A diffuse scattering model of ultracold neutrons on wavy surfacesMetal tubes plated with nickel-phosphorus are used in many fundamental physics experiments using ultracold neutrons (UCN) because of their ease of fabrication. These tubes are usually polished to a…S. Imajo, H. Akatsuka, K. Hatanaka et al.·Mar 28, 2023SaveLearn
Observation of a low energy nuclear recoil peak in the neutron calibration data of the CRESST-III ExperimentNew-generation direct searches for low mass dark matter feature detection thresholds at energies well below 100 eV, much lower than the energies of commonly used X-ray calibration sources. This…CRESST Collaboration, G. Angloher, S. Banik et al.·Mar 27, 2023SaveLearn
SiPM array of Xenoscope, a full-scale DARWIN vertical demonstratorThe DARWIN project aims to build and operate a next-generation observatory for dark matter and neutrino physics, featuring a time projection chamber with a proposed active target of 40 t of liquid…R. Peres·Mar 27, 2023SaveLearn
Cosmic muons as PMT and SiPM detector background signalsPhotomultiplier tube (PMT) and Silicon Photo Multiplier (SiPM) are often used for detecting small number of photons or very weak radiations. A light guide usually connects these photodetectors to the…Gholamreza Fardipour Raki, Mohsen Khakzad, Shehu AbdusSalam·Mar 27, 2023SaveLearn
D-Mag: a laboratory for studying plasma physics and diagnostics in strong magnetic fieldsWe have set up a diagnostic magnet (D-Mag) laboratory for a wide range of applications in plasma physics. It consists of a superconducting magnet for field strengths of up to 5.9 T. The main purpose…Bartholomaeaus Jagielski, Uwe Wenzel, Thomas Sunn Pedersen et al.·Mar 27, 2023SaveLearn
Monte Carlo analysis of the contributions of long-lived positronium to the spectra of positron-impact-induced secondary electrons measured using an annihilation-gamma-triggered time-of-flight spectrometerMagnetic bottle Time-of-Flight (ToF) spectrometers can measure the energy spectra of all electrons emitted into a 2π sr solid angle simultaneously, greatly reducing data collection time. When the…S. Lotfimarangloo, V. A. Chirayath, S. Mukherjee et al.·Mar 24, 2023SaveLearn
Motion Planning for Triple-Axis SpectrometersWe present the free and open source software TAS-Paths, a novel system which calculates optimal, collision-free paths for the movement of triple-axis spectrometers. The software features an easy to…Tobias Weber·Mar 24, 2023SaveLearn
Electron transport measurements in liquid xenon with Xenoscope, a large-scale DARWIN demonstratorThere is a compelling physics case for a large, xenon-based underground detector devoted to dark matter and other rare-event searches. A two-phase time projection chamber as inner detector allows for…L. Baudis, Y. Biondi, A. Bismark et al.·Mar 24, 2023SaveLearn
PeakNet: An Autonomous Bragg Peak Finder with Deep Neural NetworksSerial crystallography at X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) and synchrotron facilities has experienced tremendous progress in recent times enabling novel scientific investigations into macromolecular…Cong Wang, Po-Nan Li, Jana Thayer et al.·Mar 24, 2023SaveLearn
Performance investigations of two channel readout configurations on the cross-strip cadmium zinc telluride detectorMultiple application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) are required for the detectors if their readout channels are larger than that of ASIC channels. For a system with such a readout scheme, there…Yuli Wang·Mar 24, 2023SaveLearn
Predicting the Future of the CMS Detector: Crystal Radiation Damage and Machine Learning at the LHCThe 75,848 lead tungstate crystals in CMS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider are used to measure the energy of electrons and photons produced in the proton-proton collisions. The optical…Bhargav Joshi, Taihui Li, Buyun Liang et al.·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
Lindhard integral equation with binding energy applied to light and charge yields of nuclear recoils in noble liquid detectorsWe present a model of the ionization efficiency, or quenching factor, for low-energy nuclear recoils, based on a solution to Lindhard integral equation with binding energy and apply it to the…Y. Sarkis, Aguilar-Arevalo, Juan Carlos D'Olivo·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
CE Experiment Proposal at CSNSThe detection and cross-section measurement of Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CENS) are vital for particle physics, astrophysics, and nuclear physics. Therefore, a new CENS…Chenguang Su, Qian Liu, Tianjiao Liang·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
An infrared light-guide based target positioning system for operation in a harsh environmentIn the PANDA experiment's hypernuclear and hyperatom setup, a positioning system for the primary production target is required, which will be located in the center of the solenoid magnet, in…Falk Schupp, Michael Bölting, Patrick Achenbach et al.·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
Data-driven precision determination of the material budget in ALICEThe knowledge of the material budget with a high precision is fundamental for measurements of direct photon production using the photon conversion method due to its direct impact on the total…ALICE Collaboration·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
Development of proton beam irradiation system for the NA65/DsTau experimentTau neutrino is the least studied lepton of the Standard Model (SM). The NA65/DsTau experiment targets to investigate Ds, the parent particle of the τ, using the nuclear emulsion-based…Shigeki Aoki, Akitaka Ariga, Tomoko Ariga et al.·Mar 23, 2023SaveLearn
Magnetic nanorods for quantitative viscosity imaging using heterodyne holographyMany processes in microfluidics and biology are driven or affected by viscosity. While several methods are able to measure this parameter globally (AFM, surface acoustic waves, DLS, ...), very few…C. Gentner, P. Berto, J. -F. Berret et al.·Mar 22, 2023SaveLearn
In-source and in-trap formation of molecular ions in the actinide mass range at CERN-ISOLDEThe use of radioactive molecules for fundamental physics research is a developing interdisciplinary field limited dominantly by their scarce availability. In this work, radioactive molecular ion…M. Au, M. Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, L. Nies et al.·Mar 21, 2023SaveLearn
Uncertainty estimation on frequency shift of Brillouin light scatteringBetter knowing the precision on the measured value of the Brillouin peak frequencies is essen-tial in order to use it to deduce parameters related to studied materials. Modern methods for evaluating…Patrice Salzenstein·Mar 21, 2023SaveLearn
Voltage scanning and technical upgrades at the Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy experimentTo optimize the performance of the Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) experiment at CERN-ISOLDE, technical upgrades are continuously introduced, aiming to enhance its sensitivity,…Michail Athanasakis-Kaklamanakis, Jordan R. Reilly, Agota Koszorus et al.·Mar 20, 2023SaveLearn
A data acquisition and reconstruction software for SAMPA-SRS integrationIn this work we present the latest developments in the SAMPA-SRS integration. A software was developed to improve the acquisition configuration, acquisition, and decoding of the data. The complete…G. G. A. de Souza, T. S. Abelha, T. B. Saramela et al.·Mar 20, 2023SaveLearn
Ultra-low radioactivity flexible printed cablesFlexible printed cables and circuitry based on copper-polyimide materials are widely used in experiments looking for rare events due to their unique electrical and mechanical characteristics.…Isaac J. Arnquist, Maria Laura di Vacri, Nicole Rocco et al.·Mar 20, 2023SaveLearn
Separation of electrons from pions in GEM TRD using deep learningMachine learning (ML) is no new concept in the high-energy physics community, in fact, many ML techniques have been employed since the early 80s to deal with a broad spectrum of physics problems. In…Nilay Kushawaha, Yulia Furletova, Ankhi Roy et al.·Mar 19, 2023SaveLearn
Large active-area superconducting microwire detector array with single-photon sensitivity in the near-infraredSuperconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the highest-performing technology for time-resolved single-photon counting from the UV to the near-infrared. The recent discovery of…Jamie S. Luskin, Ekkehart Schmidt, Boris Korzh et al.·Mar 19, 2023SaveLearn
Internal review on the state of loss of vacuum research on helium cryogenic systemsIt is commonplace in helium cryogenic systems to utilize vacuum insulation to mitigate convective heat transfer to the low temperature fluids. While the insulating vacuum meaningfully improves…Andrew Dalesandro·Mar 19, 2023SaveLearn