Abstract

The primary goal of the AEgIS collaboration at CERN is to measure the gravitational acceleration on neutral antimatter. Positronium (Ps), the bound state of an electron and a positron, is a suitable candidate for a force-sensitive inertial measurement by means of deflectometry/interferometry. In order to conduct such an experiment, the impact position and time of arrival of Ps atoms at the detector must be detected simultaneously. The detection of a low-velocity Ps beam with a spatial resolution of (88 ± 5) μm was previously demonstrated [1]. Based on the methodology employed in [1] and [2], a hybrid imaging/timing detector with increased spatial resolution of about 10 μm was developed. The performance of a prototype was tested with a positron beam. The concept of the detector and first results are presented.

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Title
Development of a detector for inertial sensing of positronium at AEḡIS (CERN)
Author
Glöggler, L T 1 ; Caravita, R 2 ; Bergmann, B 3 ; Bonomi, G 4 ; Brusa, R S 5 ; Burian, P 3 ; Camper, A 6 ; Castelli, F 7 ; Cheinet, P 8 ; Comparat, D 8 ; Consolati, G 9 ; Doser, M 10 ; Gjersdal, H 6 ; Graczykowski, Ł 11 ; Guatieri, F 12 ; Haider, S 10 ; Huck, S 13 ; Janik, M 11 ; Kasprowicz, G 14 ; Khatri, G 15 ; Kornakov, G 14 ; Malbrunot, C 10 ; Mariazzi, S 5 ; Nebbia, G 16 ; Nowak, L 10 ; Nowicka, D 11 ; Oswald, E 10 ; Pagano, D 4 ; Penasa, L 5 ; Pospisil, S 3 ; Povolo, L 5 ; Prelz, F 14 ; Rienäcker, B 10 ; Røhne, O M 6 ; Sandaker, H 6 ; Stekl, I 3 ; Tefelski, D 11 ; Tietje, I C 10 ; Volponi, M 15 ; Wolz, T 10 ; Zimmer, C 17 ; Zurlo, N 18 

 Physics Department, CERN , 1211 Geneva 23 , Switzerland; Department of Physics, Technical University Berlin , Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623 Berlin , Germany 
 TIFPA/INFN Trento , via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Trento , Italy 
 Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech Technical University in Prague , Horska 3a/22, Prague, Czech Republic 
 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia , via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia , Italy; INFN Pavia , via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia , Italy 
 TIFPA/INFN Trento , via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Trento , Italy; Department of Physics, University of Trento, via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Trento , Italy 
 Department of Physics, University of Oslo , Sem Sælands vei 24, 0371 Oslo , Norway 
 Department of Physics, University of Milano , via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano , Italy 
 Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire Aimé Cotton , 91405, Orsay , France 
 Politecnico of Milano , Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano , Italy; INFN Milano , via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano , Italy 
10  Physics Department, CERN , 1211 Geneva 23 , Switzerland 
11  Warsaw University of Technology , Pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661 Warsaw , Poland 
12  Department of Physics, University of Trento, via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Trento , Italy 
13  Physics Department, CERN , 1211 Geneva 23 , Switzerland; Department of Physics, University of Hamburg , Jungiusstraße 9, 20355 Hamburg , Germany 
14  INFN Milano , via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano , Italy 
15  Physics Department, CERN , 1211 Geneva 23 , Switzerland; Department of Physics, University of Trento, via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Trento , Italy 
16  INFN Padova , via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova , Italy 
17  Physics Department, CERN , 1211 Geneva 23 , Switzerland; Department of Physics, University of Oslo , Sem Sælands vei 24, 0371 Oslo , Norway; Politecnico of Milano , Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano , Italy; Department of Physics, Heidelberg University , Im Neuenheimer Feld 226, 69120 Heidelberg , Germany 
18  Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia , via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia , Italy; Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia , via Branze 43, 25123 Brescia , Italy 
First page
012037
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Nov 2022
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2747931035
Copyright
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