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u-RANIA: a neutron detector based on \mu -RWELL technology
In the framework of the ATTRACT-uRANIA project, funded by the European
Community, we are developing an innovative neutron imaging detector based on
micro-Resistive WELL ( -RWELL) technology. The -RWELL, based on the
resistive detector concept, ensuring an efficient spark quenching mechanism, is
a highly reliable device. It is composed by two main elements: a readout-PCB
and a cathode. The amplification stage for this device is embedded in the
readout board through a resistive layer realized by means of an industrial
process with DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon). A thin layer of BC on the copper
surface of the cathode allows the thermal neutrons detection through the
release of Li and particles in the active volume. This technology
has been developed to be an efficient and convenient alternative to the He
shortage. The goal of the project is to prove the feasibility of such a novel
neutron detector by developing and testing small planar prototypes with readout
boards suitably segmented with strip or pad read out, equipped with existing
electronics or readout in current mode. Preliminary results from the test with
different prototypes, showing a good agreement with the simulation, will be
presented together with construction details of the prototypes and the future
steps of the project.Comment: Prepared for the INSTR20 Conference Proceeding for JINS
High-resolution tracking in a GEM-Emulsion detector
SHiP (Search for Hidden Particles) is a beam dump experiment proposed at the
CERN SPS aiming at the observation of long lived particles very weakly coupled
with ordinary matter mostly produced in the decay of charmed hadrons. The beam
dump facility of SHiP is also a copious factory of neutrinos of all three kinds
and therefore a dedicated neutrino detector is foreseen in the SHiP apparatus.
The neutrino detector exploits the Emulsion Cloud Chamber technique with a
modular structure, alternating walls of target units and planes of electronic
detectors providing the time stamp to the event. GEM detectors are one of the
possible choices for this task. This paper reports the results of the first
exposure to a muon beam at CERN of a new hybrid chamber, obtained by coupling a
GEM chamber and an emulsion detector. Thanks to the micrometric accuracy of the
emulsion detector, the position resolution of the GEM chamber as a function of
the particle inclination was evaluated in two configurations, with and without
the magnetic fiel
Unprecedented studies of the low-energy negatively charged kaons interactions in nuclear matter by AMADEUS
The AMADEUS experiment aims to provide unique quality data of hadronic
interactions in light nuclear targets, in order to solve fundamental open
questions in the non-perturbative strangeness QCD sector, like the
controversial nature of the state, the yield of hyperon
formation below threshold, the yield and shape of multi-nucleon
absorption, processes which are intimately connected to the possible existence
of exotic antikaon multi-nucleon clusters. AMADEUS takes advantage of the
DANE collider, which provides a unique source of monochromatic
low-momentum kaons and exploits the KLOE detector as an active target, in order
to obtain excellent acceptance and resolution data for nuclear capture on
H, He, Be and C, both at-rest and in-flight. During the
second half of 2012 a successful data taking was performed with a dedicated
pure carbon target implemented in the central region of KLOE, providing a high
statistic sample of pure at-rest nuclear interactions. For the future
dedicated setups involving cryogenic gaseous targets are under preparation.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
Experimental tests of the trigger prototype for the AMADEUS experiment based on Sci-Fi read by MPPC
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Measurement of the strong interaction induced shift and width of the 1s state of kaonic deuterium at J-PARC
The antikaon-nucleon interaction close to threshold provides crucial
information on the interplay between spontaneous and explicit chiral symmetry
breaking in low-energy QCD. In this context the importance of kaonic deuterium
X-ray spectroscopy has been well recognized, but no experimental results have
yet been obtained due to the difficulty of the measurement. We propose to
measure the shift and width of the kaonic deuterium 1s state with an accuracy
of 60 eV and 140 eV respectively at J-PARC. These results together with the
kaonic hydrogen data (KpX at KEK, DEAR and SIDDHARTA at DAFNE) will then permit
the determination of values of both the isospin I=0 and I=1 antikaon-nucleon
scattering lengths and will provide the most stringent constraints on the
antikaon-nucleon interaction, promising a breakthrough. Refined Monte Carlo
studies were performed, including the investigation of background suppression
factors for the described setup. These studies have demonstrated the
feasibility of determining the shift and width of the kaonic deuterium atom 1s
state with the desired accuracy of 60 eV and 140 eV.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figure
Low-energy kaon-nucleon/nuclei interaction studies at DAΦNE by AMADEUS
The AMADEUS experiment deals with the investigation of the low-energy kaon-nuclei hadronic interaction at the DAΦNE collider at LNF-INFN, fundamental to respond to longstanding open questions in the non-perturbative QCD in the strangeness sector. One of the most interesting aspects is to understand how hadron masses and interactions change in the nuclear environment. The antikaon-nucleon potential is investigated searching for signals from possible bound kaonic clusters, which would imply a strongly attractive antikaon-nucleon potential. AMADEUS step 0 consists in the analysis of 2004/2005 KLOE data, exploring K− absorptions in H, 4He, 9Be and 12C present in setup materials. The status of the various preliminary analyses is presented, together with future perspectives
Kaon-nuclei interaction studies at low energies (the AMADEUS experiment)
The AMADEUS experiment aims to perform dedicated precision
studies in the sector of low-energy kaon-nuclei interaction at the DAΦNE collider at LNF-INFN. In particular the experiment plans to perform measurements of the so-called deeply bound kaonic nuclei (by stopping kaons in cryogenic gaseous targets 3He and 4He) and to study the low-energy interaction of negative kaons in various targets. The AMADEUS dedicated setup will be installed inside the KLOE drift chamber
Low energy kaon nuclei interaction studies at DAΦNE
A preliminar study of these kind of hadronic interactions is being done by the AMADEUS collabo- ration by analyzing the existent KLOE data
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