Precision Measurement of the Specific Activity of 39Ar in Atmospheric Argon with the DEAP-3600 DetectorThe specific activity of the beta decay of 39Ar in atmospheric argon is measured using the DEAP-3600 detector. DEAP-3600, located 2 km underground at SNOLAB, uses a total of (3269 24) kg…P. Adhikari, R. Ajaj, M. Alpízar-Venegas et al.·Feb 27, 2023SaveLearn
Enhanced light signal for the suppression of pile-up events in Mo-based bolometers for the 0ββ decay searchRandom coincidences of events could be one of the main sources of background in the search for neutrino-less double-beta decay of 100Mo with macro-bolometers, due to their modest time…A. Ahmine, A. Armatol, I. Bandac et al.·Feb 27, 2023SaveLearn
Prototype electronics for the silicon pad layers of the future Forward Calorimeter (FoCal) of the ALICE experiment at the LHCA Forward Calorimeter (FoCal) has been proposed as part of the ALICE upgrades for data taking from 2029 onwards. The FoCal will feature a sampling electromagnetic calorimeter segmented into 110…O. Bourrion, D. Tourres, R. Guernane et al.·Feb 27, 2023SaveLearn
Propagation Constant Measurement Based on a Single Transmission Line Standard Using a Two-port VNAThis study presents a new method for measuring the propagation constant of transmission lines using a single line standard and without prior calibration of a two-port vector network analyzer (VNA).…Ziad Hatab, Arezoo Abdi, Gregor Steinbauer et al.·Feb 27, 2023SaveLearn
Intel Stratix 10 FPGA design for track reconstruction for the ATLAS experiment at the HL-LHCThe fast reconstruction of charged particle tracks with high efficiency and track quality is an essential part of the online data selection for the ATLAS experiment at the High-Luminosity LHC.…A. Camplani, S. Dittmeier, A. Annovi et al.·Feb 27, 2023SaveLearn
Measurement of reactor thermal neutron fluence of NTD-Ge by activation High-Purity Ge itselfIn neutron transmutation doped germanium, the thermal neutron fluence of reactor irradiation is as high as 1018~n·cm-2. For radiological safety reasons, general Co or Au neutron flux…Kangkang Zhao, Mingxuan Xue, Haiping Peng et al.·Feb 25, 2023SaveLearn
Demonstration of a 25-picosecond single-photon time resolution with gaseous photomultiplicationPhotosensitive gaseous detectors with a simple photoelectron multiplication mechanism of resistive plate chambers (RPCs) are expected to have both a large photocoverage and an excellent time…K. Matsuoka, R. Okubo, Y. Adachi·Feb 24, 2023SaveLearn
Design optimization of JUNO-TAO plastic scintillator with WLS-fiber and SiPM readoutPlastic scintillators (PSs)embedded with wavelength-shifting fibers are widely used in high-energy particle physics, such as in muon taggers,as well as in medical physics and other applications. In…Guang Luo, Y. K. Hor, Peizhi Lu et al.·Feb 24, 2023SaveLearn
Study and perspective on neutron beam divergence improvement achievable by the combination of two or more neutron collimating systemsThis communication presents the results obtained at an experimental campaign at PSI BOA beamline using the combination of the ANET Compact Neutron Collimator (CNC) with the actual BOA pin-hole…Oriol Sans-Planell, Francesco Cantini, Marco Costa et al.·Feb 24, 2023SaveLearn
MUX64, an analogue 64-to-1 multiplexer ASIC for the ATLAS High Granularity Timing DetectorWe present the design and the performance of MUX64, a 64-to-1 analogue multiplexer ASIC for the ATLAS High Granularity Timing Detector (HGTD). The MUX64 transmits one of its 64 inputs selected by six…Zifeng Xu, Li Zhang, Xing Huang et al.·Feb 24, 2023SaveLearn
Nuclear quadrupole resonance spectroscopy with a femtotesla diamond magnetometerSensitive Radio-Frequency (RF) magnetometers that can detect oscillating magnetic fields at the femtotesla level are needed for demanding applications such as Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR)…Yaser Silani, Janis Smits, Ilja Fescenko et al.·Feb 24, 2023SaveLearn
Optical link acquisition for the LISA mission with in-field pointing architectureWe present a comprehensive simulation of the spatial acquisition of optical links for the LISA mission in the in-field pointing architecture, where a fast pointing mirror is used to move the…Gerald Hechenblaikner, Simon Delchambre, Tobias Ziegler·Feb 23, 2023SaveLearn
Impact of the Design Parameters on the Microwave Displacement Sensor PerformanceThe investigations have been conducted on the involved design parameters to analyze the behavior of the microwave displacement sensor output characteristics. To implement this, a dielectric resonator…Premsai Regalla, Praveenkumar A·Feb 23, 2023SaveLearn
Length traceability chain based on chromium atom transition frequencyPrecise positioning measurement plays an important role in in today advanced manufacturing industry, and length traceability chain has been optimizing and enriching to fulfill the developing and…Xiao Deng, Zichao Lin, Gaoliang Dai et al.·Feb 23, 2023SaveLearn
L2LFlows: Generating High-Fidelity 3D Calorimeter ImagesWe explore the use of normalizing flows to emulate Monte Carlo detector simulations of photon showers in a high-granularity electromagnetic calorimeter prototype for the International Large Detector…Sascha Diefenbacher, Engin Eren, Frank Gaede et al.·Feb 22, 2023SaveLearn
Switchable-magnetisation planar probe MFM sensorWe present an alternative switching-magnetization magnetic force microscopy (SM- MFM) method using planar tip-on-chip probes. Unlike traditional needle-like tips, the planar probe approach integrates…Michael Verhage, Tunç H. Çiftçi, Michiel Reul et al.·Feb 22, 2023SaveLearn
A novel fast response and radiation-resistant scintillator detector for beam loss monitorAt high luminosity areas, beam loss monitor with fast response and high radiation resistance is crucial for accelerator operation. In this article, we report the design and test results of a fast…Yuanjing Ji, Zebo Tang, Chen Li et al.·Feb 21, 2023SaveLearn
Indium-Bond-And-Stop-Etch (IBASE) Technique for Dual-side Processing of Thin High-mobility GaAs/AlGaAs Epitaxial LayersWe present a reliable flip-chip technique for dual-side processing of thin (<1 micron) high-mobility GaAs/AlGaAs epitaxial layers. The technique allows the fabrication of small (micron-scale with…Changyun Yoo, Kenneth W. West, Loren N. Pfeiffer et al.·Feb 21, 2023SaveLearn
Experimental Verification of PCH-EM Algorithm for Characterizing DSERN Image SensorsThe Photon Counting Histogram Expectation Maximization (PCH-EM) algorithm has recently been reported as a candidate method for the characterization of Deep Sub-Electron Read Noise (DSERN) image…Aaron Hendrickson, David P. Haefner, Nicholas R. Shade et al.·Feb 21, 2023SaveLearn
First reconstruction of absolute three-dimensional position of nuclear recoils using a negative ion μ-TPC for dark matter search experimentsStudies of micro time projection chambers using negative ion gas (NIμTPC) are conducted especially for direction-sensitive dark matter searches. A NIμTPC enables to measure the absolute…Satoshi Higashino, Takuya Shimada, Tomonori Ikeda et al.·Feb 21, 2023SaveLearn
Methods and restrictions to increase the volume of resonant rectangular-section haloscopes for detecting dark matter axionsHaloscopes are resonant cavities that serve as detectors of dark matter axions when they are immersed in a strong static magnetic field. In order to increase the volume and improve its introduction…J. M. García-Barceló, A. Álvarez Melcón, A. Díaz-Morcillo et al.·Feb 21, 2023SaveLearn
Implementation and performances of the IPbus protocol for the JUNO Large-PMT readout electronicsThe Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a large neutrino detector currently under construction in China. Thanks to the tight requirements on its optical and radio-purity properties,…Riccardo Triozzi, Andrea Serafini, Marco Bellato et al.·Feb 20, 2023SaveLearn
A processing and analytics system for microscopy data workflows: the Pycroscopy ecosystem of packagesMajor advancements in fields as diverse as biology and quantum computing have relied on a multitude of microscopic techniques. All optical, electron and scanning probe microscopy advanced with new…Rama Vasudevan, Mani Valleti, Maxim Ziatdinov et al.·Feb 20, 2023SaveLearn
Electric Field Measurement by Edge Transient Current Technique on Silicon Low Gain Avalanche DetectorA novel methodology, named the diffusion profile method, is proposed in this research to measure the electric field of a low gain avalanche detector (LGAD).The proposed methodology utilizes the…Chenxi Fu, Haobo Wang, Tao Yang et al.·Feb 20, 2023SaveLearn
Free-running 4H-SiC single-photon detector with ultralow afterpulse probability at 266 nmUltraviolet single-photon detector (UVSPD) provides a key tool for the applications requiring ultraweak light detection in the wavelength band. Here, we report a 4H-SiC single-photon avalanche diode…Chao Yu, Tianyi Li, Xian-Song Zhao et al.·Feb 20, 2023SaveLearn