Progetti in corso e passati:      UA9     iFCX     GEMINI     MicroX     POLYX     NANORAY
Attualmente il gruppo X-LAB partecipa ai seguenti progetti:

• UA9 (Resp. S. Dabagov - Gr. I):
  Caratterizzazione di cristalli per sviluppo di collimatori a cristallo per LHC.


The main aim is to study theoretically and experimentally at CERN facilities fundamental properties of relativistic particles interactions in crystals at the conditions of particle channeling, namely:



• to study channeling and dechanneling processes and related phenomena:
• developing complete dechanneling theory for light and heavy positive and negative relativistic particles based on solution of Fokker-Plank equations for straight and bent crystals;
• developing radiation theory of relativistic and hyperrelativistic particles channeled in various crystals and crystalline structures;
• study of parametric radiation with protons and leptons (fundamental studies on particle-crystal interaction);
• developing special computer codes;
• calculating the spectra of radiation emitted by crystals (fundamental studies on particle-crystal interaction)
• to study new detection systems based on GEM:
• optimization of 120 channel monitors;
• creating crystal testing facility for UA9:
• creation of testing facility within X-ray optical laboratory of LNF;
• analysis of various technique for crystal characterization: diffraction technique and stress analysis;
• design of a special system for alignment.
• preliminary tests of future CERN experiments at BTF and SPARC facilities:
• creation of testing facility at BTF and SPARC;
• test of the crystals for UA9 (completion of the preparatory studies of multi-crystals aiming at the demonstration of a suitable multi-crystal for the SPS ring) ;
• study of the interactions of negative particles with crystals (fundamental studies on particle-crystal interaction)

Our activity at CERN:

@        Crystal collimation activity (LHC, proton beams, bent crystal technique):

• preparation, installation and managing GEM detectors;
• computer simulations of proton beam deflection by bent crystal potentials taking nto account all the processes of beam scattering in a crystal

@        Channeling studies for hyperrelativistic particles at SPS facilities:

• developing complete dechanneling as well as radiation theories for light and heavy positive and negative relativistic particles based on solution of Fokker-Planck equations for straight and bent crystals;
• experiments on radiation of relativistic and hyperrelativistic particles channeled and quasichanneled in various crystals and crystalline structure

@        Channeling studies for low energy particles: fundamental studies on particle-crystal interactions:

• theory on coherent and incoherent scattering of light and heavy particles in crystals under channeling conditons;
• experiments on parametric and diffraction radiations

@        Crystal characterization for experiments at CERN:

• reorganization of testing facility at X-Lab LNF (resp. Dabagov) for crystal testing; analysis of various technique for crystal characterization: diffraction technique and stress analysis;
• characterization of crystals prepared for channeling experiments at CERN

Our activity at LNF:

@        Crystal collimation activity at UA9 (LHC, proton beams, bent crystal technique):


• preparation, installation and managing GEM detectors;
• computer simulations of proton beam deflection by bent crystal; potentials taking into account all the processes of beam scattering in a  crystal

@        Crystal characterization for experiments at CERN:   ( H8 & UA9)


• reorganization of testing facility at X-Lab LNF (resp. Dabagov) for crystal testing; analysis of various technique for crystal characterization: diffraction technique and stress analysis;
• characterization of crystals prepared for channeling experiments at CERN

@        Channeling studies for ultrarelativistic particles at UA9:


• developing complete dechanneling as well as radiation theories for light and heavy positive and negative relativistic particles based on  solution of Fokker-Planck equations for straight and bent crystals;
• experiments on radiation of relativistic and hyperrelativistic particles channeled and quasi-channeled in various crystals and crystalline structure

@        Channeling studies for low energy particles at H8; fundamental studies on particle-crystal interactions:


• theory on coherent and incoherent scattering of light and heavy particles in crystals under channeling conditons;
• experiments on parametric and diffraction radiations



• iFCX (Resp. S. Dabagov - Gr. V): Fast Contrast X Ray Imaging. (in corso di finanziamento).
• Gemini (Resp. F. Murtas - Gr. V): Soft X Ray and Neutron Imaging con GEM & Policapillari.
• MicroX (Resp. S. Dabagov - Gr. V)
• POLYX (Resp. G. Cappuccio - Gr. V)
• NANORAY (EU FP7)