92.5±0.5% in June 2000. The spin-flip efficiency was apparently limited by the maximum achievable current in the rf-dipole. This result indicates that spin-flipping a stored polarized proton beam should be possible in high energy rings such as RHIC (and perhaps HERA in the future), where Siberian snakes are utilized and the dipole rf-flipper-magnets should be quite practical. During the June 2000 run, a new faster technique of locating the rf depolarizing resonance frequency was developed. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87739/2/736_1.pd