TOP detector for particle identification at Belle IIThe Time-Of-Propagation (TOP) counter is a ring-imaging Cherenkov detector designed to identify the charged hadrons in the barrel region of the Belle II detector. The Belle II experiment collected…Ezio Torassa·Jun 5, 2024SaveLearn
Dual-sided Charge-Coupled DevicesExisting Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) operate by detecting either the electrons or holes created in an ionization event. We propose a new type of imager, the Dual-Sided CCD, which collects and…Javier Tiffenberg, Daniel Egaña-Ugrinovic, Miguel Sofo Haro et al.·Jun 5, 2024SaveLearn
Superconducting resonator parametric amplifiers with intrinsic separation of pump and signal tonesSuperconducting resonator parametric amplifiers achieve ultra-low-noise amplification through the nonlinear kinetic inductance of thin-film superconductors. One of the main challenges to the…Songyuan Zhao, Stafford Withington, Christopher Niall Thomas·Jun 4, 2024SaveLearn
A novel measurement method for SiPM external crosstalk probability at low temperatureSilicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are being considered as potential replacements for conventional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). However, a significant disadvantage of SiPMs is crosstalk (CT), wherein…Guanda Li, Lei Wang, Xilei Sun et al.·Jun 4, 2024SaveLearn
A Study of the Latest Updates of the Readout System for the Hybird-Pixel Detector at HEPSThe High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) represents a fourth-generation light source. This facility has made unprecedented advancements in accelerator technology, necessitating the development of new…Hangxu Li, Jie Zhang, Wei Wei et al.·Jun 4, 2024SaveLearn
Simulation of DAMPE silicon microstrip detectors in the Allpix2 frameworkSilicon strip detectors have been widely utilized in space experiments for gamma-ray and cosmic-ray detections thanks to their high spatial resolution and stable performance. For a silicon…Yu-Xin Cui, Xiang Li, Shen Wang et al.·Jun 3, 2024SaveLearn
Distillation and Stripping purification plants for JUNO liquid scintillatorThe optical and radiochemical purification of the scintillating liquid, which will fill the central detector of the JUNO experiment, plays a crucial role in achieving its scientific goals. Given its…C. Landini, M. Beretta, P. Lombardi et al.·Jun 3, 2024SaveLearn
Scintillating low-temperature calorimeters for direct dark matter searchThe lack of an unambiguous signal for thermally produced dark matter particles in direct detection, indirect detection, and collider searches calls for broadening the search strategies by probing a…Margarita Kaznacheeva, Karoline Schäffner·Jun 3, 2024SaveLearn
Impact of Neutron Irradiation on LGADs with a Carbon-Enriched Shallow Multiplication Layer: Degradation of Timing Performance and GainIn this radiation tolerance study, Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) with a carbon-enriched broad and shallow multiplication layer were examined in comparison to identical non-carbonated LGADs.…E. Navarrete Ramos, J. Duarte-Campderros, M. Fernández et al.·Jun 3, 2024SaveLearn
neuSIM4: A comprehensive GEANT4 based neutron simulation codeA new neutron SIMulation program based on the versatile GEANT4 toolkit, neuSIM4, has been developed to describe interactions of neutrons in the NE213 liquid scintillator from 0.1 to 3000 MeV. neuSIM4…J. Park, F. C. E. Teh, M. B. Tsang et al.·Jun 3, 2024SaveLearn
Progress in patterned wax stamp for prototyping of paper-based microfluidic analytical devices via injection moldingIn this study, we successfully developed two-dimensional paper-based analytical devices using a hybrid technique of injection molding and embossing. This innovative approach involves passive or…Zhizhi Zhou, Jiahuan Jiang, Yuanyuan Sun et al.·May 31, 2024SaveLearn
Convolutional L2LFlows: Generating Accurate Showers in Highly Granular Calorimeters Using Convolutional Normalizing FlowsIn the quest to build generative surrogate models as computationally efficient alternatives to rule-based simulations, the quality of the generated samples remains a crucial frontier. So far,…Thorsten Buss, Frank Gaede, Gregor Kasieczka et al.·May 30, 2024SaveLearn
An Ultra-High Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope with Pulse Tube and Joule-Thomson cooling operating at sub-pm z-noiseWe describe a compact ultra-high vacuum (UHV) scanning tunneling microscope (STM) system that does not need any external supply of cooling liquids. It achieves temperatures down to 1.5 K and a…Marcus Eßer, Marco Pratzer, Marc Frömming et al.·May 30, 2024SaveLearn
Refractive index in the JUNO liquid scintillatorIn the field of rare event physics, it is common to have huge masses of organic liquid scintillator as detection medium. In particular, they are widely used to study neutrino properties or…H. S. Zhang, M. Beretta, S. Cialdi et al.·May 30, 2024SaveLearn
Development of Cryogenic Scintillation Detectors for the Search of New PhysicsCryoCsI, the proposed prototype, is a cryogenic undoped CsI scintillating detector, which has a much lower energy threshold potentially down to 0.5 keVnr compared to the doped CsI. This enhanced…Keyu Ding·May 29, 2024SaveLearn
Detection of Low-Energy Electrons with Transition-Edge SensorsWe present the first detection of electrons with kinetic energy in the 100 eV range with transition-edge sensors (TESs). This has been achieved with a (100× 100) μm2 Ti-Au bilayer TES,…Carlo Pepe, Benedetta Corcione, Francesco Pandolfi et al.·May 29, 2024SaveLearn
Characterizing Novel Indium Phosphide Pad Detectors with Focused X-ray Beams and Laboratory TestsFuture tracking systems in High Energy Physics experiments will require large instrumented areas with low radiation length. Crystalline silicon sensors have been used in tracking systems for decades,…Earl Almazan, Anthony Affolder, Ian Dyckes et al.·May 29, 2024SaveLearn
Machine-Learning based photon counting for PMT waveforms and its application to the improvement of the energy resolution in large liquid scintillator detectorsPhotomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are widely used in particle experiments for photon detection. PMT waveform analysis is crucial for high-precision measurements of the position and energy of incident…Wei Jiang, Guihong Huang, Zhen Liu et al.·May 29, 2024SaveLearn
Performance of large-scale 6Li-doped pulse-shape discriminating plastic scintillatorsA 6Li-doped plastic scintillator with pulse-shape discrimination capabilities, commercially identified as EJ-299-50, has been developed and produced at the kilogram-scale. A total of 44 kg-scale…C. Roca, N. S. Bowden, L. Carman et al.·May 29, 2024SaveLearn
The DUNE-DAQ Application FrameworkThe Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a next-generation neutrino experiment that will probe the properties of these elusive particles with unparalleled precision. It will also act as an…Eric L. Flumerfelt·May 28, 2024SaveLearn
Batch VUV4 Characterization for the SBC-LAr10 scintillating bubble chamberThe Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC) collaboration purchased 32 Hamamatsu VUV4 silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) for use in SBC-LAr10, a bubble chamber containing 10~kg of liquid argon. A dark-count…H. Hawley-Herrera, E. Alfonso-Pita, E. Behnke et al.·May 28, 2024SaveLearn
Charge Collection Performance of 4H-SiC LGADThe 4H-SiC material exhibits good detection performance, but there are still many problems like signal distortion and poor signal quality. The 4H-SiC low gain avalanche detector (LGAD) has been…Sen Zhao, Keqi Wang, Kaibo Xie et al.·May 28, 2024SaveLearn
Letter of Intent: Towards a Vacuum Birefringence Experiment at the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme FieldsQuantum field theory predicts a nonlinear response of the vacuum to strong electromagnetic fields of macroscopic extent. This fundamental tenet has remained experimentally challenging and is yet to…N. Ahmadiniaz, C. Bähtz, A. Benediktovitch et al.·May 28, 2024SaveLearn
Charge Amplification in Low Pressure CF4:SF6:He Mixtures with a Multi-Mesh ThGEM for Directional Dark Matter SearchesThe CYGNO collaboration is developing next generation directional Dark Matter (DM) detection experiments, using gaseous Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), as a robust method for identifying Weakly…F. D. Amaro, E. Baracchini, L. Benussi et al.·May 28, 2024SaveLearn
Development of a real-time beam profile monitor for GeV photons and its application in accelerator facilitiesA real-time beam profile monitoring system is proposed for GeV photon beams at the BM4 beamline of the Mikamine site, Research Center for Accelerator and Radioisotope Science (RARiS; previously known…Ryoko Kino, Sho Nagao, Takeru Akiyama et al.·May 28, 2024SaveLearn