Frontiers in Physics (Sep 2023)
Kaonic atoms at the DAΦNE collider: a strangeness adventure
- C. Curceanu,
- L. Abbene,
- C. Amsler,
- M. Bazzi,
- M. Bettelli,
- G. Borghi,
- G. Borghi,
- D. Bosnar,
- M. Bragadireanu,
- A. Buttacavoli,
- M. Cargnelli,
- M. Carminati,
- M. Carminati,
- A. Clozza,
- G. Deda,
- G. Deda,
- R. Del Grande,
- R. Del Grande,
- L. De Paolis,
- K. Dulski,
- K. Dulski,
- K. Dulski,
- C. Fiorini,
- C. Fiorini,
- I. Friščić,
- C. Guaraldo,
- M. Iliescu,
- M. Iwasaki,
- A. Khreptak,
- A. Khreptak,
- S. Manti,
- J. Marton,
- M. Miliucci,
- P. Moskal,
- P. Moskal,
- F. Napolitano,
- S. Niedźwiecki,
- S. Niedźwiecki,
- H. Onishi,
- K. Piscicchia,
- K. Piscicchia,
- F. Principato,
- Y. Sada,
- A. Scordo,
- F. Sgaramella,
- H. Shi,
- M. Silarski,
- M. Silarski,
- D. L. Sirghi,
- D. L. Sirghi,
- D. L. Sirghi,
- F. Sirghi,
- F. Sirghi,
- M. Skurzok,
- M. Skurzok,
- A. Spallone,
- K. Toho,
- M. Tüchler,
- M. Tüchler,
- O. Vazquez Doce,
- C. Yoshida,
- A. Zappettini,
- J. Zmeskal
Affiliations
- C. Curceanu
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- L. Abbene
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- C. Amsler
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- M. Bazzi
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- M. Bettelli
- Istituto Materiali per l’Elettronica e Il Magnetismo, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
- G. Borghi
- Politecnico Di Milano, Dipartimento Di Elettronica, Milano, Italy
- G. Borghi
- INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
- D. Bosnar
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- M. Bragadireanu
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Măgurele, Romania
- A. Buttacavoli
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- M. Cargnelli
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- M. Carminati
- Politecnico Di Milano, Dipartimento Di Elettronica, Milano, Italy
- M. Carminati
- INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
- A. Clozza
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- G. Deda
- Politecnico Di Milano, Dipartimento Di Elettronica, Milano, Italy
- G. Deda
- INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
- R. Del Grande
- Physik Department E62, Technische Universiät München, Munich, Germany
- R. Del Grande
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- L. De Paolis
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- K. Dulski
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- K. Dulski
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- K. Dulski
- 1Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- C. Fiorini
- Politecnico Di Milano, Dipartimento Di Elettronica, Milano, Italy
- C. Fiorini
- INFN Sezione di Milano, Milano, Italy
- I. Friščić
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- C. Guaraldo
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- M. Iliescu
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- M. Iwasaki
- 2RIKEN, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Tokyo, Japan
- A. Khreptak
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- A. Khreptak
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- S. Manti
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- J. Marton
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- M. Miliucci
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- P. Moskal
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- P. Moskal
- 1Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- F. Napolitano
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- S. Niedźwiecki
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- S. Niedźwiecki
- 1Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- H. Onishi
- 3Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- K. Piscicchia
- 4Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi—Museo Storico Della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Roma, Italy
- K. Piscicchia
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- F. Principato
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica—Emilio Segrè, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Y. Sada
- 3Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- A. Scordo
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- F. Sgaramella
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- H. Shi
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- M. Silarski
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- M. Silarski
- 1Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- D. L. Sirghi
- 3Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- D. L. Sirghi
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- D. L. Sirghi
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Măgurele, Romania
- F. Sirghi
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- F. Sirghi
- Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Măgurele, Romania
- M. Skurzok
- 0Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- M. Skurzok
- 1Center for Theranostics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- A. Spallone
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- K. Toho
- 3Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- M. Tüchler
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- M. Tüchler
- 5Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- O. Vazquez Doce
- Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Frascati, Italy
- C. Yoshida
- 3Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- A. Zappettini
- Istituto Materiali per l’Elettronica e Il Magnetismo, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
- J. Zmeskal
- Stefan Meyer Institute for Subatomic Physics, Wien, Austria
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1240250
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
Kaonic atoms are an extremely efficient tool to investigate the strong interaction at the low energy Frontier, since they provide direct access to the K−N interaction at threshold, eliminating the necessity for extrapolation, unlike in the case of scattering experiments. During the 1970s and 1980s, extensive studies were performed on kaonic atoms spanning across a broad spectrum of elements in the periodic table, ranging from lithium to uranium. These measurements provided inputs and constraints for the theoretical description of the antikaon-nuclei interaction potential. Nevertheless, the existing data suffer from significant experimental uncertainties, and numerous measurements have been found to be inconsistent with more recent measurements that utilize advanced detector technology. Furthermore, there remain numerous transitions of kaonic atoms that have yet to be measured. For these reasons, a new era of kaonic atoms studies is mandatory. The DAΦNE electron-positron collider at the INFN Laboratory of Frascati (INFN-LNF) stands out as a unique source of low-energy kaons, having been utilized by Collaborations such as DEAR, SIDDHARTA, and AMADEUS for groundbreaking measurements of kaonic atoms and kaon-nuclei interactions. Presently, the SIDDHARTA-2 experiment is installed at DAΦNE, aiming to perform the first-ever measurement of the 2p → 1s x-ray transition in kaonic deuterium, a crucial step towards determining the isospin-dependent antikaon-nucleon scattering lengths. Based on the experience gained with the SIDDHARTA experiment, which performed the most precise measurement of the kaonic hydrogen 2p → 1s x-ray transition, the SIDDHARTA-2 setup is now fully equipped for the challenging kaonic deuterium measurement. In this paper, we present a comprehensive description of the SIDDHARTA-2 setup and of the first kaonic atoms measurements performed during the commissioning phase of the DAΦNE collider. We also outline a proposal for future measurements of kaonic atoms at DAΦNE beyond SIDDHARTA-2, which is intended to stimulate discussions within the broad scientific community performing research, directly or indirectly, related to this field.
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