A Method to Produce Linearly Polarized Positrons and Positronium Atoms with the J-PET Detector

• Authors: Muhsin Mohammed , P. Białas , C. Curceanu , E. Czerwiński , K. Dulski , A. Gajos , B. Głowacz , M. Gorgol , B. Hiesmayr , B. Jasińska , D. Kisielewska , G. Korcyl , P. Kowalski , T. Kozik , N. Krawczyk , W. Krzemień , E. Kubicz , M. Pawlik-Niedźwiecka , S. Niedźwiecki , M. Pałka , L. Raczyński , J. Raj , Z. Rudy , N. Sharma , S. Sharma , Shivani , M. Skurzok , M. Silarski , A. Wieczorek , W. Wiślicki , B. Zgardzińska , M. Zieliński , P. Moskal
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A method for creating linearly polarized positrons and ortho-positronium (o-Ps) atoms with the J-PET detector is presented. The unique geometry and properties of the J-PET tomography enable one to design a positron source such that the quantization axis for the estimation of the linear polarization of produced o-Ps can be determined on the event by event basis in a direction of the positron motion. We intend to use ²²Na or other β⁺ decay isotopes as a source of polarized positrons. Due to the parity violation in the beta decay, the emitted positrons are longitudinally polarized. The choice of the quantization axis is based on the known position of the positron emitter and the reconstructed position of the positronium annihilation. We show that the J-PET tomography is equipped with all needed components.

Keywords

EN

41.75.Fr; 41.75.Ht; 77.22.Ej; 36.10.Dr; 85.75.Mm; 87.57.uk

Discipline

• 85.75.Mm: Spin polarized resonant tunnel junctions
• 87.57.uk: Positron emission tomography (PET)
• 77.22.Ej: Polarization and depolarization
• 41.75.Fr: Electron and positron beams
• 41.75.Ht: Relativistic electron and positron beams
• 36.10.Dr: Positronium(see also 82.30.Gg Positronium chemistry)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 132
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1486-1489

Dates

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2017-11

Contributors

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Muhsin Mohammed

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
• Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

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P. Białas

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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C. Curceanu

• INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, 00044 Frascati, Italy

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E. Czerwiński

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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K. Dulski

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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A. Gajos

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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B. Głowacz

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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M. Gorgol

• Institute of Physics, M. Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

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B. Hiesmayr

• Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria

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B. Jasińska

• Institute of Physics, M. Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

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D. Kisielewska

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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G. Korcyl

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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P. Kowalski

• Department of Complex System, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland

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T. Kozik

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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N. Krawczyk

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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W. Krzemień

• High Energy Physics Division, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland

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E. Kubicz

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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M. Pawlik-Niedźwiecka

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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S. Niedźwiecki

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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M. Pałka

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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L. Raczyński

• Department of Complex System, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland

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J. Raj

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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Z. Rudy

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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N. Sharma

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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S. Sharma

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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Shivani

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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M. Skurzok

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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M. Silarski

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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A. Wieczorek

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

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W. Wiślicki

• Department of Complex System, National Centre for Nuclear Research, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland

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B. Zgardzińska

• Institute of Physics, M. Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

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M. Zieliński

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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P. Moskal

• Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.132.1486