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1. TALOS (Total Automation of LabVIEW Operations for Science): A framework for autonomous control systems for complex experiments

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Volponi, M., Zieliński, J., Rauschendorfer, T., Huck, S., Caravita, R., Auzins, M., Bergmann, B., Burian, P., Brusa, R. S., Camper, A., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Ciuryło, R., Consolati, G., Doser, M., Eliaszuk, K., Giszczak, A., Glöggler, L. T., Graczykowski, Ł., Grosbart, M., Guatieri, F., Gusakova, N., Gustafsson, F., Haider, S., Janik, M. A., Januszek, T., Kasprowicz, G., Khatri, G., Kłosowski, Ł., Kornakov, G., Krumins, V., Lappo, L., Linek, A., Malamant, J., Mariazzi, S., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Piwiński, M., Pospisil, S., Povolo, L., Prelz, F., Rangwala, S. A., Rawat, B. S., Rienäcker, B., Rodin, V., Røhne, O. M., Sandaker, H., Smolyanskiy, P., Sowiński, T., Tefelski, D., Vafeiadis, T., Welsch, C. P., Wolz, T., Zawada, M., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

Modern physics experiments are frequently very complex, relying on multiple simultaneous events to happen in order to obtain the desired result. The experiment control system plays a central role in orchestrating the measurement setup: However, its development is often treated as secondary with respect to the hardware, its importance becoming evident only during the operational phase. Therefore, the AEgIS (Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy) collaboration has created a framework for easily coding control systems, specifically targeting atomic, quantum, and antimatter experiments. This framework, called Total Automation of LabVIEW Operations for Science (TALOS), unifies all the machines of the experiment in a single entity, thus enabling complex high-level decisions to be taken, and it is constituted by separate modules, called MicroServices, that run concurrently and asynchronously. This enhances the stability and reproducibility of the system while allowing for continuous integration and testing while the control system is running. The system demonstrated high stability and reproducibility, running completely unsupervised during the night and weekends of the data-taking campaigns. The results demonstrate the suitability of TALOS to manage an entire physics experiment in full autonomy: being open-source, experiments other than the AEgIS experiment can benefit from it.

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2024
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2. Real-time antiproton annihilation vertexing with sub-micron resolution

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Berghold, M., Orsucci, D., Guatieri, F., Alfaro, S., Auzins, M., Bergmann, B., Burian, P., Brusa, R. S., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Ciuryło, R., Chehaimi, A., Consolati, G., Doser, M., Eliaszuk, K., Ferguson, R., Germann, M., Giszczak, A., Glöggler, L. T., Graczykowski, Ł., Grosbart, M., Gusakova, N., Gustafsson, F., Haider, S., Huck, S., Hugenschmidt, C., Janik, M. A., Januszek, T., Kasprowicz, G., Kempny, K., Khatri, G., Kłosowski, Ł., Kornakov, G., Krumins, V., Lappo, L., Linek, A., Mariazzi, S., Moskal, P., Nowicka, D., Pandey, P., Pęcak, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Piwiński, M., Pospisil, S., Povolo, L., Prelz, F., Rangwala, S. A., Rauschendorfer, T., Rawat, B. S., Rienäcker, B., Rodin, V., Røhne, O. M., Sandaker, H., Sharma, S., Smolyanskiy, P., Sowiński, T., Tefelski, D., Vafeiadis, T., Volponi, M., Welsch, C. P., Zawada, M., Zielinski, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The primary goal of the AEgIS experiment is to precisely measure the free fall of antihydrogen within Earth's gravitational field. To this end, a cold ~50K antihydrogen beam has to pass through two grids forming a moir\'e deflectometer before annihilating onto a position-sensitive detector, which shall determine the vertical position of the annihilation vertex relative to the grids with micrometric accuracy. Here we introduce a vertexing detector based on a modified mobile camera sensor and experimentally demonstrate that it can measure the position of antiproton annihilations with an accuracy of $0.62^{+0.40}_{-0.22}\mu m$, which represents a 35-fold improvement over the previous state-of-the-art for real-time antiproton vertexing. Importantly, these antiproton detection methods are directly applicable to antihydrogen. Moreover, the sensitivity to light of the sensor enables the in-situ calibration of the moir\'e deflectometer, significantly reducing systematic errors. This sensor emerges as a breakthrough technology for achieving the \aegis scientific goals and has been selected as the basis for the development of a large-area detector for conducting antihydrogen gravity measurements., Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures, 2 tables

Published
2024

3. Positronium laser cooling via the $1^3S$-$2^3P$ transition with a broadband laser pulse

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Glöggler, L. T., Gusakova, N., Rienäcker, B., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Huck, S., Volponi, M., Wolz, T., Penasa, L., Krumins, V., Gustafsson, F., Auzins, M., Bergmann, B., Burian, P., Brusa, R. S., Castelli, F., Ciuryło, R., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Doser, M., Graczykowski, Ł., Grosbart, M., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Janik, M. A., Kasprowicz, G., Khatri, G., Kłosowski, Ł., Kornakov, G., Lappo, L., Linek, A., Malamant, J., Mariazzi, S., Petracek, V., Piwiński, M., Pospisil, S., Povolo, L., Prelz, F., Rangwala, S. A., Rauschendorfer, T., Rawat, B. S., Rodin, V., Røhne, O. M., Sandaker, H., Smolyanskiy, P., Sowiński, T., Tefelski, D., Vafeiadis, T., Welsch, C. P., Zawada, M., Zielinski, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We report on laser cooling of a large fraction of positronium (Ps) in free-flight by strongly saturating the $1^3S$-$2^3P$ transition with a broadband, long-pulsed 243 nm alexandrite laser. The ground state Ps cloud is produced in a magnetic and electric field-free environment. We observe two different laser-induced effects. The first effect is an increase in the number of atoms in the ground state after the time Ps has spent in the long-lived $3^3P$ states. The second effect is the one-dimensional Doppler cooling of Ps, reducing the cloud's temperature from 380(20) K to 170(20) K. We demonstrate a 58(9) % increase in the coldest fraction of the Ps ensemble., Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures

Published
2023

4. CIRCUS: an autonomous control system for antimatter, atomic and quantum physics experiments

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Volponi, M., Huck, S., Caravita, R., Zielinski, J., Kornakov, G., Kasprowicz, G., Nowicka, D., Rauschendorfer, T., Rienäcker, B., Prelz, F., Auzins, M., Bergmann, B., Burian, P., Brusa, R. S., Camper, A., Castelli, F., Ciuryło, R., Consolati, G., Doser, M., Glöggler, L. T., Graczykowski, Ł., Grosbart, M., Guatieri, F., Gusakova, N., Gustafsson, F., Haider, S., Janik, M., Khatri, G., Kłosowski, Ł., Krumins, V., Lappo, L., Linek, A., Malamant, J., Mariazzi, S., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Piwiński, M., Pospisil, S., Povolo, L., Rangwala, S., Rawat, B. S., Rodin, V., Røhne, O. M., Sandaker, H., Smolyanskiy, P., Sowiński, T., Tefelski, D., Vafeiadis, T., Welsch, C. P., Wolz, T., Zawada, M., and Zurlo, N.

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2024
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5. Feasibility studies for imaging e$^{+}$e$^{-}$ annihilation with modular multi-strip detectors

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Sharma, S., Povolo, L., Mariazzi, S., Korcyl, G., Kacprzak, K., Kumar, D., Niedzwiecki, S., Baran, J., Beyene, E., Brusa, R. S., Caravita, R., Chug, N., Coussat, A., Curceanu, C., Czerwinski, E., Dadgar, M., Das, M., Dulski, K., Eliyan, K., Gajos, A., Gupta, N., Hiesmayr, B. C., Kaplon, L., Kaplanoglu, T., Klimaszewski, K., Konieczka, P., Kozik, T., Kozani, M. K., Krzemien, W., Moyo, S., Mryka, W., Penasa, L., Parzych, S., Del Rio, E. Perez., Raczynski, L., Shivani, Shopa, R. Y, Skurzok, M., Stepien, E. L., Tanty, P., Tayefi, F., Tayefi, K., Wislicki, W., and Moskal, P.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Studies based on imaging the annihilation of the electron (e$^{-}$) and its antiparticle positron (e$^{+}$) open up several interesting applications in nuclear medicine and fundamental research. The annihilation process involves both the direct conversion of e$^{+}$e$^{-}$ into photons and the formation of their atomically bound state, the positronium atom (Ps), which can be used as a probe for fundamental studies. With the ability to produce large quantities of Ps, manipulate them in long-lived Ps states, and image their annihilations after a free fall or after passing through atomic interferometers, this purely leptonic antimatter system can be used to perform inertial sensing studies in view of a direct test of Einstein equivalence principle. It is envisioned that modular multistrip detectors can be exploited as potential detection units for this kind of studies. In this work, we report the results of the first feasibility study performed on a e$^{+}$ beamline using two detection modules to evaluate their reconstruction performance and spatial resolution for imaging e$^{+}$e$^{-}$ annihilations and thus their applicability for gravitational studies of Ps.

Published
2023

6. J-PET detection modules based on plastic scintillators for performing studies with positron and positronium beams

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Sharma, S., Baran, J., Brusa, R. S., Caravita, R., Chug, N., Coussat, A., Curceanu, C., Czerwinski, E., Dadgar, M., Dulski, K., Eliyan, K., Gajos, A., Hiesmayr, B. C., Kacprzak, K., Kaplon, L., Klimaszewski, K., Konieczka, P., Korcyl, G., Kozik, T., Krzemien, W., Kumar, D., Mariazzi, S., Niedzwiecki, S., Panasa, L., Parzych, S., Povolo, L., del Rio, E. Perez, Raczynski, L., Shivani, Shopa, R. Y., Skurzok, M., Stepien, E. L., Tayefi, F., Tayefi, K., Wislicki, W., and Moskal, P.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The J-PET detector, which consists of inexpensive plastic scintillators, has demonstrated its potential in the study of fundamental physics. In recent years, a prototype with 192 plastic scintillators arranged in 3 layers has been optimized for the study of positronium decays. This allows performing precision tests of discrete symmetries (C, P, T) in the decays of positronium atoms. Moreover, thanks to the possibility of measuring the polarization direction of the photon based on Compton scattering, the predicted entanglement between the linear polarization of annihilation photons in positronium decays can also be studied. Recently, a new J-PET prototype was commissioned, based on a modular design of detection units. Each module consists of 13 plastic scintillators and can be used as a stand-alone, compact and portable detection unit. In this paper, the main features of the J-PET detector, the modular prototype and their applications for possible studies with positron and positronium beams are discussed. Preliminary results of the first test experiment performed on two detection units in the continuous positron beam recently developed at the Antimatter Laboratory (AML) of Trento are also reported.

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2023
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7. A cryogenic tracking detector for antihydrogen detection in the AEgIS experiment

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Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Ekman, P. A., Fani, M., Ferragut, R., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, D., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Nowak, L., Oberthaler, M., Oswald, E., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Storey, J., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Toso, V., Wolz, T., Wuethrich, J., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

We present the commissioning of the Fast Annihilation Cryogenic Tracker detector (FACT), installed around the antihydrogen production trap inside the 1 T superconducting magnet of the AE\=gIS experiment. FACT is designed to detect pions originating from the annihilation of antiprotons. Its 794 scintillating fibers operate at 4 K and are read out by silicon photomultipliers (MPPCs) at near room temperature. FACT provides the antiproton/antihydrogen annihilation position information with a few ns timing resolution. We present the hardware and software developments which led to the successful operation of the detector for antihydrogen detection and the results of an antiproton-loss based efficiency assessment. The main background to the antihydrogen signal is that of the positrons impinging onto the positronium conversion target and creating a large amount of gamma rays which produce a sizeable signal in the MPPCs shortly before the antihydrogen signal is expected. We detail the characterization of this background signal and its impact on the antihydrogen detection efficiency.

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2022
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8. Efficient $2^3S$ positronium production by stimulated decay from the $3^3P$ level

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Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Oswald, E., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Wolz, T., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract

We investigate experimentally the possibility of enhancing the production of $2^3S$ positronium atoms by driving the $1^3S$-$3^3P$ and $3^3P$-$2^3S$ transitions, overcoming the natural branching ratio limitation of spontaneous decay from $3^3P$ to $2^3S$. The decay of $3^3P$ positronium atoms towards the $2^3S$ level has been effciently stimulated by a 1312.2nm broadband IR laser pulse. The dependence of the stimulating transition efficiency on the intensity of the IR pulse has been measured to find the optimal enhancement conditions. A maximum relative increase of $ \times (3.1 \pm 1.0) $ in the $2^3S$ production efficiency, with respect to the case where only spontaneous decay is present, was obtained., Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures

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2019
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9. Velocity selected production of $2^3S$ metastable positronium

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Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

Positronium in the $2^3S$ metastable state exhibits a low electrical polarizability and a long lifetime (1140 ns) making it a promising candidate for interferometry experiments with a neutral matter-antimatter system. In the present work, $2^3S$ positronium is produced - in absence of electric field - via spontaneous radiative decay from the $3^3P$ level populated with a 205nm UV laser pulse. Thanks to the short temporal length of the pulse, 1.5 ns full-width at half maximum, different velocity populations of a positronium cloud emitted from a nanochannelled positron/positronium converter were selected by delaying the excitation pulse with respect to the production instant. $ 2^3S $ positronium atoms with velocity tuned between $ 7 \cdot 10^4 $ m/s and $ 10 \cdot 10^4 $ m/s were thus produced. Depending on the selected velocity, a $2^3S$ production effciency ranging from $\sim 0.8 \%$ to $\sim 1.7%$, with respect to the total amount of emitted positronium, was obtained. The observed results give a branching ratio for the $3^3P$-$2^3S$ spontaneous decay of $(9.7 \pm 2.7) \% $. The present velocity selection technique could allow to produce an almost monochromatic beam of $\sim 1 \cdot 10^3 $ $2^3S$ atoms with a velocity spread $ < 10^4 $ m/s and an angular divergence of $\sim$ 50 mrad., Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, 1 table

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2018
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10. Producing long-lived $2^3\text{S}$ Ps via $3^3\text{P}$ laser excitation in magnetic and electric fields

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Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Fani, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagormarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandacker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vujanovic, M., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics - Atomic Physics
Abstract

Producing positronium (Ps) in the metastable $2^3\text{S}$ state is of interest for various applications in fundamental physics. We report here about an experiment in which Ps atoms are produced in this long-lived state by spontaneous radiative decay of Ps excited to the $3^3\text{P}$ level manifold. The Ps cloud excitation is obtained with a UV laser pulse in an experimental vacuum chamber in presence of guiding magnetic field of 25 mT and an average electric field of 300 V/cm. The indication of the $2^3\text{S}$ state production is obtained from a novel analysis technique of single-shot positronium annihilation lifetime spectra. Its production efficiency relative to the total amount of formed Ps is evaluated by fitting a simple rate equations model to the experimental data and found to be $ (2.1 \pm 1.3) \, \% $.

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2018
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11. Measurement of antiproton annihilation on Cu, Ag and Au with emulsion films

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Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Braunig, P., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Kawada, J., Kellerbauer, A., Kimura, M., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Rienaecker, B., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, P., Simon, M., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vamosi, S., Vladymyrov, M., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract

The characteristics of low energy antiproton annihilations on nuclei (e.g. hadronization and product multiplicities) are not well known, and Monte Carlo simulation packages that use different models provide different descriptions of the annihilation events. In this study, we measured the particle multiplicities resulting from antiproton annihilations on nuclei. The results were compared with predictions obtained using different models in the simulation tools GEANT4 and FLUKA. For this study, we exposed thin targets (Cu, Ag and Au) to a very low energy antiproton beam from CERN's Antiproton Decelerator, exploiting the secondary beamline available in the AEgIS experimental zone. The antiproton annihilation products were detected using emulsion films developed at the Laboratory of High Energy Physics in Bern, where they were analysed at the automatic microscope facility. The fragment multiplicity measured in this study is in good agreement with results obtained with FLUKA simulations for both minimally and heavily ionizing particles.

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2017
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12. Defectivity of Al:ZnO Thin Films with Different Crystalline Order Probed by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

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Magrin Maffei, R., (0000-0003-3674-0767) Butterling, M., (0000-0001-7933-7295) Liedke, M. O., D’Addato, S., Di Bona, A., Bertoni, G., Gazzadi, G. C., Mariazzi, S., (0000-0001-7575-3961) Wagner, A., Brusa, R. S., Benedetti, S., Magrin Maffei, R., (0000-0003-3674-0767) Butterling, M., (0000-0001-7933-7295) Liedke, M. O., D’Addato, S., Di Bona, A., Bertoni, G., Gazzadi, G. C., Mariazzi, S., (0000-0001-7575-3961) Wagner, A., Brusa, R. S., and Benedetti, S.

Abstract

Three Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS) techniques have been employed to investigate the point defects of Al-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) thin films grown by Radio Frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering with different substrates and deposition parameters. The films were grown with thickness varying from 100 to 300 nm, and their crystalline quality ranged from single crystalline epitaxial to partially amorphous. We found that the main defect in the crystalline samples is the 3VZn-VO four vacancy complex, with a concentration around 1E18−1E19 cm−3. In polycrystalline films larger vacancy clusters, within 10%−20% of the total concentration, were detected. These vacancy clusters are inferred to be most likely located at the grain boundaries. In partially amorphous films the concentration of these larger vacancy clusters, located either at grain boundaries or in the amorphous regions of the film, approached even the 40%, and also some sub-nano voids have been observed.

Published
2024

13. Data publication: Defectivity of Al:ZnO Thin Films with Different Crystalline Order Probed by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

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Magrin Maffei, R., (0000-0003-3674-0767) Butterling, M., (0000-0001-7933-7295) Liedke, M. O., D’Addato, S., Di Bona, A., Bertoni, G., Gazzadi, G. C., Mariazzi, S., (0000-0001-7575-3961) Wagner, A., Brusa, R. S., Benedetti, S., Magrin Maffei, R., (0000-0003-3674-0767) Butterling, M., (0000-0001-7933-7295) Liedke, M. O., D’Addato, S., Di Bona, A., Bertoni, G., Gazzadi, G. C., Mariazzi, S., (0000-0001-7575-3961) Wagner, A., Brusa, R. S., and Benedetti, S.

Abstract

Positronen-Lebensdauer-Messungen gewonnen an der Positronen-Strahlanlage MePS (pELBE), August 2023 Doppler-Verbreiterungs-Messungen gewonnen an der Positronen-Strahlanlage SPONSOR (pELBE), September 2023

Published
2024

14. AEgIS at ELENA: outlook for physics with a pulsed cold antihydrogen beam

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Doser, M., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Evans, C., Fanì, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Published
2018

16. Development of a detector for inertial sensing of positronium at AEḡIS (CERN)

Author

Glöggler, L. T., primary, Caravita, R., additional, Bergmann, B., additional, Bonomi, G., additional, Brusa, R. S., additional, Burian, P., additional, Camper, A., additional, Castelli, F., additional, Cheinet, P., additional, Comparat, D., additional, Consolati, G., additional, Doser, M., additional, Gjersdal, H., additional, Graczykowski, Ł., additional, Guatieri, F., additional, Haider, S., additional, Huck, S., additional, Janik, M., additional, Kasprowicz, G., additional, Khatri, G., additional, Kornakov, G., additional, Malbrunot, C., additional, Mariazzi, S., additional, Nebbia, G., additional, Nowak, L., additional, Nowicka, D., additional, Oswald, E., additional, Pagano, D., additional, Penasa, L., additional, Pospisil, S., additional, Povolo, L., additional, Prelz, F., additional, Rienäcker, B., additional, Røhne, O. M., additional, Sandaker, H., additional, Stekl, I., additional, Tefelski, D., additional, Tietje, I. C., additional, Volponi, M., additional, Wolz, T., additional, Zimmer, C., additional, and Zurlo, N., additional

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2022
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17. Control system for ion Penning traps at the AEgIS experiment at CERN

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Nowicka, D, primary, Bergmann, B, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Burian, P, additional, Camper, A, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cheinet, P, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Doser, M, additional, Gjersdal, H, additional, Glöggler, L, additional, Graczykowski, Ł, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Huck, S, additional, Janik, M, additional, Kasprowicz, G, additional, Khatri, G, additional, Kornakov, G, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nowak, L, additional, Oswald, E, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Pospisil, S, additional, Povolo, L, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Rienäcker, B, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Stekl, I, additional, Tefelski, D, additional, Volponi, M, additional, Wolz, T, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2022
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18. High-resolution MCP-TimePix3 imaging/timing detector for antimatter physics

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Glöggler, L, primary, Caravita, R, additional, Auzins, M, additional, Bergmann, B, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Burian, P, additional, Camper, A, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cheinet, P, additional, Ciuryło, R, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Doser, M, additional, Gjersdal, H, additional, Graczykowski, Ł, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Huck, S, additional, Janik, M, additional, Kasprowicz, G, additional, Khatri, G, additional, Kłosowski, Ł, additional, Kornakov, G, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Nowak, L, additional, Nowicka, D, additional, Oswald, E, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Piwiński, M, additional, Pospisil, S, additional, Povolo, L, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Rangwala, S A, additional, Rienäcker, B, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Sowinski, T, additional, Stekl, I, additional, Tefelski, D, additional, Volponi, M, additional, Wolz, T, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, Zawada, M, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2022
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19. Emulsion detectors for the antihydrogen detection in AEgIS

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Pistillo, C., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Bräunig, P., Bremer, J., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Chlouba, K., Cialdi, S., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Derking, H., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Dudarev, A., Ereditato, A., Ferragut, R., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Gninenko, S., Haider, S., Hogan, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Jordan, E. J., Kawada, J., Kellerbauer, A., Kimura, M., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lehner, S., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nédélec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Penasa, L., Petráček, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Riccardi, C., Røhne, O., Rosenberger, S., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, P., Simon, M., Špaček, M., Storey, J., Strojek, I. M., Subieta, M., Testera, G., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zavatarelli, S., and Zmeskal, J.

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2015
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20. Development of a detector for inertial sensing of positronium at AEgIS (CERN)

Author

Glöggler, Lisa T., Caravita, R., Bergmann, B., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Burian, P., Camper, A., Castelli, F., Cheinet, P., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Doser, M., Gjersdal, H., Graczykowski, Ł., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Huck, S., Janik, M., Kasprowicz, G., Khatri, G., Kornakov, G., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Nebbia, G., Nowak, L., Nowicka, D., Oswald, E., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Pospisil, S., Povolo, L., Prelz, F., Rienäcker, B., Røhne, O. M., Sandaker, H., Stekl, I., Tefelski, D., Tietje, I. C., Volponi, M., Wolz, T., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
History, detector, CERN, positronium, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, 530 Physik, AEḡIS, gravitational acceleration, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract

The primary goal of the AEgIS collaboration at CERN is to measure the gravitational acceleration on neutral antimatter. Positronium (Ps), the bound state of an electron and a positron, is a suitable candidate for a force-sensitive inertial measurement by means of deflectometry/interferometry. In order to conduct such an experiment, the impact position and time of arrival of Ps atoms at the detector must be detected simultaneously. The detection of a low-velocity Ps beam with a spatial resolution of (88 ± 5) μm was previously demonstrated [1]. Based on the methodology employed in [1] and [2], a hybrid imaging/timing detector with increased spatial resolution of about 10 μm was developed. The performance of a prototype was tested with a positron beam. The concept of the detector and first results are presented.

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2022

21. Experiments with mid-heavy antiprotonic atoms in AE$\overline{g}$IS

Author

Kornakov, G, Auzins, M, Bergmann, B, Burian, P, Bonomi, G, Brusa, R S, Camper, A, Caravita, R, Castelli, F, Cheinet, P, Ciuryło, R, Comparat, D, Consolati, G, Doser, M, Gjersdal, H, Glöggler, L T, Graczykowsk, Ł, Guatieri, F, Haider, S, Huck, S, Janik, M, Kasprowicz, G, Khatri, G, Kłosowski, Ł, Lappo, L, Malbrunot, C, Mariazzi, S, Nebbia, G, Nowak, L, Nowicka, D, Oswald, E, Pagano, D, Penasa, L, Petracek, V, Piwiński, M, Pospisil, S, Povolo, L, Prelz, F, Rangwala, S, Rienäcker, B, Rotondi, A, Røhne, O M, Sandaker, H, Stekl, I, Tefelski, D, Tietje, I C, Volponi, M, Wolz, T, Zawada, M, Zimmer, C, and Zurlo, N

Subjects
Nuclear Physics - Experiment
Abstract

ments which provide the most precise data on the strong interaction between protons and antiprotons and of the neutron skin of many nuclei thanks to the clean annihilation signal. In most of these experiments, the capture process of low energy antiprotons was done in a dense target leading to a significant suppression of specific transitions between deeply bound levels that are of particular interest. In particular, precise measurements of specific transitions in antiprotonic atoms with Z>2 are sparse. We propose to use the pulsed production scheme developed for antihydrogen and protonium for the formation of cold antiprotonic atoms. This technique has been recently achieved experimentally for the production of antihydrogen at AE$\overline{\rm g}$IS. The proposed experiments will have sub-ns synchronization thanks to an improved control and acquisition system. The formation in vacuum guarantees the absence of Stark mixing or annihilation from high n states and together with the sub-ns synchronization would resolve the previous experimental limitations. It will be possible to access the whole chain of the evolution of the system from its formation until annihilation with significantly improved signal-to-background ratio.

Published
2022

22. Pulsed Production of Antihydrogen in AEgIS

Author

Zurlo, N., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cheinet, P., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fani, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Gloggler, L. T., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Muller, R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Nowak, L., Oberthaler, M., Oswald, E., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Povolo, L., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienacker, B., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Toso, V., Wolz, T., Yzombard, P., and Zimmer, C.

Subjects
Antihydrogen, antiprotons, Accelerators and Storage Rings, Antihydrogen, antiprotons
Abstract

Cold antihydrogen atoms are a powerful tool to probe the validity of fundamental physics laws, and it's clear that colder atoms, generally speaking, allow an increased level of precision. After the first production of cold antihydrogen ($\bar{H}$) in 2002, experimental efforts have progressed continuously (trapping, beam formation, spectroscopy), with competitive results already achieved by adapting to cold antiatoms techniques previously well developed for ordinary atoms. Unfortunately, the number of $\bar{H}$ atoms that can be produced in dedicated experiments is many orders of magnitude smaller than available hydrogen atoms, which are at hand in large amount, so the development of novel techniques that allow the production of $\bar{H}$ with well defined conditions (and possibly control its formation time and energy levels) is essential to improve the sensitivity of the methods applied by the different experiments. We present here the first experimental results concerning the production of $\bar{H}$ in a pulsed mode where the time when 90\% of the atoms are produced is known with an uncertainty of around 250~ns. The pulsed $\bar{H}$ source is generated by the charge-exchange reaction between Rydberg positronium atoms ($Ps$) and trapped antiprotons ($\bar{p}$), cooled and manipulated in an electromagnetic trap: $$ \bar{ p}+Ps^* \rightarrow \bar{H}^* + e^- $$ where Rydberg positronium atoms, in turn, are produced through the implantation of a pulsed positron beam into a mesoporous silica target, and are excited by two subsequent laser pulses, the first to $n=3$, the second to the needed Rydberg level ($n \simeq 17$). The pulsed production allows the control of the antihydrogen temperature, and facilitates the tunability of the Rydberg states, their de-excitation by pulsed lasers and the manipulation through electric field gradients. In fact, the production of pulsed antihydrogen is a major milestone in the AEgIS experiment to perform direct measurements of the validity of the Weak Equivalence Principle for antimatter.

Published
2022

24. Velocity-selected production of 2S3 metastable positronium

Author

Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zurlo, N., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
positronium, antihydrogen
Abstract

Positronium in the 2 3 S metastable state exhibits a low electrical polarizability and a long lifetime (1140 ns), making it a promising candidate for interferometry experiments with a neutral matter-antimatter system. In the present work, 2 3 S positronium is produced, in the absence of an electric field, via spontaneous radiative decay from the 3 3 P level populated with a 205-nm UV laser pulse. Thanks to the short temporal length of the pulse, 1.5 ns full width at half maximum, different velocity populations of a positronium cloud emitted from a nanochanneled positron-positronium converter were selected by delaying the excitation pulse with respect to the production instant. 2 3 S positronium atoms with velocity tuned between 7 × 10 4 ms −1 and 10 × 10 4 ms −1 were thus produced. Depending on the selected velocity, a 2 3 S production efficiency ranging from ∼0.8% to ∼1.7%, with respect to the total amount of emitted positronium, was obtained. The observed results give a branching ratio for the 3 3 P-2 3 S spontaneous decay of (9.7 ± 2.7)%. The present velocity selection technique could allow one to produce an almost monochromatic beam of ∼1 × 10 3 2 3 S atoms with a velocity spread of

Published
2019

26. High-yield thermalized positronium at room temperature emitted by morphologically tuned nanochanneled silicon targets

Author

Mariazzi, S, primary, Caravita, R, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, Rienäcker, B, additional, Camper, A, additional, Belov, A, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Doser, M, additional, Gjersdal, H, additional, Glöggler, L T, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Povolo, L, additional, Rhøne, O M, additional, Rotondi, A, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2021
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27. Probing antimatter gravity – The AEGIS experiment at CERN

Author

Kellerbauer A., Aghion S., Amsler C., Ariga A., Ariga T., Bonomi G., Bräunig P., Bremer J., Brusa R. S., Cabaret L., Caccia M., Caravita R., Castelli F., Cerchiari G., Chlouba K., Cialdi S., Comparat D., Consolati G., Demetrio A., Di Noto L., Doser M., Dudarev A., Ereditato A., Evans C., Ferragut R., Fesel J., Fontana A., Gerber S., Giammarchi M., Gligorova A., Guatieri F., Haider S., Holmestad H., Huse T., Jordan E., Kimura M., Koettig T., Krasnický D., Lagomarsino V., Lansonneur P., Lebrun P., Lehner S., Liberadzka J., Malbrunot C., Mariazzi S., Matveev V., Mazzotta Z., Nebbia G., Nédélec P., Oberthaler M., Pacifico N., Pagano D., Penasa L., Petráček V., Pistillo C., Prelz F., Prevedelli M., Ravelli L., Rienäcker B., Røhne O.M., Rotondi A., Sacerdoti M., Sandaker H., Santoro R., Scampoli P., Smestad L., Sorrentino F., Špaček M., Storey J., Strojek I.M., Testera G., Tietje I., Widmann E., Yzombard P., Zavatarelli S., Zmeskal J., and Zurlo N.

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The weak equivalence principle states that the motion of a body in a gravitational field is independent of its structure or composition. This postulate of general relativity has been tested to very high precision with ordinary matter, but no relevant experimental verification with antimatter has ever been carried out. The AEGIS experiment will measure the gravitational acceleration of antihydrogen to ultimately 1% precision. For this purpose, a pulsed horizontal antihydrogen beam with a velocity of several 100 m s−1 will be produced. Its vertical deflection due to gravity will be detected by a setup consisting of material gratings coupled with a position-sensitive detector, operating as a moiré deflectometer or an atom interferometer. The AEGIS experiment is installed at CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator, currently the only facility in the world which produces copious amounts of low-energy antiprotons. The construction of the setup has been going on since 2010 and is nearing completion. A proof-of-principle experiment with antiprotons has demonstrated that the deflection of antiparticles by a few μm due to an external force can be detected. Technological and scientific development pertaining to specific challenges of the experiment, such as antihydrogen formation by positronium charge exchange or the position-sensitive detection of antihydrogen annihilations, is ongoing.

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2016
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28. Developments for pulsed antihydrogen production towards direct gravitational measurement on antimatter

Author

Fanì, M, primary, Antonello, M, additional, Belov, A, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Caccia, M, additional, Camper, A, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Cheinet, P, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Demetrio, A, additional, Di Noto, L, additional, Doser, M, additional, Ferragut, R, additional, Fesel, J, additional, Gerber, S, additional, Giammarchi, M, additional, Gligorova, A, additional, Glöggler, L T, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Hinterberger, A, additional, Kellerbauer, A, additional, Khalidova, O, additional, Krasnicky`, D, additional, Lagomarsino, V, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Nowak, L, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Müller, S R, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Oberthaler, M, additional, Oswald, E, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Povolo, L, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Prevedelli, M, additional, Rienäcker, B, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Rotondi, A, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Santoro, R, additional, Testera, G, additional, Tietje, I C, additional, Toso, V, additional, Wolz, T, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2020
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29. Protocol for pulsed antihydrogen production in the AEḡIS apparatus

Author

Tietje, I C, primary, Amsler, C, additional, Antonello, M, additional, Belov, A, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Caccia, M, additional, Camper, A, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cheinet, P, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Demetrio, A, additional, Noto, L Di, additional, Doser, M, additional, Fanì, M, additional, Ferragut, R, additional, Fesel, J, additional, Gerber, S, additional, Giammarchi, M, additional, Gligorova, A, additional, Glöggler, L T, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Hinterberger, A, additional, Kellerbauer, A, additional, Khalidova, O, additional, Krasnický, D, additional, Lagomarsino, V, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Nowak, L, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Müller, S R, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Oberthaler, M, additional, Oswald, E, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Povolo, L, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Prevedelli, M, additional, Rienäcker, B, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Rotondi, A, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Santoro, R, additional, Testera, G, additional, Toso, V, additional, Wolz, T, additional, Yzombard, P, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2020
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30. Gravity and antimatter: the AEgIS experiment at CERN

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Pagano, D., primary, Aghion, S., additional, Amsler, C., additional, Bonomi, G., additional, Brusa, R. S., additional, Caccia, M., additional, Caravita, R., additional, Castelli, F., additional, Cerchiari, G., additional, Comparat, D., additional, Consolati, G., additional, Demetrio, A., additional, Noto, L.Di, additional, Doser, M., additional, Evans, A., additional, Fani, M., additional, Ferragut, R., additional, Fesel, J., additional, Fontana, A., additional, Gerber, S., additional, Giammarchi, M., additional, Gligorova, A., additional, Guatieri, F., additional, Haider, S., additional, Hinterberger, A., additional, Holmestad, H., additional, Kellerbauer, A., additional, Khalidova, O., additional, Krasnický, D., additional, Lagomarsino, V., additional, Lansonneur, P., additional, Lebrun, P., additional, Malbrunot, C., additional, Mariazzi, S., additional, Marton, J., additional, Matveev, V., additional, Mazzotta, Z., additional, Müller, S. R., additional, Nebbia, G., additional, Nedelec, P., additional, Oberthaler, M., additional, Pacifico, N., additional, Penasa, L., additional, Petracek, V., additional, Prelz, F., additional, Prevedelli, M., additional, Ravelli, L., additional, Rienaecker, B., additional, Robert, J., additional, Røhne, O.M., additional, Rotondi, A., additional, Sandaker, H., additional, Santoro, R., additional, Smestad, L., additional, Sorrentino, F., additional, Testera, G., additional, Tietje, I. C., additional, Widmann, E., additional, Yzombard, P., additional, Zimmer, C., additional, Zmeskal, J., additional, and Zurlo, N., additional

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2020
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31. Velocity-selected production of 2 S 3 metastable positronium

Author

Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
positronium, antimatter, Atomic and Molecular Physics, positronium, antimatter, and Optics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Published
2019

32. Efficient 2 S 3 positronium production by stimulated decay from the 3 P 3 level

Author

Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Fanì, M., Gerber, S., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Oswald, E., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Wolz, T., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., and Zurlo, N.

Published
2019

33. Correction to: Compression of a mixed antiproton and electron non-neutral plasma to high densities (The European Physical Journal D, (2018), 72, 4, (76), 10.1140/epjd/e2018-80617-x)

Author

Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Fani, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., Zurlo, N., and Antonello, M.

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2019

34. Producing long-lived 2 3S positronium via 3 3P laser excitation in magnetic and electric fields

Author

Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Fani, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Muller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vujanovic, M., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., Zurlo, N., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R.S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Fanì, M., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Hackstock, P., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Müller, S.R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Røhne, O.M., Rotondi, A., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I.C., Vujanovic, M., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Positronium, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Abstract

Producing positronium (Ps) in the metastable 2 3 S state is of interest for various applications in fundamental physics. We report here on an experiment in which Ps atoms are produced in this long-lived state by spontaneous radiative decay of Ps excited to the 3 3 P level manifold. The Ps cloud excitation is obtained with a UV laser pulse in an experimental vacuum chamber in presence of guiding magnetic field of 25 mT and an average electric field of 300 V cm−1. The evidence of the 2 3 S state production is obtained to the 3.6σ level of statistical significance using a novel analysis technique of the single-shot positronium annihilation lifetime spectra. The dynamic of the Ps population on the involved levels has been studied with a rate equation model.

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2018
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35. AE$\overline{g}$IS latest results

Author

Guatieri, F, Aghion, S, Amsler, C, Angela, G, Bonomi, G, Brusa, R S, Caccia, M, Caravita, R, Castelli, F, Cerchiari, G, Comparat, D, Consolati, G, Demetrio, A, Di Noto, L, Doser, M, Evans, C, Fanì, M, Ferragut, R, Fesel, J, Fontana, A, Gerber, S, Giammarchi, M, Gligorova, A, Haider, S, Hinterberger, A, Holmestad, H, Kellerbauer, A, Krasnický, D, Lagomarsino, V, Lansonneur, P, Lebrun, P, Malbrunot, C, Mariazzi, S, Matveev, V, Mazzotta, Z, Müller, S R, Nebbia, G, Nedelec, P, Oberthaler, M, Pacifico, N, Pagano, D, Penasa, L, Petracek, V, Prelz, F, Prevedelli, M, Rienaecker, B, Robert, J, Rhne , O M, Rotondi, A, Sacerdoti, M, Sandaker, H, Santoro, R, Simon, M, Smestad, L, Sorrentino, F, Testera, G, Tietje, I C, Widmann, E, Yzombard, P, Zimmer, C, Zmeskal, J, and Zurlo, N

Subjects
Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The validity of the Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) as predicted by General Relativity has been tested up to astounding precision using ordinary matter. The lack hitherto of a stable source of a probe being at the same time electrically neutral, cold and stable enough to be measured has prevented highaccuracy testing of the WEP on anti-matter. The AEg̅IS (Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy) experiment located at CERN's AD (Antiproton Decelerator) facility aims at producing such a probe in the form of a pulsed beam of cold anti-hydrogen, and at measuring by means of a moiré deflectometer the gravitational force that Earth's mass exerts on it. Low temperature and abundance of the H̅ are paramount to attain a high precision measurement. A technique employing a charge-exchange reaction between antiprotons coming from the AD and excited positronium atoms is being developed at AEg̅IS and will be presented hereafter, alongside an overview of the experimental apparatus and the current status of the experiment.

Published
2018

37. The AEgIS experiment: towards antimatter gravity measurements

Author

Khalidova, O, primary, Aghion, S, additional, Amsler, C, additional, Antonello, M, additional, Belov, A, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Caccia, M, additional, Camper, A, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cerchiari, G, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Demetrio, A, additional, Noto, L D, additional, Doser, M, additional, Evans, C, additional, Fani, M, additional, Ferragut, R, additional, Fesel, J, additional, Fontana, A, additional, Gerber, S, additional, Giammarchi, M, additional, Gligorova, A, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Hackstock, P, additional, Haider, S, additional, Hinterberger, A, additional, Holmestad, H, additional, Kellerbauer, A, additional, Krasnický, D, additional, Lagomarsino, V, additional, Lansonneur, P, additional, Lebrun, P, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Marton, J, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Müller, S, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Oberthaler, M, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Prevedelli, M, additional, Rienaecker, B, additional, Robert, J, additional, Røhne, O, additional, Rotondi, Alberto, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Santoro, R, additional, Smestad, L, additional, Sorrentino, F, additional, Testera, G, additional, Tietje, I, additional, Vujanovic, M, additional, Widmann, E, additional, Yzombard, P, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, Zmeskal, J, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2019
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38. Positronium Rydberg excitation diagnostic in a 1T cryogenic environment

Author

Caravita, R., primary, Mariazzi, S., additional, Aghion, S., additional, Amsler, C., additional, Antonello, M., additional, Belov, A., additional, Bonomi, G., additional, Brusa, R. S., additional, Caccia, M., additional, Camper, A., additional, Castelli, F., additional, Cerchiari, G., additional, Comparat, D., additional, Consolati, G., additional, Demetrio, A., additional, Di Noto, L., additional, Doser, M., additional, Evans, C., additional, Fanì, M., additional, Ferragut, R., additional, Fesel, J., additional, Fontana, A., additional, Gerber, S., additional, Giammarchi, M., additional, Gligorova, A., additional, Guatieri, F., additional, Hackstock, P., additional, Haider, S., additional, Hinterberger, A., additional, Holmestad, H., additional, Kellerbauer, A., additional, Khalidova, O., additional, Krasnický, D., additional, Lagomarsino, V., additional, Lansonneur, P., additional, Lebrun, P., additional, Malbrunot, C., additional, Marton, J., additional, Matveev, V., additional, Müller, S. R., additional, Nebbia, G., additional, Nedelec, P., additional, Oberthaler, M., additional, Pagano, D., additional, Penasa, L., additional, Petracek, V., additional, Prelz, F., additional, Prevedelli, M., additional, Rienaecker, B., additional, Robert, J., additional, Røhne, O. M., additional, Rotondi, A., additional, Sandaker, H., additional, Santoro, R., additional, Smestad, L., additional, Sorrentino, F., additional, Testera, G., additional, Tietje, I. C., additional, Vujanovic, M., additional, Widmann, E., additional, Yzombard, P., additional, Zimmer, C., additional, Zmeskal, J., additional, and Zurlo, N., additional

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2019
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39. The Weak Equivalence Principle With Antimatter: The AEgIS Experiment At CERN

Author

Pagano, D., Amsler, C., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Bräunig, P., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Andrea Fontana, Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Kellerbauer, A., Krasnický, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Rienaecker, B., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, P., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Strojek, I. M., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vamosi, S., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zmeskal, J., Zurlo, N., Pagano, D., Amsler, C., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Braunig, P., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Kellerbauer, A., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Rienaecker, B., Rohne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, P., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Strojek, I. M., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vamosi, S., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Physics::General Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics::Atomic Physics, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract

The AEgIS experiment at CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator (AD) aims at performing a direct measurement of the gravitational force on antimatter to probe the Weak Equivalence Principle of General Relativity with antimatter. The idea is to measure the vertical displacement of a cold antihydrogen beam, due to the gravitational force, by using a moiré deflectometer. Antihydrogen will be formed through the reaction of charge exchange between cold antiprotons and Rydberg positronium. An overview of the physics goals, experimental setup and preliminary results is presented.

Published
2016

40. Towards a gravity measurement on cold antimatter atoms

Author

Caravita, R., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Braünig, P., Bremer, J., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Chlouba, K., Cialdi, S., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Dudarev, A., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Forslund, O. K., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Gninenko, S., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Jernelv, I. L., Jordan, E., Kaltenbacher, T., Kellerbauer, A., Kimura, M., Koetting, T., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Lehner, S., Liberadzka, J., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marx, L., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Resch, L., Rienäcker, B., Røhne, O. M., Rosenberger, S., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Sorrentino, F., Spacek, M., Storey, J., Strojek, I. M., Testera, G., Tietje, I., Vamosi, S., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zavatarelli, J. Zmeskal, S. Zavatarelli, J. Zmeskal, SCAMPOLI, PAOLA, Caravita, R., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Braünig, P., Bremer, J., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Chlouba, K., Cialdi, S., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Dudarev, A., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Forslund, O. K., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Gninenko, S., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Jernelv, I. L., Jordan, E., Kaltenbacher, T., Kellerbauer, A., Kimura, M., Koetting, T., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Lehner, S., Liberadzka, J., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marx, L., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Resch, L., Rienäcker, B., Røhne, O. M., Rosenberger, S., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, Paola, Sorrentino, F., Spacek, M., Storey, J., Strojek, I. M., Testera, G., Tietje, I., Vamosi, S., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zavatarelli, J. Zmeskal, S. Zavatarelli, and J., Zmeskal

Published
2016

41. Antimatter Gravity Measurements with Cold Antihydrogen: the AEgIS Experiment

Author

Doser, M., Amsler, C., Ariga, T., Bonomi, G., Braunig, P., Brusa, R. S., Cabaret, L., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Ereditato, A., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Holmestad, H., Huse, T., Kellerbauer, A., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lansonneur, P., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacifico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Pistillo, C., Prelz, F., Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Rienaecker, B., Røhne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Scampoli, P., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Strojek, I. M., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Vamosi, S., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zmeskal, J., and Zurlo, N.

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Gravitation, Antimatter, Gravity (chemistry), CPT Symetry, Antimatter, Gravity, CPT Symetry, Gravity, Equivalence principle, Antihydrogen, Charge exchange
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2017
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42. AEgIS Experiment: Status & Outlook

Author

Lansonneur, P., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Caravita, R., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Ferragut, R., Fesel, J., Fontana, A., Gerber, S., Giammarchi, M., Gligorova, A., Guatieri, F., Haider, S., Hinterberger, A., Holmestad, H., Kellerbauer, A., Khalidova, O., Krasnicky, D., Lagomarsino, V., Lebrun, P., Malbrunot, C., Mariazzi, S., Marton, J., Matveev, V., Mazzotta, Z., Müller, S. R., Nebbia, G., Nedelec, P., Oberthaler, M., Pacico, N., Pagano, D., Penasa, L., Petracek, V., Francesco Prelz, Prevedelli, M., Ravelli, L., Rienaecker, B., Robert, J., Rhøne, O. M., Rotondi, A., Sacerdoti, M., Sandaker, H., Santoro, R., Simon, M., Smestad, L., Sorrentino, F., Testera, G., Tietje, I. C., Widmann, E., Yzombard, P., Zimmer, C., Zmeska, J., Zurlo, N., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Aimé Cotton (LAC), École normale supérieure - Cachan (ENS Cachan)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon ( IPNL ), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ( UCBL ), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS ( IN2P3 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Laboratoire Aimé Cotton ( LAC ), École normale supérieure - Cachan ( ENS Cachan ) -Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 ( UP11 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-École normale supérieure - Cachan (ENS Cachan)

Subjects
Physics::General Physics, experimental methods, CERN Lab, General Relativity and Cosmology, interferometer, antihydrogen: beam, [ PHYS.GRQC ] Physics [physics]/General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology [gr-qc], gravitation, positron: capture, anti-p: capture, antimatter, [PHYS.GRQC]Physics [physics]/General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology [gr-qc], Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters, spectrometer, Physics::Atomic Physics, positronium: excited state
Abstract

International audience; The AEGIS experiment 1 (Antimatter Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy) is planned to perform the first measurement of the gravitational acceleration on antimatter by observing the free fall of antihydrogen atoms. By combining techniques based on recent developments in the production of positronium and its laser excitation to Rydberg states, such a study seems indeed to be feasible for neutral antimatter. We present here some of the experimental techniques involved in the experiment as well as the status of the detector test envisioned for the gravity measurement.

Published
2017

43. Open Volumes Structure and Molecular Transport in Biopolymer Nanocomposites.

Author

Checchetto, R., Penasa, L., Dickmann, M., Egger, W., Tarter, S., and Brusa, R. S.

Subjects
MOLECULAR structure, MOLECULAR volume, POSITRON annihilation, LACTIC acid, GRAPHENE oxide, CELLULOSE, BIOPOLYMERS
Abstract

We discuss gas barrier mechanisms in biopolymer nanocomposite in which fillers of different natures and concentrations are added. The kinetics of gas transport is studied by gas phase permeation techniques and free volumes are analyzed by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. Gas barrier properties of two biopolymer nanocomposite films are presented in relation to their free volume. The first film is poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH) containing 0.25 wt% of graphene oxide (GO) filler nanoparticles. The second film is poly(lactic acid) (PLA) in which cellulose nanofibrils have been dispersed with content from 4.1 to 12.4 vol.%. It is shown that in both biopolymer films the filler addition improves their gas barrier properties but with different mechanism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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44. Simulating Positron to Positronium Conversion in Nanostructured Materials.

Author

GUATIERI, F., MARIAZZI, S., and BRUSA, R. S.

Subjects
NANOSTRUCTURED materials, POSITRONIUM, POSITRONS
Abstract

Silicon-based nanochanneled converters for the production of cold positronium (Ps) have been introduced in 2010 and since then provided a reliable source of cold Ps to a variety of experiments. With the goal of advancing the optimization of such converters, we have formulated a classical model to describe the production and cooling of Ps in nanochanneled converters. The simulation of this process poses several challenges due to the complexity of the geometry in which it takes place. We will here briefly give an overview of our model and discuss several simplifications of the simulation process which, without altering significantly the simulation results, reduce the computational costs enough to allow for systematic scans of the nanochanneled converter construction parameter space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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45. Hybrid Imaging and Timing Ps Laser Excitation Diagnostics for Pulsed Antihydrogen Production.

Author

CARAVITA, R., ANTONELLO, M., BELOV, A., BONOMI, G., BRUSA, R. S., CACCIA, M., CAMPER, A., CASTELLI, F., COMPARAT, D., CONSOLATI, G., DEMETRIO, A., DI NOTO, L., DOSER, M., FANÌ, M., FERRAGUT, R., GERBER, S., GIAMMARCHI, M., GLIGOROVA, A., GLÖGGLER, L. T., and GUATIERI, F.

Subjects
POSITRONIUM, ANTIHYDROGEN, ANTIPROTONS, MICROCHANNEL plates, HIGH resolution imaging, SCINTILLATION counters, LASERS
Abstract

In this work we present a hybrid detection method providing simultaneous imaging and timing information suitable for fully monitoring positronium (Ps) formation, its laser excitation, and its spatial propagation for the first trials of pulsed antihydrogen (H) production through a charge-exchange reaction with trapped antiprotons (p). This combined method, based on the synchronous acquisition of an EJ-200 scintillation detector and a microchannel plate (MCP) detector with a dual readout (phosphor screen image and electrical pick-up signal), allows all relevant events in the experiment to be accurately determined in time while allowing high resolution images of e+ from Ps laser photodissociations to be acquired. The timing calibration process of the two detectors discussed in details as well as the future perspectives opened by this method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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46. Production of long-lived positronium states via laser excitation to 3³P level.

Author

Mariazzi, S., Caravita, R., Aghion, S., Amsler, C., Antonello, M., Belov, A., Bonomi, G., Brusa, R. S., Caccia, M., Camper, A., Castelli, F., Cerchiari, G., Comparat, D., Consolati, G., Demetrio, A., Di Noto, L., Doser, M., Evans, C., Fanì, M., and Ferragut, R.

Subjects
POSITRONIUM, RYDBERG states, LASERS, INTERFEROMETRY
Abstract

The 3³P state of positronium is an intermediate level suitable for producing long-lived positronium states. On one hand, it can be used in a two-step laser excitation scheme from the ground state to Rydberg levels. On the other hand, excitation of positronium to 3³P level is a simple pathway for producing metastable 2³S positronium atoms by spontaneous radiactive decay. In this work, experiments showing the production of such long-lived levels, using the 3³P state as intermediate state, are presented. The characteristics of the two long-lived levels, in view of experiments of deflectometry/interferometry with positronium, are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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47. The DAQ system for the AE$\bar g$IS experiment

Author

Prelz, F, Aghion, S, Amsler, C, Ariga, T, Bonomi, G, Brusa, R S, Caccia, M, Caravita, R, Castelli, F, Cerchiari, G, Comparat, D, Consolati, G, Demetrio, A, Di Noto, L, Doser, M, Ereditato, A, Evans, C, Ferragut, R, Fesel, J, Fontana, A, Gerber, S, Giammarchi, M, Gligorova, A, Guatieri, F, Haider, S, Hinterberger, A, Holmestad, H, Kellerbauer, A, Krasnický, D, Lagomarsino, V, Lansonneur, P, Lebrun, P, Malbrunot, C, Mariazzi, S, Matveev, V, Mazzotta, Z, Müller, S R, Nebbia, G, Nedelec, P, Oberthaler, M, Pacifico, N, Pagano, D, Penasa, L, Petracek, V, Prevedelli, M, Ravelli, L, Rienaecker, B, Robert, J, Røhne, O M, Rotondi, A, Sacerdoti, M, Sandaker, H, Santoro, R, Scampoli, P, Simon, M, Smestad, L, Sorrentino, F, Testera, G, Tietje, I C, Widmann, E, Yzombard, P, Zimmer, C, Zmeskal, J, Zurlo, N, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton (LAC), École normale supérieure - Cachan (ENS Cachan)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-École normale supérieure - Cachan (ENS Cachan), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), and Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)

Subjects
sociology, monitoring, Automatic Keywords, CERN Lab, data acquisition, [INFO]Computer Science [cs], CPT, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, programming, Computing and Computers
Abstract

International audience; In the sociology of small- to mid-sized (O(100) collaborators) experiments the issue of data collection and storage is sometimes felt as a residual problem for which well-established solutions are known. Still, the DAQ system can be one of the few forces that drive towards the integration of otherwise loosely coupled detector systems. As such it may be hard to complete with off-the-shelf components only. LabVIEW and ROOT are the (only) two software systems that were assumed to be familiar enough to all collaborators of the AEḡIS (AD6) experiment at CERN: working out of the GXML representation of LabVIEW Data types, a semantically equivalent representation as ROOT TTrees was developed for permanent storage and analysis. All data in the experiment is cast into this common format and can be produced and consumed on both systems and transferred over TCP and/or multicast over UDP for immediate sharing over the experiment LAN. We describe the setup that has been able to cater to all run data logging and long term monitoring needs of the AEḡIS experiment so far.

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2016
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48. Overview of Recent Work on Laser Excitation of Positronium for the Formation of Antihydrogen

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Yzombard, P., primary, Amsler, C., additional, Ariga, T., additional, Bonomi, G., additional, Bräunig, P., additional, Brusa, R. S., additional, Cabaret, L., additional, Caccia, M., additional, Caravita, R., additional, Castelli, F., additional, Cerchiari, G., additional, Comparat, D., additional, Consolati, G., additional, Demetrio, A., additional, Di Noto, L., additional, Doser, M., additional, Ereditato, A., additional, Evans, C., additional, Ferragut, R., additional, Fesel, J., additional, Fontana, A., additional, Gerber, S., additional, Giammarchi, M., additional, Gligorova, A., additional, Guatieri, F., additional, Haider, S., additional, Holmestad, H., additional, Huse, T., additional, Kellerbauer, A., additional, Krasnický, D., additional, Lagomarsino, V., additional, Lansonneur, P., additional, Lebrun, P., additional, Malbrunot, C., additional, Mariazzi, S., additional, Matveev, V., additional, Mazzotta, Z., additional, Nebbia, G., additional, Nedelec, P., additional, Oberthaler, M., additional, Pacifico, N., additional, Pagano, D., additional, Penasa, L., additional, Petracek, V., additional, Pistillo, C., additional, Prelz, F., additional, Prevedelli, M., additional, Ravelli, L., additional, Rienaecker, B., additional, Røne, O. M., additional, Rotondi, A., additional, Sacerdoti, M., additional, Sandaker, H., additional, Santoro, R., additional, Scampoli, P., additional, Smestad, L., additional, Sorrentino, F., additional, Strojek, I. M., additional, Testera, G., additional, Tietje, I. C., additional, Vamosi, S., additional, Widmann, E., additional, Zmeskal, J., additional, and Zurlo, N., additional

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2017
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49. The DAQ system for the AEḡIS experiment

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Prelz, F, primary, Aghion, S, additional, Amsler, C, additional, Ariga, T, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Brusa, R S, additional, Caccia, M, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cerchiari, G, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Demetrio, A, additional, Di Noto, L, additional, Doser, M, additional, Ereditato, A, additional, Evans, C, additional, Ferragut, R, additional, Fesel, J, additional, Fontana, A, additional, Gerber, S, additional, Giammarchi, M, additional, Gligorova, A, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Hinterberger, A, additional, Holmestad, H, additional, Kellerbauer, A, additional, Krasnický, D, additional, Lagomarsino, V, additional, Lansonneur, P, additional, Lebrun, P, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Mazzotta, Z, additional, Müller, S R, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Oberthaler, M, additional, Pacifico, N, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Prevedelli, M, additional, Ravelli, L, additional, Rienaecker, B, additional, Robert, J, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Rotondi, A, additional, Sacerdoti, M, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Santoro, R, additional, Scampoli, P, additional, Simon, M, additional, Smestad, L, additional, Sorrentino, F, additional, Testera, G, additional, Tietje, I C, additional, Widmann, E, additional, Yzombard, P, additional, Zimmer, C, additional, Zmeskal, J, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2017
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50. The AEgIS experiment at CERN: measuring antihydrogen free-fall in earth’s gravitational field to test WEP with antimatter

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Brusa, R S, primary, Amsler, C, additional, Ariga, T, additional, Bonomi, G, additional, Bräunig, P, additional, Cabaret, L, additional, Caccia, M, additional, Caravita, R, additional, Castelli, F, additional, Cerchiari, G, additional, Comparat, D, additional, Consolati, G, additional, Demetrio, A., additional, Di Noto, L, additional, Doser, M, additional, Ereditato, A, additional, Evans, C, additional, Ferragut, R, additional, Fesel, J, additional, Fontana, A, additional, Gerber, S, additional, Giammarchi, M, additional, Gligorova, A, additional, Guatieri, F, additional, Haider, S, additional, Holmestad, H, additional, Huse, T, additional, Kellerbauer, A, additional, Krasnický, D, additional, Lagomarsino, V, additional, Lansonneur, P, additional, Lebrun, P, additional, Malbrunot, C, additional, Mariazzi, S, additional, Matveev, V, additional, Mazzotta, Z, additional, Nebbia, G, additional, Nedelec, P, additional, Oberthaler, M, additional, Pacifico, N, additional, Pagano, D, additional, Penasa, L, additional, Petracek, V, additional, Pistillo, C, additional, Prelz, F, additional, Prevedelli, M, additional, Ravelli, L, additional, Rienaecker, B, additional, Røhne, O M, additional, Rotondi, A, additional, Sacerdoti, M, additional, Sandaker, H, additional, Santoro, R, additional, Scampoli, P, additional, Smestad, L, additional, Sorrentino, F, additional, Strojek, I M, additional, Testera, G, additional, Tietje, I C, additional, Vamosi, S, additional, Widmann, E, additional, Yzombard, P, additional, Zmeskal, J, additional, and Zurlo, N, additional

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2017
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