Tetris-inspired detector with neural network for radiation mappingIn recent years, radiation mapping has attracted widespread research attention and increased public concerns on environmental monitoring. In terms of both materials and their configurations,…Ryotaro Okabe, Shangjie Xue, Jiankai Yu et al.·Feb 7, 2023SaveLearn
A Cryogenic Readout IC with 100 KSPS in-Pixel ADC for Skipper CCD-in-CMOS SensorsThe Skipper CCD-in-CMOS Parallel Read-Out Circuit (SPROCKET) is a mixed-signal front-end design for the readout of Skipper CCD-in-CMOS image sensors. SPROCKET is fabricated in a 65 nm CMOS process…Adam Quinn, Manuel B. Valentin, Thomas Zimmerman et al.·Feb 7, 2023SaveLearn
Studies of time resolution, light yield, and crosstalk using SiPM-on-tile calorimetry for the future Electron-Ion ColliderWe recently proposed a high-granularity calorimeter insert for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) that is based on plastic scintillator tiles readout with silicon photomultipliers. In this work, we…Miguel Arratia, Luis Garabito Ruiz, Jiajun Huang et al.·Feb 7, 2023SaveLearn
Signal Processing to Reduce Dark Noise Impact in Precision TimingWe introduce a technique to mitigate the effects of low frequency noise on precision timing. The example of Dark Count Noise Rate (DCR) in Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) is emphasized. This…Sebastian N. White·Feb 6, 2023SaveLearn
Development of energy calibration and data analysis systems for the NUCLEUS experimentCoherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) opens new approaches for the search of new physics beyond the Standard Model. The NUCLEUS experiment aims to use the intense antineutrino flux…Giorgio Del Castello·Feb 6, 2023SaveLearn
Calculation of true coincidence summing correction factor for a Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detector using standard and fabricated sourcesThe true coincidence summing (TCS) correction factor for a Broad Energy Germanium (BEGe) detector has been calculated at far and close geometry measurement using multi-energetic radioactive…Ashish Gupta, M. Shareef, Munmun Twisha et al.·Feb 6, 2023SaveLearn
Machine Learning based tool for CMS RPC currents quality monitoringThe muon system of the CERN Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment includes more than a thousand Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). They are gaseous detectors operated in the hostile environment of the…E. Shumka, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat et al.·Feb 6, 2023SaveLearn
A method to measure the quenching factor for recoil energy of oxygen in bismuth germanium oxide scintillatorsBismuth germanium oxide ( Bi4 Ge3 O12, BGO) scintillation crystals are widely used as detectors in the fields of particle physics and astrophysics due to their high density, and thus…Yuga Ommura, Hiroshi Ito, Takatomi Yano et al.·Feb 4, 2023SaveLearn
Pressure Sensor Chip with New Electrical Circuit for 10 kPa RangeCharacteristics of high sensitivity MEMS pressure sensor chip for 10 kPa utilizing a novel electrical circuit are presented. The electrical circuit uses piezosensitive differential amplifier with…Mikhail Basov·Feb 3, 2023SaveLearn
Lead perovskites as CE detectorsThe recent discovery of Coherent Elastic neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CE) has created new opportunities to detect and study neutrinos. The interaction cross-section in CE scales…César Jesús-Valls, Federico Sánchez·Feb 3, 2023SaveLearn
An FPGA-based readout chip emulator for the CMS ETL detector upgradeWe present an FPGA-based readout chip emulator board for the CMS Endcap Timing Layer (ETL) detector upgrade. The emulator board uses an Intel Cyclone 10 GX FPGA to emulate the digital functions of…L. Zhang, C. Edwards, D. Gong et al.·Feb 3, 2023SaveLearn
Silicon detector R\&D for the future Electron-Ion ColliderThe high-luminosity high-energy Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) to be built at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) will provide a clean environment to study several fundamental questions in the high…Xuan Li·Feb 2, 2023SaveLearn
Design and characterization of AmLi neutron sources for the LZ experimentIn this paper we describe the development, testing, and characterization of three low-emission rate AmLi neutron sources. The sources are used to calibrate the nuclear recoil response of the…A. B. M. R. Sazzad, J. Busenitz, A. Piepke et al.·Feb 2, 2023SaveLearn
The impact of frame quantization on the dynamic range of a one-bit image sensorFor a one-bit image sensor, the number of frames captured determines the quantization step size of the binary rate measurement. The discrete values of the binary rate set a maximum measurable…Lucas J. Koerner·Feb 2, 2023SaveLearn
High-Resolution Short-Circuit Fault Localization in a Multi-Layer Integrated Circuit using a Quantum Diamond MicroscopeAs integrated circuit (IC) geometry and packaging become more sophisticated with ongoing fabrication and design innovations, the electrical engineering community needs increasingly-powerful failure…P. Kehayias, J. Walraven, A. L. Rodarte et al.·Feb 2, 2023SaveLearn
ALICE upgrades during the LHC Long Shutdown 2A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) has been conceived and constructed as a heavy-ion experiment at the LHC. During LHC Runs 1 and 2, it has produced a wide range of physics results using all…ALICE Collaboration·Feb 2, 2023SaveLearn
Miniaturized 2D Scanning Microscopy with a Single 1D Actuation for Multi-Beam Optical Coherence TomographyMiniaturized optical imaging systems typically utilize 2-dimensional (2D) actuators to acquire images over a 2D field of view (FOV). Piezoelectric tubes are most compact, but usually produce…Rachel Yixuan Tan, Rachel Chi Kei Chan, Whitney Jia Ying Loh et al.·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
A new method to find out the optimal neutron moderator size based on neutron scattering instrument parametersSimple and fast analytic method to find out optimal combinations of sizes of neutron moderator and optical system entrance, allowing for the full sample illumination with minimum to none background,…Petr Konik, Alexander Ioffe·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
A high-resolution pixel silicon Vertex Detector for open charm measurements with the spectrometer at the CERN SPSThe study of open charm meson production provides an efficient tool for the investigation of the properties of hot and dense matter formed in nucleus-nucleus collisions. The interpretation of the…A. Aduszkiewicz, M. Bajda, M. Baszczyk et al.·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
Calibration of the Upgraded ALICE Inner Tracking SystemThe ALICE Experiment has replaced its Inner Tracking System with a 7-layer pixel-only tracker made out of more than 24000 monolithic active pixel sensor chips, in order to fulfill the requirements of…Andrea Sofia Triolo·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
Commissioning and Performance of the New ALICE Inner Tracking System in the First Phase of LHC Run 3ALICE is one of the four experiments at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) specifically designed to study nuclear matter at extreme conditions of temperature and pressure. The LHC Run 3 started…Ivan Ravasenga·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
A Hydrogenated amorphous silicon detector for Space Weather ApplicationsThe characteristics of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) detector are presented here for monitoring in space solar flares and the evolution of large energetic proton events up to hundreds of…Catia Grimani, Michele Fabi, Federico Sabbatini et al.·Feb 1, 2023SaveLearn
Simulated performance and calibration of CMS Phase-2 Upgrade Inner Tracker sensorsThe next upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is planned from 2026 when the collider will move to its High Luminosity phase (HL-LHC). The CMS detector needs to be substantially upgraded during…Tamas Almos Vami, Morris Swartz·Jan 31, 2023SaveLearn
Successful cooling of a pixel tracker using gaseous helium: studies with a mock-up and a detector prototypeWe report the successful operation of a functional pixel detector with gaseous helium cooling. Using an accurate mock-up beforehand, the cooling was validated. We use a miniature turbo compressor to…Thomas Theodor Rudzki, Frank Meier Aeschbacher, Marin Deflorin et al.·Jan 31, 2023SaveLearn
Charge collection and efficiency measurements of the TJ-Monopix2 DMAPS in 180\,nm CMOS technologyMonolithic CMOS pixel detectors have emerged as competitive contenders in the field of high-energy particle physics detectors. By utilizing commercial processes they offer high-volume production of…Christian Bespin, Ivan Caicedo, Jochen Dingfelder et al.·Jan 31, 2023SaveLearn