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most citedA new kaonic helium measurement in gas by SIDDHARTINO at the DAΦNE collider

18 citations · 79 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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24 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…

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.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…

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.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…

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…

physics.ins-det2024

Kaonic lead feasibility measurement at DAΦNE to solve the charged kaon mass discrepancy

D. Bosnar, L. Abbene, C. Amsler +39

An HPGe detector equipped with a transistor reset preamplifier and readout with a CAEN DT5781 fast pulse digitizer was employed in the measurement of X-rays from kaonic lead at the…

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…

nucl-ex2023★ 3 cited

First measurement of kaonic helium-4 M-series transitions

F Sgaramella, D Sirghi, L Abbene +40

In this paper we present the results of a new kaonic helium-4 measurement with a 1.37 g/l gaseous target by the SIDDHARTA-2 experiment at the DAΦNE collider. We measured, for the f…

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…

nucl-ex2023★ 10 cited

Measurements of high-n transitions in intermediate mass kaonic atoms by SIDDHARTA-2 at DANE

F. Sgaramella, M. Tüchler, C. Amsler +38

The SIDDHARTA-2 experiment installed at the DANE collider of INFN-LNF performed, for the first time, measurements of high-n transitions in intermediate mass kaonic atoms…

physics.ins-det2023★ 11 cited

New opportunities for kaonic atoms measurements from CdZnTe detectors

L. Abbene, M. Bettelli, A. Buttacavoli +42

We present the tests performed by the SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration at the DAΦNE collider with a quasi-hemispherical CdZnTe detector. The very good room-temperature energy resolution a…

physics.ins-det2022★ 4 cited

The CERN n TOF NEAR station for astrophysics- and application-related neutron activation measurements

N. Patronis, A. Mengoni, N. Colonna +130

A new experimental area, the NEAR station, has recently been built at the CERN n TOF facility, at a short distance from the spallation target (1.5 m). The new area, characterized b…

physics.ins-det2022

Studies of the linearity and stability of Silicon Drift Detectors for kaonic atoms X-ray spectroscopy

A. Khreptak, C. Amsler, M. Bazzi +36

The SIDDHARTA-2 experiment at the DANE collider aims to perform precision measurements of kaonic atoms X-ray spectroscopy for the investigation of the antikaon-nucleon strong in…

physics.ins-det2022

First tests of the full SIDDHARTA-2 experimental apparatus with a 4 He gaseous target

A. Scordo, C. Amsler, M. Bazzi +38

In this paper, we present the first tests performed after the full installation of the SIDDHARTA-2 experimental apparatus on the Interaction Region of the DAΦNE collider at the INF…

nucl-ex2022

High accuracy, high resolution 235U(n,f) cross section from n_TOF (CERN) in the thermal to 10 keV energy range

TOF collaboration, M. Mastromarco, S. Amaducci +119

The 235U(n,f) cross section was measured in a wide energy range (25 meV - 170 keV) at the n_TOF facility at CERN, relative to 6Li(n,t) and 10B(n,alpha) standard reactions, with hig…

nucl-ex2022★ 18 cited

A new kaonic helium measurement in gas by SIDDHARTINO at the DAΦNE collider

D Sirghi, F Sirghi, F Sgaramella +30

The SIDDHARTINO experiment at the DAΦNE Collider of INFN-LNF, the pilot run for the SIDDHARTA-2 experiment which aims to perform the measurement of kaonic deuterium transitions to…

nucl-ex2020★ 7 cited

Measurement of the Generalized Polarizabilities of the Proton at Intermediate

H. Fonvieille, J. Beričič, L. Correa +35

Background: Generalized polarizabilities (GPs) are important observables to describe the nucleon structure, and measurements of these observables are still scarce. Purpose: This pa…

nucl-ex2020★ 11 cited

Beam-Normal Single Spin Asymmetry in Elastic Electron Scattering off Si and Zr

A. Esser, M. Thiel, P. Achenbach +30

We report on a new measurement of the beam-normal single spin asymmetry in the elastic scattering of 570 MeV transversely polarized electrons off Si and $^{…

nucl-ex2016

Low-energy Antikaon Interaction with Nuclei: The AMADEUS Challenge

Johann Marton, Massimilliano Bazzi, Giovanni Bellotti +25

The low-energy strong interaction of antikaons (K-) with nuclei has many facets and rep- resents a lively and challenging research field. It is interconnected to the peculiar role…

nucl-ex2016★ 4 cited

Precision X-ray spectroscopy of kaonic atoms as a probe of low-energy kaon-nucleus interaction

H. Shi, M. Bazzi, G. Beer +29

In the exotic atoms where one atomic electron is replaced by a , the strong interaction between the and the nucleus introduces an energy shift and broadening of…

nucl-ex2015★ 4 cited

Shedding New Light on Kaon-Nucleon/Nuclei Interaction and Its Astrophysical Implications with the AMADEUS Experiment at DAFNE

A. Scordo, M. Bazzi, G. Bellotti +24

The AMADEUS experiment deals with the investigation of the low-energy kaon-nuclei hadronic interaction at the DAΦNE collider at LNF-INFN, which is fundamental to respond longstandi…