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First operation of the FAMU experiment at the RIKEN-RAL high intensity muon beam facility Open

FAMU Collaboration, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi, M. Baruzzo , et al. · 2025

The FAMU experiment, supported and funded by the Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), aims to perform the first measurement of the ground-state hyperfine splitting (1S-hfs…

Measurement of the muon transfer rate from muonic hydrogen to carbon in the FAMU experiment Open

E. Mocchiutti, S. Monzani, C. Pizzolotto, A. Sbrizzi, A. Adamczak , et al. · 2025

Advanced X-ray PIxel Detector (AXPiDe v2.0): new modular multichannel detector based on SDD available at the XAFS beamline of Elettra Open

Giovanni Agostini, D. Cirrincione, M. Antonelli, Giuliana Aquilanti, G. Bertuccio , et al. · 2025

This contribution will report on a detection system specially designed and developed to fulfil the needs of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) experiments at the XAFS beamline of the ELETTRA synchrotron. It is composed of 8 monolithic mul…

The X-rays detector system of the FAMU Experiment for the measurement of the muon transfer rate to carbon Open

S. Monzani, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi, M. Baruzzo , et al. · 2025

Functional tests of the detector assembly demonstration model of the eXTP wide field monitor: system description and results Open

M. Antonelli, G. Zampa, V. Bonvicini, D. Cirrincione, G. Orzan , et al. · 2025

The Wide Field Monitor is one of the 4 state-of-the-art instruments onboard the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission, which will search for and observe neutron stars, magnetars and black holes to study matter under extreme conditi…

Silicon drift detector monolithic arrays for X-ray spectroscopy Open

Giovanni Agostini, Filippo Ambrosino, M. Antonelli, Giuliana Aquilanti, P. Bellutti , et al. · 2025

The efficient detection of low-energy X-rays at the keV level with the best possible energy resolution requires the application of silicon drift detectors (SDDs) and advanced application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Their widespre…

Measurement of the Muon Transfer Rate from Muonic Hydrogen to Carbon in the Famu Experiment Open

E. Mocchiutti, S. Monzani, C. Pizzolotto, A. Sbrizzi, A. Adamczak , et al. · 2025

Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-ray high-energy modular array Open

A. Hutcheson, Marco Feroci, A. Argan, M. Antonelli, Marco Barbera , et al. · 2024

STROBE-X High Energy Modular Array (HEMA) Open

A. Hutcheson, M. Feroci, A. Argan, M. Antonelli, Marco Barbera , et al. · 2024

The High Energy Modular Array (HEMA) is one of three instruments that compose the STROBE-X mission concept. The HEMA is a large-area, high-throughput non-imaging pointed instrument based on the Large Area Detector developed as part of the …

The ground calibration of the HERMES-Pathfinder payload flight models Open

Giuseppe Dilillo, E. J. Marchesini, G. Baroni, G. Della Casa, Riccardo Campana , et al. · 2024

HERMES-Pathfinder is a space-borne mission based on a constellation of six nano-satellites flying in a low-Earth orbit. The 3U CubeSats, to be launched in early 2025, host miniaturized instruments with a hybrid Silicon Drift Detector/scint…

The Wide Field Monitor (WFM) of the China-Europe eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission Open

M. Hernanz, M. Feroci, Y. Evangelista, Aline Meuris, Stéphane Schanne , et al. · 2024

The eXTP mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), with a large involvement of Europe. Its scientific payload includes four instruments: SFA, PFA, LAD and WFM. They offer an unprecedented simultaneous wide-band X…

The muon beam monitor for the FAMU experiment: design, simulation, test, and operation Open

R. Rossini, G. Baldazzi, Stefano Banfi, M. Baruzzo, R. Benocci , et al. · 2024

FAMU is an INFN-led muonic atom physics experiment based at the RIKEN-RAL muon facility at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (United Kingdom). The aim of FAMU is to measure the hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen to determine the value o…

The ground calibration of the HERMES-Pathfinder payload flight models Open

Giuseppe Dilillo, E. J. Marchesini, Giulia Baroni, Giovanni Della Casa, R. Campana , et al. · 2024

HERMES-Pathfinder is a space-borne mission based on a constellation of six nano-satellites flying in a low-Earth orbit. The 3U CubeSats, to be launched in early 2025, host miniaturized instruments with a hybrid Silicon Drift Detector/scint…

Status of the detector setup for the FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL for a precision measurement of the Zemach radius of the proton in muonic hydrogen Open

R. Rossini, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi, Stefano Banfi , et al. · 2024

The FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL is a muonic atom experiment with the aim to determine the Zemach radius of the proton by measuring the 1s hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen. The activity of the FAMU Collaboration in the years 2015–202…

Status of the detector setup for the FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL for a precision measurement of the Zemach radius of the proton in muonic hydrogen Open

R. Rossini, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi, Stefano Banfi , et al. · 2023

The FAMU experiment at RIKEN-RAL is a muonic atom experiment with the aim to determine the Zemach radius of the proton by measuring the 1s hyperfine splitting in muonic hydrogen. The activity of the FAMU Collaboration in the years 2015-202…

New detailed characterization of the residual luminescence emitted by the GAGG:Ce scintillator crystals for the HERMES Pathfinder mission Open

Giovanni Della Casa, N. Zampa, D. Cirrincione, S. Monzani, M. Baruzzo , et al. · 2023

Investigating the Proton Structure: The FAMU Experiment Open

A. Vacchi, E. Mocchiutti, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi , et al. · 2023

The exploration of atomic structure has greatly advanced \nthe progression toward the vision of modern physics. Thus, \nit is not unexpected that atoms are still being thoroughly \nstudied, both theoretically and experimentally. Early time…

Experimental determination of the energy dependence of the rate of the muon transfer reaction from muonic hydrogen to oxygen for collision energies up to 0.1 eV Open

M. Stoilov, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, Petar Danev, E. Mocchiutti , et al. · 2023

We report the experimental determination of the collision-energy dependence of the muon transfer rate from the ground state of muonic hydrogen to oxygen at near-thermal energies. A sharp increase by nearly an order of magnitude in the ener…

Recent progress in high resolution X-ray customised detection systems Open

A. Vacchi, D. Cirrincione, Matteo Altissimo, M. Antonelli, Giuliana Aquilanti , et al. · 2022

The results of a collaborative development activity aimed to the realization of multi-cell detectors based on monolithic SDD pixel technology will be described. Two kind of detection systems, skilled for the light lines at synchrotrons, ha…

The large area detector onboard the eXTP mission Open

M. Feroci, G. Ambrosi, Filippo Ambrosino, M. Antonelli, A. Argan , et al. · 2022

The Large Area Detector (LAD) is the high-throughput, spectral-timing instrument onboard the eXTP mission, a flagship mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China National Space Administration, with a large European participati…

The wide field monitor onboard the Chinese-European x-ray mission eXTP Open

M. Hernanz, S. Brandt, J. in’t Zand, Y. Evangelista, A. Meuris , et al. · 2022

The eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), with a large involvement of Europe. The scientific payload of eXTP includes four instruments: the SFA (Spectroscopy Focus…

Space applications of GAGG:Ce scintillators: a study of afterglow emission by proton irradiation Open

Giuseppe Dilillo, N. Zampa, R. Campana, Fabio Fuschino, Giovanni Pauletta , et al. · 2022

Space applications of GAGG:Ce scintillators: a study of afterglow emission by proton irradiation Open

Giuseppe Dilillo, N. Zampa, R. Campana, F. Fuschino, A. Mazzacane , et al. · 2021

We discuss the results of a proton irradiation campaign of a GAGG:Ce (Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet) scintillation crystal, carried out in the framework of the HERMES-TP/SP (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellit…

Trace-element XAFS sensitivity: a stress test for a new XRF multi-detector Open

Ilaria Carlomagno, M. Antonelli, Giuliana Aquilanti, P. Bellutti, G. Bertuccio , et al. · 2021

X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) spectroscopy can assess the chemical speciation of the elements providing their coordination and oxidation state, information generally hidden to other techniques. In the case of trace elements, achie…

Measurement of the muon transfer rate from muonic hydrogen to oxygen in the range 70-336 K Open

C. Pizzolotto, A. Sbrizzi, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi , et al. · 2021

The FAMU experiment: muonic hydrogen high precision spectroscopy studies Open

C. Pizzolotto, A. Adamczak, D. Bakalov, G. Baldazzi, M. Baruzzo , et al. · 2020

Large solid angle and high detection efficiency multi-element silicon drift detectors (SDD) for synchrotron based x-ray spectroscopy Open

J. Bufon, Matteo Altissimo, Giuliana Aquilanti, P. Bellutti, G. Bertuccio , et al. · 2019

Third and fourth generation light sources have revolutionized the research in many scientific and technological disciplines. New scientific challenges impose the construction of cutting-edge performance machines and experimental stations. …

HERMES: An ultra-wide band X and gamma-ray transient monitor on board a nano-satellite constellation Open

F. Fuschino, R. Campana, C. Labanti, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci , et al. · 2018

EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB Design study towards a compact FEL facility at LNF Open

M. Ferrario, D. Alesini, M.P. Anania, M. Artioli, A. Bacci , et al. · 2018

Due 'paradossi meccanici' della Collezione Storica degli Strumenti di Fisica dell'Università di Palermo Open

Aurelio Agliolo Gallitto, Maria Francesca Casula, D. Cirrincione, Emilio Fiordilino, Filippo Mirabello , et al. · 2015

Many instruments of the Historical Collection of the Physics Instruments of the University of Palermo date back to the early nineteenth century, when experimental Physics begun to be taught in university studies by using instruments and ap…

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