Charge Trapping and Energy Performance of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATORP-type point contact (PPC) high-purity germanium detectors are an important technology in astroparticle and nuclear physics due to their superb energy resolution, low noise, and pulse shape…I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone, A. S. Barabash et al.·Aug 2, 2022SaveLearn
Compact gamma detector module for radiation monitoringModern unmanned technologies make it possible to implement them in almost all industries, including radiation monitoring. Already in 2011, at the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, the first…A. Mammadli, Z. Ahmadov, K. Isayev et al.·Aug 1, 2022SaveLearn
Proton induced Dark Count Rate degradation in 150-nm CMOS Single-Photon Avalanche DiodesProton irradiation effects on a Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) device manufactured using a 150-nm CMOS process are presented. An irradiation campaign has been carried out with protons of 20…M. Campajola, F. Di Capua, D. Fiore et al.·Aug 1, 2022SaveLearn
Passive quenching, signal shapes, and space charge effects in SPADs and SiPMsIn this report we study the dynamics of passive quenching in a single-photon avalanche diode. Our discussion is based on a microscopic description of the electron-hole avalanche coupled to the…Philipp Windischhofer, Werner Riegler·Aug 1, 2022SaveLearn
PyfastSPM: A Python package to convert 1D FastSPM data streams into publication quality moviesIn a continued quest to monitor subsecond surface dynamics on the atomic scale and to improve imaging resolution, a FAST module to accelerate existing scanning probe microscopy setups was previously…K. Briegel, F. Riccius, J. Filser et al.·Aug 1, 2022SaveLearn
A lightweight, user-configurable detector ASIC digital architecture with on-chip data compression for MHz X-ray coherent diffraction imagingToday, most X-ray pixel detectors used at light sources transmit raw pixel data off the detector ASIC. With the availability of more advanced ASIC technology nodes for scientific application, more…Sebastian Strempfer, Tao Zhou, Kazutomo Yoshii et al.·Jul 29, 2022SaveLearn
Optimal parameters estimation for K-edge subtraction imaging using PixiRad-2/PixieIII photon counting detector on a conventional laboratory X-ray micro-tomographPhoton Counting Detectors (PCDs) open new opportunities in X-ray imaging. Pixie III is a PCD using simultaneously two energy thresholds. This enables to acquire images using two distinct energy bins…Rémi Granger, Luc Salvo, Sabine Rolland du Roscoat et al.·Jul 29, 2022SaveLearn
Wavefront Sensing with a Coupled Cavity for Torsion-Bar AntennaTorsion-Bar Antenna (TOBA) is a ground-based gravitational wave detector using torsion pendulums. TOBA can detect intermediate-mass black hole binary mergers, gravitational wave stochastic…Yuka Oshima, Satoru Takano, Ching Pin Ooi et al.·Jul 28, 2022SaveLearn
Mass spectrometric investigations into 3D printed parts to assess radiopurity as ultralow background materials for rare event physics detectorsNew data are reported for polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and two forms of polyetherimide (PEI, branded ULTEM 1010 and 9085). Data for starting filaments and both simple…Amanda D. French, Sonia Alcantar Anguiano, Mary Bliss et al.·Jul 27, 2022SaveLearn
Cryogenic front-end amplifier design for large SiPM arrays in the DUNE FD1-HD photon detection systemThe photon detection system of the first far detector (FD1-HD) of the DUNE experiment will detect scintillation photons produced by particle interactions in a kiloton-scale liquid Argon time…C. Brizzolari, P. Carniti, C. Cattadori et al.·Jul 27, 2022SaveLearn
Estimation of Newtonian noise from KAGRA cooling systemKAGRA is the first km-scale gravitational wave detector to be constructed underground and employ cryogenics to cool down its test masses. While the underground location provides a quiet site with low…Rishabh Bajpai, Takayuki Tomaru, Toshikazu Suzuki et al.·Jul 27, 2022SaveLearn
In-situ uniaxial pressure cell for X-ray and neutron scattering experimentsWe present an in-situ uniaxial pressure device optimized for small angle X-ray and neutron scattering experiments at low-temperatures and high magnetic fields. A stepper motor generates force, which…G. Simutis, A. Bollhalder, M. Zolliker et al.·Jul 26, 2022SaveLearn
Scintillator ageing of the T2K near detectors from 2010 to 2021The T2K experiment widely uses plastic scintillator as a target for neutrino interactions and an active medium for the measurement of charged particles produced in neutrino interactions at its near…The T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, N. Akhlaq et al.·Jul 26, 2022SaveLearn
LHCb's Forward Tracking algorithm for the Run 3 CPU-based online track-reconstruction sequenceIn Run 3 of the LHC the LHCb experiment faces very high data rates containing beauty and charm hadron decays. Thus the task of the trigger is not to select any beauty and charm events, but to select…Paul Andre Günther·Jul 26, 2022SaveLearn
Design and Operation of the PandaX-4T High Speed Ultra-high Purity Xenon Recuperation SystemIn order to recuperate the ultra-high purity xenon from PandaX-4T dark matter detector to high-pressure gas cylinders in emergency or at the end-of-run situation, a high speed ultra-high purity xenon…Zhou Wang, Wenbo Ma, Tao Zhang et al.·Jul 26, 2022SaveLearn
The effect of radiation damage on the light yield and uniformity of candidate plastic scintillator tiles for the CMS hadron calorimeter upgradeA study has been performed to understand the effects of radiation damage on various plastic scintillator tiles considered for a possible upgrade of the hadron calorimeter of the CMS detector.…The CMS HCAL Collaboration·Jul 25, 2022SaveLearn
Modeling the Charge Collection Efficiency in the Li-diffused Inactive Layer of a P-type Point-Contact Germanium DetectorA model of the Li-diffused inactive layer in P-type high purity germanium detectors is built to describe the transportation of charge carriers and calculate the charge collection efficiency therein.…W. H. Dai, H. Ma, Q. Yue et al.·Jul 25, 2022SaveLearn
The FASER DetectorFASER, the ForwArd Search ExpeRiment, is an experiment dedicated to searching for light, extremely weakly-interacting particles at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Such particles may be produced…FASER Collaboration, Henso Abreu, Elham Amin Mansour et al.·Jul 23, 2022SaveLearn
Low-cost Quadrature Optical InterferometerWe report on the construction and characterization of a low-cost Mach-Zehnder optical interferometer in which quadrature signal detection is achieved by means of polarization control. The device…Tanner M. Melody, Krishna H. Patel, Peter K. Nguyen et al.·Jul 23, 2022SaveLearn
Neutron spectroscopy: The case of the spherical proportional counterNeutron spectroscopy is an invaluable tool for many scientific and industrial applications, including underground Dark Matter searches. Neutron-induced backgrounds produced by cosmic ray muons and…I. Giomataris, I. Katsioulas, P. Knights et al.·Jul 22, 2022SaveLearn
Development of a novel, windowless, amorphous selenium based photodetector for use in liquid noble detectorsDetection of the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) scintillation light produced by liquid noble elements is a central challenge in order to fully exploit the available timing, topological, and calorimetric…M. Rooks, S. Abbaszadeh, J. Asaadi et al.·Jul 22, 2022SaveLearn
The measuring systems of the wire tension for the MEG II Drift Chamber by means of the resonant frequency techniqueThe ultra-low mass cylindrical drift chamber designed for the MEG II experiment is a challenging apparatus made of 1728 phi = 20 micron gold plated tungsten sense wires, 7680 phi = 40 micron and 2496…A. M. Baldini, H. Benmansour, G. Cavoto et al.·Jul 22, 2022SaveLearn
Production of the artificial 51Cr neutrino source in the BEST projectThe production of the artificial 51Cr neutrino source with activity > 3 MCi for the experiment BEST is presented. This procedure consisted of making a 50Cr target and irradiating it with thermal…S. N. Danshin, V. N. Gavrin, V. V. Gorbachev et al.·Jul 22, 2022SaveLearn
Absolute Energy Measurements with Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors for Muonic X-ray Spectroscopy at 44 keVSuperconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters have great utility in x-ray applications owing to their high energy resolution, good collecting efficiency and the feasibility of being…Daikang Yan, Joel C. Weber, Tejas Guruswamy et al.·Jul 22, 2022SaveLearn
Open Heavy Flavor Studies for the ECCE Detector at the Electron Ion ColliderThe ECCE detector has been recommended as the selected reference detector for the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). A series of simulation studies have been carried out to validate the physics…X. Li, J. K. Adkins, Y. Akiba et al.·Jul 21, 2022SaveLearn