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Author (up) Balazs, C. et al; Mamuzic, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R.
Title A comparison of optimisation algorithms for high-dimensional particle and astrophysics applications Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 05 Issue 5 Pages 108 - 46pp
Keywords Phenomenology of Field Theories in Higher Dimensions; Supersymmetry Phenomenology
Abstract Optimisation problems are ubiquitous in particle and astrophysics, and involve locating the optimum of a complicated function of many parameters that may be computationally expensive to evaluate. We describe a number of global optimisation algorithms that are not yet widely used in particle astrophysics, benchmark them against random sampling and existing techniques, and perform a detailed comparison of their performance on a range of test functions. These include four analytic test functions of varying dimensionality, and a realistic example derived from a recent global fit of weak-scale supersymmetry. Although the best algorithm to use depends on the function being investigated, we are able to present general conclusions about the relative merits of random sampling, Differential Evolution, Particle Swarm Optimisation, the Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy, Bayesian Optimisation, Grey Wolf Optimisation, and the PyGMO Artificial Bee Colony, Gaussian Particle Filter and Adaptive Memory Programming for Global Optimisation algorithms.
Address [Balazs, Csaba] Monash Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, Melbourne, Vic 3800, Australia, Email: bstienen@science.ru.nl;
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000762408900002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5149
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Author (up) Balbinot, R.; Fabbri, A.
Title Quantum correlations across the horizon in acoustic and gravitational black holes Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 105 Issue 4 Pages 045010 - 20pp
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Abstract We investigate, within the framework of quantum field theory in curved space, the correlations across the horizon of a black hole in order to highlight the particle-partner pair creation mechanism at the origin of Hawking radiation. The analysis concerns both acoustic black holes, formed by Bose-Einstein condensates, and gravitational black holes. More precisely, we have considered a typical acoustic black hole metric with two asymptotic homogeneous regions and the Schwarzschild metric as describing a gravitational black hole. By considering equal-time correlation functions, we find a striking disagreement between the two cases: the expected characteristic peak centered along the trajectories of the Hawking particles and their partners seems to appear only for the acoustic black hole and not for the gravitational Schwarzschild one. The reason for that is the existence of a quantum atmosphere displaced from the horizon as the locus of origin of Hawking radiation together, and this is the crucial aspect, with the presence of a central singularity in the gravitational case swallowing everything is trapped inside the horizon. Correlations, however, are not absent in the gravitational case; to see them, one simply has to consider correlation functions at unequal times, which indeed display the expected peak.
Address [Balbinot, Roberto] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, Bologna, Italy, Email: balbinot@bo.infn.it;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000761172600005 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5156
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Author (up) Balbinot, R.; Fabbri, A.
Title The Hawking Effect in the Particles-Partners Correlations Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physics Abbreviated Journal Physics
Volume 5 Issue 4 Pages 968-982
Keywords quantum fields in curved space; black holes; Hawking radiation; correlations across the horizon
Abstract We analyze the correlations functions across the horizon in Hawking black hole radiation to reveal the correlations between Hawking particles and their partners. The effects of the underlying space-time on this are shown in various examples ranging from acoustic black holes to regular black holes.
Address [Balbinot, Roberto] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, Via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna, Italy, Email: roberto.balbinot@unibo.it;
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Publisher Mdpi Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001130983900001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5858
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Author (up) Balbinot, R.; Fabbri, A.
Title The Unruh Vacuum and the “In-Vacuum” in Reissner-Nordström Spacetime Type Journal Article
Year 2024 Publication Universe Abbreviated Journal Universe
Volume 10 Issue 1 Pages 18 - 14pp
Keywords Hawking radiation; Unruh vacuum; Reissner-Nordstrom black holes
Abstract The Unruh vacuum is widely used as a quantum state to describe black hole evaporation since, near the horizon, it reproduces the physical state of a quantum field, the so-called “in-vacuum”, in the case where a black hole is formed by gravitational collapse. We examine the relation between these two quantum states in the background spacetime of a Reissner-Nordstrom black hole (both extremal and not), highlighting the similarities and striking differences.
Address [Balbinot, Roberto] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, Via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna, Italy, Email: roberto.balbinot@unibo.it;
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Publisher Mdpi Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:001151025300001 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5914
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Author (up) Balbinot, R.; Fabbri, A.
Title Quantum energy momentum tensor and equal time correlations in a Reissner-Nordström black hole Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 108 Issue Pages 045004 - 9pp
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Abstract We consider a Reissner-Nordström black hole formed by the collapse of a charged null shell. The renormalized expectation values of the energy-momentum tensor operator for a massless scalar field propagating in the two-dimensional section of this spacetime are given. We then analyze the across-the-horizon correlations of the related energy density operator for free-falling observers to reveal the correlations between the Hawking particles and their interior partners.
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Notes Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 6093
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Author (up) Balbinot, R.; Fabbri, A.; Dudley, R.A.; Anderson, P.R.
Title Particle production in the interiors of acoustic black holes Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Physical Review D Abbreviated Journal Phys. Rev. D
Volume 100 Issue 10 Pages 105021 - 13pp
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Abstract Phonon creation inside the horizons of acoustic black holes is investigated using two simple toy models. It is shown that, unlike what occurs in the exterior regions, the spectrum is not thermal. This nonthermality is due to the anomalous scattering that occurs in the interior regions.
Address [Balbinot, Roberto] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Fis, Via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna, Italy, Email: balbinot@bo.infn.it;
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Publisher Amer Physical Soc Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2470-0010 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000498879600007 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4209
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Author (up) Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Babiano-Suarez, V.; Caballero, L.; Calvo, D.; Ladarescu, I.; Olleros-Rodriguez, P.; Domingo-Pardo, C.
Title Machine Learning aided 3D-position reconstruction in large LaCl3 crystals Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 1001 Issue Pages 165249 - 17pp
Keywords Gamma-ray; Position sensitive detectors; Monolithic crystals; Compton imaging; Machine Learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; Total Energy Detector; Neutron capture cross-section
Abstract We investigate five different models to reconstruct the 3D gamma-ray hit coordinates in five large LaCl3(Ce) monolithic crystals optically coupled to pixelated silicon photomultipliers. These scintillators have a base surface of 50 x 50 mm(2) and five different thicknesses, from 10 mm to 30 mm. Four of these models are analytical prescriptions and one is based on a Convolutional Neural Network. Average resolutions close to 1-2 mm fwhm are obtained in the transverse crystal plane for crystal thicknesses between 10 mm and 20 mm using analytical models. For thicker crystals average resolutions of about 3-5 mm fwhm are obtained. Depth of interaction resolutions between 1 mm and 4 mm are achieved depending on the distance of the interaction point to the photosensor surface. We propose a Machine Learning algorithm to correct for linearity distortions and pin-cushion effects. The latter allows one to keep a large field of view of about 70%-80% of the crystal surface, regardless of crystal thickness. This work is aimed at optimizing the performance of the so-called Total Energy Detector with Compton imaging capability (i-TED) for time-of-flight neutron capture cross-section measurements.
Address [Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Babiano-Suarez, V.; Caballero, L.; Calvo, D.; Ladarescu, I.; Olleros-Rodriguez, P.; Domingo-Pardo, C.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: javier.balibrea@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000641308300007 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4803
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Author (up) Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Calvo, D.; Caballero, L.; Babiano, V.; Ladarescu, I.; Redondo, M.L.; Tain, J.L.; Tolosa, A.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Calvino, F.; Casanovas, A.; Tarifeño-Saldivia, A.; Alcayne, V.; Cano-Ott, D.; Martinez, T.; Guerrero, C.; Barbagallo, M.; Macina, D.; Bacak, M.
Title A first prototype of C6D6 total-energy detector with SiPM readout for neutron capture time-of-flight experiments Type Journal Article
Year 2021 Publication Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A Abbreviated Journal Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A
Volume 985 Issue Pages 164709 - 8pp
Keywords Silicon photomultiplier; Radiation detectors; Time-of-flight; Radiative capture; Total energy detector; Pulse-height weighting technique
Abstract Low efficiency total-energy detectors (TEDs) are one of the main tools for neutron capture cross section measurements utilizing the time-of-flight (TOF) technique. State-of-the-art TEDs are based on a C6D6 liquid-scintillation cell optically coupled to a fast photomultiplier tube. The large photomultiplier tube represents yet a significant contribution to the so-called neutron sensitivity background, which is one of the most conspicuous sources of uncertainty in this type of experiments. Here we report on the development of a first prototype of a TED based on a silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) readout, thus resulting in a lightweight and much more compact detector. Apart from the envisaged improvement in neutron sensitivity, the new system uses low voltage (+28 V) and low current supply (-50 mA), which is more practical than the-kV supply required by conventional photomultipliers. One important difficulty hindering the earlier implementation of SiPM readout for this type of detector was the large capacitance for the output signal when all pixels of a SiPM array are summed together. The latter leads to long pulse rise and decay times, which are not suitable for time-of-flight experiments. In this work we demonstrate the feasibility of a Schottky-diode multiplexing readout approach, that allows one to preserve the excellent timing properties of SiPMs, hereby paving the way for their implementation in future neutron TOF experiments.
Address [Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Calvo, D.; Caballero, L.; Babiano, V; Ladarescu, I; Redondo, M. Lopez; Tain, J. L.; Tolosa, A.; Domingo-Pardo, C.] Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Valencia, Spain, Email: dacaldia@ific.uv.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0168-9002 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000592358200019 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4638
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Author (up) Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Ladarescu, I.; Guerrero, C.; Rodriguez-Gonzalez, T.; Jimenez-Ramos, M.C.; Fernandez-Martinez, B.; Domingo-Pardo, C.
Title Hybrid in-beam PET- and Compton prompt-gamma imaging aimed at enhanced proton-range verification Type Journal Article
Year 2022 Publication European Physical Journal Plus Abbreviated Journal Eur. Phys. J. Plus
Volume 137 Issue 11 Pages 1258 - 18pp
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Abstract We report on a hybrid in-beam PET and prompt-gamma Compton imaging system aimed at quasi real-time ion-range verification in proton-therapy treatments. Proof-of-concept experiments were carried out at the radiobiology beam line of the CNA cyclotron facility using a set of two synchronous Compton imagers and different target materials. The time structure of the 18 MeV proton beam was shaped with a series of beam-on and beam-off intervals, thereby mimicking a pulsed proton beam on a long time scale. During beam-on intervals, Compton imagingwas performed utilizing the high energy. -rays promptly emitted from the nuclear reactions occurring in the targets. In the course of the beam-off intervals in situ positron-emission tomography was accomplished with the same imagers using the beta+ decay of activated nuclei. The targets used were stacks of different materials covering also various proton ranges and energies. A systematic study on the performance of these two complementary imaging techniques is reported and the experimental results interpreted on the basis ofMonte Carlo calculations. The results demonstrate the possibility to combine both imaging techniques in a concomitant way, where high-efficiency prompt-gamma imaging is complemented with the high spatial accuracy of PET. Empowered by these results we suggest that a pulsed beam with a suitable duty cycle, in conjunction with in situ Compton- and PET-imaging may help to attain complementary information and quasi real-time range monitoring with high accuracy.
Address [Balibrea-Correa, J.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Ladarescu, I; Domingo-Pardo, C.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: javier.balibrea@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 2190-5444 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000886327900002 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration no
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 5420
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Author (up) Bandyopadhyay, P.; Chun, E.J.; Mandal, R.
Title Phenomenology of Higgs bosons in inverse seesaw model with Type-X two Higgs doublet at the LHC Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 08 Issue 8 Pages 169 - 22pp
Keywords Phenomenological Models
Abstract Type-X two Higgs doublet model is known to explain the muon g – 2 anomaly with a relatively light charged Higgs boson at large tan beta. The light charged Higgs boson has been searched in the main tau nu mode at the colliders. Invoking a scenario of inverse seesaw as the origin of neutrino masses and mixing, the charged Higgs boson can decay additionally to right-handed neutrinos which leads to interesting phenomenology. Considering generic lepton flavour violating signatures at the final states, a 5 sigma discovery can be achieved with the early data of LHC, at 14 TeV, for relatively large inverse seesaw Yukawa coupling Y-N. The very light pseudoscalar and charged Higgs boson mass reconstruction are performed using the new modes and the results look promising. The inverse seesaw Yukawa coupling is shown to be probed down to Y-N similar to 0.2 at HL LHC with 3000 fb(-1).
Address [Bandyopadhyay, Priyotosh] Indian Inst Technol Hyderabad, Sangareddy 502287, Telengana, India, Email: bpriyo@iith.ac.in;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1029-8479 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000483916900004 Approved no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 4136
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