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From Simulation to Fabrication: Realizing Silicon Crystalline Undulators with Silicon Nitride Stressor Layer Patterning
L. Malagutti, L. Bandiera, F. Bonafè +14
A crystalline undulator is a crystal exhibiting periodic deformations that cause channeled particles to oscillate, generating coherent electromagnetic waves. In this study, stresso…
Investigation of Radiation Emitted by Sub GeV Electrons in Oriented Scintillator Crystals
L. Bandiera, R. Camattari, N. Canale +12
The research investigates coherent interactions between sub-GeV electrons and oriented scintillator crystals, leading to enhanced electromagnetic (EM) radiation. Experiments at Mai…
Beam Steering and Radiation Generation of Electrons in Bent Crystals in the Sub-GeV Domain
R. Negrello, M. Romagnoni, A. Sytov +15
We present an investigation into beam steering and radiation emission by sub-GeV electrons traversing bent silicon crystals. Using 855, 600, and 300~MeV electron beams at the Mainz…
R&D on a high-performance electromagnetic calorimeter based on oriented crystalline scintillators
M. Soldani, N. Argiolas, L. Bandiera +36
Although inorganic scintillators are widely used in the design of electromagnetic calorimeters for high-energy physics and astrophysics, their crystalline nature and, hence, their…
A highly-compact and ultra-fast homogeneous electromagnetic calorimeter based on oriented lead tungstate crystals
L. Bandiera, V. G. Baryshevsky, N. Canale +25
Progress in high-energy physics has been closely tied to the development of highperformance electromagnetic calorimeters. Recent experiments have demonstrated the possibility to si…
High-Precision Alignment Techniques for Realizing an Ultracompact Electromagnetic Calorimeters Using Oriented high-Z Scintillator Crystals
Lorenzo Malagutti, Alessia Selmi, Laura Bandiera +29
Electromagnetic calorimeters used in high-energy physics and astrophysics rely heavily on high-Z inorganic scintillators, such as lead tungstate (PbWO4 or PWO). The crystalline str…
Coherent radiation in axially oriented industrial-grade tungsten crystals: A viable path for an innovative γ-rays and positron sources
N. Canale, M. Romagnoni, A. Sytov +18
It is known that the alignment of an high-energy e- beam with specific crystal directions leads to a significant increase of the coherent radiation emission. This enhancement can b…
Development of nanocomposite scintillators for use in high-energy physics
A. Antonelli, E. Auffray, S. Brovelli +33
Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) are light emitters with high quantum yield that are relatively easy to manufacture. There is therefore much interest in their possible app…
Bent Crystal Design and Characterization for High-Energy Physics Experiments
Marco Romagnoni, Vincenzo Guidi, Laura Bandiera +6
Bent crystal are widely used as optics for X-rays, but via the phenomenon of planar channeling they may act as waveguide for relativistic charged particles beam as well, outperform…
Particle identification capability of a homogeneous calorimeter composed of oriented crystals
Pietro Monti-Guarnieri, Laura Bandiera, Nicola Canale +23
Recent studies have shown that the electromagnetic shower induced by a high-energy electron, positron or photon incident along the axis of an oriented crystal develops in a space m…
Strong Enhancement of Electromagnetic Shower Development in Oriented Scintillating Crystals and Implications for Particle Detectors
Mattia Soldani, Pietro Monti-Guarnieri, Alessia Selmi +31
A particle traversing a crystal aligned with one of its crystallographic axes experiences a strong electromagnetic field that is constant along the direction of motion over macrosc…
Observation of Fine Structure in Channeling of Particles in Bent Crystals
A. Mazzolari, H. Backe, L. Bandiera +14
We observed highly efficient manipulation of the 530 MeV positron beam at Mainz Microtron via bent crystals. The low beam divergence revealed a fine structure in the angular distri…
Beam test, simulation, and performance evaluation of PbF and PWO-UF crystals with SiPM readout for a semi-homogeneous calorimeter prototype with longitudinal segmentation
C. Cantone, S. Carsi, S. Ceravolo +15
Crilin (Crystal Calorimeter with Longitudinal Information) is a semi-homogeneous, longitudinally segmented electromagnetic calorimeter based on high-, ultra-fast crystals with U…
Crystal-based pair production for a lepton collider positron source
L. Bandiera, L. Bomben, R. Camattari +18
An intense positron sources is a demanding element in the design of future lepton colliders. A crystal-based hybrid positron source could be an alternative to a more conventional s…
Characterization and modeling of thermally-induced doping contaminants in high-purity Germanium
Virginia Boldrini, Gianluigi Maggioni, Sara Carturan +6
High purity Ge (HPGe) is the key material for gamma ray detector production. Its high purity level (< 2x10^(-4) ppb of doping impurity) has to be preserved in the bulk during the p…