most citedResults from a Prototype Proton-CT Head Scanner

24 citations

6 papers

physics.ins-det20198 cited

Radiation Tests of Hamamatsu Multi-Pixel Photon Counters

G. Blazey, J. Colston, A. Dyshkant +9

Results of radiation tests of Hamamatsu 2.0 x 2.0~mm2 through-silicon-via (S13360-2050VE) multi-pixel photon counters, or MPPCs [1], are presented. Distinct sets of eight MPPCs wer…

astro-ph.HE20194 cited

Astro 2020 Science White Paper: Joint Gravitational Wave and Electromagnetic Astronomy with LIGO and LSST in the 2020's

Philip S. Cowperthwaite, Hsin-Yu Chen, Ben Margalit +4

The blossoming field of joint gravitational wave and electromagnetic (GW-EM) astronomy is one of the most promising in astronomy. The first, and only, joint GW-EM event GW170817 pr…

astro-ph.HE2019

The Discovery Potential of Space-Based Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Neil J. Cornish, Emanuele Berti, Kelly Holley-Bockelmann +5

A space-based interferometer operating in the previously unexplored mHz gravitational band has tremendous discovery potential. If history is any guide, the opening of a new spectra…

astro-ph.HE20193 cited

Supermassive Black Hole Feedback

Mateusz Ruszkowski, Daisuke Nagai, Irina Zhuravleva +23

Understanding the processes that drive galaxy formation and shape the observed properties of galaxies is one of the most interesting and challenging frontier problems of modern ast…

astro-ph.GA20191 cited

Studying Magnetic Fields in Star Formation and the Turbulent Interstellar Medium

Laura Fissel, Charles L. H. Hull, Susan E. Clark +10

Understanding the physics of how stars form is a highly-prioritized goal of modern Astrophysics, in part because star formation is linked to both galactic dynamics on large scales…

physics.med-ph201724 cited

Results from a Prototype Proton-CT Head Scanner

R. P. Johnson, V. A. Bashkirov, G. Coutrakon +8

We are exploring low-dose proton radiography and computed tomography (pCT) as techniques to improve the accuracy of proton treatment planning and to provide artifact-free images fo…