Name: Advances in X-ray and Gamma RAy DEtectors and applications (XGRADE 2026)
Start: 2026-03-24T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-03-26T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Università degli Studi di Palermo

Advances in X-ray and Gamma RAy DEtectors and applications (XGRADE 2026)

from Tuesday, 24 March 2026 (08:30) to Thursday, 26 March 2026 (18:00)

Monday, 23 March 2026
Tuesday, 24 March 2026

08:30 Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:30
Room: Aula Capitò
09:30 XGRADE Opening : Welcome and Introduction - Gioacchino Massimo Palma (DiFC University of Palermo) Alessandro Scordo (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati INFN) Leonardo Abbene (University of Palermo)
XGRADE Opening : Welcome and Introduction
- Gioacchino Massimo Palma (DiFC University of Palermo)
- Alessandro Scordo (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati INFN)
- Leonardo Abbene (University of Palermo)
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Aula Capitò
10:00 Detectors 1
10:00 - 11:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

10:00 Advanced high-flux CZT detectors for room temperature X-ray detection - Andrea Zappettini

10:30 Status and perspective of X-Ray Detection and Spectroscopy with Silicon Carbide: - Giuseppe Bertuccio
11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:30
Room: Aula Capitò
11:30 Applications 1
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

11:30 CdTe based Hard X-ray detector developments at CEA for space science and societal applications - Olivier Limousin (CEA-Saclay / Astrophysics Division)

12:00 Scattering polarimetry with CdTe/CZT segmented spectrometers: an overview - Ezio Caroli (INAF/OASF of Bologna)

12:30 The Soft-X and gamma-ray WIde-field Polarimeter Explorer - Edoardo Borciani (University of Bologna and INAF)
13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:30
Room: Aula Capitò
14:30 Applications 2
14:30 - 16:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

14:30 Advances in Radiotherapy Dosimetry: Sensor Innovation for Treatment Optimization and Novel Therapeutic Modalities - Maria Giuseppina Bisogni

15:00 Positron emission tomography imaging with quantum-entangled Compton events - Mihael Makek (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb)

15:30 Measurements of X-rays from kaonic lead with an HPGe detector at DAPHNE - Damir Bosnar (University of Zagreb (HR))
16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30
Room: Aula Capitò
16:30 Applications 3
16:30 - 18:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

16:30 Applications of the J-PET Tomograph as an advanced detection system in medical imaging and fundamental research - Magdalena Skurzok (Jagiellonian University)

17:00 PANDORA: a new plasma-based experimental facility for interdisciplinary research - David Mascali

17:30 Sharpening the Surgeon’s Eye: A Reconfigurable Dual-Mode Gamma Probe Architecture Optimized for Radio-Guided Surgery - Muhammed Emin Bedir (Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University)
18:00 Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
18:00 - 19:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
09:30 Detectors 2
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

09:30 Advances in HPGe Detector Technologies for Next Generation High Resolution Gamma Spectroscopy - Walter Raniero (INFN-LNL)

10:00 Design, Fabrication and Qualification of Cryogenic High-Vacuum Enclosures for HPGe Detectors - Giacomo Secci (INFN Milano)

10:30 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS AND READOUT ELECTRONICS - Michael Fraczek (KETEK GmbH)
11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:30
Room: Aula Capitò
11:30 Applications 4
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

11:30 High precision X-ray measurements with the VOXES spectrometer at INFN-LNF - Alessandro Scordo (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati INFN)

12:00 Advanced X-ray Imaging and Spatially-Resolved Spectroscopy for Plasma Diagnostics: the PYN-HO Prototype at INFN-LNS - Eugenia Naselli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN-LNS)

12:30 Hybrid single photon counting Detectors and Its Applications from Material Analysis to Medical Imaging - Eliska Soharova (ADVACAM s.r.o.)
13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:30
Room: Aula Capitò
14:30 Detectors 3
14:30 - 16:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

14:30 Identification and reconstruction of charge sharing events containing detector fluorescence using a 2mm HF-CZT HEXITEC detector - Andrew Farnworth (Loughborough University)

15:00 Nano-Patterned GEM Detectors: From Ionic-Cluster Dynamics to Enhanced X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detection Performance - Yalcin Kalkan (Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University (TR))

15:30 Utilization of cosmic-ray muon induced secondaries for imaging - Kristina Bikit (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Serbia)
16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30
Room: Aula Capitò
16:30 Applications 5
16:30 - 17:30
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

16:30 Radiological Monitoring of Environmental and Occupational Exposure in Libya: The Role of Gamma and Radon Detectors - Karima Elmasri (University of Tripoli)

17:00 Gamma radiation field modelling in an aeolian sediment profile - Joanna Rocznik (Silesian University of Technology)
Thursday, 26 March 2026
09:30 Electronics and Pulse Processing 1
09:30 - 11:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

09:30 Optimizing Anode-Only Readout for High-Resolution Coded-Aperture Gamma Imaging with Pixelated CdZnTe Detectors - Guillaume Montémont (CEA-LETI)

10:00 Direct Digitization of Transistor-Reset Preamplifier Outputs Using an Interleaved 20-bit SAR ADC Architecture for High-Rate X-ray Spectroscopy - Andrea Abba (Nuclear Instruments SRL)

10:30 Integrated Front-End Electronics and Flexible Interconnection Systems for Segmented High-Purity Germanium Detectors - Giacomo Secci (INFN Milano)
11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:30
Room: Aula Capitò
11:30 Applications 6
11:30 - 13:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

11:30 Challenges in Fricke Dosimetry: Physics‑Informed Neural Networks for Correcting Diffusion and Auto‑Oxidation Artifacts - Mattia Romeo (University of Palermo)

12:00 Laser Driven X-ray Sources from Shaped Gas Targets - Vidmantas Tomkus (Center for Physical Sciences and Technology - FTMC)

12:30 GridPix Detector as an Advanced Alternative to IXPE GPD: Experimental Characterization and Validation with GEANT4 Simulations. - saba imtiaz (INAF-ROMA)
13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 14:30
Room: Aula Capitò
14:30 Data Analysis and Machine Learning 1
14:30 - 16:00
Room: Aula Capitò
Contributions

14:30 Machine Learning background suppression for CZT detectors using Monte Carlo simulations - Simone Manti

15:00 CadTool - a end-to-end x-ray/gamma-ray solid state detector simulation framework - José Sousa (Université Paris-Saclay, CEA IRFU, AIM)

15:30 Machine Learning–Driven Design of High-Performance X-ray and Gamma-Ray Detectors - Murat Aydemir (Erzurum Technical University)
16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30
Room: Aula Capitò

16:30 Young Researcher Best Talk Award

16:30 - 17:00
Room: Aula Capitò

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