27 research outputs found
Neutron Skins: Weak Elastic Scattering and Neutron Stars
The recently completed PREX-2 campaign - which measured the weak form factor
of lead at an optimal momentum transfer - has confirmed that the neutron skin
of lead is relatively large and has provided a precise determination of the
interior baryon density of a heavy nucleus. In turn, the measured form factor
can be related to various nuclear and neutron-star properties. Astrophysical
observations by the NICER mission have benefited from improvements in flux,
energy resolution, and notably, timing resolution. NICER has the capability to
measure pulse profile data, which enables simultaneous mass-radius
determinations. During the next decade, measurements in astrophysics,
gravitational wave astronomy, and nuclear physics are expected to provide a
wealth of more precise data. In this review we provide an overview of the
current state of neutron skin measurements and offer insights into the
prospects for the future.Comment: submitted to Annual Reviews of Nuclear and Particle Scienc
Quasi-elastic polarization-transfer measurements on the deuteron in anti-parallel kinematics
We present measurements of the polarization-transfer components in the
H reaction, covering a previously unexplored kinematic
region with large positive (anti-parallel) missing momentum, , up
to 220 MeV, and . These measurements, performed
at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI), were motivated by theoretical calculations which
predict small final-state interaction (FSI) effects in these kinematics, making
them favorable for searching for medium modifications of bound nucleons in
nuclei. We find in this kinematic region that the measured
polarization-transfer components and and their ratio agree with the
theoretical calculations, which use free-proton form factors. Using this, we
establish upper limits on possible medium effects that modify the bound
proton's form factor ratio at the level of a few percent. We also
compare the measured polarization-transfer components and their ratio for H
to those of a free (moving) proton. We find that the universal behavior of
H, He and C in the double ratio
is maintained in the positive
missing-momentum region
Status of the BELLE II Pixel Detector
The Belle II experiment at the super KEK B-factory (SuperKEKB) in Tsukuba, Japan, has been collecting collision data since March 2019. Operating at a record-breaking luminosity of up to , data corresponding to has since been recorded. The Belle II VerteX Detector (VXD) is central to the Belle II detector and its physics program and plays a crucial role in reconstructing precise primary and decay vertices. It consists of the outer 4-layer Silicon Vertex Detector (SVD) using double sided silicon strips and the inner two-layer PiXel Detector (PXD) based on the Depleted P-channel Field Effect Transistor (DePFET) technology. The PXD DePFET structure combines signal generation and amplification within pixels with a minimum pitch of . A high gain and a high signal-to-noise ratio allow thinning the pixels to while retaining a high pixel hit efficiency of about . As a consequence, also the material budget of the full detector is kept low at per layer in the acceptance region. This also includes contributions from the control, Analog-to-Digital
Converter (ADC), and data processing Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) as well as from cooling and support structures. This article will present the experience gained from four years of operating PXD; the first full scale detector employing the DePFET technology in High Energy Physics. Overall, the PXD has met the expectations. Operating in the intense SuperKEKB environment poses many challenges that will also be discussed. The current PXD system remains incomplete with only 20 out of 40 modules having been installed. A full replacement has been constructed and is currently in its final testing stage before it will be installed into Belle II during the ongoing long shutdown that will last throughout 2023
Surveying temperature and density in nuclear calorimetry
Dottorato di ricerca in fisica. 12. ciclo. A.a. 1996-99. Coordinatore F. Catara. Supervisore G. Raciti.Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Biblioteca Centrale - P.le Aldo Moro, 7, Rome; Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale - Piazza Cavalleggeri, 1, Florence / CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle RichercheSIGLEITItal
Development of an accurate DWIA model of coherent π0- Photoproduction to study neutron skins in medium heavy nuclei
Despite decades of studies which have seen the nuclear charge distribution being measured with increasing precision, the neutron distribution remains elusive. The difference between the neutron and proton distributions is often expressed as the difference of their root mean square radii: the neutron skin thickness. Recently, the A2 collaboration at MaMi has measured the skin thickness in lead through coherent pion photoproduction [1] with a very high precision. However, they do not include theoretical uncertainties, which can be significant for this process. A new reaction code in the distorted wave impulse approximation (DWIA) is developed to help the (ongoing) analysis of the recent measurement by the A2 collaboration at MaMi of the coherent pion photoproduction cross section on 116,120,124Sn isotopes [2] and to properly quantify the theoretical uncertainties.SCOPUS: cp.pinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe