Demonstration of Sub-micron UCN Position Resolution using Room-temperature CMOS SensorHigh spatial resolution of ultracold neutron (UCN) measurement is of growing interest to UCN experiments such as UCN spectrometers, UCN polarimeters, quantum physics of UCNs, and quantum gravity.…S. Lin, J. K. Baldwin, M. Blatnik et al.·May 16, 2023SaveLearn
Calibration of a Micromegas-based Gaseous Time Projection Chamber Using Cosmic Ray MuonsWe report the calibration of a gaseous Time Projection Chamber based on Micromegas charge readout modules with cosmic ray muons, utilizing their penetrating power and relatively uniform energy…Wenming Zhang, Yuanchun Liu, Haiyan Du et al.·May 16, 2023SaveLearn
Unraveling Fano noise and partial charge collection effect in X-ray spectra below 1 keVFano noise, readout noise, and the partial charge collection (PCC) effect collectively contribute to the degradation of energy spectra in Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) measurements, especially at low…Dario Rodrigues, Mariano Cababie, Ignacio Gomez Florenciano et al.·May 15, 2023SaveLearn
First operation of an ALICE OROC operated in high pressure Ar-CO2 and Ar-CH4New neutrino-nucleus interaction cross-section measurements are required to improve nuclear models sufficiently for future long-baseline neutrino experiments to meet their sensitivity goals. A time…A. Ritchie-Yates, A. Deisting, G. Barker et al.·May 15, 2023SaveLearn
First observation of neutral bremsstrahlung electroluminescence in liquid argonA recent discovery of additional mechanism of electroluminescence (EL) in noble gases due to the neutral bremsstrahlung (NBrS) effect led to a prediction that NBrS EL should be present in noble…A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, E. Frolov et al.·May 14, 2023SaveLearn
Unraveling the puzzle of slow components in gaseous argon of two-phase detectors for dark matter searches using Thick Gas Electron MultiplierThe effect of proportional electroluminescence (EL) is used to record the primary ionization signal (S2) in the gas phase of two-phase argon detectors for dark matter particle (WIMP) searches and…A. Buzulutskov, E. Frolov, E. Borisova et al.·May 14, 2023SaveLearn
Two-dimensional Thomson scattering in high-repetition-rate laser-plasma experimentsWe present the first two-dimensional (2D) optical Thomson scattering measurements of electron density and temperature in laser-produced plasmas. The novel instrument directly measures ne(x,y) and…H. Zhang, J. J. Pilgram, C. G. Constantin et al.·May 13, 2023SaveLearn
Performance of prototype Dual Gain Multilayer Thick GEM with high-intensity heavy-ion beam injections in low-pressure hydrogen gasA prototype Dual Gain Multilayer Thick Gas Electron Multilyer (DG-M-THGEM) with an active area of 10 cm × 10 cm was manufactured aiming at the production of a large-volume active-target time…Chihiro Iwamoto, Shinsuke Ota, Reiko Kojima et al.·May 12, 2023SaveLearn
New technique of ion identification in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry using low-pressure TPC with GEM readoutWe have developed and successfully tested a low-pressure Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) readout for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). AMS facility in Novosibirsk…A. Bondar, A. Buzulutskov, V. Parkhomchuk et al.·May 11, 2023SaveLearn
Sensitivity of Transition-Edge Sensors to Strong DC Electric FieldsTransition-edge sensors (TESs) have found a wide range of applications in both space- and land-based astronomical photon measurement and are being used in the search for dark matter and neutrino mass…K. M. Patel, D. J. Goldie, S. Withington et al.·May 10, 2023SaveLearn
Systematic Approach for Tuning Flux-driven Josephson Parametric Amplifiers for Stochastic Small SignalsMany experiments operating at millikelvin temperatures with signal frequencies in the microwave regime are beginning to incorporate Josephson Parametric Amplifiers (JPA) as their first amplification…Çağlar Kutlu, Saebyeok Ahn, Sergey V. Uchaikin et al.·May 9, 2023SaveLearn
A compact single-shot soft X-ray photon spectrometer for free electron laser diagnosticsThe photon spectrum from free-electron laser (FEL) light sources offers valuable information in time-resolved experiments and machine optimization in the spectral and temporal domains. We have…Kirk A. Larsen, Kurtis Borne, Razib Obaid et al.·May 9, 2023SaveLearn
DeepFocus: Fast focus and astigmatism correction for electron microscopyHigh-throughput 2D and 3D scanning electron microscopy, which relies on automation and dependable control algorithms, requires high image quality with minimal human intervention. Classical focus and…Philipp Johannes Schubert, Rangoli Saxena, Joergen Kornfeld·May 8, 2023SaveLearn
CaloClouds: Fast Geometry-Independent Highly-Granular Calorimeter SimulationSimulating showers of particles in highly-granular detectors is a key frontier in the application of machine learning to particle physics. Achieving high accuracy and speed with generative machine…Erik Buhmann, Sascha Diefenbacher, Engin Eren et al.·May 8, 2023SaveLearn
Stability and photometric accuracy of CMOS image sensors in space: Radiation damage, surface charge and quantum confinement in silicon detectorsStability and photometric accuracy of silicon imaging detectors are essential for the Habitable Worlds Observatory and a range of NASA missions that will explore time domain astrophysics and…Michael E. Hoenk·May 8, 2023SaveLearn
Operating the GridPix detector with helium-isobutane gas mixtures for a high-precision, low-mass Time Projection ChamberHigh precision experiments with muons and pions often require tracking charged particles with O(100~μm) single-hit resolution, possibly with particle identification capabilities, down to…G. Cavoto, C. Dutsov, M. Gruber et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
On the angular control of rotating lasers by means of line calculus on hyperboloidsWe propose a new paradigm for modelling and calibrating laser scanners with rotation symmetry, as is the case for Lidars or for galvanometric laser systems with one or two rotating mirrors. Instead…Rudi Penne, Ivan De Boi, Steve Vanlanduit·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Investigation of guidelines for improving spatial resolution in direct-modulation BOCDRThe spatial resolution of direct-modulation Brillouin optical correlation-domain reflectometry is studied with respect to modulation amplitude and frequency. Results suggest that optimal resolution…Seiga Ochi, Kouta Ozaki, Kohei Noda et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Electromagnetic calorimeter time measurement applications in the SND physics analysisThe SND is a non-magnetic detector at the VEPP-2000 e+ e- collider (BINP, Novosibirsk) designed for hadronic cross-section measurements in the center-of-mass energy range up to 2 GeV. The…N. A. Melnikova, M. N. Achasov, A. A. Botov et al.·May 5, 2023SaveLearn
Experimental characterisation of a single-shot spectrometer for high-flux, GeV-scale gamma-ray beamsWe report on the first experimental characterisation of a gamma-ray spectrometer designed to spectrally resolve high-flux photon beams with energies in the GeV range. The spectrometer has been…N. Cavanagh, K. Fleck, M. J. V. Streeter et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Pixel-based tracking detectors for a Low Q2 Tagger at EIC -- status reportThe design of pixel-based tracking detectors for a Low Q2 Tagger in the Far Backward region of the ePIC detector at EIC is presented. The physics case is outlined, together with estimates of rates…Simon Gardner, Derek I. Glazier, Kenneth Livingston et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Towards a large-area RPWELL detector: design optimization and performanceWe present a new design and assembly procedure of a large-area gas-avalanche Resistive-Plate WELL (RPWELL) detector. A 50×50 ~cm2 prototype was tested in 80 ~GeV/c muon…D. Zavazieva, L. Moleri, A. Jash et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
A fast tunable driver of light source for the TRIDENT Pathfinder experimentTRIDENT (The tRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope) is a proposed next-generation neutrino telescope to be constructed in the South China Sea. In September 2021, the TRIDENT Pathfinder experiment…Jiannan Tang, Weihao Wu, Liang Li et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Array of Cryogenic Calorimeters to Evaluate the Spectral Shape of forbidden β-decays: the ACCESS projectThe ACCESS (Array of Cryogenic Calorimeters to Evaluate Spectral Shapes) project aims to establish a novel technique to perform precision measurements of forbidden eta-decays, which can serve as…L. Pagnanini, G. Benato, P. Carniti et al.·May 3, 2023SaveLearn
Order-of-Magnitude SNR Improvement for High-Field EPR Spectrometers via 3D-Printed Quasioptical Sample HoldersIn this paper, we present a rapidly-prototyped, costefficient, 3D-printed quasioptical sample holder for improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in modern, resonator-free, highfield electron…Antonin Sojka, Brad D. Price, Mark S. Sherwin·May 2, 2023SaveLearn