C. Curceanu
A5004830462- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Nuclear physics research studies
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Muon and positron interactions and applications
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
2015-2024
Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering
2015-2024
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
2011-2024
University of Wrocław
2024
RIKEN
2010-2022
Enrico Fermi Center for Study and Research
2015-2022
Tohoku University
2022
Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics
2010-2022
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
2011-2022
Technical University of Munich
2022
The $\bar{K}N$ system at threshold is a sensitive testing ground for low energy QCD, especially the explicit chiral symmetry breaking. Therefore, we have measured $K$-series x rays of kaonic hydrogen atoms DA$\Phi$NE electron-positron collider Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, and determined most precise values strong-interaction energy-level shift width $1s$ atomic state. As x-ray detectors, used large-area silicon drift detectors having excellent timing resolution, which were developed...
A detection system of the conventional PET tomograph is set-up to record data from e+ e- annihilation into two photons with energy 511 keV, and it gives information on density distribution a radiopharmaceutical in body object. In this paper we explore possibility performing three gamma imaging based ortho-positronium annihilation, as well positronium mean lifetime J-PET constructed plastic scintillators. For purposes simulations formation its were performed taking account distributions...
The Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) is the first PET built from plastic scintillators.J-PET prototype consists of 192 detection modules arranged axially in three layers forming a cylindrical diagnostic chamber with inner diameter 85 cm and axial field-of-view 50 cm.An arrangement long strips scintillators, their small light attenuation, superior timing properties, relative ease increase opens promising perspectives for cost effective construction whole-body scanner, as well...
Positronium created in a human body during PET scans hallmarks neoplastic tissues.
Do the laws of quantum physics still hold for macroscopic objects - this is at heart Schrödinger's cat paradox or do gravitation yet unknown effects set a limit massive particles? What fundamental relation between and gravity? Ground-based experiments addressing these questions may soon face limitations due to limited free-fall times quality vacuum microgravity. The proposed mission Macroscopic Quantum Resonators (MAQRO) overcome allow such questions. MAQRO harnesses recent developments in...
Charged lepton system symmetry under combined charge, parity, and time-reversal transformation (CPT) remains scarcely tested. Despite stringent quantum-electrodynamic limits, discrepancies in predictions for the electron-positron bound state (positronium atom) motivate further investigation, including fundamental tests. While CPT noninvariance effects could be manifested non-vanishing angular correlations between final-state photons spin of annihilating positronium, measurements were...
The purpose of the presented research is estimation performance characteristics economic Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic scintillators. are estimated according to NEMA NU-2-2018 standards utilizing GATE package. simulated detector consists 24 modules, each built out 32 scintillator strips (each with cross section 6 mm times 30 and length 140 cm or 200 cm) arranged in two layers regular 24-sided polygon circumscribing a circle diameter 78.6 cm. For...
Positronium is abundantly produced within the molecular voids of a patient’s body during positron emission tomography (PET). Its properties dynamically respond to submolecular architecture tissue and partial pressure oxygen. Current PET systems record only two annihilation photons cannot provide information about positronium lifetime. This study presents in vivo images lifetime human, for patient with glioblastoma brain tumor, by using dedicated Jagiellonian system enabling simultaneous...
Discrete symmetries play an important role in particle physics with violation of CP connected to the matter-antimatter imbalance Universe. We report most precise test P, T and invariance decays ortho-positronium, performed methodology involving polarization photons from these decays. Positronium, simplest bound state electron positron, is recent interest discrepancies reported between measured hyperfine energy structure theory at level $10^{-4}$ signaling a need for better understanding...
In this paper, new upper limits on the parameters of Continuous Spontaneous Localization (CSL) collapse model are extracted. To end, X-ray emission data collected by IGEX collaboration analyzed and compared with spectrum spontaneous photon process predicted models. This study allows obtainment most stringent within a relevant range CSL parameters, respect to any other method. The rate $λ$ correlation length $r_C$ mapped, thus allowing exclusion broad parameter space.
A novel approach to tomographic data processing has been developed and evaluated using the Jagiellonian PET (J-PET) scanner as an example. We propose a system in which there is no need for powerful, local facility, capable reconstruct images on fly. Instead we introduce Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) System-on-Chip (SoC) platform connected directly streams coming from scanner, can perform event building, filtering, coincidence search Region-Of-Response (ROR) reconstruction by...
Entanglement and its consequences - in particular the violation of Bell inequalities, which defies our concepts realism locality have been proven to play key roles Nature by many experiments for various quantum systems. can also be found systems not consisting ordinary matter light, i.e. massive meson--antimeson inequalities discussed these systems, but up date no direct experimental test conclusively exclude local was found. This mainly stems from fact that one only has access a restricted...
We present a study of the application Jagiellonian positron emission tomograph (J-PET) for registration gamma quanta from decays ortho-positronium (o-Ps). The J-PET is first tomography scanner based on organic scintillators in contrast to all current PET scanners inorganic crystals. Monte Carlo simulations show that as an axially symmetric and high acceptance can be used multi-purpose detector well suited pursue research including e.g. tests discrete symmetries addition medical imaging....
Kaonic atoms are exotic atomic systems where an electron is replaced by a negatively charged kaon which also experiences the strong interaction with nucleus. Precision spectroscopy of kaonic represents excellent tool to study particles strangeness. This work reviews progress and prospects in modern era atom experiments, discusses constraints on low-energy theories strangeness sector.
We report the measurement of K− absorption processes in Σ0p final state and first exclusive two nucleon (2NA) with KLOE detector. The 2NA process without further interactions is found to be 9% sum all other contributing processes, including on three more nucleons or followed by residual nucleons. also determine possible contribution ppK− bound state. yield ppK−/Kstop− (0.044±0.009stat−0.005+0.004syst)⋅10−2 but its statistical significance based an F-test only 1σ.
In living organisms, the positron-electron annihilation (occurring during PET imaging) proceeds in about 30% via creation of a metastable ortho-positronium atom. tissue, due to pick-off and conversion processes, over 98% ortho-positronia annihilate into two 511 keV photons. this article, we assess feasibility for reconstruction mean lifetime image based on annihilations The main objectives work include (i) estimation sensitivity total-body scanners imaging using 2γ (ii) spatial time...
We observed a distinct peak in the Λp invariant mass spectrum of He3(K−,Λp)n, well below mK+2mp, i.e., threshold K− to be bound two protons. By selecting relatively large momentum-transfer region q=350∼650 MeV/c, one can kinematically separate from quasi-free process, K‾N→K‾N followed by non-resonant absorption spectator-nucleons K‾NN→ΛN. found that simplest fit gives us Breit–Wigner pole position at BKpp=47±3(stat.)−6+3(sys.) MeV having width ΓKpp=115±7(stat.)−20+10(sys.) MeV, and S-wave...
About a hundred years ago, the Russian biologist A. Gurwitsch, based on experiments with onion plants by measuring their growth rate, hypothesized that emit weak electromagnetic field somehow influences cell growth. This interesting observation remained fundamentally ignored scientific community; only in 1950s emission from some was measured using photomultiplier used single counting mode. Later, 1980s, several groups around world started extensive work to understand origin and role of this...
The goal of the DIRAC experiment at CERN (PS212) is to measure $\pi^+\pi^-$ atom lifetime with 10% precision. Such a measurement would yield precision 5% on value $S$-wave $\pi\pi$ scattering lengths combination $|a_0-a_2|$. Based part collected data we present first result lifetime, $\tau=[2.91 ^{+0.49}_{-0.62}]\times 10^{-15}$ s, and discuss major systematic errors. This corresponds $|a_0-a_2|=0.264 ^{+0.033}_{-0.020} m_{\pi}^{-1}$.
We have measured the Balmer-series x-rays of kaonic $^4$He atoms using novel large-area silicon drift x-ray detectors in order to study low-energy $\bar{K}$-nucleus strong interaction. The energy $3d \to 2p$ transition was determined be 6467 $\pm$ 3 (stat) 2 (syst) eV. resulting strong-interaction energy-level shift is agreement with theoretical calculations, thus eliminating a long-standing discrepancy between theory and experiment.
A model where a Dirac fermion is coupled to background dilaton field considered study s-wave scattering of by back ground black hole. It found that an uncomfortable situation towards information loss scenario arises when one loop correction gets involved during bosonization.
J-PET is a detector optimized for registration of photons from the electron-positron annihilation via plastic scintillators where interact predominantly Compton scattering. Registration both primary and scattered enables to determinate linear polarization photon on event by basis with certain probability. Here we present quantitative results feasibility such measurements decay positronium explore physical limitations resolution determination 511 keV For scattering angles about 82 ∘ (where...