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44 papers

physics.atom-ph2026

Kaonic Atom X-ray Spectroscopy: From SIDDHARTA-2 to the EXKALIBUR Program

F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene, F. Artibani +31

X-ray spectroscopy of kaonic atoms offers a unique experimental window on the interplay between low-energy strong interaction and precision atomic physics studies. This article rev…

physics.ins-det2026

Pulse-shape discrimination with machine learning for CZT detectors at the DANE beam test facility

Simone Manti, Francesco Artibani, Leonardo Abbene +36

Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors offer versatility, operational simplicity, and room-temperature X- and gamma-ray spectroscopy, making them attractive for collider applicatio…

hep-ex2026

First measurement of kaonic deuterium X-ray transitions

Massimiliano Bazzi, Francesco Clozza, Carlo Guaraldo +38

The study of the strong interaction among hadrons at low energies remains one of the key challenges in fundamental physics because of its non-perturbative nature, which makes theor…

nucl-ex2026

High-precision measurement of the kaonic hydrogen 1s level shift and width with SIDDHARTA-2

M. Bazzi, F. Clozza, C. Guaraldo +37

Kaonic atoms provide a unique experimental probe of strong interaction in the low-energy regime. In particular, the strong-interaction-induced shift () and…

nucl-ex2026

First Kaonic Boron Isotopes Measurements with SIDDHARTA-2 at DANE

D Sirghi, M Iliescu, F Sgaramella +35

A precision measurement of X-ray transitions in kaonic boron, performed by the SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration at the DANE collider, is reported. The energies and yields of the $5g\ri…

physics.ins-det2026

Energy Calibration and Performance of HPGe Detectors in the LEGEND-200 Experiment

The LEGEND Collaboration, H. Acharya, M. Agostini +259

This paper describes the energy scale procedures and germanium detectors performance in the LEGEND-200 experiment, a critical component for the first unblinding in the search for n…

nucl-ex2026

Kaonic Copper and Fluorine Absolute Yields Measurement with a CZT-based Detection System at DANE

Francesco Artibani, Simone Manti, Leonardo Abbene +36

\noindent In this work, new measurements of absolute X-ray yields for several transitions in kaonic copper and, for the first time, in kaonic fluorine are reported. The data were c…

physics.atom-ph2026

Bound-state QED test above the Schwinger limit with kaonic fluorine

F. Clozza, S. Manti, F. Sgaramella +35

Kaonic atoms, formed when a negatively charged kaon replaces an electron in an atomic orbit, provide access to bound-state quantum electrodynamics (BSQED) in electromagnetic fields…

nucl-ex2026

Probing Nuclear Structure with Kaonic Atoms through E2 Resonance Mixing

Simone Manti, Luca De Paolis, Leonardo Abbene +33

Kaonic atoms provide a unique laboratory to investigate the interplay between atomic, nuclear, and strong-interaction physics. In heavy nuclei, atomic transitions can couple to low…

physics.ins-det2026

Extended X-ray energy characterization of SIDDHARTA-2 large-area Silicon Drift Detectors up to 50 keV

Francesco Clozza, Francesco Sgaramella, Leonardo Abbene +38

The SIDDHARTA-2 experiment at the DANE collider of INFN-LNF performs high precision light kaonic atoms X-ray spectroscopy to investigate the kaon-nucleon(s) strong interaction i…

physics.ins-det2025

New 1mm thick Silicon Drift Detectors for future researches of Kaonic Atoms and the Pauli Exclusion principle

F. Clozza, F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene +33

Kaonic atoms, formed when a negatively charged kaon replaces an electron, provide a sensitive probe of the low-energy strong interaction via precision X-ray spectroscopy. The SIDDH…

physics.ins-det2025

CZT Detectors for kaonic atoms spectroscopy

Francesco Artibani, Leonardo Abbene, Antonino Buttacavoli +36

Cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors offer excellent room-temperature energy resolution, making them well suited for X- and -ray spectroscopy in challenging environments. With…

physics.ins-det2025

Time-based Selection of Kaonic Atom X-ray Events with Quasi-Hemispherical CZT Detectors at the DAFNE collider

Francesco Artibani, Leonardo Abbene, Antonino Buttacavoli +37

This work presents the results of a time-based event selection for searching X-ray signals from kaonic atom X-ray transition using a single quasi-hemispherical Cadmium-Zinc-Telluri…

nucl-ex2025

EXKALIBUR: Towards a Kaonic Atoms Periodic Table to test Fundamental Interactions

Simone Manti, Leonardo Abbene, Francesco Artibani +34

Kaonic atoms, formed when a negatively charged kaon replaces an electron, provide a unique laboratory to test fundamental interactions at low energies. EXKALIBUR (EXtensive Kaonic…

physics.atom-ph2025

Precision Test of Bound-State QED at Intermediate-Z with Kaonic Neon

S. Manti, F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene +40

We report Dirac-Fock calculations of transition energies for kaonic neon (KNe). For the most intense line, the 7-6 transition, the calculated energy is 9450.28 eV, which includes a…

hep-ex2025★ 19 cited

First Results on the Search for Lepton Number Violating Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay with the LEGEND-200 Experiment

H. Acharya, N. Ackermann, M. Agostini +256

The LEGEND collaboration is searching for neutrinoless double beta () decay by operating high-purity germanium detectors enriched in Ge in a low-background liquid argo…

nucl-ex2024★ 6 cited

High precision X-ray spectroscopy of kaonic neon

F Sgaramella, D Sirghi, K Toho +41

The high-precision kaonic neon X-ray transitions measurement performed by the SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration at the DANE collider is reported. Both the X-ray energies and yields for…

nucl-ex2024★ 1 cited

Intermediate Mass Kaonic Atoms at DANE

Francesco Artibani, Francesco Clozza, Massimiliano Bazzi +36

The SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration aims to measure for the first time the shift and width induced on the level of kaonic deuterium by the strong interaction. In the preliminary pha…

physics.ins-det2024★ 1 cited

First Linearity and Stability Characterization for CZT Detection System in a ee Collider Environment

Leonardo Abbene, Francesco Artibani, Manuele Bettelli +40

The SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration built a new cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT, CdZnTe)-based X-ray detection system, used for the first time in the DANE electron-positron collider at IN…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 7 cited

HERMES: Gamma Ray Burst and Gravitational Wave counterpart hunter

G. Ghirlanda, L. Nava, O. Salafia +67

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) bridge relativistic astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy. Space-based gamma/X-ray wide field detectors have proven essential to detect and localize th…

physics.ins-det2023★ 1 cited

SIDDHARTA-2 apparatus for kaonic atoms research on the DANE collider

F. Sirghi, F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene +41

SIDDHARTA-2 represents a state-of-the-art experiment designed to perform dedicated measurements of kaonic atoms, which are particular exotic atom configurations composed of a negat…

physics.ins-det2023

CdZnTe detectors tested at the DAΦNE collider for future kaonic atoms measurements

A. Scordo, L. Abbene, F. Artibani +42

The SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration at the INFN Laboratories of Frascati (LNF) aims to perform groundbreaking measurements on kaonic atoms. In parallel and beyond the ongoing kaonic deut…

physics.ins-det2023★ 6 cited

Characterization of iLGADs using soft X-rays

Antonio Liguori, Rebecca Barten, Filippo Baruffaldi +31

Experiments at synchrotron radiation sources and X-ray Free-Electron Lasers in the soft X-ray energy range (eV--keV) stand to benefit from the adaptation of the hybrid sili…

physics.ins-det2022

High-Precision 4D Tracking with Large Pixels using Thin Resistive Silicon Detectors

R. Arcidiacono, G. Borghi, M. Boscardin +19

The basic principle of operation of silicon sensors with resistive read-out is built-in charge sharing. Resistive Silicon Detectors (RSD, also known as AC-LGAD), exploiting the sig…