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20172024
most citedPositronium imaging with the novel multiphoton PET scanner

185 citations · 798 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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23 papers

hep-ph2024★ 31 cited

Discrete symmetries tested at 10 precision using linear polarization of photons from positronium annihilations

Paweł Moskal, Eryk Czerwiński, Juhi Raj +38

Discrete symmetries play an important role in particle physics with violation of CP connected to the matter-antimatter imbalance in the Universe. We report the most precise test of…

physics.med-ph2021★ 185 cited

Positronium imaging with the novel multiphoton PET scanner

Paweł Moskal, Kamil Dulski, Neha Chug +33

In vivo assessment of cancer and precise location of altered tissues at initial stages of molecular disorders are important diagnostic challenges. Positronium is copiously formed i…

nucl-ex2021★ 106 cited

Testing CPT symmetry in ortho-positronium decays with positronium annihilation tomography

Paweł Moskal, Aleksander Gajos, Muhsin Mohammed +35

Charged lepton system symmetry under combined charge, parity, and time-reversal transformation (CPT) remains scarcely tested. Despite stringent quantum-electrodynamic limits, discr…

physics.med-ph2021★ 18 cited

Optimisation of the event-based TOF filtered back-projection for online imaging in total-body J-PET

R. Y. Shopa, K. Klimaszewski, P. Kopka +24

We perform a parametric study of the newly developed time-of-flight (TOF) image reconstruction algorithm, proposed for the real-time imaging in total-body Jagiellonian PET (J-PET)…

physics.ins-det2021★ 105 cited

Simulating NEMA characteristics of the modular total-body J-PET scanner -- an economic total-body PET from plastic scintillators

Paweł Moskal, Paweł Kowalski, Roman Shopa +26

The purpose of the presented research is estimation of the performance characteristics of the economic Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic scinti…

physics.ins-det2020★ 17 cited

Synchronisation and calibration of the 24-modules J-PET prototype with 300~mm axial field of view

P. Moskal, T. Bednarski, Sz. Niedzwiecki +36

Research conducted in the framework of the J-PET project aims to develop a cost-effective total-body positron emission tomography scanner. As a first step on the way to construct a…

physics.ins-det2020★ 31 cited

The J-PET detector -- a tool for precision studies of ortho-positronium decays

K. Dulski, S. D. Bass, J. Chhokar +41

The J-PET tomograph is constructed from plastic scintillator strips arranged axially in concentric cylindrical layers. It enables investigations of positronium decays by measuremen…

physics.ins-det2020

Hit-time and hit-position reconstruction in strips of plastic scintillators using multi-threshold readouts

N. G. Sharma, M. Silarski, J. Chhokar +32

In this article, a new method for the reconstruction of hit-position and hit-time of photons in long scintillator detectors is investigated. This research is motivated by the recen…

physics.ins-det2019★ 4 cited

Towards Time Reversal Symmetry Test with o-Ps Decays using the J-PET detector

Juhi Raj, Kamil Dilski, Eryk Czerwinski

One of the features of the triplet state of positronium (ortho-Positronium)atoms is its relatively longer lifetime when compared to the singlet states ofpositronium (para-Positroni…

physics.ins-det2019★ 3 cited

Estimating relationship between the Time Over Threshold and energy loss by photons in plastic scintillators used in the J-PET scanner

S. Sharma, J. Chhokar, C. Curceanu +36

Time-Over-Threshold (TOT) technique is being used widely due to its implications in developing the multi channel readouts mainly when fast signal processing is required. Using TOT…

physics.ins-det2019

Performance assessment of the 2 positronium imaging with the total-body PET scanners

P. Moskal, D. Kisielewska, Z. Bura +39

In living organisms the positron-electron annihilation (occurring during the PET imaging) proceeds in about 30% via creation of a metastable ortho-positronium atom. In the tissue,…

physics.ins-det2019★ 8 cited

Monte Carlo N-Particle simulations of an underwater chemical threats detection system using neutron activation analysis

P. Sibczyński, M. Silarski, O. Bezshyyko +7

In this paper we present Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) simulations of the system for underwater threat detection using neutron activation analysis developed in the SABAT project. T…

physics.ins-det2019★ 1 cited

Simulation studies of annihilation-photon's polarisation via Compton scattering with the J-PET tomograph

N. Krawczyk, B. C. Hiesmayr, C. Curceanu +31

J-PET is the first positron-emission tomograph (PET) constructed from plastic scintillators. It was optimized for the detection of photons from electron-positron annihilation. Such…

physics.ins-det2018

Studies Of The Polarization Of Gamma Photons Originating From The Decay of Positronium Atoms

Sushil K. Sharma, Nikodem Krawczyk, Juhi Raj

The precise measurements of the Compton scatterings of photons originating from the decay of positronium atoms can reveal information about their polarizations. J-PET detector is c…

physics.ins-det2018★ 55 cited

Feasibility studies of the polarization of photons beyond the optical wavelength regime with the J-PET detector

P. Moskal, N. Krawczyk, B. C. Hiesmayr +31

J-PET is a detector optimized for registration of photons from the electron-positron annihilation via plastic scintillators where photons interact predominantly via Compton scatter…

physics.ins-det2018★ 14 cited

Commissioning of the J-PET detector in view of the positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

K. Dulski, C. Curceanu, E. Czerwiński +30

The Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) is the first PET device built from plastic scintillators. It is a multi-purpose detector designed for medical imaging and for s…

physics.ins-det2018★ 3 cited

A feasibility study of the time reversal violation test based on polarization of annihilation photons from the decay of ortho-Positronium with the J-PET detector

J. Raj, A. Gajos, C. Curceanu +31

The Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) is a novel de- vice being developed at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland based on or- ganic scintillators. J-PET is an…

physics.ins-det2018★ 55 cited

Estimating the NEMA characteristics of the J-PET tomograph using the GATE package

Paweł Kowalski, Wojciech Wiślicki, Roman Shopa +30

The novel whole-body PET system based on plastic scintillators is developed by the {J-PET} Collaboration. It consists of plastic scintillator strips arranged axially in the form of…

physics.ins-det2018★ 142 cited

Feasibility study of the positronium imaging with the J-PET tomograph

P. Moskal, D. Kisielewska, C. Curceanu +27

A detection system of the conventional PET tomograph is set-up to record data from e+ e- annihilation into two photons with energy of 511 keV, and it gives information on the densi…

physics.ins-det2018★ 1 cited

Feasibility study of the time reversal symmetry tests in decays of metastable positronium atoms with the J-PET detector

A. Gajos, C. Curceanu, E. Czerwiński +29

This article reports on the feasibility of testing of the symmetry under reversal in time in a purely leptonic system constituted by positronium atoms using the J-PET detector. The…

physics.ins-det2017★ 2 cited

Underwater detection of dangerous substances: status the SABAT project

M. Silarski, P. Sibczyński, Sz. Niedźwiecki +3

The Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA) plays an exceptional role in the modern nuclear engineering, especially in detection of hazardous substances. However, in the aquatic environm…

physics.ins-det2017★ 14 cited

Analysis procedure of the positronium lifetime spectra for the J-PET detector

K. Dulski, B. Zgardzinska, P. Bialas +30

Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS) has shown to be a powerful tool to study the nanostructures of porous materials. Positron Emissions Tomography (PET) are devices…

physics.ins-det2017★ 3 cited

Time calibration of the J-PET detector

M. Skurzok, M. Silarski, D. Alfs +32

The Jagiellonian Positron Emission Tomograph (J-PET) project carried out in the Institute of Physics of the Jagiellonian University is focused on construction and tests of the firs…