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Garonna, A.; Amaldi, U.; Bonomi, R.; Campo, D.; Degiovanni, A.; Garlasche, M.; Mondino, I.; Rizzoglio, V.; Verdu-Andres, S. |
Title |
Cyclinac medical accelerators using pulsed C6+/H-2(+) ion sources |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of Instrumentation |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Instrum. |
Volume |
5 |
Issue |
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Pages |
C09004 - 19pp |
Keywords |
Instrumentation for particle-beam therapy; Instrumentation for hadron therapy; Ion sources (positive ions, negative ions, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR), electron beam (EBIS)); Acceleration cavities and magnets superconducting (high-temperature superconductor; radiation hardened magnets; normal-conducting; permanent magnet devices; wigglers and undulators) |
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Charged particle therapy, or so-called hadrontherapy, is developing very rapidly. There is large pressure on the scientific community to deliver dedicated accelerators, providing the best possible treatment modalities at the lowest cost. In this context, the Italian research Foundation TERA is developing fast-cycling accelerators, dubbed 'cyclinacs'. These are a combination of a cyclotron (accelerating ions to a fixed initial energy) followed by a high gradient linac boosting the ions energy up to the maximum needed for medical therapy. The linac is powered by many independently controlled klystrons to vary the beam energy from one pulse to the next. This accelerator is best suited to treat moving organs with a 4D multipainting spot scanning technique. A dual proton/carbon ion cyclinac is here presented. It consists of an Electron Beam Ion Source, a superconducting isochronous cyclotron and a high-gradient linac. All these machines are pulsed at high repetition rate (100-400 Hz). The source should deliver both C6+ and H-2(+) ions in short pulses (1.5 μs flat-top) and with sufficient intensity (at least 10(8) fully stripped carbon ions per pulse at 300 Hz). The cyclotron accelerates the ions to 120 MeV/u. It features a compact design (with superconducting coils) and a low power consumption. The linac has a novel C-band high-gradient structure and accelerates the ions to variable energies up to 400 MeV/u. High RF frequencies lead to power consumptions which are much lower than the ones of synchrotrons for the same ion extraction energy. This work is part of a collaboration with the CLIC group, which is working at CERN on high-gradient electron-positron colliders. |
Address |
[Garonna, A.; Amaldi, U.; Bonomi, R.; Campo, D.; Degiovanni, A.; Garlasche, M.; Mondino, I.; Rizzoglio, V.; Andres, S. Verdu] TERA Fdn, I-28100 Novara, Italy, Email: Adriano.Garonna@cern.ch |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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1748-0221 |
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ISI:000283796100011 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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327 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abraham, J. et al); Pastor, S. |
Title |
The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
620 |
Issue |
2-3 |
Pages |
227-251 |
Keywords |
Cosmic rays; Fluorescence detector |
Abstract |
The Pierre Auger Observatory is a hybrid detector for ultra-high energy cosmic rays. It combines a surface array to measure secondary particles at ground level together with a fluorescence detector to measure the development of air showers in the atmosphere above the array. The fluorescence detector comprises 24 large telescopes specialized for measuring the nitrogen fluorescence caused by charged particles of cosmic ray air showers. In this paper we describe the components of the fluorescence detector including its optical system, the design of the camera, the electronics, and the systems for relative and absolute calibration. We also discuss the operation and the monitoring of the detector. Finally, we evaluate the detector performance and precision of shower reconstructions. |
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[Bohacova, M.; Chudoba, J.; Grygar, J.; Hrabovsky, M.; Karova, T.; Mandat, D.; Necesal, P.; Nozka, L.; Nyklicek, M.; Palatka, M.; Pech, M.; Prouza, M.; Ridky, J.; Schovancova, J.; Schovanek, P.; Travnicek, P.] Acad Sci Czech Republic, Inst Phys, Prague, Czech Republic, Email: prouza@fzu.cz |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000280601700018 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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400 |
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Esteves, J.N.; Romao, J.C.; Hirsch, M.; Vicente, A.; Porod, W.; Staub, F. |
Title |
LHC and lepton flavour violation phenomenology of a left-right extension of the MSSM |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
12 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
077 - 44pp |
Keywords |
Supersymmetry Phenomenology |
Abstract |
We study the phenomenology of a supersymmetric left-right model, assuming minimal supergravity boundary conditions. Both left-right and (B-L) symmetries are broken at an energy scale close to, but significantly below the GUT scale. Neutrino data is explained via a seesaw mechanism. We calculate the RGEs for superpotential and soft parameters complete at 2-loop order. At low energies lepton flavour violation (LFV) and small, but potentially measurable mass splittings in the charged scalar lepton sector appear, due to the RGE running. Different from the supersymmetric “pure seesaw” models, both, LFV and slepton mass splittings, occur not only in the left-but also in the right slepton sector. Especially, ratios of LFV slepton decays, such as Br((tau) over bar (R) -> μchi(0)(1))/Br((tau) over bar (L) -> μchi(0)(1)) are sensitive to the ratio of (B-L) and left-right symmetry breaking scales. Also the model predicts a polarization asymmetry of the outgoing positrons in the decay mu(+) -> e(+)gamma, A similar to [0, 1], which differs from the pure seesaw “prediction” A = 1. Observation of any of these signals allows to distinguish this model from any of the three standard, pure (mSugra) seesaw setups. |
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[Esteves, J. N.; Romao, J. C.] Inst Super Tecn, Dept Fis, P-1049001 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: joaomest@cftp.ist.utl.pt |
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Springer |
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1126-6708 |
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ISI:000285964200015 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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532 |
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NEMO-3 Collaboration (Argyriades, J. et al); Diaz, J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Monrabal, F.; Novella, P.; Serra, L.; Yahlali, N. |
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Spectral modeling of scintillator for the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO detectors |
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Year |
2011 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
Volume |
625 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
20-28 |
Keywords |
Scintillation; Photomultiplier; Plastic scintillators; Optical photon transport; GEANT 4; Double beta decay |
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We have constructed a GEANT4-based detailed software model of photon transport in plastic sontillator blocks and have used it to study the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO calorimeters employed in experiments designed to search for neutnnoless double beta decay We compare our simulations to measurements using conversion electrons from a calibration source of (BI)-B-207 and show that the agreement is improved if wavelength-dependent properties of the calorimeter are taken into account In this article we briefly describe our modeling approach and results of our studies. |
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[Lang, K.; Pahlka, R. B.] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Phys, Austin, TX 78712 USA |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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ISI:000285432400004 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
587 |
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Author |
Garcia-Recio, C.; Nieves, J.; Tolos, L. |
Title |
D mesic nuclei |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
690 |
Issue |
4 |
Pages |
369-375 |
Keywords |
Charm; Mesic nuclei; Heavy quark symmetry |
Abstract |
The energies and widths of several D-0 meson bound states for different nuclei are obtained using a D-meson selfenergy in the nuclear medium, which is evaluated in a selfconsistent manner using techniques of unitarized coupled-channel theory. The kernel of the meson-baryon interaction is based on a model that treats heavy pseudoscalar and heavy vector mesons on equal footing, as required by heavy quark symmetry. We find D-0 bound states in all studied nuclei, from C-12 up to Pb-208. The inclusion of vector mesons is the keystone for obtaining an attractive D-nucleus interaction that leads to the existence of D-0-nucleus bound states, as compared to previous studies based on SU(4) flavor symmetry. In some cases, the half widths are smaller than the separation of the levels, what makes possible their experimental observation by means of a nuclear reaction. This can be of particular interest for the future PANDA@FAIR physics program. We also find a D+ bound state in C-12, but it is too broad and will have a significant overlap with the energies of the continuum. |
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[Garcia-Recio, C.] Univ Granada, Dept Fis Atom Mol & Nucl, E-18071 Granada, Spain, Email: g_recio@ugr.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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ISI:000279835300007 |
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no |
Is ISI |
yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
Serial |
407 |
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