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physics.atom-ph2024

High-precision, reference-free measurements of 2p 1s transitions in boron-like sulfur and argon

Louis Duval, Emily Lamour, Stéphane Macé +6

We have measured several 2p 1s transition energies in core-excited boron-like ions of sulfur and argon. The measurements are reference-free, with an accuracy of a few…

nucl-ex2016

Coulomb dissociation of N

Marko Röder, Tatsuya Adachi, Yulia Aksyutina +120

Neutron-rich light nuclei and their reactions play an important role for the creation of chemical elements. Here, data from a Coulomb dissociation experiment on N are rep…

nucl-ex2024

Direct Experimental Constraints on the Spatial Extent of a Neutrino Wavepacket

Joseph Smolsky, Kyle G Leach, Ryan Abells +35

Despite their high relative abundance in our Universe, neutrinos are the least understood fundamental particles of nature. They also provide a unique system to study quantum cohere…

physics.atom-ph2023

The helion charge radius from laser spectroscopy of muonic helium-3 ions

The CREMA Collaboration, Karsten Schuhmann, Luis M. P. Fernandes +37

Hydrogen-like light muonic ions, in which one negative muon replaces all the electrons, are extremely sensitive probes of nuclear structure, because the large muon mass increases t…

physics.ins-det2026

Aluminum-Based Superconducting Tunnel Junction Sensors for Nuclear Recoil Spectroscopy

Spencer L. Fretwell, Connor Bray, Inwook Kim +31

The BeEST experiment is searching for sub-MeV sterile neutrinos by measuring nuclear recoil energies from the decay of Be implanted into superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) s…

physics.atom-ph2025

Towards Precision Spectroscopy of Antiprotonic Atoms for Probing Strong-field QED

Gonçalo Baptista, Shikha Rathi, Michael Roosa +26

PAX (antiProtonic Atom X-ray spectroscopy) is a new experiment with the aim to test strong-field quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects by performing high-precision x-ray spectrosco…

physics.ins-det2024

MMC Array to Study X-ray Transitions in Muonic Atoms

Daniel Unger, Andreas Abeln, Thomas Elias Cocolios +19

The QUARTET collaboration aims to significantly improve the precision of the absolute nuclear charge radii of light nuclei from Li to Ne by using an array of metallic magnetic calo…

physics.atom-ph2025

A Bayesian Approach for Strong Field QED Tests with He-like Ions

César Godinho, Jorge Machado, Nancy Paul +3

Detailed comparisons between theory and experiment for quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects in He-like ions have been performed in the literature to search for hints of new physic…

nucl-ex2026

Nuclear Charge Radius of Be from Muonic Atom Spectroscopy Using a Microcalorimeter

Ofir Eizenberg, Shikha Rathi, Andreas Abeln +34

The authors measured the 2p→1s transition energy in muonic 9Be with a metallic magnetic calorimeter, obtaining a nuclear charge radius of 2.5506 fm with unprecedented precision, su…

#muonic atoms#nuclear charge radius#calorimetry#beryllium-9
physics.atom-ph2015

Quantum interference effects in laser spectroscopy of muonic hydrogen, deuterium, and helium-3

Pedro Amaro, Beatrice Franke, Julian J. Krauth +9

Quantum interference between energetically close states is theoretically investigated, with the state structure being observed via laser spectroscopy. In this work, we focus on hyp…

cs.CY2025

Toward a Public and Secure Generative AI: A Comparative Analysis of Open and Closed LLMs

Jorge Machado

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) systems represent a critical technology with far-reaching implications across multiple domains of society. However, their deployment ent…

physics.atom-ph2024

Towards Precision Muonic X-Ray Measurements of Charge Radii of Light Nuclei

Ben Ohayon, Andreas Abeln, Silvia Bara +20

We propose an experiment to measure the nuclear charge radii of light elements with up to 20~times higher accuracy. These are essential both for understanding nuclear physics at lo…

physics.ins-det2015

Improved X-ray detection and particle identification with avalanche photodiodes

Marc Diepold, Luis M. P. Fernandes, Jorge Machado +36

Avalanche photodiodes are commonly used as detectors for low energy x-rays. In this work we report on a fitting technique used to account for different detector responses resulting…

physics.ins-det2025

Signal processing and spectral modeling for the BeEST experiment

Inwook Kim, Connor Bray, Andrew Marino +35

The Beryllium Electron capture in Superconducting Tunnel junctions (BeEST) experiment searches for evidence of heavy neutrino mass eigenstates in the nuclear electron capture decay…

cs.CY2025

Generative AI as a catalyst for democratic Innovation: Enhancing citizen engagement in participatory budgeting

Italo Alberto do Nascimento Sousa, Jorge Machado, Jose Carlos Vaz

This research examines the role of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing citizen engagement in participatory budgeting. In response to challenges like declining civi…

physics.atom-ph2015

Relativistic evaluation of the two-photon decay of the metastable ${1s}^{2} 2s 2p~^3\mbox{P}_0$ state in berylliumlike ions with an active-electron model

Pedro Amaro, Filippo Fratini, Laleh Safari +4

The two-photon ${1s}^{2} 2s 2p~^3\mbox{P}_0 \rightarrow {1s}^{2} {2s}^2$ $^1\mbox{S}_0$ transition in berylliumlike ions is theoretically investigated within a full relativistic fr…

physics.atom-ph2026

Theoretical ab initio Evolution of Satellite Intensity near Threshold for Cu K-shell transitions

Daniel Pinheiro, Gonçalo Baptista, César Godinho +9

In this work, we have investigated the evolution of satellite intensity near the ionization threshold for Cu K-shell transitions through theoretical methods. Employing standard sta…

physics.atom-ph2026

Shake-up and shake-off spectra in the electron capture decay of atomic Be

Mauro Guerra, Inwook Kim, Stephan Friedrich +33

The most stringent laboratory-based experimental limits on the existence of sub-MeV sterile neutrinos are currently set by decay spectroscopy of radioactive Be embedded into su…

cs.CY2025

Exploring AI Capabilities in Participatory Budgeting within Smart Cities: The Case of Sao Paulo

Italo Alberto Sousa, Mariana Carvalho da Silva, Jorge Machado +1

This research examines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve participatory budgeting processes within smart cities. In response to challenges like declining civic participat…

physics.atom-ph2016

Laser Spectroscopy of Muonic Atoms and Ions

Randolf Pohl, François Nez, Luis M. P. Fernandes +44

Laser spectroscopy of the Lamb shift (2S-2P energy difference) in light muonic atoms or ions, in which one negative muon is bound to a nucleus, has been performed. The measu…