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Brugnoni, Claudio (Universita e INFN, Perugia (IT))13/05/2025, 22:00Poster
High granularity 3D calorimeters offer the potential to precisely reconstruct the 3D topology of electromagnetic and hadronic showers originating from isotropic sources. This distinctive capability creates the opportunity for applying reconstruction and analysis methods that could yield additional information compared to those based on the traditional layer-by-layer energy deposit analysis...
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Lathika, Keerthana Rajan (Institut de Fรญsica dโAltes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain)13/05/2025, 22:02Poster
The use of scintillating fiber detectors, read out with silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays, has emerged as a promising technology for particle tracking in high-energy physics, cosmic-ray and gamma-ray astrophysics. The FIber Tracker (FIT), proposed for the upcoming High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) facility, provides a spatial resolution at the scale of tens of micrometers with...
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Nozzoli, Francesco (Universita degli Studi di Trento and INFN-TIFPA (IT))13/05/2025, 22:04Poster
Scintillators such as EJ-200 plastic and LYSO inorganic crystals are widely used in current and future astroparticle physics experiments. However, significant discrepancies exist among reported measurements of light yield quenching for these materials that impacts the accuracy of expected detector responses. This study presents new experimental data obtained using muons, protons, carbon ions,...
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Jiang, Yaozu (Universita e INFN, Perugia (IT))13/05/2025, 22:06Poster
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) was installed on the
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International Space Station in 2011. This particle physics experiment
is designed to measure the composition of cosmic rays in low Earth
orbit, with the primary goal of distinguishing between antimatter and
matter. AMS is equipped with a permanent magnet and multiple detectors,
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Gryniuk, Oleksii, Perinelli, Alessio13/05/2025, 22:08Poster
We present a preliminary design study of a superconducting magnetic spectrometer aimed at detecting light galactic antinuclei in space. As an initial step, we are developing a smaller demonstrator spectrometer for testing aboard a stratospheric balloon above Antarctica. To assess the feasibility of this approach, we performed a Geant4 simulation to evaluate the survival probability of...
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Lorusso, Leonarda (INFN Bari)13/05/2025, 22:10Poster
NUSES is a pathfinder satellite that will be deployed in a low Earth orbit, designed with new technologies for space-based detectors. Zirรจ is one of the payload of NUSES and aims to measure electrons, protons, and light nuclei in an kinetic energy range spanning from a few MeVs to several hundred MeVs, as well as photons in the energy range from 0.1 MeV to 10 MeV. Zirรจ consists of a Fiber...
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44. Search for Primordial Black holes from the International Space Station with the SQM-ISS detectorLiberatori, Francesca (Tor Vergata)13/05/2025, 22:12Poster
In this paper we discuss the observational capabilities and sensitivity of the SQM-ISS detector to primordial black holes.
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Primordial black holes are hypothetical black holes that could have formed in the early Universe as a result of density fluctuations in the primordial plasma, and could span a wide range of masses, from microscopic to several solar masses.
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Cuna, Federica13/05/2025, 22:14Poster
The application of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in astroparticle experiments represents a groundbreaking advancement in data analysis and experimental design. As space missions become increasingly complex, integrating AI technologies is essential for optimizing their performance and enhancing their scientific outcomes. In this study, we propose a fully custom-designed...
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Calabretto, Paolo (INAF-OAS Bologna)13/05/2025, 22:16Poster
The X and Gamma Imager and Spectrometer (XGIS) on board THESEUS is a finely pixelized and modular instrument designed for broadband high-energy transient detection. XGIS consists of two cameras, each composed of 10 supermodules, with each supermodule further divided into 10 modules, and each module made with 64 independently readout pixels based on Silicon Drift Detectors coupled with 5x5x30...
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Ms Ghose, Essna (INFN Lecce e University of Trento (IT))13/05/2025, 22:18Poster
Plastic scintillator detectors can provide charge measurement and participate in the anti-coincidence trigger system for gamma detection in space-born cosmic ray experiments, such as HERD (High Energy Cosmic Radiation Detection). In order to achieve its objective, the plastic scintillator bars will be equipped with two different kinds of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) for HighZ and LowZ...
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Jelinek, Jindrich (Universite de Geneve (CH), IEAP CTU (CZ))13/05/2025, 22:20Poster
Timepix3 [1] is a hybrid pixel detector with $55\,\mu\mathrm{m}$ pixel pitch in a matrix $256 \times 256$ pixels. It can measure in data-driven mode when it detects both the deposited energy and time of arrival (ToA) in the pixels. The ToA is written with $1.56\,\mathrm{ns}$ precision. The fine ToA resolution permits 3D reconstruction of tracks within the sensor [2]. This makes Compton camera...
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Dr Violette, Daniel (NASA/GSFC, ORAU (US))13/05/2025, 22:22Poster
A next-generation gamma-ray observatory operating in the medium-energy gamma-ray band (~100 keV to 100 MeV) will provide crucial capabilities needed to identify and classify multi-messenger sources and to probe the explosive and energetic processes in the universe including relativistic jets and gamma-ray bursts. Advancements in tracker detector technologies and instrument design are critical...
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Cavazzuti, Elisabetta (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), Miliucci, Marco (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana)13/05/2025, 22:24Poster
In the context of the Pentadimensional Tracking Space Detector project (PTSD), we are currently developing a demonstrator to increase the Technological Readiness Level of LGAD Si-microstrip tracking detectors for applications in space-borne instruments. Low Gain Avalanche Diodes (LGAD) is a consolidated technology developed for particle detectors at colliders which allows for simultaneous and...
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Ghislotti, Luca (University of Bergamo and INFN Pavia)13/05/2025, 22:26Poster
The General Antiparticle Spectrometer (GAPS) is a stratospheric balloon experiment designed to search for low-energy cosmic-ray antinuclei as potential indirect evidence of dark matter annihilation or decay. Flying over Antarctica, GAPS will complete three flights for a combined mission duration of approximately 100 days. By targeting the largely unexplored sub-250 MeV/n energy range, GAPS...
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Mazziotta, Nicola (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))13/05/2025, 22:28Poster
The Advanced Particle Astrophysics Telescope (APT) is a proposed next-generation space-based observatory designed for gamma-ray astronomy in the MeV-TeV energy range. To validate its technology and design, a small-scale prototype, the Antarctic Demonstrator for APT (ADAPT), is currently under development for a high-altitude balloon flight during the 2026-2027 Antarctic summer. Among its...
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Dr Silveri, Leandro (New York University Abu Dhabi)13/05/2025, 22:30Poster
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) techniques allow us to detect the characteristic X-rays from a material. This process has been used in several application fields, from environmental studies on air particulates to pigments composing a specific artwork.
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Regolith covers the moon's surface for meters, and its thickness varies from micrometers up to centimeters. Its dust is electrically charged, and... -
Hu, Jiayu (INFN)13/05/2025, 22:32Poster
In the context of the Pentadimensional Tracking Space Detector project (PTSD), we are currently developing a demonstrator to increase the Technological Readiness Level of LGAD Si-microstrip tracking detectors for applications in space-borne instruments. Low Gain Avalanche Diodes (LGAD) is a consolidated technology developed for particle detectors at colliders which allows for simultaneous and...
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Scotti, Valentina13/05/2025, 22:34Poster
The study of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays is made possible by space telescopes that allow recording signals generated by Extensive Air showers (EAS) in the night side of the Earthโs atmosphere. One of the requirements for these telescopes is the detection of very low photon fluxes, achievable using the latest generation SiPMs characterized by high intrinsic gains, low power consumption, low...
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Di Salvo, Andrea (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)13/05/2025, 22:36Poster
This work describes the development of the Multi-channel Integrated Zone-sampling Analogue-memory based Readout (MIZAR) ASIC. This 64-channel chip was designed as part of NASA's POEMMA Balloon with RADIO (PBR) mission, which aims to detect Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) and ๏ด showers produced by the interaction of Cosmic Neutrinos (CNs) in the crust. The ASIC was implemented to read...
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Esposito, Claudia (Italian Space Agency)13/05/2025, 22:38Poster
The Earth-Moon-Mars (EMM) initiative, funded under Italyโs National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) and jointly coordinated by INAF, ASI, and CNR, aims to establish the Moon as a versatile platform for scientific research. Central to the project is the development of the Lunar Adaptive Outpost for Remote Italian Experiments (LAORIE), through which three advanced and highly specialized...
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Iuppa, Roberto (Universita degli Studi di Trento and INFN (IT))15/05/2025, 21:30Poster
Operating a space-based detector in high-radiation regions such as the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) presents challenges for both hardware design and data acquisition. The Low Energy Module (LEM) has been conceived to address these demands, offering robust measurement capabilities even under hostile conditions. NUSES is a forthcoming space mission intended to test innovative observational and...
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Dr Perinelli, Alessio (University of Trento)15/05/2025, 21:32Poster
The forthcoming second China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES-02) will host the novel generation High-Energy Particle Detector (HEPD-02), optimized for the detection of 30 MeV - 200 MeV protons and 3 MeV - 100 MeV electrons. HEPD-02 is equipped with a silicon pixel tracker, a stack of plastic scintillators, and a segmented LYSO crystal scintillator. The complex design of the detector...
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Pietroni, Silvia (University of Rome Tor Vergata - INFN)15/05/2025, 21:34Poster
The China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES) mission is a collaborative effort between China and Italy aimed at building a constellation of multi-payload space observatories dedicated to studying Earthโs geophysical properties from space using non-imaging remote sensing methods. The project seeks to develop a network of small satellites that continuously gather data from the entire...
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M'sihid, Enzio (APC โ Laboratory Astroparticle & Cosmology)15/05/2025, 21:36Poster
The counting process of individual physical events in the presence of an extended dead time (EDT) in the electronics results in the saturation and quenching of the counting rate, due to pile-up. This effect can be accounted for, on average, by inverting the saturation curve, provided the electronics double pulse resolution associated with the counting process is known. In the present work, we...
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M'sihid, Enzio (APC โ Laboratory Astroparticle & Cosmology)15/05/2025, 21:38Poster
The Mini-EUSO mission operates from inside the International Space Station (ISS) to detect UV photons produced by ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs), ELVES, meteors or other transient atmospheric or ground phenomena, using multi-anode photomultiplier tubes (MAPMTs) in single photoelectron counting mode. Because of the $\sim 6$ ns extended dead time (EDT) associated with the use of the...
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Cafagna, Francesco (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)), Panico, Beatrice (INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics), Dr Panico, Beatrice (University of Naples Federico II - INFN Sez. Napoli)15/05/2025, 21:40Poster
The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) Balloon with Radio (PBR) is an instrument designed to be borne by a NASA suborbital Super Pressure Balloon (SPB), in a mission planned to last as long as 50 days. The PBR instrument consists of a 1.1 m aperture Schmidt telescope, similar to the POEMMA design, with two cameras in its hybrid focal surface: a Fluorescence Camera (FC) and...
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Buckland, Isaac (INFN Trieste)15/05/2025, 21:42Poster
Future space detectors for Ultra High Energy neutrinos and cosmic rays will utilize Cherenkov telescopes to detect forward-beamed Cherenkov light produced by charged particles in Extensive Air Showers. A Cherenkov detector can be equipped with an array of Silicon Photo-Multiplier (SiPM) pixels, which offer several advantages over traditional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). SiPMs are compact,...
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Marcelli, Laura15/05/2025, 21:44Poster
Since 2019, the Mini-EUSO (Multiwavelength Imaging New Instrument for the Extreme Universe Space Observatory) telescope has been observing the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) with a field of view of 44 degrees and a spatial resolution of about 6 km at Earthโs surface.
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Mini-EUSO main detector is a UV camera consisting of two Fresnel lenses and a focal surface composed of an... -
Caruso, Rossella15/05/2025, 21:46Poster
Silicon PhotoMultipliers (SiPMs), constitute the enabling technology for a diverse and rapidly growing range of applications: experimental physics, medical imaging and commercial applications are only a few examples. The development of detectors based on SiPM photosensors for acquisition of fast signals coming from Cherenkov and fluorescence emission started by particle showers in the...
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Dr Popescu, Florin-Adrian (Institute of Space Science - subsidiary of NFLPR)15/05/2025, 21:48Poster
The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is increasingly used in single-photon or few-photon based applications such as spectroscopy, quantum experiments and distance measurements (LIDAR). Also, it founds its niche in fast timing applications such as time of flight positron emission tomography (TOF-PET) and in high energy physics (HEP).
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In astrophysics, SiPM arrays find their use in the... -
Marcelli, Laura15/05/2025, 21:50Poster
The POEMMA-Balloon with Radio (PBR) is a NASA mission designed to study Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) and Very-High-Energy Neutrinos (VHENs) from a balloon platform. Serving as a precursor to the planned POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) satellite mission, PBR will be launched aboard a NASA Super Pressure Balloon for a targeted flight as long as 50 days at an...
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Baroni, Giulia (INAF/OATS)15/05/2025, 21:52Poster
The Space Industry Responsive Intelligent Thermal (SpIRIT) is a 6U CubeSat
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nano-satellite mission born from a collaboration between Australia and Italy in
high-energy astrophysics. The 6U CubeSat carries an actively cooled detector
system payload in a Sun-synchronous orbit. This payload unit hosts advanced X-
ray and gamma-ray detectors identical to those on board the High Energy... -
Srivastava, Smiriti (INAF OAS Bologna, Italy)15/05/2025, 21:54Poster
Transient High-Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS), a multi-instrument space mission concept, is currently one of the three candidates of the European Space Agency (ESA) M7 medium size missions, with strong heritage derived from the M5 Phase-Assessment (Phase-A) study in 2018-2021.
With an intended launch in 2037, the main goals of this mission include exploring the early...
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Della Casa, Giovanni (INAF-IAPS)15/05/2025, 21:56Poster
The Large Area Detector (LAD) is an instrument concept for high-throughput spectral timing studies of compact astrophysical sources in the X-ray energy band (2-30 keV), originally proposed for the LOFT, eXTP and STROBE-X space missions. The LAD is based on an array of collimated large-area linear Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs), that can be combined to accumulate a large effective area. The...
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Gargano, Fabio (Univ. + INFN)15/05/2025, 21:58Poster
The Antarctic Demonstrator for the Advanced Particle-Astrophysics Telescope (ADAPT) is a NASA suborbital mission planned for a high-altitude balloon flight over Antarctica during the 2026-2027 season. ADAPT aims to validate key detector technologies for the forthcoming space-based Advanced Particle-Astrophysics Telescope (APT) mission, an MeV-TeV gamma-ray telescope designed to provide an...
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De Angelis, Nicolas (Universite de Geneve (CH))15/05/2025, 22:00Poster
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful and violent events in the Universe. Despite over half a century of observations of these transient sources, many open questions remain about their nature and the physical emission mechanisms at play. Polarization measurements of the GRB prompt ฮณ-ray emission have long been theorized to be able to answer most of these questions. With the aim...
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Puccetti, Niccolo (Universita degli Studi di Trento and INFN (IT))Poster
MAPS are silicon-based solid-state detectors used in high-energy physics experiments, such as the Inner Tracking System of the ALICE experiment at CERN, used for their high granularity and minimal material budget. Here we present the first application of this technology to a spaceborne detector, the High Energy Particle Detector (HEPD-02), scheduled for launch during 2025 onboard the China...
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Jain, VidhiPoster
The deployment of high-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets in space has the ability to revolutionize astroparticle physics by enhancing the overall performance of cosmic ray detectors and radiation shielding systems. Traditional superconducting magnets face operational challenges in space because of high temperature variations and power constraints; however improvements in HTS technology...
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Tambone, Matteo (Universitร degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, INFN Sezione di Napoli)Poster
WINK is a test prototype for the innovative technology of Crystal Eye, a detector developed for the all-sky detection of gamma and X rays in 0.1-30 MeV range aimed to study the EM emissions associated with extreme phenomena in the Universe as, for example, production of gravitational waves, and to investigate phenomena such as the prompt emissions of Gamma Rays Bursts (GBRs), while also...
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