Instrumentation
First field cage for the T2K TPC arrives at CERN
March 2, 2022
Neutrinos GroupThe first field cage of the time projections chambers that will be installed in the near detector of T2K have arrived at CERN.
The field cage has been produced by Nexus Projectes SL (Matorell).
In the next weeks the first TPC half will be assembled and tested before the next 3 field cages will be produced by Nexus.
Patents
Three new IFAE patents
October 9, 2023
IFAE filed a new medical imaging technology patent application: “Proton CT System with Improved Proton Energy Detector” and a patent application was granted named “Devices, Systems, and Methods for Mammography with a Detector Having Reduced Dimensions.” The third is a PET technology based new patent application filed in the European Patent Office.
Instrumentation
Time Projection Chambers (TPC) installation completed at J-PARC
September 13, 2023
The detector is already connected to the gas system and first cosmics in this configuration are expected to be recorded in about 4 weeks. First data taking with a neutrino beam is planned for the 2nd half of November and December.