A Micromegas-based gaseous detector for neutron-induced charged-particle reaction studies in nuclear astrophysicsThe quasistellar neutron spectrum produced via 7Li(p, n)7Be reaction at a proton energy of 1.912 MeV has been extensively studied and employed reaction for neutron-induced reaction…Chandrabhan Yadav, Akiva Green, Moshe Friedman·Aug 23, 2023SaveLearn
Quantum Wavefront Shaping with a 48-element Programmable Phase Plate for ElectronsWe present a 48-element programmable phase plate for coherent electron waves produced by a combination of photolithography and focused ion beam. This brings the highly successful concept of wavefront…Chu-Ping Yu, Francisco Vega Ibáñez, Armand Béché et al.·Aug 23, 2023SaveLearn
Evaluation of neutronic parameters for RITM-200 reactor unit considering (238U+235U)O2, (232Th+235U)O2 and (232Th+233U)O2 dispersed fuel using MCU-PTRSimulation tools have become an integral tool in the analysis of neutronic parameters of reactor units. These simulation tools are built to solve the neutron transport equation. In this article, the…Samiru Alhassan, Sergey V. Beliavskii, Vladimir N. Nesterov·Aug 23, 2023SaveLearn
Reflection imaging with a helium zone plate microscopeNeutral helium atom microscopy is a novel microscopy technique that offers strictly surface-sensitive, non-destructive imaging. Several experiments have been published in recent years where images…Ranveig Flatabø, Sabrina D. Eder, Thomas Reisinger et al.·Aug 22, 2023SaveLearn
Spectroscopic performance evaluation and modeling of a low background HPGe detector using GEANT4Low background gamma spectrometry employing HPGe detectors is a sensitive technique for measuring low-level radioactivity in environmental applications, material screening, and for rare decay…Swati Thakur, Soni Devi, Sanjeet S. Kaintura et al.·Aug 22, 2023SaveLearn
Calorimeter shower superresolutionCalorimeter shower simulation is a major bottleneck in the Large Hadron Collider computational pipeline. There have been recent efforts to employ deep-generative surrogate models to overcome this…Ian Pang, John Andrew Raine, David Shih·Aug 22, 2023SaveLearn
Conservation of Helium while Maintaining High System PurityRecent helium shortages and helium price increases have lead to an increased emphasis being placed on conserving helium. The need to conserve helium must be balanced with need to maintain the high…M. White, J. Theilacker, M. Barba·Aug 21, 2023SaveLearn
Ultrafast Radiographic Imaging and Tracking: An overview of instruments, methods, data, and applicationsUltrafast radiographic imaging and tracking (U-RadIT) use state-of-the-art ionizing particle and light sources to experimentally study sub-nanosecond dynamic processes in physics, chemistry, biology,…Zhehui Wang, Andrew F. T. Leong, Angelo Dragone et al.·Aug 21, 2023SaveLearn
Developments of a centimeter-level precise muometric wireless navigation system (MuWNS-V) and its first demonstration using directional information from tracking detectorsVarious positioning techniques such as Wi-Fi positioning system have been proposed to use in situations where satellite navigation is unavailable. One such system, the muometric positioning system…Dezso Varga, Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka·Aug 19, 2023SaveLearn
Towards 3D Magnetic Force MicroscopyMagnetic force microscopy (MFM) is long established as a powerful tool for probing the local manifestation of magnetic nanostructures across a range of temperatures and applied stimuli. A major…Jori F. Schmidt, Lukas M. Eng, Samuel D. Seddon·Aug 16, 2023SaveLearn
A neutron trigger detector for pulsed reactor neutron sourcesA variety of experiments investigating properties of neutrons can be performed at pulsed reactor neutron sources like the research reactor TRIGA Mainz. A typical problem faced by these experiments is…Julian Auler, Dieter Ries, Bernd Ulmann et al.·Aug 16, 2023SaveLearn
Analytical description of the time-over-threshold method based on the time properties of plastic scintillators equipped with silicon photomultipliersA new high-granular compact time-of-flight neutron detector for the identification and energy measurement of neutrons produced in nucleus-nucleus interactions at the BM@N experiment, Dubna, Russia,…N. Karpushkin, D. Finogeev, F. Guber et al.·Aug 16, 2023SaveLearn
Electron transfer efficiency in liquid xenon across THGEM holesDual-phase liquid-xenon time projection chambers (LXe TPCs) deploying a few tonnes of liquid are presently leading the search for WIMP dark matter. Scaling these detectors to 10-fold larger fiducial…G. Martínez-Lema, A. Roy, A. Breskin et al.·Aug 16, 2023SaveLearn
Multi-energy X-ray linear-array detector enabled by the side-illuminated metal halide scintillatorConventional scintillator-based X-ray imaging typically captures the full spectral of X-ray photons without distinguishing their energy. However, the absence of X-ray spectral information often…Peng Ran, Qingrui Yao, Juan Hui et al.·Aug 14, 2023SaveLearn
Low Radon Concentration Measurement with a Radon-Dissolved Liquid Scintillator Pilot DetectorWe construct a high sensitivity radon pilot detector using liquid scintillator dissolved radon for the CDEX rare-event searches program. The CDEX-10 project employs a germanium detector array…Qian-Yun Li, Ming-Xuan Li, Ren-Ming-Jie Li et al.·Aug 14, 2023SaveLearn
Leveraging Staggered Tessellation for Enhanced Spatial Resolution in High-Granularity CalorimetersWe advance the concept of high-granularity calorimeters with staggered tessellations, underscoring the effectiveness of a design incorporating multifold staggering cycles based on hexagonal cells to…Sebouh J. Paul, Miguel Arratia·Aug 14, 2023SaveLearn
Recent developments in comprehensive analytical instruments for the culture heritage objects-A reviewThis paper introduces the necessity and significance of the investigation of cultural heritage objects. The multi-technique method is useful for the study of cultural heritage objects, but a…Yuanjun Xu, Zhu An, Ning Huang et al.·Aug 14, 2023SaveLearn
Measurement of the non-linearity in the gamma-ray response of the GAGG:Ce inorganic scintillatorA characteristic of every inorganic scintillator crystal is its light yield, i.e., the amount of emitted scintillation photons per unit of energy deposited in the crystal. Light yield is known to be…R. Campana, C. Evola, C. Labanti et al.·Aug 13, 2023SaveLearn
A Highly Segmented Neutron Polarimeter for A1A new neutron polarimeter for measuring the neutron's electric form factor was designed and constructed to complement the A1 spectrometer setup at the Mainz Microtron (MAMI). The design is based on a…R. Spreckels, M. Hoek, U. Müller et al.·Aug 11, 2023SaveLearn
Development of a low-background HPGe detector at Kamioka ObservatoryA new ultra-low background high-purity germanium (HPGe) detector has been installed at the Kamioka underground experimental site. The background count rate in the energy range from 40 keV to 2700 keV…K. Ichimura, H. Ikeda, Y. Kishimoto et al.·Aug 10, 2023SaveLearn
Denoising diffusion models with geometry adaptation for high fidelity calorimeter simulationSimulation is crucial for all aspects of collider data analysis, but the available computing budget in the High Luminosity LHC era will be severely constrained. Generative machine learning models may…Oz Amram, Kevin Pedro·Aug 7, 2023SaveLearn
A construction method of the quasi-monolithic compact interferometer based on UV-adhesives bondingQuasi-monolithic interferometers play a crucial role in high-precision measurement experiments, including gravitational wave detection, inertial sensing, vibrometry, and seismology. Achieving high…Xiang Lin, Hao Yan, Yiqiu Ma et al.·Aug 7, 2023SaveLearn
Ultra-Low Background Germanium Assay at the Boulby Underground LaboratoryAs we move to an era where next generation low-background particle physics experiments begin to be designed and constructed, the ability to assay materials with high sensitivity and at speed with a…P. R. Scovell, E. Meehan, S. M. Paling et al.·Aug 7, 2023SaveLearn
Differential Temperature AnemometerCommon thermal anemometers (hot-wire, hot-film, or similar) are based on the thermal equilibrium between the electrical power heating the sensor and the convection of the ambient medium cooling the…Holger Nobach·Aug 7, 2023SaveLearn
Radiation Damage of 2 × 2 × 1 \ cm3 Pixelated CdZnTe Due to High-Energy ProtonsPixelated CdZnTe detectors are a promising imaging-spectrometer for gamma-ray astrophysics due to their combination of relatively high energy resolution with room temperature operation negating the…Daniel Shy, David Goodman, Ryan Parsons et al.·Aug 5, 2023SaveLearn