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Positron physics touches on a wide-ranging variety of fields from materials science to medical imaging to high energy physics. In this paper we present the development of a flexible positron annihilation spectrometer appropriate for the…

Physics Education · Physics 2018-08-01 Jason Engbrecht , Nathaniel Hillson

The particle x-ray coincidence technique (PXCT) was originally developed to measure average lifetimes in the $10^{-17}-10^{-15}$~s range for proton-unbound states populated by electron capture (EC). We have designed and built the Lifetimes…

This work explores the combination of liquid xenon as a scintillating medium and silicon photomultipliers as a readout in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) for enhanced Time-Of-Flight resolution. We present the results of our first…

We report the development and detailed calibration of a multiphoton fluorescence lifetime imaging system (FLIM) using a streak camera. The present system is versatile with high spatial (0.2 micron) and temporal (50 psec) resolution and…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2009-11-10 R. V. Krishnan , H. Saitoh , H. Terada , V. E. Centonze , B. Herman

J-PET is a detector optimized for registration of photons from the electron-positron annihilation via plastic scintillators where photons interact predominantly via Compton scattering. Registration of both primary and scattered photons…

This manuscript introduces a novel method to assess tissue oxygen concentration via the quantum entanglement (QE) of photons originating from positronium which is produced within the patient's body during positron emission tomography. We…

Medical Physics · Physics 2026-05-05 Pawel Moskal

The development of PET and positronium imaging techniques is strictly related to the availability of suitable radionuclides and robust radiochemistry platforms. Among the emerging candidates, $^{44}$Sc has attracted significant interest due…

This paper describes the characterization of crystal matrices and silicon photomultiplier arrays for a novel Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detector, namely the external plate of the EndoTOFPET-US system. The EndoTOFPET-US collaboration…

Purpose: The expansion of radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) development demands scalable preclinical dosimetry methods. While PET and SPECT remain the gold standards, their low throughput and high cost limit large-cohort studies. Cherenkov…

A first result related to a CPT test in the decay of ortho-positronium based on data collected by means of the J-PET detector is already available, and a new test of CP symmetry is under investigation. Both results are based on the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-02-09 Eryk Czerwiński

An explicit positronium (Ps) source model was implemented in Geant4 to provide direct event-level control over annihilation channel selection, decay timing, and photon emission topology. The implementation supports direct annihilation,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 Jason G Parker

Precise measurement of half-life of $^{212}$Po (one of the daughter nuclides in radioactive chain of $^{232}$Th) was realized by means of liquid scintillator based on toluene doped by complex of thorium and trioctylphosphine oxide with…

Results of Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS) and microscopic studies on simple microorganisms: brewing yeasts are presented. Lifetime of ortho - positronium (o-Ps) were found to change from 2.4 to 2.9 ns (longer lived…

A Python program has been developed which fits a published detector-response model to SiPM charge spectra to characterise SiPMs. Spectra for SiPMs illuminated by low intensity pulsed light with Poisson-distributed number of photons and a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-01-30 Jack Rolph , Erika Garutti , Robert Klanner , Tobias Quadfasel , Joern Schwandt

Experimental measurement of the probability of direct decay of a pion into a positron allows searching for interactions beyond the Standard Model: test of the hypothesis about the universality of the charged current,search for new…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-10-05 Vladimir I. Selivanov

We present a monoenergetic positron beam specifically tailored to the needs of (near-) surface positron annihilation spectroscopy. The Setup for LOw-energy Positron Experiments (SLOPE) comprises a high-activity 22Na source, a tungsten…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-09-13 Lucian Mathes , Maximilian Suhr , Vassily V. Burwitz , Danny R. Russell , Sebastian Vohburger , Christoph Hugenschmidt

Time of Flight Positron Emission Tomography scanner based on plastic scintillators is being developed at the Jagiellonian University by the J-PET collaboration. The main challenge of the conducted research lies in the elaboration of a…

The main challenges posed by the design of future Positron Emission Tomography machines are the improvement of the spatial and timing resolution and the combined operation with magnetic resonance. The Micro Pixel Photon Counter by Hamamatsu…

Medical Physics · Physics 2008-05-06 N. D'Ascenzo , E. Garutti , M. Goettlich , H. C. Schultz-Coulon , A. Tadday

A mini-PET style detector system is being developed for a plant imaging application with a compact array of silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) replacing position sensitive photomultipliers (PSPMT). In addition to compactness, the use of SiPMs…