Breakdown Performance of Guard Ring Designs for Pixel Detectors in 150~nm CMOS TechnologySilicon pixel sensors manufactured using commercial CMOS processes are promising instruments for high-energy particle physics experiments due to their high yield and proven radiation hardness. As one…Sinuo Zhang, Ivan Caicedo, Tomasz Hemperek et al.·Oct 24, 2023SaveLearn
On the degeneracy of whispering gallery modes in a high-Q sapphire microwave resonatorCylindrical WGM resonators machined in high-quality sapphire monocrystal cooled down to liquid helium temperature offer exceptionally-high Q-factors in the microwave frequency domain. Such a…Vincent Giordano, Samuel Margueron·Oct 24, 2023SaveLearn
A broadband pulse amplifier for Joule heating experiments in diamond anvil cellsDecades of measurements of the thermophysical properties of hot metals show that pulsed Joule heating is an effective method to heat solid and liquid metals that are chemically reactive or difficult…Zachary M. Geballe, Joseph Lai, Michael J. Walter·Oct 23, 2023SaveLearn
CdZnTe detectors tested at the DANE collider for future kaonic atoms measurementsThe SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration at the INFN Laboratories of Frascati (LNF) aims to perform groundbreaking measurements on kaonic atoms. In parallel and beyond the ongoing kaonic deuterium, presently…A. Scordo, L. Abbene, F. Artibani et al.·Oct 23, 2023SaveLearn
SiC Based Beam Monitoring System for Particle Rates from kHz to GHzThe extremely low dark current of silicon carbide (SiC) detectors, even after high-fluence irradiation, was utilized to develop a beam monitoring system for a wide range of particle rates, i.e., from…Simon Waid, Andreas Gsponer, Jürgen Maier et al.·Oct 23, 2023SaveLearn
Effects of oxygen on the optical properties of phenyl-based scintillators during irradiation and recoveryPlastic scintillators are a versatile and inexpensive option for particle detection, which is why the largest particle physics experiments, CMS and ATLAS, use them extensively in their calorimeters.…C. Papageorgakis, M. Y. Aamir, A. Belloni et al.·Oct 23, 2023SaveLearn
Characterization of iLGADs using soft X-raysExperiments at synchrotron radiation sources and X-ray Free-Electron Lasers in the soft X-ray energy range (250eV--2keV) stand to benefit from the adaptation of the hybrid silicon detector…Antonio Liguori, Rebecca Barten, Filippo Baruffaldi et al.·Oct 23, 2023SaveLearn
Performance of AC-LGAD strip sensor designed for the DarkSHINE experimentAC-coupled Low Gain Avalanche Detector (AC-LGAD) is a new precise detector technology developed in recent years. Based on the standard Low Gain Avalanche Detector (LGAD) technology, AC-LGAD sensors…Kang Liu, Mengzhao Li, Junhua Zhang et al.·Oct 21, 2023SaveLearn
Achieving Single-Electron Sensitivity at Enhanced Speed in Fully-Depleted CCDs with Double-Gate MOSFETsWe introduce a new output amplifier for fully-depleted thick p-channel CCDs based on double-gate MOSFETs. The charge amplifier is an n-type MOSFET specifically designed and operated to couple the…Miguel Sofo-Haro, Kevan Donlon, Juan Estrada et al.·Oct 20, 2023SaveLearn
Spatial Sensitivity to Absorption Changes for Various Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Methods: A Compendium ReviewThis compendium review focuses on the spatial distribution of sensitivity to localized absorption changes in optically diffuse media, particularly for measurements relevant to near-infrared…Giles Blaney, Angelo Sassaroli, Sergio Fantini·Oct 20, 2023SaveLearn
Performances of a new generation tracking detector: the MEG II cylindrical drfit chamberThe cylindrical drift chamber is the most innovative part of the MEG~II detector, the upgraded version of the MEG experiment. The MEG~II chamber differs from the MEG one because it is a single volume…A. M. Baldini, H. Benmansour, G. Boca et al.·Oct 19, 2023SaveLearn
A laserball calibration device for the SNO+ scintillator phaseLocated 2 km underground in SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada, SNO+ is a large scale liquid scintillator experiment that primarily aims to search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Whilst SNO+ has light and…S. Valder, A. Gibson-Foster, E. Falk et al.·Oct 19, 2023SaveLearn
Optimizing a Broad Energy High Purity Germanium (BEGe) Detector Operated at Shallow Depth in Abu DhabiIn this work we present the characterization of a Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) type High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector, with a carbon fiber entrance window thickness of 0.6 mm and an active area…O. Fawwaz, H. Shams, F. Arneodo et al.·Oct 19, 2023SaveLearn
Conceptual design and progress of transmitting MV DC HV into 4 K LHe detectorsA dual-phase TPC (Time Projection Chamber) is more advanced in characterizing an event than a single-phase one because it can, in principle, reconstruct the 3D (X-Y-Z) image of the event, while a…Zhuo Liang, Fengbo Gu, Jiangfeng Zhou et al.·Oct 19, 2023SaveLearn
A novel nuclear recoil calibration for liquid noble gas detectorsAccording to many dark matter models, a potential signal registered in a detector would feature a single-scattering nuclear recoil (NR). So, it is crucial to calibrate the detector's response to NR…Fengbo Gu, Jiangfeng Zhou, Junhui Liao et al.·Oct 19, 2023SaveLearn
Exploring the Potential of Residual Impurities in Germanium Detectors for Low-Mass Dark Matter DetectionThe direct detection of MeV-scale dark matter (DM) particles hinges on achieving an exceptionally low energy detection threshold. Germanium (Ge) detectors, meticulously tailored with precise impurity…Dongming Mei·Oct 18, 2023SaveLearn
Operation and performance of MEG II detectorThe MEG II experiment, located at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) in Switzerland, is the successor to the MEG experiment, which completed data taking in 2013. MEG II started fully operational data…MEG II Collaboration, K. Afanaciev, A. M. Baldini et al.·Oct 18, 2023SaveLearn
Denoising total scattering data using Compressed SensingTo obtain the best resolution for any measurement there is an ever-present challenge to achieve maximal differentiation between signal and noise over as fine of sampling dimensions as possible. In…James Weng, Niklas B. Thompson, Christopher Folmar et al.·Oct 18, 2023SaveLearn
Data synthesis improves detection of radiation sources in urban environmentsDistributed sensors have been proposed to detect nuclear materials if they enter urban areas. Past work on small detector systems has shown that data fusion can improve detection. Here, we show how…RR Flanagan, AG Osborne, MR Deinert·Oct 17, 2023SaveLearn
High-rate, high-resolution single photon X-ray imaging: Medipix4, a large 4-side buttable pixel readout chip with high granularity and spectroscopic capabilitiesThe Medipix4 chip is the latest member in the Medipix/Timepix family of hybrid pixel detector chips aimed at high-rate spectroscopic X-ray imaging using high-Z materials. It can be tiled on all 4…Viros Sriskaran, Jerome Alozy, Rafael Ballabriga et al.·Oct 16, 2023SaveLearn
Radiation Tolerance of Low-Noise Photoreceivers for the LISA Space MissionThis study investigates the effects of space environmental radiation on the performance of InGaAs Quadrant Photodiodes (QPDs) and assesses their suitability for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna…P. Colcombet, N. Dinu-Jaeger, C. Inguimbert et al.·Oct 15, 2023SaveLearn
Design considerations for an ultrahigh-bandwidth Phase 6 Contrast Imaging system applied to fusion grade devicesThe PCI diagnostic is an internal reference interferometer that creates an image of absolutely calibrated electron density fluctuations integrated along the line of sight of the probing light beam.…Alessandro Marinoni, John Chris Rost, Miklos Porkolab·Oct 14, 2023SaveLearn
Laser-driven ultrafast impedance spectroscopy for measuring complex ion hopping processesSuperionic conductors, or solid-state ion-conductors surpassing 0.01 S/cm in conductivity, can enable more energy dense batteries, robust artificial ion pumps, and optimized fuel cells. However,…Kim H. Pham, Scott K. Cushing·Oct 13, 2023SaveLearn
Overview and performance of the 2023 MUGAST@LISE campaign at GANILMUGAST is a state-of-the-art silicon array combining trapezoidal and square shaped double-sided silicon strip detectors (DSSD) to four MUST2 telescopes. Coupled to a γ-ray spectrometer, the…V. Girard-Alcindor, H. Jacob, M. Assié et al.·Oct 13, 2023SaveLearn
Track Lab: extensible data acquisition software for fast pixel detectors, online analysis and automationFast, incremental evolution of physics instrumentation raises the question of efficient software abstraction and transferability of algorithms across similar technologies. This contribution aims to…Petr Mánek, Petr Burian, Eric David-Bosne et al.·Oct 13, 2023SaveLearn