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Richard C. Lanza

Bio: Richard C. Lanza is an academic researcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coded aperture & Detector. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 144 publications receiving 3274 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard C. Lanza include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & University of Pennsylvania.


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C. Adams1, David H. Adams2, T. Akiri3, T. Alion4  +478 moreInstitutions (66)
TL;DR: The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) as mentioned in this paper is an extensively developed plan for a world-class experiment dedicated to addressing the early evolution of our universe, its current state and its eventual fate.
Abstract: The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early Universe, the dynamics of the supernova bursts that produced the heavy elements necessary for life and whether protons eventually decay --- these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our Universe, its current state and its eventual fate. The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) represents an extensively developed plan for a world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions. LBNE is conceived around three central components: (1) a new, high-intensity neutrino source generated from a megawatt-class proton accelerator at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, (2) a near neutrino detector just downstream of the source, and (3) a massive liquid argon time-projection chamber deployed as a far detector deep underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. This facility, located at the site of the former Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota, is approximately 1,300 km from the neutrino source at Fermilab -- a distance (baseline) that delivers optimal sensitivity to neutrino charge-parity symmetry violation and mass ordering effects. This ambitious yet cost-effective design incorporates scalability and flexibility and can accommodate a variety of upgrades and contributions. With its exceptional combination of experimental configuration, technical capabilities, and potential for transformative discoveries, LBNE promises to be a vital facility for the field of particle physics worldwide, providing physicists from around the globe with opportunities to collaborate in a twenty to thirty year program of exciting science. In this document we provide a comprehensive overview of LBNE's scientific objectives, its place in the landscape of neutrino physics worldwide, the technologies it will incorporate and the capabilities it will possess.

328 citations

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S. P. Ahlen1, Niayesh Afshordi2, Niayesh Afshordi3, James Battat4, J. Billard5, Nassim Bozorgnia6, S. Burgos7, T. Caldwell4, T. Caldwell8, J. M. Carmona9, S. Cebrián9, P. Colas, T. Dafni9, E. J. Daw10, D. Dujmic4, A. Dushkin11, William Fedus4, Efrain J. Ferrer, D. Finkbeiner12, Peter H. Fisher4, J. Forbes7, T. Fusayasu13, J. Galán9, T. Gamble10, C. Ghag14, Ioannis Giomataris, Michael Gold15, Haley Louise Gomez9, M. E. Gomez16, Paolo Gondolo17, Anne M. Green18, C. Grignon5, O. Guillaudin5, C. Hagemann15, Kaori Hattori19, Shawn Wesley Henderson4, N. Higashi19, C. Ida19, F.J. Iguaz9, Andrew Inglis1, I. G. Irastorza9, Satoru Iwaki19, A. C. Kaboth4, Shigeto Kabuki19, J. Kadyk20, Nitya Kallivayalil4, H. Kubo19, Shunsuke Kurosawa19, V. A. Kudryavtsev10, T. Lamy5, Richard C. Lanza4, T. B. Lawson10, A. Lee4, E. R. Lee15, T. Lin12, D. Loomba15, Jeremy Lopez4, G. Luzón9, T. Manobu, J. Martoff21, F. Mayet5, B. Mccluskey10, E. H. Miller15, Kentaro Miuchi19, Jocelyn Monroe4, B. Morgan22, D. Muna23, A. St. J. Murphy14, Tatsuhiro Naka24, K. Nakamura19, M. Nakamura24, T. Nakano24, G.G. Nicklin10, H. Nishimura19, K. Niwa24, Sean Paling10, Joseph D. Parker19, A. Petkov7, M. Pipe10, K. Pushkin7, Matthew R. Robinson10, Arturo Rodriguez Rodriguez9, Jose Rodríguez-Quintero16, T. Sahin4, Robyn E. Sanderson4, N. Sanghi15, D. Santos5, O. Sato24, Tatsuya Sawano19, G. Sciolla4, Hiroyuki Sekiya25, Tracy R. Slatyer12, D. P. Snowden-Ifft7, N. J. C. Spooner10, A. Sugiyama26, A. Takada, M. Takahashi19, A. Takeda25, Toru Tanimori19, Kojiro Taniue19, A. Tomás9, H. Tomita1, K. Tsuchiya19, J. Turk15, E. Tziaferi10, K. Ueno19, S. E. Vahsen20, R. Vanderspek4, J D Vergados27, J.A. Villar9, H. Wellenstein11, I. Wolfe4, R. K. Yamamoto4, H. Yegoryan4 
TL;DR: The case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity was presented at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and contains contributions from theorists and experimental groups in the field. We describe the need for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity; each directional dark matter experiment presents their project's status; and we close with a feasibility study for scaling up to a one ton directional detector, which would cost around $150M.

224 citations

Patent
30 May 1997
TL;DR: In this paper, a coded aperture imaging apparatus and methods for the detection and imaging of radiation which results from nuclear interrogation of a target object is presented. But the method is not suitable for the handling of large objects.
Abstract: This invention provides coded aperture imaging apparatus and methods for the detection and imaging of radiation which results from nuclear interrogation of a target object. The apparatus includes: 1) a radiation detector for detecting at least a portion of the radiation emitted by the object in response to nuclear excitation and for producing detection signals responsive to the radiation; 2) a coded aperture disposed between the detector and the object such that emitted radiation is detected by the detector after passage through the coded aperture; and 3) a data processor for characterizing the object based upon the detection signals from the detector and upon the configuration of the coded aperture. The method includes the steps of: 1) disposing a coded aperture in selected proximity to the object; 2) bombarding the object with a interrogation beam from a source of excitation energy; 3) detecting, with a detector, at least a portion of the radiation emitted in response to the interrogation beam, the detector producing detection signals responsive to the radiation, the detector being disposed so that the coded aperture is between the detector and the object and such that emitted radiation is detected by the detector after passage through the coded aperture; and 4) processing the detection signals to characterize the object based upon radiation detected by the detector after passage through the coded aperture, and based upon the configuration of the coded aperture.

180 citations

Patent
10 Jul 1978
TL;DR: In this article, the Disclosure Radiation Imaging apparatus especially suited for use in a computerized tomographic (CT) scanner employs an array of discrete X-ray sources, each being a cold cathode diode and an adjacent fixed array of closely packed radiation detectors to produce images of rapidly moving body organs.
Abstract: of the Disclosure Radiation imaging apparatus especially suited for use in a computerized tomographic (CT) scanner employs an array of discrete X-ray sources, each being a cold cathode diode and an adjacent fixed array of closely packed radiation detectors to produce images of rapidly moving body organs such as the beating heart A variety of alternative X-ray source embodiments are also disclosed

134 citations

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T. Akiri, D. Allspach, M. P. Andrews, K. Arisaka, E. Arrieta-Diaz, Marina Artuso, B. Balantekin, B. Baller, William A. Barletta, G.D. Barr, M. Bass, B. R. Becker, V. Bellini, B. K. Berger, M. Bergevin, E. Berman, H. Berns, Adam Bernstein, Vipin Bhatnagar, B. Bhuyan, R. M. Bionta, M. Bishai, Andrew Blake, E. Blaufuss, B. Bleakley, E. Blucher, S. Blusk, D. J. Boehnlein, Jeffrey Brack, Richard Breedon, C. Bromberg, R. M. Brown, N. Buchanan, L. Camilleri, M. Campbell, R. Carr, G. Carminati, A. Chen, H. S. Chen, D. Cherdack, C.-Y. Chi, S. Childress, B. C. Choudhary, E. Church, David B. Cline, Jan Conrad, R. Corey, M. V. d'Agostino, Gavin Davies, Steven Dazeley, J. De Jong, B. DeMaat, Carlos Escobar, D. M. DeMuth, M. V. Diwan, Z. Djurcic, J. Dolph, Gary Drake, A. Drozhdin, H. Duyang, Stephen T. Dye, T. Dykhuis, D. Edmunds, S. R. Elliott, Sanshiro Enomoto, J. Felde, F. Feyzi, B. T. Fleming, J. Fowler, W. Fox, A. Friedland, B. K. Fujikawa, H. R. Gallagher, G. Garilli, G. T. Garvey, V. M. Gehman, G. d. Geronimo, R. L. Gill, Maury Goodman, J. Goon, R. Gran, V. J. Guarino, E. Guarnaccia, R. Guenette, Prateek K. Gupta, Alec Habig, R. Hackenberg, A. Hahn, R. Hahn, T. J. Haines, S. Hans, J. L. Harton, S. Hays, E. Hazen, A. Heavey, K. M. Heeger, R. Hellauer, A. Himmel, J. Howell, P. Hurh, J. Huston, J. Hylen, J. Insler, D. Jae, C. W. James, Claire Johnson, Marvin Johnson, William A. Johnston, J. Johnstone, B. J. P. Jones, H. Jostlein, T. R. Junk, Sachin Junnarkar, R. W. Kadel, T. Kafka, D. Kaminski, G. Karagiorgi, A. Karle, J. Kaspar, Teppei Katori, B. Kayser, E. Kearns, S. H. Kettell, F. Khanam, J. R. Klein, G. Koizumi, Sacha E Kopp, W. R. Kropp, V. A. Kudryavtsev, A. Kumar, Jason Kumar, T. Kutter, T. Lackowski, K. Lande, Karol Lang, Francesco Lanni, Richard C. Lanza, T. Latorre, D. M. Lee, Kuan Ken Lee, Yang Li, S. Linden, L. S. Littenberg, L. Loiacono, T. Liu, J. M. LoSecco, W. C. Louis, P. Lucas, B. Lundberg 
TL;DR: The Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) science collaboration initiated a study to investigate the physics potential of the experiment with a broad set of different beam, near-and far-detector configurations as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In early 2010, the Long-Baseline Neutrino Experiment (LBNE) science collaboration initiated a study to investigate the physics potential of the experiment with a broad set of different beam, near- and far-detector configurations. Nine initial topics were identified as scientific areas that motivate construction of a long-baseline neutrino experiment with a very large far detector. We summarize the scientific justification for each topic and the estimated performance for a set of far detector reference configurations. We report also on a study of optimized beam parameters and the physics capability of proposed Near Detector configurations. This document was presented to the collaboration in fall 2010 and updated with minor modifications in early 2011.

133 citations


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Sergey Alekhin, Wolfgang Altmannshofer1, Takehiko Asaka2, Brian Batell3, Fedor Bezrukov4, Kyrylo Bondarenko5, Alexey Boyarsky5, Ki-Young Choi6, Cristóbal Corral7, Nathaniel Craig8, David Curtin9, Sacha Davidson10, Sacha Davidson11, André de Gouvêa12, Stefano Dell'Oro, Patrick deNiverville13, P. S. Bhupal Dev14, Herbi K. Dreiner15, Marco Drewes16, Shintaro Eijima17, Rouven Essig18, Anthony Fradette13, Björn Garbrecht16, Belen Gavela19, Gian F. Giudice3, Mark D. Goodsell20, Mark D. Goodsell21, Dmitry Gorbunov22, Stefania Gori1, Christophe Grojean23, Alberto Guffanti24, Thomas Hambye25, Steen Honoré Hansen24, Juan Carlos Helo7, Juan Carlos Helo26, Pilar Hernández27, Alejandro Ibarra16, Artem Ivashko5, Artem Ivashko28, Eder Izaguirre1, Joerg Jaeckel29, Yu Seon Jeong30, Felix Kahlhoefer, Yonatan Kahn31, Andrey Katz32, Andrey Katz3, Andrey Katz33, Choong Sun Kim30, Sergey Kovalenko7, Gordan Krnjaic1, Valery E. Lyubovitskij34, Valery E. Lyubovitskij35, Valery E. Lyubovitskij36, Simone Marcocci, Matthew McCullough3, David McKeen37, Guenakh Mitselmakher38, Sven Moch39, Rabindra N. Mohapatra9, David E. Morrissey40, Maksym Ovchynnikov28, Emmanuel A. Paschos, Apostolos Pilaftsis14, Maxim Pospelov1, Maxim Pospelov13, Mary Hall Reno41, Andreas Ringwald, Adam Ritz13, Leszek Roszkowski, Valery Rubakov, Oleg Ruchayskiy24, Oleg Ruchayskiy17, Ingo Schienbein42, Daniel Schmeier15, Kai Schmidt-Hoberg, Pedro Schwaller3, Goran Senjanovic43, Osamu Seto44, Mikhail Shaposhnikov17, Lesya Shchutska38, J. Shelton45, Robert Shrock18, Brian Shuve1, Michael Spannowsky46, Andrew Spray47, Florian Staub3, Daniel Stolarski3, Matt Strassler33, Vladimir Tello, Francesco Tramontano48, Anurag Tripathi, Sean Tulin49, Francesco Vissani, Martin Wolfgang Winkler15, Kathryn M. Zurek50, Kathryn M. Zurek51 
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics1, Niigata University2, CERN3, University of Connecticut4, Leiden University5, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute6, Federico Santa María Technical University7, University of California, Santa Barbara8, University of Maryland, College Park9, Claude Bernard University Lyon 110, University of Lyon11, Northwestern University12, University of Victoria13, University of Manchester14, University of Bonn15, Technische Universität München16, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne17, Stony Brook University18, Autonomous University of Madrid19, Centre national de la recherche scientifique20, University of Paris21, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology22, Autonomous University of Barcelona23, University of Copenhagen24, Université libre de Bruxelles25, University of La Serena26, University of Valencia27, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv28, Heidelberg University29, Yonsei University30, Princeton University31, University of Geneva32, Harvard University33, Tomsk Polytechnic University34, Tomsk State University35, University of Tübingen36, University of Washington37, University of Florida38, University of Hamburg39, TRIUMF40, University of Iowa41, University of Grenoble42, International Centre for Theoretical Physics43, Hokkai Gakuen University44, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign45, Durham University46, University of Melbourne47, University of Naples Federico II48, York University49, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory50, University of California, Berkeley51
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the SHiP experiment has a unique potential to discover new physics and can directly probe a number of solutions of beyond the standard model puzzles, such as neutrino masses, baryon asymmetry of the Universe, dark matter, and inflation.
Abstract: This paper describes the physics case for a new fixed target facility at CERN SPS. The SHiP (search for hidden particles) experiment is intended to hunt for new physics in the largely unexplored domain of very weakly interacting particles with masses below the Fermi scale, inaccessible to the LHC experiments, and to study tau neutrino physics. The same proton beam setup can be used later to look for decays of tau-leptons with lepton flavour number non-conservation, $\tau \to 3\mu $ and to search for weakly-interacting sub-GeV dark matter candidates. We discuss the evidence for physics beyond the standard model and describe interactions between new particles and four different portals—scalars, vectors, fermions or axion-like particles. We discuss motivations for different models, manifesting themselves via these interactions, and how they can be probed with the SHiP experiment and present several case studies. The prospects to search for relatively light SUSY and composite particles at SHiP are also discussed. We demonstrate that the SHiP experiment has a unique potential to discover new physics and can directly probe a number of solutions of beyond the standard model puzzles, such as neutrino masses, baryon asymmetry of the Universe, dark matter, and inflation.

842 citations

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S. Adrián-Martínez1, M. Ageron2, Felix Aharonian3, Sebastiano Aiello  +243 moreInstitutions (24)
TL;DR: In this article, the main objectives of the KM3NeT Collaboration are (i) the discovery and subsequent observation of high-energy neutrino sources in the Universe and (ii) the determination of the mass hierarchy of neutrinos.
Abstract: The main objectives of the KM3NeT Collaboration are (i) the discovery and subsequent observation of high-energy neutrino sources in the Universe and (ii) the determination of the mass hierarchy of neutrinos. These objectives are strongly motivated by two recent important discoveries, namely: (1) the high-energy astrophysical neutrino signal reported by IceCube and (2) the sizable contribution of electron neutrinos to the third neutrino mass eigenstate as reported by Daya Bay, Reno and others. To meet these objectives, the KM3NeT Collaboration plans to build a new Research Infrastructure consisting of a network of deep-sea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea. A phased and distributed implementation is pursued which maximises the access to regional funds, the availability of human resources and the synergistic opportunities for the Earth and sea sciences community. Three suitable deep-sea sites are selected, namely off-shore Toulon (France), Capo Passero (Sicily, Italy) and Pylos (Peloponnese, Greece). The infrastructure will consist of three so-called building blocks. A building block comprises 115 strings, each string comprises 18 optical modules and each optical module comprises 31 photo-multiplier tubes. Each building block thus constitutes a three-dimensional array of photo sensors that can be used to detect the Cherenkov light produced by relativistic particles emerging from neutrino interactions. Two building blocks will be sparsely configured to fully explore the IceCube signal with similar instrumented volume, different methodology, improved resolution and complementary field of view, including the galactic plane. One building block will be densely configured to precisely measure atmospheric neutrino oscillations.

729 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
29 Jul 2007
TL;DR: A novel design to reconstruct the 4D light field from a 2D camera image without any additional refractive elements as required by previous light field cameras is presented.
Abstract: We describe a theoretical framework for reversibly modulating 4D light fields using an attenuating mask in the optical path of a lens based camera. Based on this framework, we present a novel design to reconstruct the 4D light field from a 2D camera image without any additional refractive elements as required by previous light field cameras. The patterned mask attenuates light rays inside the camera instead of bending them, and the attenuation recoverably encodes the rays on the 2D sensor. Our mask-equipped camera focuses just as a traditional camera to capture conventional 2D photos at full sensor resolution, but the raw pixel values also hold a modulated 4D light field. The light field can be recovered by rearranging the tiles of the 2D Fourier transform of sensor values into 4D planes, and computing the inverse Fourier transform. In addition, one can also recover the full resolution image information for the in-focus parts of the scene. We also show how a broadband mask placed at the lens enables us to compute refocused images at full sensor resolution for layered Lambertian scenes. This partial encoding of 4D ray-space data enables editing of image contents by depth, yet does not require computational recovery of the complete 4D light field.

660 citations