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room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

dr hab. Jerzy Łukasik, prof. IFJ PAN (IFJ PAN, Kraków)

Symmetry Energy at High Densities from Heavy Ion Collisions: ASY-EOS II experiment using KRAB detector and the R3B infrastructure

The only way to study the properties of asymmetric nuclear matter at high densities in the laboratory conditions is to investigate the relativistic heavy ion collisions. A complementary source of information are the astrophysical observations and gravitational waves. The degree of compression and pressures achieved during the heavy ion collision depend on the susceptibility of the nuclear matter to compression, and hence on its equation of state. In particular, the measured angular and energy distributions of neutrons and protons, light isobars and of the π−and π+emitted form the interaction zone depend on the symmetry energy and its gradients at the attained densities. Precision measurements of the azimuthal distributions of neutrons and protons and light isobars with respect to the reaction plane require specific detectors. The setup for the ASY-EOS II experiment, S122, within the R3B infrastructure at GSI will allow for improved resolution flow measurements through the usage of the NeuLAND neutron/proton detector, the KRAB fast multiplicity trigger, reaction plane and centrality detector, of the CHIMERA multidetector at intermediate angles and of two TOFD time of flight walls for flow measurements at very forward angles and for light charged particles heading towards NeuLAND. The presentation will focus on the KRAB detector constructed to fulfill the special requirements for the multiplicity trigger around the target in the ASY-EOS II setup. Its characteristics and performance measured during the tests at CCB on the proton beam and at GSI on the relativistic Au beams as well as some on-line results obtained during the ASY-EOS II experiment in March 2025 will be presented.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

dr Yannen Jaganathen (NCBJ)

Demystifying the Fusion Mechanism in Heavy-Ion Collisions: A Six-Dimensional Langevin Dissipative Dynamics Approach

In this seminar, I will present a comprehensive investigation of heavy-ion fusion dynamics using a six-dimensional Langevin framework that allows for the unrestricted motion of the asymmetry parameter. This stochastic approach naturally incorporates dissipation, friction, and energy fluctuations, providing a detailed description of the fusion process. The dynamics enter the overdamped regime, leading to rapid neck stabilization, while capturing the intricate coupling between shape and rotational degrees of freedom.

As an initial study, we make use of simple potentials (Yukawa-plus-exponential folding + Coulomb) and Gaussian random forces. Still, by incorporating friction, mass tensor parameters and diffusion strength, our analysis offers a general understanding of the process. The approach achieves excellent agreement with experimental spin distributions for the 64Ni + 92,96Zr systems at a 50 MeV excitation energy, laying a strong foundation for future studies on the synthesis of superheavy elements and the exploration of the enigmatic fusion hindrance mechanism. Our ultimate goal is the inclusion of shell effects in the potential surface to provide a fully microscopic-macroscopic description of the dissipative process.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

dr hab. inż. Antoni Ruciński (IFJ PAN Kraków)

Secondary radiation measurements and applications in proton and ion beam therapy range monitoring

This seminar contribution covers the basic aspects of ion beam therapy, including its physical, biological, and clinical rationale, as well as the need for ion beam range monitoring. A collection of publications describing the results of experimental work and the development of computational methods required for the advancement of range monitoring techniques will be presented. This work has widened knowledge and understanding of the production of secondary radiation induced by ion beams of helium, carbon, and oxygen at the energy range used in radiation therapy. Finally, the design, development, and feasibility studies of novel detectors for proton and ion beam range monitoring in clinical environments specific to radiation therapy of oncological patients will be shown.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:30

dr hab. inż. Krzysztof W. Fornalski (Wydział Fizyki, Politechnika Warszawska)

W kręgu biofizyki radiacyjnej: niskie dawki promieniowania a odpowiedź adaptacyjna organizmu

UWAGA: początek godz. 10:30
Od wielu lat na pograniczu fizyki, biologii i medycyny toczy się dyskusja na temat wpływu niskich dawek promieniowania jonizującego na zdrowie. Istnieje bowiem szereg doniesień naukowych, które w wielu aspektach wydają się przeczyć sobie nawzajem. Czy jednak rzeczywiście pewne skutki negatywne dla zdrowia stoją w sprzeczności z możliwymi mechanizmami adaptacyjnymi? Pokazując najnowsze doniesienia z dziedziny biofizyki radiacyjnej opowiemy o wpływie promieniowania na zdrowie, problemach z tym związanych, zjawisku radiacyjnej odpowiedzi adaptacyjnej oraz jej wpływowi na indywidualną promieniowrażliwość każdego z nas. Opisane zostaną matematyczne podstawy opisu tego zjawiska, w szczególności aplikacja formalizmu współczesnej termodynamiki stochastycznej dla układów żywych dalekich od równowagi.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

Dr hab. inż. Martyna Grodzicka-Kobyłka (NCBJ)

Fotopowielacze krzemowe w detekcji promieniowania gamma i neutronów – zasady działania i zastosowania

Silicon Photomultipliers in Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection – Principles and Applications

Spektrometria gamma z wykorzystaniem detektorów scyntylacyjnych jest jedną z najważniejszych metod pomiarowych stosowanych w różnych dziedzinach fizyki jądrowej oraz w badaniach z nią związanych. Metoda ta znajduje zastosowanie w podstawowych badaniach fizyki jądrowej, badaniach środowiskowych, medycynie nuklearnej oraz w nowoczesnym wyposażeniu do monitorowania granic. Detektory scyntylacyjne składają się z fotodetektora oraz materiału scyntylacyjnego, który pochłania kwanty gamma, a następnie emituje światło. Wśród najczęściej stosowanych fotodetektorów znajdują się diody PIN, diody lawinowe APD, fotopowielacze próżniowe PMT oraz nowoczesne fotopowielacze krzemowe SiPM. W prezentacji omówione zostaną zasady działania fotopowielaczy krzemowych, ich zalety i ograniczenia, a takżemożliwości ich zastosowania do detekcji światła emitowanego przez scyntylatory w spektrometrii gamma oraz detekcji neutronów. Szczególny nacisk zostanie położony na ich wykorzystanie w fizyce, medycynie isystemach bezpieczeństwa.

Gamma-ray spectrometry using scintillation detectors is one of the most important measurement techniques employed in various fields of nuclear physics and related research. This method finds applications in fundamental nuclear physics studies, environmental monitoring, nuclear medicine, and modern border security systems.
Scintillation detectors consist of a scintillating material, which absorbs gamma quanta and subsequently emits light, and a photodetector responsible for registering this signal. The most commonly used photodetectors include PIN diodes, avalanche photodiodes (APDs), vacuum photomultiplier tubes (PMTs), and modern silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs).
This presentation will cover the operating principles of silicon photomultipliers, their advantages and limitations, as well as their potential applications in detecting light emitted by scintillators in gamma-ray spectrometry and neutron detection. Special emphasis will be placed on their use in physics, medicine, and security systems.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

dr hab. Aleksander Kusina (Instytut Fizyki Jądrowej PAN, Kraków)

Quark and gluon distributions in nuclei at high energy and their connection with correlated nucleon pairs

We analyze the longitudinal structure of nuclei as described in the context of nuclear parton distribution functions (nPDFs). Such a description uses the language of QCD factorization theorems, in analogy to the parton distributions (PDFs) of free protons. We focus on the high-x region and introduce a novel phenomenological nPDF parametrization inspired by the short range correlation (SRC) models. This allows us for extracting of "traditional" nPDFs but also of the universal effective distribution of quarks and gluons inside the correlated nucleon pairs, and their nucleus-specific fractions.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

mgr Jan Orliński (ZFJ IFD UW)

Transverse flow of strange hadrons in heavy ion collisions at a beam kinetic energy of a few GeV measured in HADES

The transverse flow of strange hadrons in relativistic heavy ion collisions is predicted to be sensitive to many properties of the hot and dense nuclear matter produced in such interactions. Most importantly, we can get access to the interaction potential between said hadrons and the hadronic medium via model comparisons to the experimental data. Transverse flow can also bear imprint from changes of fundamental properties (effective mass, decay constant) of hadrons immersed in the medium (with the notable example ofsuch a study for charged K mesons) as well as the so-called Hyperon Puzzle in nuclear astrophysics.

In this contribution the basics of transverse flow analysis will be introduced to the audience. We will then move to the preliminary results of the analysis of transverse flow of charged K mesons and the Λ baryons emitted from Ag+Ag collisions at a beam kinetic energy of 1.6 GeV/nucleon. They were measured with the High Acceptance Di-Electron Spectrometer, based in GSI Darmstadt. The results will be presented as maps of v1 and v2 coefficients in the momentum phase-space -- for the Λ baryons no such result has ever been published within this energy regime.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

dr Magda Zielińska (CEA Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Francja)

Exploring quadrupole and octupole collectivity in 106Cd via unsafe Coulomb excitation

We studied cross-section distributions measured as a function of scattering angle for multiple excited states in 106Cd, populated via inelastic scattering on a 92Mo target. The balance between Coulomb and nuclear interaction in the population of individual states was explored by comparing the experimental γ-ray yields with the predictions obtained with the GOSIA Coulomb-excitation code. We demonstrated that from such an ``unsafe'' Coulomb-excitation measurement it is possible to correctly evaluate reduced transition probabilities between certain low-lying states. In this way, we obtained new information on the collectivity of the presumably oblate structure built on the 0^+_3 state, as well as on the role of octupole correlations in this nucleus. By comparing our observations with the results of previous spectroscopic studies of 106Cd, we were also able to propose a rearrangement of the level scheme including notably K=2 and K=4 structures. These results, as well as remaining puzzles concerning the low-energy part of the 106Cd level scheme, motivated a future high-precision beta-decay study into 106Cd, which has been recently accepted at TRIUMF.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

mgr Ilaria Michelon (CERN, Uniwersytet Genewski, Szwajcaria)

Beta-decay spectroscopy with beams of laser-polarised nuclei at VITO ISOLDE

Beta-decay spectroscopy is a powerful experimental tool for studying complex phenomena that emerge in exotic neutron-rich nuclei. A novel approach to beta-decay experiments, pioneered by a group from the University of Osaka [1,2], has recently been implemented at the VITO beamline [3] at CERN ISOLDE. The new end station, called DeVITO [4], has been integrated with a laser polarisation setup [3], enabling beta-decay spectroscopy studies with spin-oriented nuclei. This unique combination allows for measurements of beta-particle emission asymmetry in coincidence with gamma rays and/or neutrons, providing a solid foundation for unambiguous spin-parity assignments for states involved in allowed beta transitions [1, 2]. During the seminar, I will present the experimental setup used in the first DeVITO experiment [4], its physics motivation, and preliminary results.

[1] H. Miyatake et al., Phys. Rev. C 67, 014306 (2003).
[2] H. Nishibata et al., Phys. Rev. C 99, 024322 (2019).
[3] M. Kowalska et al., Phys. G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 44, 084005 (2017).
[4] M. Piersa-Siłkowska, M. Madurga, M. Kowalska et al., CERN-INTC-2023-026; INTC-P-662.

room 1.01, Pasteura 5 at 10:15

mgr Przemysław Sękowski (ZFJ IFD i BD Polska sp. z o.o.)

Badanie reakcji protonów na jądrach węgla, azotu i tlenu w stosach tarcz tkankopodobnych oraz nieorganicznych

Zaprezentowane zostaną badania reakcji jądrowych indukowanych wiązką protonową w stosach tarcz wykonanych z materiałów tkankopodobnych oraz nieorganicznych, z uwzględnieniem ich znaczenia w terapii protonowej. Przedstawione wyniki eksperymentalne obejmują reakcje protonów z jądrami węgla, azotu i tlenu, przeprowadzone przy użyciu akceleratora AIC-144.

Omówione zostaną szczegóły układu eksperymentalnego opartego na detektorach LaBr3. Otrzymane rezultaty podkreślają konieczność uwzględnienia efektów jądrowych w procesie planowania terapii protonowej, a także ich potencjał w monitorowaniu skuteczności leczenia.

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