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Hervas Alvarez, F., Valero, A., Fiorini, L., Gutierrez Arance, H., Carrio, F., Ahuja, S., et al. (2025). Versal Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform Processing for ATLAS-TileCal Signal Reconstruction. Particles, 8(2), 49–9pp.
Abstract: Particle detectors at accelerators generate large amounts of data, requiring analysis to derive insights. Collisions lead to signal pile-up, where multiple particles produce signals in the same detector sensors, complicating individual signal identification. This contribution describes the implementation of a deep-learning algorithm on a Versal Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform (ACAP) device for improved processing via parallelization and concurrency. Connected to a host computer via Peripheral Component Interconnect express (PCIe), this system aims for enhanced speed and energy efficiency over Central Processing Units (CPUs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). In the contribution, we will describe in detail the data processing and the hardware, firmware and software components of the system. The contribution presents the implementation of the deep-learning algorithm on a Versal ACAP device, as well as the system for transferring data in an efficient way.
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Luo, D. W. et al, & Montaner-Piza, A. (2025). Seniority Structure in Neutron-Rich Nucleus 128Ag: Evidence for Robustness of N=82 Shell Closure in Silver Isotopes. Phys. Rev. Lett., 134(23), 232502–7pp.
Abstract: The spectroscopic studies of very neutron-rich nucleus 128Ag have been performed for the first time at the Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory of RIKEN. A new seniority isomer with a half-life of 1.60(7) μs has been identified and is proposed to have a spin-parity of 16-with a maximally aligned configuration comprising three proton holes in the g9/2 orbital and one neutron hole in the h11/2 orbital. The new level structure in 128Ag is quite well described by shell model calculations without invoking excitations across the Z = 50 and N = 82 shell gaps, and presents a good case of seniority scheme in odd-odd nuclei in the south vicinity of the double-magic nucleus 132Sn. With a classification of various components of the proton-neutron interaction, the inversion of lowest-lying 9-and 10-states between 128Ag and its neighboring isotone 130In is found to be dynamically ascribed to the seniority-nonconserving proton-neutron interaction components. The structure above 10-up to the 16-isomer in 128Ag shows remarkable similarities to seniority structures in the semimagic nuclei 128Pd and 130Cd. These spectroscopic features in 128Ag indicate that the N = 82 shell closure is still robust in silver isotopes.
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LHCb Collaboration(Aaij, R. et al), Fernandez Casani, A., Jaimes Elles, S. J., Jashal, B. K., Libralon, S., Martinez-Vidal, F., et al. (2025). Observation of the Open-Charm Tetraquark Candidate Tcs0* (2870)0 in the B- → D- D0KS0 Decay. Phys. Rev. Lett., 134(10), 101901–13pp.
Abstract: An amplitude analysis of B- -> D- (DKS0)-K-0 decays is performed using proton-proton collision data, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 9 fb(-1), collected with the LHCb detector at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV. A resonant structure of spin-parity 0(+) is observed in the (DKS0)-K-0 invariant-mass spectrum with a significance of 5.3s. The mass and width of the state, modeled with a Breit-Wigner line shape, are determined to be 2883 +/- 11 +/- 8 MeV/c(2) and 87(-47)(+22) +/- 17 MeV, respectively, where the first uncertainties are statistical and the second systematic. These properties and the quark content are consistent with those of the open-charm tetraquark candidate T-cs0(*)(2870)(0) observed previously in the D+K- final state of the B- -> D-D+K- decay. This result confirms the existence of the T-cs0(*)(2870)(0) state in a new decay mode. The T-c10(*) (2900)(0) state, reported in the B- -> D-D+K- decay, is also searched for in the (DKS0)-K-0 invariant-mass spectrum of the B- -> D- (DKS0)-K-0 decay, without finding evidence for it.
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NEXT Collaboration(Dey, E. et al), Ayet, A., Byrnes, N., Carcel, S., Kellerer, F., Lopez-March, N., et al. (2025). Ion transport on phased radiofrequency carpets in xenon gas. Eur. Phys. J. C, 85(6), 688–15pp.
Abstract: We present the design and performance of a four-phased radiofrequency (RF) carpet system for ion transport between 200-600 mbar, significantly higher than previously demonstrated RF carpet applications. The RF carpet, designed with a 160 mu\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\upmu $$\end{document}m pitch, is applied to the lateral collection of ions in xenon at pressures up to 600 mbar. We demonstrate transport efficiency of caesium ions across varying pressures, and compare with microscopic simulations made in the SIMION package. The novel use of an N-phased RF carpet can achieve ion levitation and controlled lateral motion in a denser environment than is typical for RF ion transport in gases. This feature makes such carpets strong candidates for ion transport to single ion sensors envisaged for future neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments in xenon gas.
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Roser, J., & Llosa, G. (2025). System modeling and image reconstruction algorithm optimization for a Compton camera for hadron therapy range verification. Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 140(6), 561–6pp.
Abstract: Compton cameras are electronically collimated devices which offer a compact solution for multi-energy gamma-ray imaging. For this reason, such devices are being investigated as potential tools to achieve online range verification in hadron therapy, through the so-called Prompt Gamma imaging technique. However, this application is notably challenging, entailing the need of complex image reconstruction procedures and requiring excellent detector performance in order to achieve sufficient image quality. In this work we recapitulate the steps made in the recent years in system modeling and adaptation of existing image reconstruction algorithms towards the full exploitation of MACACO, a multi-layer Compton telescope under development at the IRIS group of IFIC (Valencia).
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