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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.

New Member

New Member in the Cosmology group

October 4, 2023

Laura Casas has just joined IFAE as a PhD student in the Observational Cosmology Group.

Instrumentation

HERD prototype tested at CERN SPS beam

October 4, 2023

The HERD prototype is being tested at CERN SPS beam between Oct 2 and 16. This test, together with the one at PS back in September, will be used to validate and optimize the different sub-detector concepts and complete Phase B of the project.

New position

Eugenio Coccia Assumes Chairmanship of Italian Civil Protection Commission

October 4, 2023

Newly appointed President of the Italian Civil Protection Commission Eugenio Coccia, Director of IFAE, will lead the commission for the next five years.

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.

Spin-off

Installation of new cryostat in the QCT Lab

September 13, 2023

The installation of a new cryostat from Leiden Cryogenics is ongoing at the QCT Lab by the Qilimanjaro team. The new equipment is part of the Quantum Spain project coordinated by BSC of giving remote access to a 5-qubit quantum chip.

New Video

The Universe in a Box : Euclid simulations outreach video

September 6, 2023

ESA published in August an outreach video showcasing the Euclid Flagship simulations, the largest and most comprehensive catalog of simulated galaxies ever produced. PIC members participated in the producton

New Publication

New Theory group publication

September 6, 2023

Two papers by Santi Peris and collaborators have been published by Phys. Rev. D and selected as Editors’ Suggestion.

New Publication

New Gamma-ray group publication

September 6, 2023

Gammapy: A Python package for gamma-ray astronomy ” by Cosimo Nigro and others has been accepted and selected as a highlight paper in Astronomy & Astrophysics.