H2020-SPACE-ORIONAS Miniaturized optical transceivers for high-speed optical inter-satellite linksThe European H2020-SPACE-ORIONAS project targets the development of optical transceiver and amplifier integrated circuits and modules applicable to high-speed and compact laser communication…L. Stampoulidis, A. Osman, I. Sourikopoulos et al.·Oct 4, 2022SaveLearn
Reconstruction of charged tracks with Timepix4 ASICsThe design of a detector system comprised of four silicon sensors bump-bonded to Timepix4 ASICs is described together with its data acquisition system, operational infrastructure, and dedicated…Kazu Akiba, Martin van Beuzekom, Vincent van Beveren et al.·Oct 4, 2022SaveLearn
Three-Electrode Cell Calorimeter for Electrical Double Layer CapacitorsA calorimeter was built to measure the heat from a porous capacitive working electrode connected in a three-electrode configuration. This makes it possible to detect differences between cathodic and…Joren E. Vos, Hendrik P. Rodenburg, Danny Inder Maur et al.·Oct 3, 2022SaveLearn
Monochromatic computed tomography using laboratory-scale setup: proof-of-conceptIn this article, we demonstrate the viability of highly monochromatic full-field X-ray absorption near edge structure based tomography using a laboratory-scale Johann-type X-ray absorption…Ari-Pekka Honkanen, Simo Huotari·Oct 3, 2022SaveLearn
Analysis of radiation damage in silicon charge-coupled devices used for dark matter searchesNuclear recoils in crystal detectors generate radiation damage in the form of crystal defects that can be measured in scientific-grade CCDs as local hot spots of leakage current stimulated by…Steven J. Lee·Oct 2, 2022SaveLearn
The DarkSide-20k TPC and Underground Argon Cryogenic SystemDarkSide-20k (DS-20k) will exploit the physical and chemical properties of liquid argon housed within a large dual-phase time project chamber (TPC) in its direct search for dark matter. The TPC will…T. N. Thorpe·Oct 1, 2022SaveLearn
Status and prospects of SABRE NorthWe present the characterization of a low background NaI(Tl) crystal for the SABRE North experiment. The crystal NaI-33, was studied in two different setups at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso,…A. Mariani, J. B. Benziger, F. Calaprice et al.·Oct 1, 2022SaveLearn
Snowmass Topical Group Summary Report: IF07 -- ASICs and ElectronicsThis writeup summarizes the work of the Topical Working Group 7 of the Instrumentation Frontier group of the Snowmass 2021 process. Group 'IF07' dealt with issues pertaining to ASICs and Readout…Gabriella Carini, Mitch Newcomer, John Parsons·Sep 30, 2022SaveLearn
The RED-100 experimentThe RED-100 two-phase xenon emission detector has been deployed at 19-m distance from the reactor core of the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in 2021 - 2022 for investigation of the possibility to…D. Yu. Akimov, I. S. Alexandrov, R. R. Alyev et al.·Sep 30, 2022SaveLearn
Diamond-like carbon coatings for cryogenic operation of particle detectorsCharacterization of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings at cryogenic temperatures (down to 77 K) is presented, covering the electrical resistivity range of practical interest to gaseous and liquid…Sara Leardini, Yi Zhou, Andrea Tesi et al.·Sep 30, 2022SaveLearn
Design, Construction and Commissioning of a Technological Prototype of a Highly Granular SiPM-on-tile Scintillator-Steel Hadronic CalorimeterThe CALICE collaboration is developing highly granular electromagnetic and hadronic calorimeters for detectors at future energy frontier electron-positron colliders. After successful tests of a…CALICE Collaboration·Sep 30, 2022SaveLearn
GENESIS: Co-location of Geodetic Techniques in SpaceImproving and homogenizing time and space reference systems on Earth and, more directly, realizing the Terrestrial Reference Frame (TRF) with an accuracy of 1mm and a long-term stability of…Pacôme Delva, Zuheir Altamimi, Alejandro Blazquez et al.·Sep 30, 2022SaveLearn
Controlling and scripting laboratory hardware with open-source, intuitive interfaces: OpenFlexure Voice Control and OpenFlexure BlocklyMaking user interaction with laboratory equipment more convenient and intuitive should promote experimental work and help researchers to complete their tasks efficiently. The most common form of…Samuel McDermott, Richard Bowman, Kerrianne Harrington et al.·Sep 29, 2022SaveLearn
BULLKID: Monolithic array of particle absorbers sensed by Kinetic Inductance DetectorsWe introduce BULLKID, an innovative phonon detector consisting of an array of dices acting as particle absorbers sensed by multiplexed Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs). The dices are carved in a…A. Cruciani, L. Bandiera, M. Calvo et al.·Sep 29, 2022SaveLearn
Timing performance of radiation hard MALTA monolithic Pixel sensorsThe MALTA family of Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor (DMAPS) produced in Tower 180 nm CMOS technology targets radiation hard applications for the HL-LHC and beyond. Several process…G. Gustavino, P. Allport, I. Asensi et al.·Sep 29, 2022SaveLearn
10 ps timing with highly irradiated 3D trench silicon pixel sensorsIn this paper the results of a beam test characterization campaign of 3D trench silicon pixel sensors are presented. A time resolution in the order of 10 ps was measured both for non-irradiated and…A. Lampis, F. Borgato, D. Brundu et al.·Sep 29, 2022SaveLearn
Requirement analysis for dE/dx measurement and PID performance at the CEPC baseline detectorThe Circular Electron-Positron Collider (CEPC) can be operated not only as a Higgs factory but also as a Z-boson factory, offering great opportunities for flavor physics studies where Particle…Yongfeng Zhu, Shanzhen Chen, Hanhua Cui et al.·Sep 29, 2022SaveLearn
Studies in Pulse Shape Discrimination for an Optimized ASIC DesignThe continued advancements of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) have made them viable photosensors for low recoil energy Pulse Shape Discrimination (PSD) between fast neutron and gamma interactions…B. Boxer, B. Godfrey, C. Grace et al.·Sep 28, 2022SaveLearn
Operation Modes of the KATRIN Experiment Tritium Loop System using 83mKrThe KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino (KATRIN) experiment aims to search for the effective electron antineutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV (90 % C.L.). In order to achieve this goal, KATRIN…Alexander Marsteller, Beate Bornschein, Matthias Böttcher et al.·Sep 28, 2022SaveLearn
Reconstruction Algorithm for a Novel Cherenkov Scintillation DetectorFor future MeV-scale neutrino experiments, a Cherenkov scintillation detector, CSD, is of particular interest for its capability to reconstruct both energy and direction for charged particles. A type…Wentai Luo, Qian Liu, Yangheng Zheng et al.·Sep 28, 2022SaveLearn
Segment Linking: A Highly Parallelizable Track Reconstruction Algorithm for HL-LHCThe High Luminosity upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) will produce particle collisions with up to 200 simultaneous proton-proton interactions. These unprecedented conditions will create a…Philip Chang, Peter Elmer, Yanxi Gu et al.·Sep 27, 2022SaveLearn
Performance of a prototype TORCH time-of-flight detectorTORCH is a novel time-of-flight detector, designed to provide charged particle identification of pions, kaons and protons in the momentum range 2-20 GeV/c over a 9.5 m flight path. A detector module,…Srishti Bhasin, Thomas Blake, Nicholas Brook et al.·Sep 27, 2022SaveLearn
GDCP: A custom package for flexible detector setups in Geant4Geant4 Detector Construction Pattern (GDCP) is a C++ package containing a set of utility classes for developers to utilize during the detector construction phase of a Geant4 application. The main…Mustafa Kandemir·Sep 27, 2022SaveLearn
Timespot1: A 28nm CMOS Pixel Read-Out ASIC for 4D Tracking at High RatesWe present the first characterization results of Timespot1, an ASIC designed in CMOS 28 nm technology, featuring a 32 × 32 pixel matrix with a pitch of 55 ~ μ m. Timespot1 is the first…Sandro Cadeddu, Luca Frontini, Adriano Lai et al.·Sep 27, 2022SaveLearn
Gamma and neutron separation using emission wavelengths in Eu:LiCaI scintillatorsScintillators have long been known as radiation detectors and are still used in various applications. Recently, scintillators containing 6Li have been developed as neutron detectors and have…Takashi Iida, Masao Yoshino, Kei Kamada et al.·Sep 27, 2022SaveLearn