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9. Chip-Scaled Ka-Band Photonic Linearly Chirped Microwave Waveform Generator

Author

Giuseppe Brunetti, Mario N. Armenise, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
synthetic aperture radar, photonic payload, optoelectronic oscillator, Linearly Chirped Microwave Waveform Generator, microwave photonics, Ka-band, Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems employ a Linearly Chirped Microwave Waveform Generator (LCMWG) with large time–bandwidth product (TBWP), to provide a wide range resolution. Photonics has now been recognized as a disruptive approach to achieve high performance at bandwidth of few tens of gigahertz, with light and compact architectures, due to the typical photonics benefits, such as electromagnetic interference immunity, small power consumption, small footprint, and high immunity to vibration/shock and radiation. In this article, we report on the photonic generation of a high-frequency LCMW, with a large TBWP (102–103), using a chip-scaled architecture, based on a frequency-tunable optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) and a recirculating phase modulation loop (RPML). A new configuration of the OEO employing an ultrahigh Q-factor resonator has been conceived to allow the oscillator working in Ka band at 40 GHz or even more, with very low phase noise. Key building block of the RPML is a phase modulator driven by an engineered parabolic split waveform. The ultra-large pulse compression rate (PCR) >> 102, together with large signal purity, was also obtained, making the proposed architecture particularly suitable for SAR systems with large range resolution demand, such as Earth surveillance and monitoring.

Published
2022
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16. Novel CMOS-Compatible Athermal and Polarization-Insensitive Ring Resonator as Photonic Notch Filter

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Francesco Dell'Olio, Donato Conteduca, Giuseppe Brunetti, Mario N. Armenise, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
Integrated photonic systems, waveguide devices, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

A hybrid titanium dioxide/silicon rich nitride ring resonator with the unique feature of being simultaneously athermal and polarization-insensitive is reported for the first time to our knowledge. Although its potential application domain is extremely wide, the designed integrated microphotonic cavity, having a racetrack shape, is intended for notch filtering in a microwave photonic passband filter. A careful selection of the CMOS-compatible material system and an innovative design approach have allowed a very low dependence of the filtering shape on the input beam polarization and, simultaneously, a thermal drift of the resonance wavelength 4, 4 nm, and 30.7 dB, respectively.

Published
2018
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26. A High-Q InP Resonant Angular Velocity Sensor for a Monolithically Integrated Optical Gyroscope

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Caterina Ciminelli, Domenico DAgostino, Giuseppe Carnicella, Francesco DellOlio, Donato Conteduca, Huub P. M. M. Ambrosius, Meint K. Smit, and Mario N. Armenise

Subjects
Integrated optics, photonic integrated circuit, generic integration process, optical resonator, gyroscope, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

The design, fabrication, and optical characterization of the sensing element of a photonic InP-based gyroscope intended for applications in the field of aerospace and defense are reported in this paper. The sensing element is a spiral resonator coupled to a straight bus waveguide through a multimode interference coupler and exhibits a Q factor of approximately 600 000 with a footprint of approximately 10 mm 2. The design of each component of the sensor is based on some well-established numerical methods such as the Finite Element Method, the beam propagation method, and the film mode matching method. The spiral cavity was designed using the standard transfer matrix method. The selected fabrication process, which is an enhanced version of the standard COBRA process, allows the monolithic integration of the sensing element with the other active components of the gyroscope, e.g., lasers, photodiodes, and modulators. Each component of the fabricated sensing element was optically characterized using an appropriate setup, which was also used for the optical characterization of the whole sensor. Based on the results of the characterization, the gyro performance was evaluated, and a way to improve both the resolution and the bias drift, i.e., down to 10°/h and 1°/h, respectively, was also clearly identified. The achieved results demonstrate, for the first time, the actual feasibility of a photonic gyro-on-chip through a well-established InP-based generic integration process.

Published
2016
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29. Integrated Photonics for NewSpace

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G. Brunetti, N. Saha, G. Campiti, A. di Toma, N. Sasanelli, F. Hassan, M. N. Armenise, and C. Ciminelli

Published
2023

30. Resonant Graphene-Based Tunable Optical Delay Line

Author

D. Conteduca, F. Dell'Olio, C. Ciminelli, and M. N. Armenise

Subjects
Integrated optics devices, Coupled resonators, Nanomaterials, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

The design of a new graphene-based continuously tunable optical delay line formed by two vertically stacked microring resonators coupled to a straight waveguide is proposed. High values of delay time (τg = 360 ps) and a wide tuning range (Δτg = 230 ps) have been calculated, due to the graphene sandwiched between the stacked ring resonators, which also provides an electrooptical tuning of the delay with low energy consumption (Eswitch = 3.4 pJ) and fast switching time (tswitch -1 ps/μm2 has been calculated, which corresponds to an enhancement of about a factor 4 compared with the state-of-the-art of the integrated optical delay lines, also providing a switching time several times faster. Such performance, together with a small device footprint (3 μm2), gives a significant contribution to the state-of-the-art of optical delay lines, confirming the suitability of the graphene-based resonant cavity as a high-efficient optical delay line for applications in which fast tuning and wide range of tunability are required, e.g., phased array antennas.

Published
2015
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31. Ultra-high Q/V hybrid cavity for strong light-matter interaction

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Donato Conteduca, Christopher Reardon, Mark G. Scullion, Francesco Dell’Olio, Mario N. Armenise, Thomas F. Krauss, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820
Abstract

The ability to confine light at the nanoscale continues to excite the research community, with the ratio between quality factor Q and volume V, i.e., the Q/V ratio, being the key figure of merit. In order to achieve strong light-matter interaction, however, it is important to confine a lot of energy in the resonant cavity mode. Here, we demonstrate a novel cavity design that combines a photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with a plasmonic bowtie antenna. The nanobeam cavity is optimised for a good match with the antenna and provides a Q of 1700 and a transmission of 90%. Combined with the bowtie, the hybrid photonic-plasmonic cavity achieves a Q of 800 and a transmission of 20%, both of which remarkable achievements for a hybrid cavity. The ultra-high Q/V of the hybrid cavity is of order of 106 (λ/n)−3, which is comparable to the state-of-the-art of photonic resonant cavities. Based on the high Q/V and the high transmission, we demonstrate the strong efficiency of the hybrid cavity as a nanotweezer for optical trapping. We show that a stable trapping condition can be achieved for a single 200 nm Au bead for a duration of several minutes (ttrap > 5 min) and with very low optical power (Pin = 190 μW).

Published
2017
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32. Design of an Optical Trapping Device Based on an Ultra-High Q/V Resonant Structure

Author

C. Ciminelli, D. Conteduca, F. Dell'Olio, and M. N. Armenise

Subjects
Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

A novel photonic/plasmonic cavity based on a 1-D photonic crystal cavity vertically coupled to a plasmonic gold structure is reported. The design has been optimized to achieve an ultra-high Q/V ratio, therefore improving the light-matter interaction and making the device suitable for optical trapping applications. Accurate 3-D finite element method (FEM) simulations have been carried out to evaluate the device behavior and performance. The device shows Q = 2:8 × 103 and V = 4 × 10-4(λ=n)3, which correspond to a Q=V = 7 × 106(λ=n)-3 with a resonance transmission around 50% at λR = 1589:62 nm. A strong gradient of the optical energy has been observed in the metal structure at the resonance, inducing a strong optical force and allowing a single particle trapping with a diameter less than 100 nm. The device turns out very useful for novel biomedical applications, such as proteomics and oncology.

Published
2014
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35. High-Q Spiral Resonator for Optical Gyroscope Applications: Numerical and Experimental Investigation

Author

Caterina Ciminelli, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Mario N. Armenise

Subjects
Integrated optics, optical resonators, gyroscopes, Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

This paper reports the numerical and experimental results of a high-Q silica-onsilicon spiral resonator to be used in microoptical gyroscopes having a potential resolution 2 waveguiding spiral cavity as sensing element for gyro applications is given, and results of its optical characterization are provided. Quality factor, finesse, free spectral range, and thermal stability have been measured, clearly showing the potential of the device for gyro applications. The effect of coupling tuning through micrometer scale heaters and the supported eigenstates of polarization have also been experimentally investigated. The thermal stabilization of the silica chip is realized using a thermoelectric cooler co-packaged with the resonant cavity. The Q-factor of the spiral exceeds 106, and the thermal drift of the resonance frequency is very low (

Published
2012
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36. Efficient Chemical Sensing by Coupled Slot SOI Waveguides

Author

Mario N. Armenise, Caterina Ciminelli, Vittorio M. N. Passaro, and Francesco Dell’Olio

Subjects
Integrated optics, Optical sensor, Slot waveguides, Silicon-on-insulator, Chemical technology, TP1-1185
Abstract

A guided-wave chemical sensor for the detection of environmental pollutants or biochemical substances has been designed. The sensor is based on an asymmetric directional coupler employing slot optical waveguides. The use of a nanometer guiding structure where optical mode is confined in a low-index region permits a very compact sensor (device area about 1200 μm2) to be realized, having the minimum detectable refractive index change as low as 10-5. Silicon-on-Insulator technology has been assumed in sensor design and a very accurate modelling procedure based on Finite Element Method and Coupled Mode Theory has been pointed out. Sensor design and optimization have allowed a very good trade-off between device length and sensitivity. Expected device sensitivity to glucose concentration change in an aqueous solution is of the order of 0.1 g/L.

Published
2009
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37. Special Issue on the Third Mediterranean Photonics Conference (MePhoCo2014)

Author

Mario N. Armenise, Antonello Cutolo, Andrea Cusano, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
Applied optics. Photonics, TA1501-1820, Optics. Light, QC350-467
Abstract

In general, the papers in this special issue focus on recent advances, including modeling, development, and fabrication strategies, as well as applications in strategic sectors, such as the case of safety and security field trials.

Published
2014
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38. Integrated Microphotonic Tuneable Delay Lines for Beam Steering in Phased Array Antennas

Author

Caterina Ciminelli, Giuseppe Brunetti, Donato Conteduca, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Mario N. Armenise

Subjects
Bragg grating, graphene, microphotonics, optical delay line, photonic crystal, Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Phased array, Beam steering, Physics::Optics, 02 engineering and technology, Slow light, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, 010309 optics, 020210 optoelectronics & photonics, Fiber Bragg grating, law, 0103 physical sciences, Electronic, 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Photonic crystal, Physics, business.industry, Graphene, Optoelectronics, business, Microphotonics, Beam (structure)
Abstract

Beam steering in phased array antennas for some demanding terrestrial and space applications needs ultra-wide band true-time tunable delay lines preventing the beam squint phenomenon. Recent advances in the field of integrated microphotonics have allowed the demonstration of compact chip-scale delay lines with fast and low-power tuning mechanisms. For the tuning, several approaches have been theoretically and experimentally investigated and among them, very promising results have been obtained by using graphene in resonant delay lines based on the slow light effect. In this paper, after a brief review on resonant microphotonic tunable delay lines, some selected recent results on an ultra-compact graphene-based optical delay line including a silicon Bragg grating, are proposed.

Published
2018
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39. Resonant Graphene-Based Tunable Optical Delay Line

Author

M. N. Armenise, Donato Conteduca, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
Physics, lcsh:Applied optics. Photonics, Graphene, Phased array, business.industry, Optical ring resonators, lcsh:TA1501-1820, Integrated optics devices, Coupled resonators, Integrated optics devices, coupled resonators, nanomaterials, Waveguide (optics), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, law.invention, Switching time, Resonator, law, Figure of merit, Optoelectronics, lcsh:QC350-467, Optical delay line, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic physics, business, lcsh:Optics. Light, Nanomaterials
Abstract

The design of a new graphene-based continuously tunable optical delay line formed by two vertically stacked microring resonators coupled to a straight waveguide is proposed. High values of delay time (τg = 360 ps) and a wide tuning range (Δτg = 230 ps) have been calculated, due to the graphene sandwiched between the stacked ring resonators, which also provides an electrooptical tuning of the delay with low energy consumption (Eswitch = 3.4 pJ) and fast switching time (tswitch -1 ps/μm2 has been calculated, which corresponds to an enhancement of about a factor 4 compared with the state-of-the-art of the integrated optical delay lines, also providing a switching time several times faster. Such performance, together with a small device footprint (3 μm2), gives a significant contribution to the state-of-the-art of optical delay lines, confirming the suitability of the graphene-based resonant cavity as a high-efficient optical delay line for applications in which fast tuning and wide range of tunability are required, e.g., phased array antennas.

Published
2015

40. Reconfigurable optical beamformer with graphene-based fine-tunable optical delay line

Author

Donato Conteduca, Filomena Innone, T. Tatoli, M. N. Armenise, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Caterina Ciminelli

Subjects
Materials science, business.industry, Graphene, Response time, Optical performance monitoring, law.invention, Capacitor, Resonator, Interferometry, chemistry.chemical_compound, Optics, Silicon nitride, chemistry, law, Antenna (radio), business
Abstract

An integrated graphene-based fine-tunable optical delay line in silicon nitride has been designed. A high optical delay time up to 920 ps has been calculated with a device footprint A ~ 4 mm2. The device includes two graphene-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) switches and two vertically-stacked microring resonators. Graphene capacitors have been integrated in the optical delay line to exploit the electro-optic effect aiming at fast tuning (response time of few nanoseconds) with a low power dissipation. Such performance, together with optical loss α < 27 dB, makes this device suitable for beam-steering up to 20 radiating elements, with an angle of ±20° in the azimuth direction, of a tile in a phased-array antenna included in an X-band SAR.

Published
2016

41. High-speed particle tracking in nuclear emulsion by last-generation automatic microscopes

Author

Maximiliano Sioli, N. Armenise, Alessandra Pastore, I. Kreslo, D. Coppola, P. Royole-Degieux, Luigi Salvatore Esposito, P. Strolin, L. Arrabito, T. Waelchli, E. Barbuto, M. Hauger, M. Giorgini, G. De Rosa, M. Ieva, P. Migliozzi, G. Giacomelli, C. Sirignano, Nicola D'Ambrosio, G. Romano, C. Pistillo, G. Sirri, Imad Baptiste Laktineh, S. Buontempo, F. Di Capua, N. Savvinov, M. De Serio, L. Patrizii, J. Damet, G. Sorrentino, G. Mandrioli, G. Rosa, M. T. Muciaccia, Cristiano Bozza, L. Consiglio, G. Grella, M. Cozzi, L. Scotto Lavina, Frédéric Juget, V. Tioukov, A. Marotta, S. Simone, D. Di Ferdinando, G. De Lellis, F. Formisano, N. Armenise, M. De Serio, M. Ieva, M.T. Muciaccia, A. Pastore, S. Simone, J. Damet, I. Kreslo, N. Savvinov, T. Waelchli, L. Consiglio, M. Cozzi, D. Di Ferdinando, L.S. Esposito, G. Giacomelli, M. Giorgini, G. Mandrioli, L. Patrizii, M. Sioli, G. Sirri, L. Arrabito, I. Laktineh, P. Royole-Degieux, S. Buontempo, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lelli, G. De Rosa, F. Di Capua, D. Coppola, F. Formisano, A. Marotta, P. Migliozzi, C. Pistillo, L. Scotto Lavina, G. Sorrentino, P. Strolin, V. Tioukov, F. Juget, M. Hauger, G. Rosa, E. Barbuto, C. Bozza, G. Grella, G. Romano, C. Sirignano, Armenise, N., De Serio, M., Ieva, M., Muciaccia, M. T., Pastore, A., Simone, S., Damet, J., Kreslo, I., Savvinov, N., Waelchli, T., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., Di Ferdinando, D., Esposito, L. S., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Mandrioli, G., Patrizii, L., Sioli, M., Sirri, G., Arrabito, L., Laktineh, I., Royole Degieux, P., Buontempo, S., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Rosa, G., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Coppola, D., Formisano, F., Marotta, A., Migliozzi, P., Pistillo, C., Scotto Lavina, L., Sorrentino, G., Strolin, P., Tioukov, V., Juget, F., Hauger, M., Rosa, G., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Grella, G., Romano, G., Sirignano, C., Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), OPERA, N., Armenise, M., De Serio, M., Ieva, M. T., Muciaccia, A., Pastore, S., Simone, J., Damet, I., Kreslo, N., Savvinov, T., Waelchli, L., Consiglio, M., Cozzi, D., Di Ferdinando, L. S., Esposito, G., Giacomelli, M., Giorgini, G., Mandrioli, L., Patrizii, M., Sioli, G., Sirri, L., Arrabito, I., Laktineh, P., Royole Degieux, S., Buontempo, N., D’Ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DE ROSA, Gianfranca, D., Coppola, F., Formisano, A., Marotta, P., Migliozzi, C., Pistillo, L., Scotto Lavina, G., Sorrentino, P., Strolin, V., Tioukov, F., Juget, M., Hauger, G., Rosa, E., Barbuto, C., Bozza, G., Grella, G., Romano, and C., Sirignano

Subjects
automatic scanning, digital imaging, elementary particles, microscopy, nuclear emulsions, v oscillations, ν oscillations, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Microscope, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Tracking (particle physics), 01 natural sciences, Elementary particle, law.invention, Nuclear physics, Optics, law, 0103 physical sciences, Microscopy, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Nuclear emulsion, Nuclear emulsions, Automatic scanning, Digital imaging, neutrino oscillations, Elementary particles, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Instrumentation, NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, ν oscillation, AUTOMATIC MICROSCOPE, Automation, Particle, 29.40.Rg, 29.40.Gx, 07.05.Pj, business
Abstract

The technique of nuclear emulsions for high-energy physics experiments is being revived, thanks to the remarkable progress in measurement automation achieved in the past years. The present paper describes the features and performances of the European Scanning System, a last-generation automatic microscope working at a scanning speed of 20 cm 2 / h . The system has been developed in the framework of the OPERA experiment, designed to unambigously detect ν μ → ν τ oscillations in nuclear emulsions.

Published
2005
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42. Final results on oscillation from the CHORUS experiment

Author

O. Melzer, K. Niu, T. Wolff, N. Nonaka, Antonio Ereditato, V. Shamanov, C. Sirignano, M. van Beuzekom, Yoshihiro Sato, T. Okusawa, P. Strolin, R. Santacesaria, Alexandre Rozanov, H. Shibuya, E. Pesen, G. Brooijmans, B. Van de Vyver, D. Bonekämper, Piero Zucchelli, S. Di Liberto, M. Kazuno, J. Hérin, Ramazan Sever, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, P. Gorbunov, K. Nakamura, Pierre Vilain, T. Hara, A. Mailov, Mathieu Doucet, G. Piredda, Y. Ishii, M. Messina, M. A. Mazzoni, J. Panman, M. De Serio, J. Kawada, A. Maslennikov, G. Romano, M. Serin-Zeyrek, A. Bülte, M. de Jong, E. Di Capua, Gulsen Onengut, Y. Kotaka, G. Fiorillo, D. Rondeshagen, Toshiyuki Nakano, N. Ushida, Mehmet Zeyrek, Shigeki Aoki, I. Tezuka, S. Buontempo, E. Arik, G. De Lellis, P. Migliozzi, K. Narita, S. Simone, E. Barbuto, N. Armenise, Michiyuki Chikawa, F. Di Capua, J. Konijn, S. Kalinin, U. Dore, V. Palladino, M. Vander Donckt, T. Kozaki, Ivana Hristova, C.A.F.J. van der Poel, L. Ludovici, Nicola D'Ambrosio, Mihail Chizhov, E. Eskut, C. Luppi, Masahiro Komatsu, T. Toshito, A. Artamonov, R. Tsenov, H. Meinhard, D. Frekers, David Saltzberg, Antonio Capone, D. Kolev, N. Bruski, I.M. Papadopoulos, G. Grégoire, P. F. Loverre, Koichi Kodama, S. Sorrentino, L. Scotto Lavina, S. Ogawa, Jean-Paul Fabre, J. Goldberg, A. Satta, C. S. Yoon, Henry T. Wong, Denis Favart, M. Litmaath, M. T. Muciaccia, T. Kawamura, Ch. Weinheimer, Rudolf Oldeman, R. van Dantzig, Ilya Tsukerman, J. W. E. Uiterwijk, M. G. Catanesi, G. De Rosa, V. Khovansky, A. Kayis-Topaksu, D. De Pedis, K. Winter, Murat Guler, G. Grella, Y. Obayashi, K. Niwa, Th. Delbar, H. Øverȧs, David Cussans, Motoaki Miyanishi, W. Flegel, K. Hoshino, F. R. Spada, U. Kose, E. Niu, F. Cassol, G. Rosa, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, S. Ricciardi, I. Makhlioueva, J. S. Song, Cristiano Bozza, E. Radicioni, Jürgen Brunner, Osamu Sato, L. Vivolo, A. G. Cocco, Jan Visschers, P. Righini, Biagio Saitta, V. Tioukov, A. Marotta, Çukurova Üniversitesi, Eskut, E., Kayis Topaksu, A., Önengüt, G., van Beuzekom, M. G., van Dantzig, R., de Jong, M., Konijn, J., Melzer, O., Oldeman, R. G. C., Pesen, E., van der Poel, C. A. F. J., Visschers, J. L., Güler, M., Köse, U., Serin Zeyrek, M., Sever, R., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M. T., Armenise, N., Cassol, F., Catanesi, M. G., De Serio, M., Muciaccia, M. T., Radicioni, E., Righini, P., Simone, S., Vivolo, L., Bülte, A., Winter, K., Vander Donckt, M., Van de Vyver, B., Vilain, P., Wilquet, G., Saitta, B., Di Capua, E., Luppi, C., Ishii, Y., Kazuno, M., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Brunner, J., Chizhov, M., Cussans, D., Doucet, M., Fabre, J. P., Flegel, W., Hristova, I. R., Kawamura, T., Kolev, D., Litmaath, M., Meinhard, H., Niu, E., Øverȧs, H., Panman, J., Papadopoulos, I. M., Ricciardi, S., Rozanov, A., Saltzberg, D., Tsenov, R., Uiterwijk, J. W. E., Weinheimer, C., Wong, H., Zucchelli, P., Goldberg, J., Chikawa, M., Arik, E., Mailov, A. A., Song, J. S., Yoon, C. S., Kodama, K., Ushida, N., Aoki, S., Hara, T., Brooijmans, G., Delbar, T., Favart, D., Grégoire, G., Hérin, J., Kalinin, S., Makhlioueva, I., Artamonov, A., Gorbunov, P., Khovansky, V., Shamanov, V., Tsukerman, I., Bonekämper, D., Bruski, N., Frekers, D., Rondeshagen, D., Wolff, T., Hoshino, K., Kawada, J., Komatsu, M., Kotaka, Y., Kozaki, T., Miyanishi, M., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Narita, K., Niu, K., Niwa, K., Nonaka, N., Obayashi, Y., Sato, O., Toshito, T., Buontempo, S., Cocco, A. G., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Rosa, G., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Ereditato, A., Fiorillo, Giuliana, Marotta, A., Messina, M., Migliozzi, P., Palladino, V., Scotto Lavina, L., Strolin, P., Tioukov, V., Nakamura, K., Okusawa, T., Capone, A., De Pedis, D., Di Liberto, S., Dore, U., Loverre, P. F., Ludovici, L., Maslennikov, A., Mazzoni, M. A., Piredda, G., Rosa, G., Santacesaria, R., Satta, A., Spada, F. R., Barbuto, E., Bozza, C., Grella, G., Romano, G., Sirignano, C., Sorrentino, S., Sato, Y., and Tezuka, I.

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, biology, Oscillation, Chorus, Weinberg angle, biology.organism_classification, Tau lepton appearance, Nuclear physics, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton, Event reconstruction
Abstract

The final oscillation analysis of the complete set of data collected by CHORUS in the years 1994-1997 is presented. Reconstruction algorithms of data extracted by electronic detectors were improved and the data recorded in the emulsion target were analysed by new automated scanning systems, allowing the use of a new method for event reconstruction in emulsion. CHORUS has applied these new techniques to the sample of 1996-1997 events for which no muons were observed in the electronic detectors. Combining the new sample with the data analysed in previous papers, the overall sensitivity of the experiment to the ?? appearance is thus improved. In a two-neutrino mixing scheme, a 90% C.L. upper limit of sin2 2 ?µ ? < 4.4 × 10-4 is set for large ? m2, improving by a factor 1.5 the previously published CHORUS result. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung: 05 7MS12P, 05 6BU11P Grant Foundation: KRF-2003-005-C00014 Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan CERN Israel Science Foundation: 328/94 Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter Korean Foundation for Cancer Research Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the neutrino beam staff and of the numerous technical collaborators who contributed to the detector construction, operation, emulsion pouring, development, and scanning. The experiment has been made possible by grants from the Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires and the Interuniversitair Instituut voor Kernwetenschappen (Belgium), the Israel Science Foundation (grant 328/94) and the Technion Vice President Fund for the Promotion of Research (Israel), CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (contract numbers 05 6BU11P and 05 7MS12P) (Germany), the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Moscow, Russia), the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy), the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan), the Korea Research Foundation Grant (KRF-2003-005-C00014) (Republic of Korea), the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter FOM and the National Scientific Research Organization NWO (The Netherlands), and the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Turkey). We gratefully acknowledge their support.

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2008
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43. Status report on CHORUS experiment at CERN

Author

B. Saitta, J. S. Song, M. Serin-Zeyrek, Shigeki Aoki, N. Armenise, A. Ereditato, Kimio Niwa, P. Gorbunov, H. Øverås, W. Flegel, C.A.F.J. van der Poel, J. L. Visschers, Alfredo G. Cocco, E. Eskut, M. de Jong, M. Kazuno, G. Grella, I. Tezuka, P. Zucchelli, J. Konijn, Ramazan Sever, Jürgen Brunner, D. Rondeshagen, V. Khovansky, I. G. Park, Osamu Sato, M. Gruwe, K. Niu, Denis Favart, C. Luppi, D. Macina, R. Meijer Drees, Kazuma Nakazawa, R. Beyer, P. F. Loverre, R. Santacesaria, K. Winter, T. Patzak, V. Shamanov, H. Chikawa, P. Lendermann, G. Grégoire, G. Romano, Antonio Capone, Yoshihiro Sato, Franco Meddi, K. Hoshino, G. Rosa, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, Pierre Vilain, Makoto Kobayashi, D. Bonekämper, M. T. Muciaccia, H. Shibuya, L. Michel, G. Piredda, K.S. Chung, S. Di Liberto, Jean-Paul Fabre, F. Marchetti-Stasi, K. Nakamura, I. T. Lim, M. G. Catanesi, E. Di Capua, R. Ferreira, Vincent Lemaitre, Toshiyuki Nakano, S. Ricciardi, T. Hara, J. Panman, V. Smirnitsky, Y. Nakamura, M. Nakamura, D. De Pedis, Koichi Kodama, E. Arik, Gulsen Onengut, J. Y. Kim, M.A. Mazzoni, Salvatore Buontempo, Henry T. Wong, U. Dore, C. Mommaert, C. H. Hahn, D. Frekers, Alexandre Rozanov, S. Simone, T. Okusawa, P. Strolin, E. Pesen, G. Stefanini, M. Teranaka, A. Mailov, Mehmet Zeyrek, P. Migliozzi, A. Artamonov, G. Fiorillo, V. Palladino, X. Lauwerys, N. Ushida, F. Riccardi, Kerstin Hoepfner, E., Arik, N., Armenise, S., Aoki, A., Artamonov, R., Beyer, J., Brunner, S., Buontempo, M. G., Catanesi, H., Chikawa, K. S., Chung, A., Cocco, A., Capone, M., Dejong, D., Depedi, E., Dicapua, S., Diliberto, U., Dore, A., Ereditato, E., Eskut, J. P., Fabre, D., Favart, R., Ferreira, Fiorillo, Giuliana, W., Flegel, D., Freker, P., Gorbunov, G., Gregoire, G., Grella, M., Gruwe, C. H., Hahn, T., Hara, K., Hoepfner, K., Hoshino, M., Kazuno, J. Y., Kim, M., Kobayashi, K., Kodama, J., Konijn, V., Khovansky, X., Lauwery, V., Lemaitre, P., Lendermann, I. T., Lim, C., Luppi, P. F., Loverre, D., Macina, A. A., Mailov, F., Marchettistasi, M. A., Mazzoni, F., Meddi, R. M., Dree, L., Michel, P., Migliozzi, C., Mommaert, M. T., Muciaccia, K., Nakamura, M., Nakamura, Y., Nakamura, T., Nakano, K., Nakazawa, K., Niu, K., Niwa, T., Okusawa, G., Onengut, H., Overa, Palladino, Vittorio, J., Panman, I. G., Park, T., Patzak, E., Pesen, G., Piredda, F., Riccardi, S., Ricciardi, G., Romano, D., Rondeshagen, G., Rosa, A., Rozanov, B., Saitta, R., Santacesaria, O., Sato, Y., Sato, M., Serinzeyrek, R., Sever, V., Shamanov, H., Shibuya, S., Simone, V., Smirnitsky, J. S., Song, G., Stefanini, P., Strolin, M., Teranaka, I., Tezuka, P., Tolun, N., Ushida, C. A., F., P., Vilain, J. L., Visscher, G., Wilquet, K., Winter, H., Wong, M. T., Zeyrek, P., Zucchelli, and Other Research IHEF (IoP, FNWI)

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, WA95/CHORUS, biology, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Oscillation, Detector, Chorus, WA95/CHORUS, neutrino oscillation, Neutrino beam, Status report, biology.organism_classification, Physics::Accelerator Physics, neutrino oscillation, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Wide band, Instrumentation, Order of magnitude
Abstract

The WA95/CHORUS experiment at CERN is a dedicated nu(mu)-nu(tau) oscillation search experiment. Using the wide band neutrino beam of the CERN-SPS accelerator, with an exposure of 2.4 X 10(19) protons on the target, this experiment will explore the domain of small mixing angles down to sin(2) 2 theta(mu tau) approximate to 3 X 10(-4) for mass differences Delta m(2) > 1 eV(2), more than one order of magnitude better than the current limits. The conceptual design of the CHORUS experiment and data on the detector performances are reported.

Published
1995
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44. Optical and Structural Characterization of Z-Cut<tex>$hboxLiNbO_3$</tex>Optical Waveguides Formed in a Mixed Proton Source

Author

B. Jordanov, M. N. Armenise, I. Savatinova, Vittorio M. N. Passaro, I. Savova, Caterina Ciminelli, B. Pantchev, and P. Kircheva

Subjects
Materials science, Proton, business.industry, Diffusion, Analytical chemistry, Physics::Optics, Infrared spectroscopy, Concentration ratio, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Wavelength, Optics, Dispersion (optics), business, Spectroscopy, Refractive index
Abstract

In this paper, the optical and structural characteristics of Z-cut LiNbO/sub 3/ optical waveguides are experimentally investigated. The waveguides have been fabricated by fully immersing the samples in a closed beaker containing a mixture of benzoic and adipic acid at different concentration ratio. The influence of the dilution ratio on crystallographic phases, wavelength dispersion, diffusion coefficient, and index profile has been determined by using infrared absorption spectroscopy and optical characterization. The control of the thickness of guiding layers corresponding to /spl beta//sub 1/ and /spl beta//sub 2/ phases can be realized by varying the dilution ratio of the melt.

Published
2004
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45. Ultra-high Q/V hybrid cavity for strong light-matter interaction

Author

Thomas F. Krauss, Christopher Reardon, M. N. Armenise, Francesco Dell'Olio, Caterina Ciminelli, Mark G. Scullion, and Donato Conteduca

Subjects
Quantum optics, lcsh:Applied optics. Photonics, Materials science, Computer Networks and Communications, business.industry, lcsh:TA1501-1820, 02 engineering and technology, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 010309 optics, Optics, Transmission (telecommunications), Q factor, 0103 physical sciences, Optoelectronics, Figure of merit, Antenna (radio), Photonics, 0210 nano-technology, business, Plasmon, Photonic crystal
Abstract

The ability to confine light at the nanoscale continues to excite the research community, with the ratio between quality factor Q and volume V, i.e., the Q/V ratio, being the key figure of merit. In order to achieve strong light-matter interaction, however, it is important to confine a lot of energy in the resonant cavity mode. Here, we demonstrate a novel cavity design that combines a photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with a plasmonic bowtie antenna. The nanobeam cavity is optimised for a good match with the antenna and provides a Q of 1700 and a transmission of 90%. Combined with the bowtie, the hybrid photonic-plasmonic cavity achieves a Q of 800 and a transmission of 20%, both of which remarkable achievements for a hybrid cavity. The ultra-high Q/V of the hybrid cavity is of order of 106 (λ/n)−3, which is comparable to the state-of-the-art of photonic resonant cavities. Based on the high Q/V and the high transmission, we demonstrate the strong efficiency of the hybrid cavity as a nanotweezer for optical trapping. We show that a stable trapping condition can be achieved for a single 200 nm Au bead for a duration of several minutes (ttrap > 5 min) and with very low optical power (Pin = 190 μW).

Published
2017

46. Backscattering noise control in the readout circuit of innovative optoelectronic resonant gyroscopes

Author

A. Di Nisio, Francesco Dell'Olio, Caterina Ciminelli, M. N. Armenise, Paolo Lino, and F. Indiveri

Subjects
Materials science, Backscattering, Carrier suppression, Integrated optics, Optical gyroscope, Photonic sensor, business.industry, Emphasis (telecommunications), System testing, Context (language use), Gyroscope, law.invention, law, Power consumption, Electronic engineering, Noise control, Optoelectronics, Photonics, business
Abstract

In the last few years, the resonant micro-optical gyroscope (RMOG) is gaining an increasing interest especially due to its features in terms of size, mass, power consumption, and cost. In this context, we are working on the demonstration of the first InP photonic gyroscope-on-chip based on the RMOG configuration. In this paper some recent advances are reported, with specific emphasis on the readout optoelectronic circuit and the preliminary results of the system test. Backscattering noise mitigation through the carrier suppression is discussed on the basis of experimental results.

Published
2014

47. Evidence of different β-phases in highly protonated z-cut H:LiNbO 3 waveguides by raman scattering

Author

E. Liarokapis, M. N. Armenise, Mario Nicola Armenise, I. Savatinova, and Svetlen Tonchev

Subjects
Phase transition, Chemistry, Annealing (metallurgy), Lithium niobate, Analytical chemistry, Protonation, General Chemistry, symbols.namesake, chemistry.chemical_compound, Nuclear magnetic resonance, Metastability, symbols, General Materials Science, Raman spectroscopy, Refractive index, Raman scattering
Abstract

waveguides is demonstrated by the Raman scattering technique. Multimode waveguides have been produced by using pyrophosphoric, benzoic, and diluted benzoic acids as a proton source. The proton-exchanged (PE) layers are subjected to annealing (APE samples) with different rates of cooling: slow (s) and quick (q). The effect of Li-H replacing is considered in the frequency range below 800 cm-1 and about 3500 cm-1 (OH modes). The analysis of the spectral data leads to some important conclusions about the changes in the H:LiNbO3 lattice. We demonstrate that applying (s) ? (q) procedures on HxLi1-xNbO3 waveguides with x>0.56 leads to phase transitions between different states. The high-temperature phase modifications (metastable at room temperature) are characterized by strongly broadened q-Raman bands which imply a high degree of disorder. Although the Raman measurements support the presence of different phases in H:LiNbO3 waveguides, some conclusions, different from those reported elsewhere, have been made.

Published
1999
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48. Production of hyperons and anti-hyperons in heavy-ion collisions at SPS: Experiments at the CERN Omega spectrometer

Author

G. Romano, A. Volte, Leonardo Paolo Rossi, Håvard Helstrup, R. Lietava, G. Vassiliadis, M. Morando, N. Carrer, P. Middelkamp, Anton Jusko, J.A. Lien, B. Sopko, T. Storås, Gunnar Løvhøiden, K.L. Norman, F. Posa, I. Králik, A. Di Mauro, Petr Zavada, J. Šťastný, M. Luptak, Vito Manzari, Paolo Martinengo, O. Villalobos Baillie, R. A. Ricci, V. Lenti, G.F. Segato, M. Vaníčková, J.B. Kinson, Rocco Caliandro, C. Salvo, Giovanni Darbo, J. Ftacnik, Jean-Charles Fontaine, E. Quercigh, A. Kirk, J. Bohm, G. Grella, E. Chesi, Bianca Osculati, T. Virgili, A. Diaczek, M. Venables, H. Rotscheidt, S. Simone, W. Beusch, C. Voltolini, M.E. Michalon-Mentzer, S. Saladino, J. P. Davies, K. Šafařík, V.A. Kachanov, K. Knudson, A.K. Holme, Alberto Andrighetto, D. Huss, P. Sennels, R. A. Fini, T. Kachelhoffer, A. Michalon, F. Pellegrini, S. Szafran, A. Jacholkowski, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Armenise, Michele Guida, K. Piska, J. C. Lassalle, Gianfranca De Rosa, W. Geist, P. Sené, K. Fanebust, L. Sandor, T.F. Thorsteinsen, D. Elia, J. Bán, P. Jovanovic, E. Nappi, David H. Evans, M. G. Catanesi, I. Mácha, Dario Barberis, A. Singovski, M. Dameri, Franco Meddi, T. Scognetti, Federico Antinori, Erik H.M. Heijne, D. Di Bari, Eugenio Cantatore, M. A. Mazzoni, B. Ghidini, E. Andersen, F. Navach, M. Sené, M. Campbell, G. Tomasicchio, J. Urban, M.F. Votruba, W. Klempt, H. Beker, V. Mack, Pavel Staroba, R. A. Loconsole, S. Di Liberto, B. Pastirčák, Institut de Recherches Subatomiques (IReS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Cancéropôle du Grand Est-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), WA97, and Heyd, Yvette

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Strange quark, Large Hadron Collider, Spectrometer, [PHYS.NEXP] Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Nuclear Theory, Hyperon, [PHYS.NEXP]Physics [physics]/Nuclear Experiment [nucl-ex], Omega, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Heavy ion, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Recent results from the CERN Omega spectrometer on the enhancement of strange and multiply strange particle production in nucleus-nucleus with respect to proton-nucleus collisions are summarized. In particular, the new data from the WA97 experiment on Ω, Ξ and Λ production in PbPb and p-Pb collisions are presented and discussed.

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1999
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49. A, Ξ and Ω enhancement at central rapidity in Pb-Pb collisions at 158A GeV/ c

Author

Rocco Caliandro, A. Diaczek, K. Fanebust, J. Urban, B.T.H. Knudsen, A. Singovski, Federico Antinori, Michael A. Thompson, S. Saladino, A.K. Holme, G. Tomasicchio, N. Carrer, Eugenio Cantatore, M. A. Mazzoni, Leonardo Paolo Rossi, B. Ghidini, G. Rosa, Erik H.M. Heijne, G. Vassiliadis, G. Romano, J. C. Lassalle, J.B. Kinson, T.F. Thorsteinsen, D. Di Bari, V. Lenti, Giovanni Darbo, E. Chesi, Bianca Osculati, M. Morando, C. Salvo, M. Dameri, Pavel Staroba, M.F. Votruba, F. Navach, N. Armenise, Anton Jusko, K. Piska, E. Andersen, W. Klempt, Eugenio Nappi, H. Bakke, Michele Guida, F. Posa, Petr Zavada, K. Šafařík, Franco Meddi, D. Elia, A. Jacholkowski, I. Králik, Haavard Helstrup, Paolo Martinengo, T. Scognetti, W. Snoeys, M. Sené, M. Campbell, J. Bán, Dario Barberis, T. Virgili, A. Kirk, B.C. Earl, S. Simone, W. Beusch, A. Volte, R. Lietava, R. Sené, K. Knudson, O. Villalobos Baillie, R. A. Ricci, I. J. Bloodworth, H. Beker, D. Huss, V. Mack, P. Middelkamp, Vito Manzari, David H. Evans, M. G. Catanesi, S. Di Liberto, B. Pastirčák, R. A. Loconsole, J. Ftacnik, Giorgio Torrieri, M. T. Muciaccia, Trine Spedstad Tveter, V.A. Kachanov, P.I. Norman, G. T. Jones, P. Jovanovic, Gunnar Løvhøiden, L. Šándor, F. Pellegrini, R. A. Fini, A. Michalon, J. Bohm, M. Venables, M. Luptak, G.F. Segato, E. Quercigh, M.E. Michalon-Mentzer, Jean-Charles Fontaine, S. Szafran, H. Rotscheidt, T. Kachelhoffer, and G. Grella

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear Theory, Quark–gluon plasma, Hyperon, Transverse mass, Rapidity, Strangeness, Nuclear Experiment, Omega, Spectral line
Abstract

A, Ξ and Ω yields and transverse mass spectra have been measured in Pb-Pb and p-Pb collisions at 158A GeV/c. The yields in Pb-Pb interactions are presented as a function of the collision centrality and compared with those obtained from p-Pb collisions. Strangeness enhancement is observed which increases with centrality and with the strangeness content of the hyperon.

Published
1998
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50. Λ, Ξ and Ω production in PbPb collisions at 158 A GeV/c

Author

Michael A. Thompson, S. Saladino, A.K. Holme, Dario Barberis, J. C. Lassalle, Petr Zavada, D. Di Bari, Gunnar Løvhøiden, M. T. Muciaccia, M. Morando, S. Simone, R. A. Fini, L. Šándor, F. Pellegrini, Anton Jusko, G. Grella, K. Knudson, W. Beusch, R. A. Loconsole, N. Carrer, V.A. Kachanov, A. Michalon, S. Szafran, A. Di Mauro, D. Huss, M.E. Michalon-Mentzer, I. Králik, P. Middelkamp, Giovanni Darbo, Paolo Martinengo, M. Luptak, G.F. Segato, F. Posa, E. Quercigh, J. Ftacnik, E. Chesi, Rocco Caliandro, P. Jovanovic, A. Kirk, Trine Spedstad Tveter, G. Romano, A. Singovski, E. Andersen, N. Armenise, W. Snoeys, B. Ghidini, H. Beker, T.F. Thorsteinsen, G. Rosa, H. Rotscheidt, David H. Evans, Jean-Charles Fontaine, P.I. Norman, G. T. Jones, M. Dameri, M. G. Catanesi, Vito Manzari, J. Bohm, V. Mack, J. Bán, Franco Meddi, M. Sené, A. Diaczek, F. Navach, M. Campbell, S. Di Liberto, A. Jacholkowski, M. Venables, T. Kachelhoffer, G. Tomasicchio, Leonardo Paolo Rossi, O. Villalobos Baillie, R. A. Ricci, B. Pastirčák, T. Scognetti, Pavel Staroba, M.F. Votruba, W. Klempt, Eugenio Nappi, Federico Antinori, Erik H.M. Heijne, J. Urban, K. Fanebust, B. Osculati, M.A. Mazzoni, E. Cantatore, J.B. Kinson, A. Volte, R. Lietava, R. Sené, K. Piska, D. Elia, T. Virgili, I.G. Bloodworth, V. Lenti, Michele Guida, C. Salvo, Håvard Helstrup, G. Vassiliadis, and K. Šafařík

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Large Hadron Collider, Silicon pixel detectors, Hyperon, Spectral line, Baryon, Nuclear physics, Particle, Transverse mass, Rapidity, Quark Gluon Plasma, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract

Enhanced production of strange baryons and anti-baryons at central rapidity in S-W and S-z.sbnd;S with respect to p-A reactions has been reported by the CERN experiments WA85 and WA94. The WA97 experiment is extending such a study to Pb Pb collisions making use of the newly developed silicon pixel detectors. Results on Λ, Ξ − and Ω − production in Pb Pb collisions at 158 A GeV/ c at central rapidity are presented. Transverse mass spectra and particle ratios are presented. Hyperon yields are given as a function of the collision centrality and compared with those obtained from p-Pb collisions using the same experimental setup.

Published
1998
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