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

Our activity at CERN:
@ Crystal collimation activity (LHC, proton beams, bent crystal technique):
@ Channeling studies for hyperrelativistic particles at SPS facilities:
@ Channeling studies for low energy particles: fundamental studies on particle-crystal interactions:
@ Crystal characterization for experiments at CERN:
Our activity at LNF:
@ Crystal collimation activity at UA9 (LHC, proton beams, bent crystal technique):
@ Crystal characterization for experiments at CERN: ( H8 & UA9)
@ Channeling studies for ultrarelativistic particles at UA9:
@ Channeling studies for low energy particles at H8; fundamental studies on particle-crystal interactions: