The PETALO project

PETALO is an ERC Starting Grant funded project, which will demonstrate the feasibility of a scintillation-based, liquid xenon PET scanner.

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

¡Hoy hemos hablado de neutrinos, antimateria e imagen médica con los grandes @cienciabrujula y @meteolp! ¡No os lo perdáis!

[Oscilador Armónico @OA_Podcast]

YA tenéis disponible un NUEVO PROGRAMA: “De la física de los Neutrinos al diagnóstico médico más puntero”

https://t.co/aWO3t6Ciuu

Con @paolaferrario2 que nos habla de los proyectos @NEXT100Exp y @PetaloThe

Desde @IFICorpuscular con el apoyo de @FECYT_Ciencia #Ciencia #podcast

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

Happy to participate in LIDINE 2022, a great conference and a unique occasion of sharing insights on particle detector instrumentation with the most expert people in the field! @DarkWave_H2020
https://t.co/ap3QpWK27f

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

We have installed two arrays of sensors, which detect the UV light produced by scintillation (left). Each sensor faces a small volume of LXe defined by holes in a piece of teflon (right). This way we'll enhance the light collection and measure the energy resolution of LXe!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

We are back after a while, with some news! First of all, we moved to a new lab, with more space and light! Here you can see a couple of pics of the new installation.

[DIPC @DIPCehu]

Por parte de DIPC, el equipo formado entre otros x @paolaferrario2 @JuanJoseGomezC1 y @franmon1984 es el implicado en el desarrollo de una nueva generación de escáner #PET más preciso basado en xenón líquido.
El conocimiento adquirido en @NEXT100Exp dio pie al proyecto @PetaloThe

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

Almost ready for launching! Our little cube is connected and covered by several layers of mylar to keep it cold and liquefy xenon. Stay tuned!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

@DIPCehu @Ikerbasque @ERC_Research Now we have to make sure that we fully understand the system and that not even a little drop of liquid escapes, before starting using the more expensive xenon. In the next weeks we will complete the tests of sensors and electronics and install them inside, too!

[J.J. Gómez Cadenas @JuanJoseGomezC1]

Burbujeo, luego éxisto. Un proyecto precioso al que no soy ajeno... demostrar la viabilidad de un PET de cuerpo completo basado en el xenón líquido!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

More bubbles in our little box! Today we have tested the system forcing emergency scenarios, such as power or vacuum loss. This caused argon evaporation and nice bubbles 🙂!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

Habemus liquefaction! We have liquefied argon for the first time in PETALO! It's very transparent, so we managed to create bubbles to be able to see it by eye! Cool times are coming, stay tuned!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

The cold front that has hit Spain these days has reached PETALO, too 😀. Using dry ice to find sneaky little leaks in the xenon box!

[DIPC @DIPCehu]

#PhDDefense:
📌The NEXT experiment: DAQ, backgrounds and medical applications
👨‍🔬José María Benlloch Rodríguez
Supervisors: @JuanJoseGomezC1 @paolaferrario2 & Javier Muñoz Vidal
🗓️ 18/12, 10h30
🖥️ https://t.co/nFiS4CLTYy

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

We can't wait for filling this little shiny box with liquid xenon! It won't be long now!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

Where can you find a safer place than under the PETALO vacuum vessel? Safe as a baby in parents' arms, since it has been designed by our engineers, as well as the structure that supports it and will allow us to safely open, close and handle it!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

We will talk about xenon, antimatter and diagnostic techniques! See you tomorrow in the cyberspace!

[Joel Jones @jjonesperez]

Can #neutrinos cure #cancer? Probably not directly, but the study of their properties can later be used in medicine. In tomorrow's @lawphysics webinar, @paolaferrario2 will talk about this link, in particular about @NEXT100Exp and
@PetaloThe. See you!

https://t.co/LvPd4XtcoG

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

We're back to the lab, always following health measures! We've just greeted our brand new gas system, which will keep our xenon clean and pure!

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

¿Queréis saber qué tienen en común la partícula más escurridiza del Universo y un escáner que hace diagnóstico por imagen? No os perdáis esta charla virtual el jueves a las 19 :-)! ¡Os esperamos!

[DIPC @DIPCehu]

En mayo reanudamos #Zientziakutxa con dos charlas online. Empezamos con:
📌Neutrinos e imagen médica: la extraña pareja
👩‍🔬 Paola Ferrario, @Ikerbasque & DIPC
📆 Jueves 07/05, 19h
Síguela aquí: https://t.co/UM0WpZQ0FZ
+INFO: https://t.co/eqx0wt6XO6
@kutxakultur @eurekakutxa

[DIPC @DIPCehu]

📣 OPEN CALL FOR STUDENT INTERNSHIP AT DIPC
+INFO: https://t.co/GnoxyHqWRv #Nanoelectronics #Nanophotonics #Quantumtechnologies #Particlephysics @upvehu

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

Marc, Alberto and Dani with the cryocooler already connected and cooling down! We're testing the different parts of the cryostat, before assembling it.

[The PETALO project @PetaloThe]

The dream team with our baby!