Progetti in corso e passati:      UA9     iFCX     POSSO     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).
  • POSSO_SPARC (Resp. S. Dabagov - Gr. V): Positron Source Based on SPARC Channeling
  • 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)