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Contents

α clusters in ultra-relativistic light-ion + Pb collisions 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

A walk in the gardens of Queen Marysienki … 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Adaptation of the THERMINATOR model to BES program 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Assigning quality labels in the high-energy physics experiment ALICE usingmachine learn-ing algorithms 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

BM@N slow control system: background, status and plans 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Baryon-(anti-)baryon interaction measurement with femtoscopy 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Brief introduction to error analysis 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Building the electronic combination lock 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Carbon based resistance temperature detectors. Properties and Calibration. 102 . . . . . 4

Chosen components of the SlowControl system 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Compact RIO cassette in Slow Control system 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Compact RIO cassette in Slow Control system 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Control and readout electronics of the time-of-flight system of the MPD 31 . . . . . . . . 5

Control panels for high voltage power supply and RACKs’ cooling system 28 . . . . . . . 5

Correlations in ALICE 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DAQ system for the Silicon Tracking System of the BM@N experiment 25 . . . . . . . . 6

Detection of danger and automatic fire extinguishing in RACK cabinets 35 . . . . . . . . 6

Development of GEM-based detector system for plasma diagnostics application 63 . . . . 7

Distrubution electric energy to control RACK’s power supply 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Electric power distribution system – RACK’s power supply 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Equipment Database (EqDb) Data Model 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Event reconstruction in the inner tracking system of the BM@N experiment 79 . . . . . . 9

Examination of heavy-ion collisions using EPOS model 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Femtoscopic measurements at MPD 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Femtoscopic measurements in the frame of theoretical models. 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

From Maria Skłodowska-Curie to next generation environmental friendly antibiotics 43 . 11

Gas system control for ToF detector. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Gas system for Time-of-Flight detector in the MPD experiment 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ground quality measurements system 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

High energy neutron flux density measurements in ADS systems. 112 . . . . . . . . . . . 12

High-Energy Ion Irradiation in Material Science at Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactionson the example of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

High-speed concentration of sorted data streams for HEP experiments 36 . . . . . . . . . 13

Improving the cooling system of RACK by romote control of an air circulation 106 . . . . 13

Inteligent Power Distributor for Slow Control System 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Island of Super Heavy Elements 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

JINR-WUT cooperation in high-energy physics - a personal view 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

K* probe of hadron matter created in A+A collisions. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Looking for the elixir of life 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Magnetic field measurement system and stability test of the magnetic field in the mainmagnet in BM@N experiment. 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Maria Skłodowska-Curie 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw and 150th birthday anniversary celebrationsMSC2017 “Medicine-Science-Culture” 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Material studies with positron annihilation spectroscopy 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Mathematical modeling of experiments at the Nuclotron. 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Measurements of angular correlation function in the STAR BES data 93 . . . . . . . . . . 18

Memories of Mary 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Modification of carbon (nano)materials by swift heavy ions 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Monte Carlo studies of the GEM acceptance and Developing of the Trigger System atBM@N 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Multiplexer used for measuring temperatures in a TOF detector 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

NA61/SHINE facility at CERN SPS 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NCBJ’s contribution to the construction of large research infrastructures in Europe 57 . . 21

National Instruments Technologies… 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Network anayser control system 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

New Results on Baryon and Meson Production at SPS Energies 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Noise testing and design of NIR radiation detector using PbS photoresistor 96 . . . . . . . 23

Non-identical particle femtoscopy in STAR 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ORACLE Technologies 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

On the soft X-Ray diagnostic system for WEST tokamak 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Opening of the NICA days 2017 conference 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Our interests in NICA 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Particle identification (PID) and prospects for the study of event-by-event fluctuations inMPD 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Particle physics and heavy-ion physics at JINR, present and prospects 68 . . . . . . . . . 25

Performance evaluation of developed GEM-based X-Ray diagnostic system 51 . . . . . . 25

Perspectives of DCS and SCADA systems in high energy physics experiments. 67 . . . . 26

Perspectives of Model Predictive Control in high energy physics experiments 21 . . . . . 26

Positron annihilation studies of aluminum exposed to sandblasting 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Preparation the system for visualization radon concentration measurements in buildingsof Warsaw University of Technology. 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Prospects of dilepton measurements at the NICA-MPD 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Proton femtoscopy 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

R & M Technologies 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Radiation monitoring system for NICA Slow Control electronic equipment 48 . . . . . . . 28

Recent Results and future programs from STAR Experiment 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Reconstruction of Hypernuclei at NICA/MPD: a Feasibility Study 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Registration 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Remote toggle on off of Slow Control System cabinet racks at NICA complex ∗ 9 . . . . . 29

Science Club CAMAC - history and activity. Recruitment meeting. 95 . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Sightseeing Queen Marysienka Palace in Wilanow, Warsaw 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Signing of the ”NICA-PL” Consortium Agreement 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Signing of the Addendum to the Framework Agreement between WUT and JINR 89 . . . 32

Slow Control System - attempt to integrate 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Study of Onset of Deconfinement and Search for Critical Point by NA61/SHINE 78 . . . . 32

Study of energy emitted from the detector by measuring its temperature 41 . . . . . . . . 33

Study of the MPD detector performance in p+p collisions at NICA 40 . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Swagelok Technologies 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

System of temperature regulation and stabilization for the MPD-TOF detector 10 . . . . . 34

System of temperature regulation and stabilization for the MPD-TOF detector 18 . . . . . 34

Temperature measurement system for electronic devices based on the PXI configurationfor the Slow Control system 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Testing THESEUS model for femtoscopy in NICA. 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The Future of Pharmaceutical Treatment of Disease 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The STAR group at theWarsawUniversity of Technology: Research activities in the contextof the NICA project 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The design brief of the Slow Control System for TOF-MPD 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

The design brief of the Slow Control System for TOF-MPD 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

The importance of science and scientists for the society - panel discussion 59 . . . . . . . 36

Three-phase power network analyzer n-43 for PXIe NI for Slow Control System of MPD-NICA 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Time-of-Flight Identification System of the MPD and BM@N Experiments 33 . . . . . . . 37

Timing optimisation in Overlap Muon Track Finder firmware 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Towards exascale simulations of quantum superfluids - new prospects for modelling nu-clear processes 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Transmutation measurements in accelerator-driven subcritical sets - the use of thresholdnuclear reaction for determining the fast neutron flux density 103 . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Two-section HTS electromagnet in laboratory research. 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Usage of CompactRIO for GasMonitoringSystem 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Visit to National Center for Nuclear Research, Świerk 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Vorticity and polarization in baryon-rich matter at NICA 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Welcome Old-Polish dinner 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Welcome from the Director of NCBJ-Świerk 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Welcome to NICA 2017 Participants 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

What motivation could encourage a young girl to become a scientist? 52 . . . . . . . . . 40

Why are we building NICA? 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Welcome to NICA days 2017 in Warsaw / Book of Abstracts

Session 2; 7-nov 2017; / 70

α clusters in ultra-relativistic light-ion + Pb collisionsAuthor: Maciej Rybczynski1

1 Jan Kochanowski University (PL)

Corresponding Author: [email protected]

We explore possible observable signatures of α clustering of light nuclei in ultra-relativistic nuclearcollisions involving 7,9Be, 12C, and 16O.The clustering leads to specific spatial correlations of the nucleon distributions in the ground state,which are manifest in the earliest stage of the ultra-high energy reaction.The formed initial state of the fireball is sensitive to these correlations, and the effect influences,after the collective evolution of the system, the hadron production in the final stage. Specifically, westudy effects on the harmonic flow in collisions of light clustered nuclei with a heavy target (208Pb),showing that measures of the elliptic flow are sensitive to clusterization in 7,9Be, whereas triangularflow is sensitive to clusterization in 12C and 16O.Specific predictions are made for model collisions at the NICA energies.

Session 3; 6-nov 2017; / 85

A walk in the gardens of Queen Marysienki …


Session 1; 9-nov 2017; / 69

Adaptation of the THERMINATOR model to BES programAuthor: Hanna Zbroszczyk1

1 WUT


THERMINATOR model is dedicated to heavy-ion collisions. Its current description allows one towork with data for the highest collision energies achieved by LHC and RHIC colliders. However itis possible to adapt THERMINATOR model to the lower energy spectrum as is used in Beam EnergyScan (BES) program at RHIC.Femtoscopy of two particles investigates the properties of matter produced in heavy-ion collisions.It allows one to study the space- time characteristics of the medium.We present single- and two-particle momentum distributions of particles generated for the energyspectrum for BES program. To verify how model preditions agree with experimental results, wepresent the correlation functions obtained for identical pions in Au+Au collisions at sqrt{s_{NN}} =7.7 - 39 GeV.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 80

Assigning quality labels in the high-energy physics experimentALICE using machine learning algorithms

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Author: Tomasz Trzcinski for the ALICE collaboration1

1 Warsaw University of Technology


Data Quality Assurance plays an important role in many high-energy physics experiments, e.g. theALICE experiment at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN. Currently employed quality assurancemethods rely heavily on manual labour and human expert judgments. This is also true for the TimeProjection Chamber (TPC), one of the detectors employed by the ALICE experiment. To ease theburden of human quality label assignment, we investigated several state-of-the-art machine learningmethods that can automate this process. The selection of the machine learning methods evaluatedinclude artificial neural networks, support vector machines (with linear and non-linear kernels), aswell as random forests and logistic regression. Our results for the TPC detector indicate, that over30% of all data points classified as correct by human experts, i.e. without errors, can be correctly eval-uated without any human interaction using random forest classifier with over 98% certainty.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 39

BM@N slow control system: background, status and plansAuthors: Dmitry Egorov1 ; Vitaly Shutov2 ; Roman Nagdasev1 ; Peter Chumakov1

1 JINR2 Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research (RU)

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Bigmodern physics experiments represent a collaboration of workgroups and requirewide variety ofdifferent electronic equipment. Besides trigger electronics or Data acquisition system (DAQ), thereis a hardware that is not time-critical, and can be run at a low priority. Slow Control system are usedfor setup and monitoring such hardware.

Slow Control systems in a typical experiment are often used to setup and/or monitor componentssuch as high voltage modules, temperature sensors, pressure gauges, leak detectors, RF generators,PID controllers etc. often from a large number of hardware vendors.

Slow Control system also has to archive revieved data for further analysis and handling by physicistsand to warn personnel about critical situations and contingency.

Session 1; 7-nov 2017; / 92

Baryon-(anti-)baryon interactionmeasurement with femtoscopy

Author: Adam Kisiel1

1 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)


Interaction cross-sections for baryon pairs are of fundamental interestand they are actively investigated theoretically. They are known well forpairs of common (anti-)baryons, however there is a lack of precisedata for heavier baryons, including the ones carrying strangeness. Thetwo-particle correlation formalism (femtoscopy) is sensitive to the

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interaction kernel for a pair of particles, which is related to thepair interaction cross-section [1]. The formalism is extensively usedto measure two-particle correlations in heavy-ion collisions. Inparticular the collisions at RHIC and LHC produce simultaneously largenumber of baryons and anti-baryons. We show how this formalism can beused to extract the cross-sections from the femtoscopicbaryon-(anti-)baryon correlation functions [2]. The analysis iscomplicated by the presence of the so-called “residual correlations”arising from weak decay products in the measured sample. We show howthis effect can be exploited to gain further insight into thecross-sections of even heavier baryons. We discuss the limitations ofthe measurement technique and estimate the discovery potential ofcurrently available and soon-to-be-collected heavy-ion collisiondatasets at RHIC and at the LHC.

[1] A. Kisiel, H. Zbroszczyk, M. Szymanski; “Extractingbaryon-antibaryon strong interaction potentials from pΛ¯ femtoscopiccorrelation functions”; Phys.Rev. C89 (2014) 5, 054916[2] R. Lednicky, V.L. Lyuboshits; “Final State Interaction Effect onPairing Correlations Between Particles with Small Relative Momenta”;Sov.J.Nucl.Phys. 35 (1982) 770, Yad.Fiz. 35 (1981) 1316-1330˜˜

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 54

Brief introduction to error analysisAuthor: Daniel Henryk Wielanek1



Estimation of uncertainties is very important part of measurements. Without them we have prob-lems with comparison of results. We also don’t know anything about the confidence of our measure-ments.In this presentation I would like to briefly introduce into basic rules used to get uncertainty. I willpresent most important methods used to estimate uncertainty with some simple examples.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 110

Building the electronic combination lockAuthors: Aleksander KubańNone ; Aleksandra Bedełek1 ; Marek Peryt2 ; Krystian Roslon3 ; Daniel Dabrowski2

1 Politechnika Warszawska2 Warsaw University of Technology3 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]

The goal of our work was to build the electronic combination lock by using equipment from rogercompany. The elements that we used were following:

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- Network Controller,- Communication Interface,- Access Controller,- Electronic Lock,- Metal Enclosure with Transformer.The course of action:We read the manual and connected all the elements as shown in instructions(manual).Next we tested it for accessing, opening this lock with different access cards and tokens. We wereable to program each and everyone of the access cards, so that the lock could be open by card A onlyin given time. Also there is a feature that allows to bound every card to different pin code - afterswiping the card the specific pin code, different for every card, must be entered. It fortifies the lockby making it almost impossible to breach, not only does the thief need to steal the card, but he alsohave to get the pin code in order to open the lock. Even after obtaining those two elements he stillwould be able to open the lock only in certain time. Last but not least, the electronic combinationlock can be manually override by using key.

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 102

Carbon based resistance temperature detectors. Properties andCalibration.Author: Kamil Kozłowski1

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research


For proper operation the particle accelerators based on superconductive magnets require a precisetemperature monitoring. In this presentation properties of the carbon based resistance temperaturedetectors (RTD) will be presented, including their behavior in the high magnetic field, which is acrucial parameter for their application in the accelerator monitoring systems.The calibration process is shown, together with the details on the calibration system designed forthis application. The calibration routine, originally prepared for the nuclotron monitoring systemonly, was optimized for high accuracy of sensors in cryogenic temperatures. The system was rebuiltand is currently based on an 18-bit ADC with an internal MUX and 35 input channels for calibratedresistors and referential sources.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 19

Chosen components of the SlowControl system

Author: Maciej PaluchNone

SlowControl system is designed for controlling and acquiring data from detectorsused in the MPD-NICA experiments. It consists of various smaller sub-systems,which are build from electronic components. This compilation of three sub-system and seven electronic devices shows the audience a part of the developingSlowControl system.

The aim of the talk is to present the audience three systems and their components: mobile magneticfield measurment with EC16 analog encoder and HC-SR04 ultrasonic ranging module,flame detec-tion systemwithWaveshare flame sensor, gas pressure control systemwith BMP180 andMPL3115A2pressure & temperature sensor.Additionally, a PXIe-7961R FPGA module with NI-5732 adapter is presentedto show the potential laying in FPGA technology.

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Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 12

Compact RIO cassette in Slow Control system

Author: Maciej GrudziążNone

The usage of the Compact RIO cassette in Slow Control system with RACK cooling system as anexample.

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Compact RIO cassette in Slow Control system

Author: Maciej GrudziążNone

Throughout mu presentation I will show the posiiblities which C-RIO cassette gives in Slow Controlsystem, based on am example of RACK cooling system. I will present the basics of RACK coolingsystem and how it can be deployed using Compact RIO embedded system based on Compact RIOcassette and specialized Comapct RIO modules, NI9871 [RS-485 serial communication] and NI9375[digital I/O].

Session 1; 8-nov 2017; / 31

Control and readout electronics of the time-of-flight system ofthe MPDAuthors: Vadim Babkin1 ; Mikhail Buryakov1 ; Alexandr Dmitriev2 ; Petar Dulov2 ; Dmitry Egorov2 ; ViacheslavGolovatyuk1 ; Mikhail Rumyantsev3 ; Sergey VolginNone

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)2 JINR3 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

This report devotes to the control and readout electronics for the time-of-flight system of the MPD.The examples of methodological studies of Resistive Plate Chambers are given and the stand forresearch and mass testing of detectors for the MPD experiment at the NICA collider is described.The investigation has been carried out at the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics,JINR.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 28

Control panels for high voltage power supply and RACKs’ cool-ing system

Author: Radosław GrytaNone


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High voltage power supply uses modbus protocol in order to receive commands. I had to createcontrol program with LabVIEW software that would allow to change values of specific registersand check values that are already there. RACKs’ cooling system is combination of temperaturesensors and electromechanical relays. We use RS-485 in order to communicate through modbusprotocol with temperature sensors and then accordingly to our results we activate one, two or fourfans using electromechanical relays. Everything is working on National Instruments’ system calledCompactRIO and its modules. Every program has 3 panels, run panel, engineering panel for settingsand service panel for maintenance. The presentation will consist short explanations of how everyaspect of these programs work.

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Correlations in ALICEAuthor: Malgorzata Anna Janik1



Activities of WUT group in ALICE.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 25

DAQ system for the Silicon Tracking System of the BM@N exper-imentAuthor: Vladimir Sidorenko1

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research


Baryonic Matter at Nuclotron is a fixed-target heavy ion experiment which is currently under con-struction at JINR LHEP (Dubna, Russia) and is scheduled for launch in 2019. “Stage 1” trackingsystem will be based on 8 GEM planes. CBM groups from Germany and Russia are interested ininstallation and commissioning of 4 additional CBM-like Silicon Tracking Stations in BM@N by theyear 2020, which will become a part of the tracking system for the “stage 2”. By doing so, CBMgains an opportunity to test their detectors and the experiment improves its track reconstructionefficiency for particles with low Pt. In addition, keeping the DAQ and DCS systems identical wouldkeep synergy between these two experiments and allow scientists for fast and easy integration offront-end hardware into any of them.

However, there are challenges ahead to overcome, and one of them is unavailability of ASICs thatare used in the readout chain. Those radiation hardened ASICs (GBTx) are restricted for supplying toRussia and a number of other countries, therefore it has to be substituted by some other solution inBM@N. Currently proposed solution to address this problem is emulation of the GBTx functionalityin FPGA with fully compatible data connections. Another challenge lies in integration of CBM-STSreadout chain with the existing DAQ infrastructure used in BM@N which is yet to be done, so thisis being actively discussed and contemplated.

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Detection of danger and automatic fire extinguishing in RACKcabinetsAuthors: Agnieszka Domalewska1 ; Szymon Rowiński2 ; Radosław Krzosa3

1 Gdańsk University of Technology2 Politechnika Warszawska3 Warsaw University of Technology

Corresponding Authors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Main goal of the work in Dubna was creating an extinguishing system to detect danger and initiateaction in such case in the RACK cabinets. In the received extinguishing module, configuration ofthe software had to be performed using Slow Control System standards.Firstly, the performance parameters of the extinguishing modules had to be evaluated. The prop-erties such as the physico-chemical parameters of the extinguishing agent as well as the technicalparameters of the module in working conditions have been checked. These actions were followedby analysis of the two types of fire detectors and conditions of the extinguishing action initiation.Afterwards, the connection between the computer and the module was created in order to read thecurrent parameters and to control the module’s work. Then the LabView software was establishedto perform that communication. Thanks to this solution it is possible for the supervisor to observea state of module and be informed about dangerous situations and incorrect work of a device.The team has worked on an existing module with safety certificates so according to the extinguish-ing standards the manufacturer does not allow introducing any changes in the product. Thereforewe could not perform improvements in this device which could be an external source of the extin-guishing agent or creating a possibility to turn the device on and off remotely.

Session 2; 7-nov 2017; / 63

Development of GEM-based detector system for plasma diagnos-tics applicationAuthors: Maryna Chernyshova1 ; Tomasz Czarski1 ; Karol Malinowski1 ; Ewa Kowalska-Strzeciwilk1 ; KrzysztofPozniak2 ; Grzegorz Kasprowicz2 ; Wojciech Zabolotny2 ; Andrzej Wojenski2 ; Pawel Linczuk3 ; Rafal Krawczyk2 ;Piotr Kolasinski2 ; Michal Gaska2

1 IPPLM2 WUT3 IPPLM, WUT

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected]

Theproposed work refers to the development of gaseous detectors for application at tokamak plasmaradiation monitoring. Such a diagnostics is of high importance for future and current fusion reac-tors as measurement of Soft X-ray Radiation (SXR) in 0.1-20 keV photon energy range accesses avaluable information on particle transport and magnetic configuration of magnetic fusion plasmas.A successful monitoring system should be able to discriminate energy of the incident absorbed pho-tons and to have good spatial resolution (i.e., localization of their position on the detector readoutpads) while operating in the required region. Nevertheless, as of today many physical, technical andtechnological aspects are still needed to be taken into consideration in order to develop the photonconversion and signal processing part of such monitoring system.The work will cover the experience in developing Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors for differ-ent plasma fusion facilities and the results of previously designed detecting systemswill be presented.Different geometries of the detecting chamber as well as data acquisition and processing electron-ics were elaborated in order to study X-ray emission of extremely intense plasma radiation in SXRregion. It will also highlight the latest conceptual design and preparation of GEM based SXR de-tecting system for plasma impurities tomography, which is under development by our group. The

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information gathered from the metal impurities monitoring is especially crucial for future ITER-likemachines. The experience in the elaborating of plasma imaging technology and the results of pre-liminary tests will be also shown.The work will present main elaborations of research and development phases together with the re-sults of experiments. The gathered experience of many years could be applied for the developmentof gaseous detectors aimed at different applications.

This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has re-ceived funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme undergrant agreement number 633053. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflectthose of the European Commission.This scientific work was partly supported by PolishMinistry of Science and Higher Education withinthe framework of the scientific financial resources in the years 2014-2017 allocated for the realizationof the international co-financed project.

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Distrubution electric energy to controlRACK’s power supplyAuthors: Adrian Krężel1 ; Daniel Dabrowski1 ; Krystian Roslon2 ; Marek Peryt1

1 Warsaw University of Technology2 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)


Presentation include informations about RACK’s hardware that allow safety three-phase circuitpower supplying. There will be also informations about programming National Instruments 9403and 9475 modules, that could be helpful in developing intelligent power supplying system in fu-ture. This presentation is focused on building RACKS’s power supplying hardware, less on soft-ware.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 50

Electric power distribution system – RACK’s power supply

Author: Patryk OkońskiNone


Electric power distribution system comes with a set of features that allow user to control RACK’spower supply. It consists of several work modes:

• AUTO mode

• MANUAL mode

• PHASE ANALYER mode

• CALIBRATION mode

Each mode can be accesed invidually from Main Control Panel. “Auto mode” provides automaticphases load balancer while “Manual mode” allow user to manually switch phases that power eachdevice. “Phase analyzer” mode is a tool which return a full set of data about each phase parameters,like: voltage, current, power or frequency. “Calibrationmode” is used to optimize load on each phasecombined with “Auto mode”.

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Equipment Database (EqDb) Data ModelAuthors: Marek Peryt1 ; Tomasz Traczyk2


Corresponding Authors: [email protected], [email protected]

Equipment Database (EqDb) is an information system designed to support construction, assembly,and operation of complex equipment in scientific experiments, e.g. detectors in high energy physics.This paper describes main features of EqDb data model.

Session 1; 8-nov 2017; / 79

Event reconstruction in the inner tracking system of the BM@Nexperiment

Authors: Sergey MertsNone ; Pavel Batyuk1 ; Oleg Rogachevsky2 ; Dmitry Baranov2

Co-authors: Konstantin Gertsenberger 1 ; Ilnur Gabdrakhmanov 2

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)2 JINR

Corresponding Authors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

The BM@N (Baryonic Matter at Nuclotron) is the first experiment to be realized at the acceleratorcomplex of NICA-Nuclotron at JINR (Dubna, Russia). The aim of the experiment is to study interac-tions of relativistic heavy ion beams with a kinetic energy from 1 to 4.5AGeV with fixed targets. A reconstruction chain for the BM@N experiment is being developed insoftware department of the Laboratory of High Energy Physics of JINR. The chain includes stagesof event reconstruction from binary RAW data into high-level event information (hits, tracks, etc).The main stages of event reconstruction for the BM@N experiment are described in report. Some ofexperimental results are shown.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 37

Examination of heavy-ion collisions using EPOS modelAuthor: Maria Stefaniak1



Collisions of heavy-ions are major method used to study properties of matter. Such studies areperformed with comparison of experimental data and model simulations.

One of theoretical description is Parton-Based Gribov-Regge theory included in the phenomenolog-ical model EPOS. It was originally created to explain the processes at the highest energies obtainedwith LHC complex. EPOS gives possibility to study different observables what helps to understand

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better processes present during not only as proton-proton collisions but also as during much morecomplex reactions with heavy-ions. Various collision energy scans are considered as well.

So far the EPOS model have been used to describe higher collision energies obtained with RHICcomplexes and LHC data. However, there is another interesting program currently under investiga-tion at RHIC: Beam Energy Scan (BES), conducted at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Main goalsof this project are to examine the Phase Diagram, study the characteristics of the first-order phasetransition between Hadron Gas and Quark Gluon Plasma phases of nuclear matter. The search ofCritical Point between first-order phase transition and transition of “cross-over” is another absorb-ing topic. RHIC, one of the biggest accelerators in the world, collides beams of Au nuclei at selectedenergies as: √sNN − 7.7, 11.5, 19.6, 27, 39, and 62.4 GeV. The variety of initial conditions providescovering as widest part of Phase Diagram of nuclear matter as possible.

Simulated with EPOS data will be verified using two-particles femtoscopic correlations, which allowone to measure the size of sources determined by newly created particles. The studies of elliptic flowwill be performed as well.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 3

Femtoscopic measurements at MPDAuthors: Daniel Wielanek1 ; Ludmila Malinina2 ; Oleg Rogachevsky3 ; Konstantin Mikhaylov4 ; Pavel Batyuk2 ;Richard Lednicky5

1 Warsaw University of Technology2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)3 JINR4 Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (RU)5 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected]

Correlation femtoscopy is a tool to study the spatio-temporal structure of particle emission. Prepa-ration for such measurements at MPD detector require few things.First task is finding good theoretical models to find out how much data is needed and what mea-surements precision is required. Second task is measuring detector capabilities. We have to find outwhat are the detector limitations. Those two requirements require software for analysis and recon-struction, this software should be also used for analysis of data that will be taken in near future.In this talk we shortly present current activity of our group by presenting current status of work onthose tasks.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 47

Femtoscopic measurements in the frame of theoretical models.

Author: Diana PawłowskaNone


Heavy-ion collision experiments are developed to study the properties of strongly interacting matterat high energies. The main aim is to investigate the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), which consistof free quarks and gluons. Using the femtoscopic methods, the information about the space-timecharacteristics of the particle emitting source, like the radii of such source, is obtained. For needs ofhigh energy physics, phenomenological models like UrQMD and EPOS are used.

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In this talk there are presented the theoretical proton-proton and antiproton-antiproton correlationfunctions in Au+Au collisions at √sNN of 7.7 GeV, 11.5 GeV, 39 GeV and 62.4 GeV from STAR exper-iment program - Beam Energy Scan.

Session 5; 7-nov 2017; / 43

FromMaria Skłodowska-Curie to next generation environmentalfriendly antibioticsAuthor: Ada Yonath1

1 Weizmann.ac.il


Abstract is being prepared!

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 101

Gas system control for ToF detector.Author: Zuzanna TreichelNone


Presentation cover topic connected with gas system control for Time of Flight detector. Generalattitude to control systems with description of flow gas through detector and presentation of math-ematical model based on transfer function with futher implementation of DMC regulator.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 6

Gas system for Time-of-Flight detector in the MPD experiment

Author: Daniel Dąbrowski1

Co-authors: Marek Peryt ; Krystian Rosłon



TheTime-of-Flight (TOF) will be one of the detectors used for particle identification in nascent Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) at NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility) complex. To work properlyit needs system which provides gas under the correct pressure and with specific properties, likemixture composition and purity. Requirements, construction, properties and operation principles ofthis system will be discussed in this presentation.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 26

Ground quality measurements system

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Author: Dzmitry Kuksik1

1 WUT


Firstly,importance of ground quality measurements in JINR is discussed. Than, it takes few wordsabout NI CompactRIO controller and its features. Finally, model of ground qualitymeasurements,whichwas designed using the above-mentioned controller, is described.

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 112

High energy neutron flux densitymeasurements in ADS systems.

Authors: Błażej Głowacki1 ; Marcin Bielewicz2 ; Mateusz Nowak1 ; Marek Peryt3

1 Poznan University of Technology2 Nacional Centre for Nuclear Research3 Warsaw University of Technology


The aim of the “High energy neutron flux density measurements in ADS systems” project was theresearch about neutron flux in the experimental assembly based on natural uranium and protonbeam from accelerator (’Quinta’ experiment in june 2017) to gain he better knowledge about neutronflux density, which could be useful to constructing the fourth generation and accelerator-drivensubcritical nuclear rectors. Parameters of experimental assembly were very similar to conditionsexpected in the ADS reactors, and the average neutron flux density in experimental assembly wasassign after calculations basing on isotopes production during the experiment.

Session 1; 8-nov 2017; / 16

High-Energy Ion Irradiation inMaterial Science at Flerov Labora-tory of Nuclear Reactions on the example of Single-Walled Car-bon NanotubesAuthor: Michalina Milewicz-Zalewska1

Co-author: Andrzej Olejniczak 2

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Reactions2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń


From research purposes to space programmes - variety of materials is exposed to radiation. Whilehere, on Earth, amount of high-energy ions irradiation might remain at low doses, spaceships elec-tronics are in a much greater danger. And so it is crucial to test radiation resistance before sendingmillions of dollars into cold cosmos. But how to do it? Effects of high-energy ion irradiation onthe single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) will be presented as an exemplar studies. A varietyof commercially available SWCNTs samples were prepared and irradiated with 167 MeV Xe ions atthe IC-100 cyclotron (FLNR JINR, Dubna). To disclose the structural changes occurring upon irradia-tion the samples were thoroughly analyzed by Raman spectroscopy (EL = 473 nm and EL = 785 nm).

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Based on the measured data the dependence between radiation dose and the extent of the damageinduced in the material is derived and compared between individual specimen of SWCNTs.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 36

High-speed concentration of sorted data streams for HEP exper-imentsAuthors: Marek GuminskiNone ; Wojciech Zabolotny1 ; Krzysztof Pozniak1

1 University of Warsaw (PL)

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Presented paper describes the data stream sorting and merging architecture, fitting triggerless HEPexperiments.

The presented architecture is implemented in FPGA and is expected to merge multiple streams ofcoarsely sorted data with single output stream throughput of up to 320 Mwords/s.

In triggerless HEP experiments multiple detectors record “continuous” stream of small (i.e., 32 bit)data samples and send them in a sequence to hardware data concentrator, which conveys them overhigh-speed links to software data processing units. To allow efficient splitting the data into sets con-taining events from the required time period, the concentrated data streams should be sorted.

The paper starts with the presentation of stream merging principles and description of FPGA imple-mentation based on binary mergers. The binary merger picks single (older) data sample from twoinput FIFOs, used as stream buffers. The binary merger requires strictly sorted input streams, whilecertain detectors may provide only coarsely sorted data stream, (meaning that some samples are outof order, but generally the sample timestamp is increasing). Therefore, the initial sorting is needed.Additionally, binary mergers require the clock frequency equal or higher than the expected datathroughput. That creates the hardware-dependent, unavoidable limitation of their usability for veryhigh data rates.The output data rate limitation may be increased by a factor of two, by the newlyproposed parallelized binary merger.

The introduced merger picks two oldest data samples from two double-width FIFOs and stores themin the output double-width FIFO, reducing the required clock frequency to a half of the data through-put.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 106

Improving the cooling system of RACK by romote control of anair circulationAuthors: Agnieszka BoruckaNone ; Gabriela Moryc1 ; Maciej Czarnynoga2

Co-authors: Krystian Roslon 3 ; Marek Peryt 4

1 Warsaw Univeristy of Technology2 Politechnika Warszawska3 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)4 Warsaw University of Technology

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], [email protected]

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RACK conatins a great amount of electronic devices so it is obvious that it will warm up during work.Toprevent damage of hardware a productive cooling system should be installed. Currently there isventilation panelbut an additional control of an air circulation is also necessary. This project had in view to create amechanismwhich allows to lock the ventilation duct. The software was created in LabView and has diferentoptions for averageand authorised user. Additionally elements of the mechanism were designed using 3D modeling inorder to printthem on 3D printer.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 108

Inteligent Power Distributor for Slow Control SystemAuthors: Tomasz Zalewski1 ; Klaudia Zardzewiala2 ; Aleksandra Fliszkiewicz1 ; Krystian Roslon3 ; Marek Peryt1

1 Warsaw University of Technology2 Politechnika Warszawska3 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)


Power supply is obviously essential for all electrical appliances. However, for advanced and sophis-ticated network that require enormous number of connections and supply different types of devicesthis problem becomes crucial. According to the idea of slow control such system should be designedin the way to ensure scalability, flexibility, reliability and remote controlling with all typical failurepreventions. Proposition of such a system is presented in this article with emphasis of intelligent -equal electrical phase distribution in the system.

Session 4; 7-nov 2017; / 55

Island of Super Heavy ElementsAuthor: Yurij Oganessjan1

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russian Federation

When D.I. Mendeleev published the first Periodic Table with the 63 chemical elements, the charm-ing Maria Sklodowska was only two years old. 29 years later she, with Pierre Curie, will discovertwo new elements: radium and polonium. The Curies, with Henri Becquerel got the Nobel Prize inphysics (1903) “for outstanding achievements in the joint research of the phenomena of radiation”.Only eight years later Ernest Rutherford (1911) proposes his planetary model of atom, and after twoyears “Bohr’s atom” will puzzle all the educated physicists with his postulates, but explain the emis-sion spectrum of a hydrogen atom. Further on, George Gamow proposes to consider the nucleus asa drop of nuclear liquid (1928). On the basis of this model, Niels Bohr and John Archibald Wheelerwill develop the theory of nuclear fission (1939). From this theory it followed that probability ofthe process of spontaneous fission that is rare for uranium, will grow progressively with increasingnumber of protons in the nucleus, resulting in complete loss of stability for nuclei with Z≥100.However, the predictions greatly vary due to the presence of the internal structure of nuclear matter.One of the unexpected and fundamental outcomes of the new microscopic theory (1969) was the ex-istence of a hypothetical “Island of Stability” in the area of very heavy (superheavy) nuclei, where,within the former concepts, the nuclei and elements cannot exist. Verification of these unusual pre-dictions appeared to be complex and difficult.

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The talk is devoted to the 30-year long Odyssey that led to this mystical Island. Here are summa-rized various attempts of search in nature and of artificial synthesis of superheavy elements beforethese resulted in the discovery of the five new chemical elements (2000-2012). Elements with atomicnumbers 114, 115, 116, 117, and 118 with their names and symbols fill today the seventh period inMendeleev’s Periodic Table. Isotopes of the new elements and products of their radioactive decayhave added 52-two new neutron-rich nuclides up to the mass A=294 to the nuclear map.As we move away from the latest stable Pb-208 into the region of heavier nuclei, we observe theiramazing survivability. At the verge of their existence, in the domain of large Coulomb forces, thereappears an extra bonding of nucleons due to the structural properties of nuclei that enables the exis-tence of islands of stability of very heavy elements. The fundamental predictions of the microscopicnuclear theory have got experimental confirmation in full.The relatively long lifetimes of the new elements make it possible to investigate their chemical prop-erties. To what extent do the superheavy elements follow their lighter homologues in their chemicalbehavior? The theoretical expectations, along with the results of the first chemical experiments, arediscussed now in terms of determining the boundaries of the Periodic Table of elements.Experimental studies of production and decay properties of the superheavy elements were carriedout in Dubna, in Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of JINR, in extensive cooperation with the nationallaboratories and universities of the USA, Germany, France, Switzerland, Japan, and Institutes of theJINR Member States.

Session 1; 6-nov 2017; / 94

JINR-WUT cooperation in high-energy physics - a personal view

Author: Jan Marian Pluta1



I’m preparing…

Session 1; 7-nov 2017; / 24

K* probe of hadron matter created in A+A collisions.

Author: Yuriy Sinyukov1

1 Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics


The production of the K(892) strange resonance in A+A collisions is analyzed within the integratedhydrokinetic model (iHKM) at different equations of state of superdense matter. A modification of ex-perimental K(892)-identification is studied for different centralities in view of possible re-scatteringof the decay products in the hot hadronic medium at the afterburner stage of the fireball evolution.We see quite intensive rescattering of the decay products as well as recombination processes forthese resonances. In addition, the production of the much longer-long-lived phi(1020) resonancewith hidden strange quark content is investigated. The main idea for using such resonances as aprobe of hot hadronic matter is the intermediate life time of them, especially of the K*(892), that iscompared with duration of hot hadron phase in A+A collisions.

Published in October 2017 inV.M.Shapoval, P.Braun-Munzinger, Yu.M.Sinyukov, Nuclear Physics A 968 (2017) 391–402

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Session 3; 9-nov 2017; / 62

Looking for the elixir of lifeAuthor: Benedykt Konowalski1

1 Warsaw Chamber Orchestra

Looking for the elixir of life - a Symphony for Maria Skłodowska - CuriePremiere

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 109

Magnetic field measurement system and stability test of the mag-netic field in the main magnet in BM@N experiment.

Authors: Konrad KrawczykNone ; Krystian Roslon1 ; Daniel Dabrowski2 ; Marek Peryt2

1 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)2 Warsaw University of Technology


One of the main purpose of the work was to create magnetic field measurement system which couldmake a stability tests of the magnetic field in electromagnets. When system has been already created,the stability test of the main magnet (directing magnet) was made. Next step of the work was tocreate another magnetic field measurement system which could make measurements of the Earth’smagnetic field. Last step was the integration this two systems with the Slow Control System.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017; / 61

Maria Skłodowska-Curie

Maria Skłodowska-Curie in a Multimedia Dance Show

Session 1; 7-nov 2017; / 32

Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw and 150th birthdayanniversary celebrationsMSC2017 “Medicine-Science-Culture”Author: Izabela Madura1

1 WUT


Izabela D. MaduraPolish Chemical Society, 00-227 Warsaw, Freta 16Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, 00-664 Warsaw.

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ABSTRACTThe short story of the 50-years of the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw 1 will be pre-sented together with the outline of the Polish Chemical Society 2 mission.

Figure 1: Opening ceremony of the Maria Skłodowska Curie Museum in 1967 with maria’sdaughter, Eva.cs

Opening ceremony of the MSC Museum in 1967 with Marias’s daughter, Eva.

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Aquarelle showing the Museum, Freta 16 St. in Warsaw - the Maria’s birth place

The current status of the Museum and its new, modern exhibition plans will be shown to the public.It is worth mentioning here that the project is by famous Polish museums’ designers Nizio DesignInternational [3].In the second part of the talk the planned events aiming to celebrate 150th birthday anniversary ofMaria Skłodowska-Curie will be presented. Throughout 2017 a series of events will take place underthe motto “Medicine-Science-Culture”. The celebrations will be concentrated inWarsaw, the place ofMarias’ birth, but through the Polish Chemical Society branches it will spread all over Poland, andfurther to Europe and other continents thanks to various institutions, including Embassies and…Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission.

REFERENCES

[3]http://en.muzeum-msc.pl/museum[4]http://www.ptchem.pl/ (English version in November 2016)[5]http://nizio.com.pl/en/

Session 1; 7-nov 2017; / 20

Material studies with positron annihilation spectroscopyAuthor: Pawel Horodek1

Co-authors: Andrii Kobets 2 ; Vasily Hilinov 2 ; Igor Meshkov 3 ; Oleg Orlov 2 ; Alexey Sidorin 2 ; Krzysztof Siemek1

1 JINR, IFJ PAN2 JINR3 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)

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Positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) is a method dedicated to detection of open-volume defectssuch as vacancies and their clusters in structures. Nowadays, this technique is of a great interestdue to the practical character of obtained results. It is successively applied in the field of materialscience, surface engineering and ion modification.Recently PAS studies have been provided at JINR. Researches using positrons emitted directly fromthe radioactive source and from slow positron beam are possible. In this way defects located onthe depths from unit nanometers up to micrometers can be simply found. In the frame of presen-tation the basics of PAS, current status of facility, examples of application as well as directions ofdevelopment will be discussed.

Session 1; 8-nov 2017; / 29

Mathematical modeling of experiments at the Nuclotron.Authors: Aleksander Polański 1 ; Vladimir Uzhinsky2

1 National Centre for Nuclear Research2 LIT, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research


The aim of this work is to present shortly the Monte Carlo Models: LAQGSM, FRITIOF and a MC-NPX code for calculations of experiments at the NUCLOTRON. The examples of experiments at theSynchrophasotron/Nuclotron complex with reactions p(1.5 GeV)+Pb and d (4 GeV) +U were pre-sented. Spectra of protons and π mesons in p+Pb interactions were calculated and compared withexperimental data in momentum range from 3 to 15 GeV/c. Possible applications of the LAQGSMand FRITIOF models in relativistic nuclear physics were discussed. The perspectives of using ofMCNPX (LAQGSM) code and Geant4 (FRITIOF) code for calculations of construction of Nuclotron-based Ion Collider and detectors were analyzed. The hadron productions (multiplicity, Pt etc.) fordifferent ions from p to Pb or Au by scanning in b and energy in the range from 3 to 11A GeV wereevaluated.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 93

Measurements of angular correlation function in the STAR BESdataAuthor: Andrzej Lipiec1



Abstrakt:

The angular correlation function (CF) refers to the correlation of particles in the relative pseudo-rapidity and relative azimuthal angle. It is used to study strongly interacting matter properties atrelativistic energies. Recent results from the ALICE experiment at LHC show unexpected structuresof CF in the proton-proton and antiproton-antiproton correlations. These observations are suggest-ing that study of CF of identified particles can provide more detailed insight into nuclear matterproperties, in comparison with measurements of unidentified particles.The STAR capability of identifying particles at mid-rapidity, paired with the data from broad energyrange of Au+Au collisions in the Beam Energy Scan program, provide unique opportunity to inves-tigate the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter through the CF analysis. In this talk recent

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STAR experimental results from the Au+Au collisions at \sqrt(s_{NN}) = 19.6 GeV from the RHIC’sBeam Energy Scan will be presented.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017; / 60

Memories of MaryAuthor: Helene Langevin-JoliotNone

An address of Maria’s Grandchildren,Prof. Helene Langevin-JoliotProf. Pierre Joliot

Session 1; 8-nov 2017; / 81

Modification of carbon (nano)materials by swift heavy ionsAuthor: Andrzej Olejniczak1

Co-authors: Nadezhda A. Nebogatikova 2 ; Jovanovic Zoran 3 ; Michalina Milewicz-Zalewska 4

1 JINR2 Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS (FR)3 University of Belgrade4 Joint Institute for Nuclear Reactions


Andrzej Olejniczak 1,2,Nadezhda A. Nebogatikova [3],Zoran Jovanović [4],Michalina Milewicz-Zalewska 1

1) Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia)2) Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland)3) Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS (Russia)4) Laboratory of Physics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522,11001 Belgrade, Serbia

It is known that ions of different energies interact with materials in different ways, i.e., ions in thekeV energy range lose their energy via elastic nuclear collisions, while those with energies higherthan 1 MeV/u, so-called swift heavy ions (SHI), transfer their energy predominantly to the elec-tronic subsystem. Given the unique ability of SHIs to deposit huge amounts of energy along a smallcylindrical volume surrounding an ion trajectory, a highly localized modification of the material ispossible.

This presentation aims at reviewing the radiation effects in various carbon systems, with the mainemphasis put on the new phenomena resulting from dense electronic excitation provoked by SHI-irradiation. These effects will be discussed on the example of three different carbon materials: highlyoriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), graphene oxide (GO), and glassy carbon (GC). The specimenswere characterized by the X-ray photoelectron (XPS), X-ray Auger electron (XAES), and Raman spec-troscopies. Their surface morphologies were investigated by atomic force microscopy and scanningelectron microscopy. In addition, the electrical properties of the GO structures were evaluated bytwo-contact resistance measurements.

SHI-irradiation of HOPG introduces point-like defects and leads to an increase in the interlayer spac-ing. At high fluences HOPG is transformed into loosely interacting, damaged graphene sheets that

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exhibit unusual Raman spectral behavior. One of the most important radiation-induced transforma-tions of GO is its reduction to reduced graphene oxide (rGO) of improved electrical conductivity. Un-der SHI-irradiation the reduction process is highly localized, leading to the formation of nanometer-sized rGO spots. Assuming the localized reduction occurs along the ion trajectory through severalGO sheets, the resulting structures can be considered as arrays of vertically-arranged graphene quan-tum dots embedded in a non-conducting matrix. For samples irradiated to high fluences with themost energetic ions the presence of sp-hybridized carbon chains was detected. No such structureswere formed under low-energy ion bombardment, implying that sp-C formation takes place exclu-sively at the electronic stopping power regime. This assumption was further confirmed by investi-gating the cross-sectional damage profile of GC samples.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 17

Monte Carlo studies of the GEM acceptance and Developing ofthe Trigger System at BM@NAuthor: Karolina Kmiec1

1 Warsaw University of Techology


BM@N Experiment is the first, which will be realize at the accelerator complex ofNICA-Nuclotron-M in Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia.The aim of the BM@N experiment is to study interactions of relativistic heavy ion beam withfixed target. Particles identification is provided by combining the information from Central Track-ingmodules (inside of analyzingmagnet), Outer Trackingmodules (outside magnetic field) and Timeof flight detectors.The Inner tracking modules are based on Silicon micro-strip sensors and Gas Electron Multipliers(GEM) detectors. The outer tracking system is based on the drift chambers and straw tube detector.Choosing the best configuration layout for both GEM and Si stations is one of the crucial issue forthe tracking resolution. Thanks to the Monte Carlo simulations in terms of the GEM acceptance itwas able to find adequate detectors arrangement.Additional aim in BM@N experiment is Short Range Correlation studies via hard scattering ininverse kinematics. SRC- pairs are pairs of nucleons tied together inside of nuclei. It is proposed toapply the heavy-ions beam and proton fix-target to break up the pairs and observe all componentsafter collision. This type of experiment requires particular detector setup for the defined kinemat-ics of interaction. In that case the high-effective trigger system is essential. For SRC at BM@Nexperiment trigger system is based on scintillation modules. Constructing and testing them was animportant step to collect proper data.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 11

Multiplexer used for measuring temperatures in a TOF detector

Author: Adam Kubiela1

Co-author: Krystian Roslon 2

1 University of Warsaw2 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)


Temperature measurements are an essential part of the Slow Control System. Using temperaturesensors, one can monitor the operation of electronics within the system and monitor possible faults.

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In order to work properly, those sensors need to be scattered around the whole system, and dataacquisition system must be able to handle all of them.

The simplest solution is to assign every single sensor to its own analog-to-digital converter and havethem connected to data acquisition at the same time. Unfortunately, this can become quite expensivewhen a lot of sensors are connected. A different approach is to assign only one ADC to all of themand use a switching device to measure temperature with only one sensor at a time. The challenge isto demonstrate which solution is more applicable to Slow Control System.

This work presents the development of a multiplexer device for switching the sensors. The deviceconsists of an 8-bit shift register driven by an AVR microcontroller. A 2-bit prototype was con-structed and tested with a Slow Control dedicated temperature sensor and acquisition system, and acircuit board was designed as well. The test uncovered several advantages and disadvantages of themultiplexer and contributed to the discussion comparing parallel, multi-ADC approach with singleADC, switching device solution.

Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 34

NA61/SHINE facility at CERN SPSAuthor: Piotr Podlaski1



NA61/SHINE is a fixed target experiment operating at the CERN Super-Proton-Synchrotron (SPS).The NA61/SHINE Collaboration aims to study the properties of strongly interacting matter on theonset of deconfinement. The SPS beam energy range allows creating nuclear matter around thecritical point. Beam momentum in the range 13A-150A GeV/c and a wide selection of the systemsize (p+p, Be+Be, Ar+Sc, Xe+La; Pb+Pbwasmeasured previously by NA49) create a two-dimensionalscan enabling systematically significant studies.

The NA61/SHINE experimental facility will be presented. Actual status of the detector together withrecent hardware upgrades will be discussed. Recently, NA61/SHINE spectrometer was equippedwith a new Vertex Detector, which allows for identification of open charm mesons produced innucleus-nucleus collisions at SPS energies.

Session 2; 6-nov 2017; / 57

NCBJ’s contribution to the construction of large research infras-tructures in EuropeAuthor: Agnieszka Syntfeld-Kazuch1

1 National Centre for Nuclear Research


The National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ-Świerk, Poland) is a leading research center forbasic and applied research, including interdisciplinary research, a center of high European inter-est with a unique large research infrastructure. NCBJ develops and complements its competencesthrough active collaboration with leading global and European research institutions both in termsof infrastructure construction and participation in experiments in international teams using this in-frastructure. In addition to a brief description of the institute itself, the presentation will show afew examples of NCBJ’s contribution to the construction of large research infrastructures in Europesuch as CERN, XFEL, ESS for simulation and hardware.

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Session 2; 9-nov 2017; / 73

National Instruments Technologies…Author: Maciej Antonik1

1 NAtional Instruments

Under construction

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 66

Network anayser control systemAuthor: Marcin Birski1

1 University of Wrocław


The MPD (Multi Purpose Detector) is a part of NICA (Nuclotron Ion Collider fAcility) project inDubna (Russia). Among many control systems, SCS (Slow Control System) is dedicated to handleand control parameters of the detector, which vary with relatively slow sample rate and do not de-pend on experiment being carried out.I am going to describe on part of the rack network analyser control system and control code de-veloped in LabVIEW enviroment. The network analyser LabVIEW automation program is one partof the whole coherent automation system, containing variety of subVI’s connected by cluster links.

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New Results on Baryon and Meson Production at SPS Energies

Author: Nikolaos Davis1

Co-author: The NA61 Collaboration

1 Polish Academy of Sciences (PL)


One of the main objectives of the NA61/SHINE experiment at CERN SPS is to search for the criticalpoint on the transition line between the two phases of matter, the quark-gluon plasma and thehadron gas. In this talk we present first results on three new observables relevant for the propertiesof the system as it cools back from the QGP down to the hadronic phase, which recently enrichedthe NA61/SHINE strong interaction programme.

We investigate proton density fluctuations as a possible order parameter of the phase transition in theneighborhood of the critical point. To this end, we perform an intermittency analysis of the protonsecond scaled factorial moments (SSFMs) in transverse momentum space. A previous analysis of thissort revealed significant power-law fluctuations in the NA49 heavy ion collision experiment for the“Si”+Si system at 158A GeV/c. The fitted power-law exponent was consistent with the theoreticallyexpected critical value, within errors, a result suggesting a baryochemical potential for the criticalpoint in the vicinity of ˜250 MeV.We now extend the analysis to NA61 systems of similar size, Be+Beand Ar+Sc, at 150A GeV/c.

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We present the first ever measurements of Phi meson production in p+p collisions at 40 and 80GeV/c, andmost detailed ever experimental data at 158 GeV/c. We demonstrate the superior accuracyof the present dataset with respect to existing measurements. The comparison of p+p to Pb+Pbcollisions demonstrates a non-trivial system size dependence of the longitudinal evolution of hiddenstrangeness production, contrasting with that of all the other mesons.

The electromagnetic (EM) effects on charged meson production give, for the first time, a consistentpicture of the longitudinal evolution of the system at SPS energies. We discuss the role of energy-momentum conservation in the latter and discuss the system size dependence of EM effects as apossible new tool for studying the space-time evolution of the particle production and spectatorfragmentation processes. This gives an extended update of the orginal proposal for studying EMinteractions with NICA as discussed in 1.

1 A. Rybicki et al., Studying the interplay of strong and electromagnetic forces inheavy ion collisions with NICA, Eur. Phys. J. A52 (2016) no.8, 221.

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 96

Noise testing and design of NIR radiation detector using PbS pho-toresistorAuthor: Karol Bolek1

Co-authors: Krystian Roslon 2 ; Marek Peryt 1 ; Daniel Dabrowski 1



This work describes the built measurement system for the study of the sulfide-lead photoresistor(PbS), built detector and measurement results. In this thesis, the stages of comparison of the pre-amplification stages, the dynamics analysis of the applied system, the design and construction ofthe measuring system and the analysis of the received data were presented.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 46

Non-identical particle femtoscopy in STARAuthor: Paweł Szymański1



Heavy-ion collisions allow us to study the properties of nuclear matter – especially Quark-GluonPlasma (QGP) state, where the quarks and gluons are deconfined. To study space-time parametersthe method of femtoscopy is used. This method provides measuring the size of the particle-emittingsource which is not measurable directly. From non-identical particles correlations, we can obtaininformation about the asymmetry in emission process between those two kind of particles.

In this talk I will present a status report of a STAR analysis of pion-kaon, pion-proton and kaon-proton correlations in Au+Au collisionss at √S{NN} = 39 GeV.

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Session 2; 9-nov 2017; / 75

ORACLE TechnologiesAuthor: Paulina Łopacińska1

1 ORACLE

Under construction

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 45

On the soft X-Ray diagnostic system for WEST tokamak

Authors: Rafal Dominik Krawczyk1 ; Pawel Linczuk2 ; Andrzej WojeńskiNone ; Tomasz CzarskiNone ; KrzysztofPozniak3 ; Maryna ChernyshovaNone ; Piotr KolasińskiNone ; Grzegorz KasprowiczNone ; Wojciech Zabolotny3 ; MichałGąskaNone ; Karol MalinowskiNone ; Ewa Kowalska-StrzęciwilkNone

1 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)2 Warsaw University of Technology3 University of Warsaw (PL)


The technical issues considering the provision of fast heterogeneous acquisition and diagnostic sys-tem for soft X-ray are discussed. The system is designated for the deployment in WEST thermalfusion reactor in CEA. Cadarache, France. The advancement in development for data processing ofcomputational back-end are presented. The ultimate objective is to provide a fast data processingmechanism for future control mechanism in order to sustain the reaction in the tokamak.

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Opening of the NICA days 2017 conferenceCorresponding Author: [email protected]

Prorektor ds. Nauki, prof. dr hab. Rajmund Bacewicz,Gmach GłównyPlac Politechniki 1, pok. 11200-661 Warszawatel. (22) 234 7424e-mail: [email protected]

Session 2; 6-nov 2017; / 53

Our interests in NICAAuthor: Stanislaw Mrowczynski1

1 National Centre of Nuclear Research

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In the first part of my lecture I am going to briefly present an activity of National Centre of NuclearResearch in the field of high-energy nucleus-nucleus collisions, and in the second one a specificproblem to be studied at NICA will be discussed. Specifically I am going to show how the isothermalcompressibility of strongly interacting matter produced in nuclear collisions can be measured bymeans of multiplicity fluctuations of particles produced in the collisions.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 23

Particle identification (PID) and prospects for the study of event-by-event fluctuations in MPDAuthor: Alexander Mudrokh1

1 JINR


Physics goals of Multi Purpose Detector (MPD) require excellent particle identification (PID) capabil-ity over as large as possible phase space volume. Identification of charged hadrons and light nucleiis achieved at momenta 0.1 – 3 GeV/c. PID uses measurements by a time-of-flight (TOF) which arecomplemented by the energy loss (dE/dx) information from the time projection chamber (TPC). PIDhas phase space coverage |η| ≤ 1.6. In my talk I will show some results of hadron and light nucleiidentification and capability of the study of event-by-event fluctuations in MPD.

Session 1; 6-nov 2017; / 68

Particle physics andheavy-ionphysics at JINR, present andprospects

Author: Richard Lednicky1

1 JINR


The present and future activities at JINR in the field of particle and relativistic heavy-ion physics areshortly reviewed.

Session 2; 7-nov 2017; / 51

Performance evaluation of developed GEM-based X-Ray diagnos-tic systemAuthors: Pawel Linczuk1 ; Rafal Dominik Krawczyk2 ; Andrzej WojeńskiNone ; Wojciech Zabolotny3 ; KrzysztofPozniak3 ; Maryna Chernyshova4 ; Tomasz CzarskiNone ; Piotr KolasińskiNone ; Grzegorz KasprowiczNone ; MichałGąskaNone ; Ewa Kowalska-StrzęciwilkNone ; Karol MalinowskiNone

1 Warsaw University of Technology2 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)3 University of Warsaw (PL)

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4 Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (PL)


The volume of data acquired from Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors increases with emerg-ing demands for soft X-ray measurement of hot plasma. In order to reach the expectations of thehigh-quality measurement construction of high-throughput and low latency processing system is re-quired. Overview and details of the current state of the art of the developed systemwill be presented.Prepared solution consists of dedicated acquisition hardware, FPGA preprocessing and High Perfor-mace Computing devices used for numerical processing. Providing low-latency data transmissionis based on PCI Express technology together with the dedicated Linux driver.

Session 1; 9-nov 2017; / 67

Perspectives of DCS and SCADA systems in high energy physicsexperiments.Author: Sebastian Plamowski1



The article presents the architecture of DCS and SCADA systems and software components in thecontext of using them in physical experiments. The aspects of usability, performance and systemsecurity were discussed. It shows the possibilities of communication with other automation systemsand the mechanisms of customization for problems in large industrial facilities.

Session 1; 9-nov 2017; / 21

Perspectives of Model Predictive Control in high energy physicsexperimentsAuthor: Maciej Ławryńczuk1

1 Institute of Control and Computation Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology


The objective of this work is to shortly present Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithms and todiscuss their possible applications in high energy physics experiments. Firstly, the idea of MPC, itsadvantages and a few MPC formulations are discussed. The unique possibility of controlling com-plex multiple-input multiple-output processes with constraints is emphasised. Secondly, examplepossible applications of MPC in high energy physics experiments are discussed and a perspective ofusing MPC for the Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAсility (NICA) accelerator is given.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 8

Positron annihilation studies of aluminum exposed to sandblast-ingAuthors: Paweł Jagoda1 ; Mariusz Wtulich2 ; Krzysztof Siemek3 ; Pawel Horodek3

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Co-authors: Ana Chiriacescu 4 ; Daria Pogoda 5 ; Michal Leibner 6

1 AGH UST, JINR2 Gdańsk University of Technology, JINR3 JINR, IFJ PAN4 University of Bucharest, JINR5 Wrocław University of Science and Technology, JINR6 Charles University, JINR


Process involving bombarding a surface with dashing abrasive particles called sandblasting is oftenused in industry to clean surfaces of different objects by removing paints, impurities or corrosionproducts. It is the basic tool to remove oxides after heating of alloys being the future implant in pros-thetics. Another important area of its application is an induction of nanocrystallization by previoussandblasting and annealing. The motivation of presented studies is characterization of subsurfacelayermodifications of sandblasted aluminum in dependency on the pressure in the stream of aluminaparticles and different treatment time. The experimental techniques were selected to provide widerdiscussion related to impact of sandblasting on changes generated below the surface. A kind of intro-duced defects and their depth profiles found using Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy techniqueswill be reported.

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 105

Preparation the system for visualization radon concentrationmea-surements in buildings ofWarsawUniversity of Technology.Author: Bartłomiej Kliś1

Co-authors: Damian Prochaska ; Karol Bolek 2

1 Warsaw University of Technology, CAMAC science club2 Warsaw University of Technology


Radon gas ismain source of ionizing radiation in air. Due to this fact, science club CAMAC isworkingon measurements, processing and visualization of this gas concentration. Part of this research ispreparing a system with data acquisition software and a website with interactive map.

Session 2; 6-nov 2017; / 38

Prospects of dilepton measurements at the NICA-MPDAuthor: Tserruya Itzhak1

1 Weizmann Institute of Science


Abstract:An excess of dileptons has been observed from the top RHIC energies of sqrt(s_NN) = 200 GeVdown to the lowest SPS energies of sqrt (s_NN) = 9 GeV. The NICA facility under construction willallow to push the measurement of dileptons to much lower energies and to establish the onset ofthe low-mass excess related to chiral symmetry restoration and of the intermediate mass excess

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related to the QGP thermal radiation. I shall review the potential, challenges and prospects of thesemeasurements.

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Proton femtoscopyAuthor: Sebastian Siejka1



Through experiments with heavy-ion collisions at high energies we can study the properties of nu-clear matter under extreme conditions. The information on the sizes of the particle-emitting sourcescan be inferred via the method of femtoscopy. The femtoscopy method uses Quantum Statistics ef-fects and the Final State Interactions to determine the space-time properties of the source. The radiiof the sources extracted from two-baryon femtoscopy along with those obtained from two-mesonandmeson-baryon correlations provide complementary information about the source characteristics.In this talk, a status report of a STAR analysis of proton and antiproton femtoscopic correlations inAu+Au collisions at √s_NN of 39 GeV, 11.5 GeV and 7.7 GeV will be presented.

Session 2; 9-nov 2017; / 72

R & M TechnologiesAuthor: Andrzej Zagójski1

1 R&M

Under construction

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 48

Radiation monitoring system for NICA Slow Control electronicequipmentAuthor: Arkadiusz Chłopik1

Co-authors: Aleksandr Bancer 1 ; Marcin Bielewicz 2 ; Adam Dudziński 1 ; Elżbieta Jaworska 1

1 National Centre for Nuclear Research2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research


The NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Colider fAcility) beam pipeline room will be adjacent to a chamberwith its Slow Control electronic equipment. It is possible to appear a radiation exposure in thatchamber in case of a leakage from the pipeline or any other reasons. It can destroy the control elec-tronics when the radiation is strong enough, effecting in potential abnormality of the NICA devicesfunctionality. This implies the necessity of instant monitoring of the level of scattered radiation in aSlow Control room and alarming about the threats. The prototype radiation monitoring system forSlow Control electronic equipment concept will be discussed in this presentation.

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Session 2; 7-nov 2017; / 58

Recent Results and future programs fromSTARExperimentAuthor: Zhangbu Xu1

1 Brookhaven National Laboratory


I will highlight recent results from STAR experiment at RHIC.The results to be presented are: proton sea-quark and sign ofcolor interaction using W-boson, hard probes of QGP properties,discovery of most vortical fluid using global hyperon polarization,search for chiral magnetic effect (CME) and QCD critical point.STAR’s plan for future programs includesisobar collisions and second phase of Beam Energy Scan (BES-II) tostrengthen our searches for CME and critical point,longitudinal correlation study to quantify the temperature dependenceof viscosity and 3-dimension hydrodynamics, and Drell-Yan and otherCold-QCD processes to study the gluon and quark contents of nucleons and nuclei –an important scientific portal toward future Electron-Ion Collider.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 65

Reconstruction of Hypernuclei at NICA/MPD: a Feasibility Study

Author: Mariya Ilieva1

1 JINR


The study of strangeness production in nuclear collisions is one f the main tasks of the NICA/MPDphysics program. Essential signatures of excited and compressed baryonic matter could be provideby heavy strange objects.Study of hypernuclei is important for:Understanding the strangeness degrees of freedom in hadronicsystems; Study of all populated regions in the three-dimensional chart of the nuclides; hyperon-nucleus and hyperon-hyperon interaction can be investigated through hypernuclei.The Monte Carlo simulations results presented show that the start version of the MPD Detector willprovide good opportunity for reconstruction of hypernuclei in Au+Au colisions at NICA.

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Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 9

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Remote toggle on off of Slow Control System cabinet racks atNICA complex ∗Authors: Ashima VashisthaNone ; Filip ProtoklitowNone ; Jan WójcikNone

Co-authors: Marek Peryt 1 ; Krystian Roslon 2 ; Daniel Dabrowski 2


Corresponding Authors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Slow Control Systems (SCS) are electronic systems that are used tosetup, monitor and enable operation of complex hardware for physical experiments.Detectors MPD (Multi-Purpose Detector) and BM@N (BaryonicMatter at Nuclotron) at NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility)complex are some implementations of this system. For the purpose of thismachinery it will be necessary to simultaneously operate on either 64 or128 cabinet racks. It is required to design a software that controls the systemremotely because of hazardous environment for humans as there willbe strong radiation and electric field.PACS numbers: PACS numbers come here1. IntroductionBoth MPD and BM@N detectors are still under construction, but itis predicted to be 64 to 128 cabinet and size of one rack is 1000 x 800 x42U. Such setup utilizes slave/master 1 configuration and is scalable whichallows to create the base software before it is completed. Because of substantialsize of the whole setup and SCS itself, ability to have remote accessis a crucial feature.The other aspect that plays a huge factor is reliability, in order to start thesystem, it is necessary to prepare the vacuum and very low temperature 2for elements that are being used in NICA[3] complex. Doing it takes longtime and is expensive. Because of it, we had to foresee how the developmentof the whole system may go and adjust accordingly.∗ Presented at …(1)2”Remote toggle on off of Slow Control System cabinet racks at NICA complex” printed on August31, 2017Fig. 1. Run Panel, with lower level ofsecurity and without avaibility to setcrucial parameters.Fig. 2. Engineering Panel, withhigher level of security and ability toadjust all parametres of the program.The program for the purpose of turning on/off and monitoring the basicparameters is written in graphic programming environment LabVIEW. NIPXIe 8880 is the controller for master racks and NI cRIO 09039 is the controllerfor slave racks. The program created, turns on/off and monitor thebasic parameters of the racks remotely.For NI PXIe 8880 there are two different approaches. One is by providingspecific voltage to two pins located at the rare of the device. The other oneis by using windows function called WOL (Wake On Lan) [4] which sendsa magic packet of 6 bytes of all 1’s followed by 16 repetitions of the MACaddress for the controller you want to wake.2. ResultsThe following program was created that allows us to turn on/off theracks remotely. In order to reduce number of external devices it was decidedthat WOL is better option than providing voltage. For shutting downit was decided that windows console will be used and shutdown commandbecause of its simplicity and reliability.The racks now, could be handled altogether or separately. The programwas initially created for 4 racks but it is modifiable to add more racks.The final program is divided into two different password protected panels.Run Panel (1) is for simple operations with predefined configuration.

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It allows easy turn on/off of those racks. After clicking check status theprogram simultaneously checks the state of all racks using ping function”Remote toggle on off of Slow Control System cabinet racks at NICA complex” printed on August 31,20173in windows console. For convenience and further development delay timeof every ping and timeout can be both adjusted in engineering panel becauseof every network different arrangement. It is arranged to be used fornon qualified worker and it also prevents user from any accidental changes.However, engineering panel (2) allows to input and what is more importantsave and load every racks data. Last but not least, for such consideratesetup size delay of turning on all the racks is unavoidable. This amount ofelectrical devices needs to be turned on and off one by one. By reason of varietyof options setup can be both saved and loaded from specified XML file.3. ConclusionsFor now prototypes of four racks are built hence it is decided to keepthe programme also for this amount of racks and utilize the benefit of modularityof SCS for further development.Both software and hardware needs to be designed thoroughly. Mainly it isrequired for it to work for ten years, so all the accepted solutions can bereapplied in the event of any change or adjustment of whole machinery.The next step in developing this program and making the control more remoteis setting up the VPN(Virtual Private Network) which will allow tocontrol it outside of NICA complex and include more people to further developthe software and also collect acquired data. Also, turning on and offdelays can be more automatized by indicating them to run after the previousone is toggled instead of manual delay time input.REFERENCES1 Anthony Sanders Master slave interface. US 8,204,167 B2, Jun. 19, 20122 D. Dabrowski, V. Golovatyuk, M.J. Peryt, V. Babkin, K. Bolek, K. Kozlowski,K. Roslon Gas system for MPD Time-Of-Flight detetor. Acta Physica PolonicaB Proceedings Supplement No 2, Vol. 9 (2016)[3] G. Trubnikov, A. Butenko, V. Kekelidze, H. Khodzhibagiyan, S. Kostromin,V. Matveev, I. Meshkov, A. Sidorin, A. Sorin, The NICA projet at JINR.Proceedings of IPAC2016, Busan, Korea[4] Chang-hyun Ryu Method and apparatus for controlling power of computer systemusing wake up LAN (local area network) signal. US 6,591,368 B1, Jul. 8,2003

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 95

Science Club CAMAC - history and activity. Recruitment meet-ing.

Author: Karol Bolek1

Co-authors: Marek Peryt 1 ; Daniel Kikola 2

1 Warsaw University of Technology2 Faculty of Physics


CAMAC Science Club, a short form of the name, was adopted by Computer AutomatedMeasurementAnd Control, a standard of electronic modular apparatus.CAMAC Science Club, was founded in 1984, on the initiative of students from the Institute of Physicsof the Warsaw University of Technology.Members are students, from different faculties. Open formula CAMAC Science Club, allows to carryout interesting and complicated research and engineering projects.We will introduce the most important of them. Also plans for professional activity, internationalcooperation and working and recruitment policies.

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Session 3; 6-nov 2017; / 84

Sightseeing Queen Marysienka Palace in Wilanow, Warsaw


Session 2; 6-nov 2017; / 90

Signing of the ”NICA-PL” Consortium AgreementAuthors: Rajmund Bacewicz1 ; Viktor Matveev2

1 Warsaw University of Technology WUT (PL)2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)


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Signing of the Addendum to the Framework Agreement betweenWUT and JINRAuthors: Rajmund Bacewicz1 ; Viktor Matveev2

1 Warsaw University of Technology WUT (PL)2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)


Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 15

Slow Control System - attempt to integrate

Author: Przemysław WilczyńskiNone


Slow controls system consists of number of parts, which are responsible for different aspects of thesystem. It is important to integrate, combine and manage them together in order to create consistentapplication running in the Slow Control system cabinets. Prototype of that project will be presentedin this presentation.

Session 2; 7-nov 2017; / 78

Study of Onset of Deconfinement and Search for Critical Point byNA61/SHINEAuthor: Marek Gazdzicki1

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1 CERN


Recent results on hadron production properties, inclusive spectra and fluctuations,in nucleus-nucleus at the CERN SPS will be reported.The priority will be given to quantities relevant for the study of the onset of deconfinementand search for the critical point.I shall also report on the observation of a new phenomenon, the onset of fireball.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 41

Study of energy emitted from the detector by measuring its tem-peratureAuthors: Paweł Rybak1 ; Izabela Dusza2 ; Paweł Antkowiak3 ; Marcin Bielewicz4

1 Politechnika Warszawska2 Warsaw University of Technology3 Wydział inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej Politechniki Warszaw4 Nacional Centre for Nuclear Research


A presentation is about the technical details of a simple electronical system that was constructedduring Summer Student Program at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in July 2017. The systemallows tomeasure temperature inmany different points simultaneously. It is built with an equipmentof the Polish company Lumel and can be used in ‘Quinta’ experiment.

Session 3; 8-nov 2017; / 40

Study of theMPD detector performance in p+p collisions at NICA

Author: Katherin Shtejer1

1 JINR


Basic measurements of p+p collisions are required either, as a benchmark for the heavy-ion collisionmeasurements, and to obtain a better understanding of light collision systems. In this work, the MCsimulation and reconstruction of p+p collisions at √s = 4 - 20 GeV was performed to explore thepossibilities of using the Multi-Purpose Detector (MPD) to register data from p+p collisions at theenergies range of NICA. The events were generated by using the code PHSD in HSD mode while theMPDRoot code was used to simulate and reconstruct the generated data. We present a preliminaryperformance analysis of MPD. The possibility of reconstructing neutral Lambda baryon from p+p,as one of the most promising observables in heavy ion collisions is also discussed.

Session 2; 9-nov 2017; / 74

Swagelok Technologies

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Author: Mazurkiewicz Marcin1

1 Swagelok

Under construction

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 10

System of temperature regulation and stabilization for the MPD-TOF detector

Author: Tomasz LehmannNone


NICA (Nuclotron-based Ion Collider fAcility) is an accelerator complex designed in Dubna for theJoint Institute for Nuclear Research. The main task of that project is the examination of propertiesof dense baryonic matter.The most important problems considered during NICA’s experiments are:- the nature and properties of strong interactions between elementary constituents of the StandardModel (the Standard Model of particle physics is the theory describing three of the four known fun-damental forces in the universe as well as classifying all known elementary particles)- the search for signs of phase transition between hadronic matter and quark-gluon plasma (QGP)- study of basic properties of the strong interaction vacuum and QCD symmetriesThe part of NICA complex is MPD (Multi-Purpose Detector). The MPD is designed to register parti-cles emitted during heavy ions collisions. Among the various components of theMPD is also the TOF(Time Of Flight detector). The main subject of my research during Summer Student Program 2017was to analyse how temperature of environment affect temperature inside the MPD-TOF.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 18

System of temperature regulation and stabilization for the MPD-TOF detector

Author: Tomasz LehmannNone

Co-authors: Krystian Roslon 1 ; Marek Peryt 2 ; Daniel Dabrowski 2



The main subject of my research during Summer Student Program 2017 was to analyse how tem-perature of environment affect temperature inside the MPD-TOF(Multi-Purpose Detector- Time OfFlight detector).My analysis was based on simulation of few situations where the MPD-TOF detector were locatedin different environment (I have changed the surrounding air temperature). In my work I used pro-grams like Autodesk CFD and Autodesk Inventor.

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Temperature measurement system for electronic devices basedon the PXI configuration for the Slow Control system

Authors: Adam KwaśnikNone ; Krystian Roslon1 ; Maciej Peryt2 ; Marek Peryt3 ; Daniel Dabrowski3

1 Warsaw University of Technology (PL)2 CERN3 Warsaw University of Technology


Temperature measurement system for electronic devices for Slow Control System was software inlabview environment in order to efficent integration with the hardware from National Instruments.Developed program supports Lumel P19 sensors, which can measure not only temperature but alsohumidity.In order to keep right condition in RACKs, there were also installed closed air cooling system.Whole process of temperature measurement will be part of data acquisition system.Everything is integrated in one environment and can be develop by other coworkers.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 104

Testing THESEUS model for femtoscopy in NICA.

Authors: Piotr KopaczewskiNone ; Gabriela PokropskaNone


Comparision results from THESEUS model with Na49 experiment for transverse mass, rapidity spec-tra and also comparision HBT from NicaFemto and MpdFemto.

Session 4; 7-nov 2017; / 42

The Future of Pharmaceutical Treatment of DiseaseAuthor: Jerry L. Atwood1

1 University of Missouri at Columbia


The abstract is prepared.

Session 1; 9-nov 2017; / 64

The STAR group at the Warsaw University of Technology: Re-search activities in the context of the NICA project

Author: Daniel KikolaNone


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I will present an overview of the STAR group at the Warsaw University of Technology, and itsresearch activities in the context of the NICA project.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 99

The design brief of the Slow Control System for TOF-MPDAuthor: Krystian Roslon1

Co-authors: Daniel Dabrowski 2 ; Marek Peryt 2



The MPD (Multi Purpose Detector At NICA) experiment which is under construction at Laboratoryof High Energy Physics at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will be studying relativistic heavyion collisions. Such experiments produce not only experimental data but also variety of operationalparameters which should be monitored and controlled during regular functioning. For this purposeSlow Control System is needed. This presentation will show you the design brief of the Slow ControlSystem which is preparing for TOF-MPD detector.

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 5

The design brief of the Slow Control System for TOF-MPDAuthor: Krystian Roslon1

Co-authors: Daniel Dabrowski ; Marek Peryt



The MPD (Multi Purpose Detector At NICA) experiment which is under construction at Laboratoryof High Energy Physics at Joint Institute for Nuclear Research will be studying relativistic heavyion collisions. Such experiments produce not only experimental data but also variety of operationalparameters which should be monitored and controlled during regular functioning. For this purposeSlow Control System is needed. This presentation will show you the design brief of the Slow ControlSystem which is preparing for TOF-MPD detector.

Session 5; 7-nov 2017; / 59

The importance of science and scientists for the society - paneldiscussionAuthor: Krzysztof Meissner1

1 University Warsaw


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Panel discussion lead: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Meissner, Faculty of Physics, University of War-saw

Session 1; 10-nov 2017; / 13

Three-phase power network analyzer n-43 for PXIe NI for SlowControl System of MPD-NICAAuthors: Barbara Kędzierska1 ; Tomasz KowalskiNone



It is very important to properly supply the electronic circuits; therefore, in the Polish Group ofExperts at ZIBJ in Dubna, we devote major attention to the whole project of the Slow ControlSystem. The sophisticated measurement system of the MPD-NICA experiment generates a lot ofelectrical impulses that interfere with sensitive electronics and may disrupt proper operation of thesystem.

The reduction of such interference in filtering systems will be much more effective if the powersupply is properly designed from the first power supply circuit. An elementary condition that mustbe met is to ensure that loads of electrical phases are properly balanced. The principle is to minimizethe current in the neutral wire. In this case, current flowing through one phase is equal to the amountof current flowing through the other phases and neutral current is close to zero. The second supportcondition is the zero current in the PE conductor (ground).

Presented project is an attempt to solve this problem. The designed analyzer measures the load oneach phase. The collected data allow estimating the load during balancing process, both on the scaleof one RACK and on the whole system. Another advantage of this approach is the ability to providecontinuity of power for important experiments by monitoring power lines for energy reserves byswitching the appropriate circuits.

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Time-of-Flight Identification System of the MPD and BM@N Ex-perimentsAuthors: VadimBabkin1 ; Mikhail Rumyantsev2 ; ViacheslavGolovatyuk1 ; AlexandrDmitriev3 ; Mikhail Buryakov1

; Petar Dulov3

1 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research3 JINR

CorrespondingAuthors: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

The identification of hadrons in experiments on the study of hot and dense baryonic matter is animportant and complex task. Particles identification in the BM@N and MPD setups is performed bya time-of-flight system based on multi-gap RPC. The assembly and installation of the BM@N time-of-flight system is almost complete and has a time resolution of about 90 ps. The design of the MPDtime-of-flight system is completed and mass production of detectors is now started.

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Session 3; 9-nov 2017 / 56

Timing optimisation inOverlapMuonTrack FinderfirmwareAuthor: Adrian Pawel Byszuk1



OMTF is one of CMS trigger subsystems, tasked with analysing detector data on the boundar ofbarrel and endcap regions.OMTF firmware is running on large, high-end FPGA; consuming more than 80% of FPGA resources.Main algorithm runs at 160 MHz, while data transmission subsystems run at 80, 160 or even 250MHz. With a large FPGA utilisation it can be considered high frequency, which poses problems inachieving timing closure. Moreover, there are many clock-domain-crossing (CDC) paths; mainly onthe slow control and pulser/readout paths. CDC paths must be manually constrained. Failure toachieve timing closure, or to properly constrain CDC paths, may result in data transmission errorsor even functional failure.OMTF firmware went through major timing optimisation in previous months, which should sub-stantially improve timing results, which will increase confidence in firmware processing capabili-ties.

Session 1; 7-nov 2017; / 82

Towards exascale simulations of quantumsuperfluids - newprospectsfor modelling nuclear processesAuthor: Piotr Magierski1



AbstractSuperfluidity is a generic feature of various quantum systems at low temperatures.It has been experimentally confirmed in many condensed matter systems, in 3He and 4He liquids,in nuclear systems including nuclei and neutron stars, in both fermionic and bosonic cold atoms intraps, and it is also predicted to show up in dense quark matter. The time dependent density func-tional theory (TDDFT) is, to date, the only microscopic method which allow to investigate fermionicsuperfluidity far from equilibrium.The local version of TDDFT is particularly well suited for leadership class computers of hybrid(CPU+GPU) architecture. Using the most powerful supercomputers we are currently able to study areal-time 3D dynamics without any symmetry restrictions evolving up to hundred of thousands ofsuperfluid fermions. It represents a true qualitative leap in quantum simulations of nonequilibriumsystems, allowing to make quantitative predictions and to reach limits inaccessible in laboratories.During the talk I will review several applications and results concerning in particular nuclear colli-sions and induced fission.I will also discuss dynamics of nuclear matter in neutron stars, dynamics of topological excitationsin ultracold atomic clouds and prospects to produce a quantum turbulent flow.

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 103

Transmutationmeasurements in accelerator-driven subcritical sets- the use of threshold nuclear reaction for determining the fastneutron flux density

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Authors: Tomasz HanusekNone ; Marcin Bielewicz1 ; Aleksandra JaskulakNone ; Marek Peryt2

1 Nacional Centre for Nuclear Research2 Warsaw University of Technology


“The aim of the project was the research about neutron flux in the experimental assembly based onnatural uranium and proton beam from accelerator („Quinta” experiment, 2015). To gain the knowl-edge about the neutron flux, a threshold reaction was used. The better knowledge about neutronflux density could be useful to constructing the fourth generation and accelerator-driven subcriticalnuclear reactors.”

Session 3; 10-nov 2017; / 100

Two-section HTS electromagnet in laboratory research.Author: Krzysztof Malinowski1

1 Politechnika Lubelska


Thanks to superconducting technology, even in small laboratories, there is possibility of using strongmagnetic fields. Electromagnets made of HTS tape second generation give ability to work in temper-ature of liquid nitrogen. Technology of their construction however is complex. The most commonconstructing method is to join parts of HTS electromagnet by resistive components. Losses of en-ergy on this joints during work of electromagnets are huge. This method of construction is also veryhard to do. In this work there is presented new technology of wiring HTS electromagnets and newcooling method improving work of electromagnets.

Session 2; 10-nov 2017; / 14

Usage of CompactRIO for GasMonitoringSystem

Author: Rafal KoguciukNone


First of all, launching and configuring a CompactRIO controller and finding out how to use it. Thecontroller supports many different modules, so it is a great capability to control and measure someelectronic systems. The next thing is making those modules useful and to program them. Thesemodules are: analog input and output, digital input and output and GPS time synchronization. GPSmodule is used for accurate data timestamping and getting stationary global position and time. Ana-log and digital input/output modules is used to two electronic systems, controlling and measuringthe rotational speed of brushless motors that will be used to circulate air in the air cooling systemand controlling and measuring the diaphragm pumps connected with a pressure sensor working in4-20 mA current loop.

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Visit to National Center for Nuclear Research, Świerk

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Visit to National Center for Nuclear Research, Świerk

Session 1; 6-nov 2017; / 44

Vorticity and polarization in baryon-rich matter at NICAAuthors: Mircea Baznat1 ; Konstantin Gudima1 ; Alexander Sorin2 ; Oleg Teryaev3

1 Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova2 Joint Institute for Nuclear Research3 Joint Institute for Nuclear research


We study the structure of vorticity and hydrodynamic helicity fields in peripheral heavy ion colli-sions using the kinetic Quark-Gluon String and Hadron-String Dynamics models. We observe theformation of specific toroidal structures of vorticity field (vortex sheets). Their existence is mirroredin the polarization of hyperons of the percent order. Its rapid decrease with energy was predictedand recently confirmed by STAR collaboration. The energy dependence is sensitive to the temper-ature dependent term derived and discussed in various theoretical approaches. The antihyperonpolarization is of the same sign and larger magnitude. The crucial role of strange vector mesons isalso discussed.

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Welcome Old-Polish dinnerCorresponding Author: [email protected]

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Welcome from the Director of NCBJ-ŚwierkCorresponding Author: [email protected]

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Welcome to NICA 2017 Participants

Prof. V. Matveev, Director of JINR Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Moscow Oblast

Session 4; 7-nov 2017; / 52

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What motivation could encourage a young girl to become a scien-tist?Author: Nicole J. Moreau1

1 Member of the Executive Committee of ICSU, Member of the French Committee of International Scientific Unions(COFUSI), Member of the Board of the French Chemical Society


Will be prepared!

Session 1; 6-nov 2017; / 71

Why are we building NICA?Author: Vladimir Kekelidze1

1 JINR


in preparation

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