SIDDHARTA-2 apparatus for kaonic atoms research on the DAΦNE collider
Abstract SIDDHARTA-2 is a state-of-the-art experiment designed to perform measurements of kaonic atoms, which are exotic atoms composed of a negatively charged kaon orbiting nucleus. These atoms constitute an exceptional probe for investigating the strong interaction in the non-perturbative regime involving strangeness. The experiment is installed at the DAΦNE electron-positron collider of the INFN National Laboratory of Frascati (INFN-LNF) in Italy, aiming to perform the first-ever measurement of the 2 p → 1s X-ray transitions in kaonic Deuterium, a crucial step towards determining the isospin-dependent antikaon-nucleon scattering lengths. Based on the experience gained with the previous SIDDHARTA experiment, which performed the most precise measurement of the kaonic Hydrogen 2 p → 1s X-ray transitions, the present apparatus has been upgraded with innovative X-Ray Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs), distributed around a cryogenic gaseous target placed in a vacuum chamber at a short distance above the interaction region of the collider, two new veto systems and a charged kaon detector. The current work presents a comprehensive description of the SIDDHARTA-2 setup, including the optimization of its various components during the commissioning phase of the collider.
Authors
- J. Marton
- Catalina Curceanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1990-0127)
- G. Deda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5896-2971)
- C. Guaraldo
- M. Skurzok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4794-5154)
- M. Tüchler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0819-9870)
- D. Bosnar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-393X)
- L. De Paolis
- Hiroaki Ohnishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-1984)
- A. Spallone
- Antonino Buttacavoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7188-3651)
- D. Sirghi
- A. Clozza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2133-1725)
- Marco Carminati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-4317)
- M. Iliescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9648-3451)
- M. Bazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1699-7138)
- F. Principato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2787-0877)
- M. Silarski
- Paweł Moskal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4229-3548)
- S. Niedźwiecki
- Ivica Friščić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4743-0572)
- C. Amsler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7695-501X)
- L. Abbene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-6606)
- G. Borghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8488-4728)
- Simone Manti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-0620)
- Lorenzo G. Toscano
- A. Khreptak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-9770)
- R. Del Grande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-2716)
- Florin Catalin Sirghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-3200)
- K. Dulski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4093-8162)
- K. Piscicchia
- M. Iwasaki
- K. Toho
- F. Sgaramella
- A. Scordo
- Carlo Ettore Fiorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-0143)
- Johann Zmeskal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-0639)
- M. Bragadireanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5217-6003)
- L. Fabbietti
- F. Napolitano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-5923)
- M. Cargnelli
- O. Vazquez Doce
Institutions
- Jagiellonian University (PL)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- Japan Radioisotope Association (JP)
- Horia Hulubei National Institute for R and D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (RO)
- Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (IT)
- RIKEN (JP)
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)
- Excellence Cluster Universe (DE)
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics (AT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
- Politecnico di Milano (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/19/11/p11006
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.62
Funders
- Strong
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Austrian Science Fund
- Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost
- Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej
- FP7 International Cooperation