Using Machine Learning to Improve Neutron Identification in Water Cherenkov DetectorsWater Cherenkov detectors like Super-Kamiokande, and the next generation Hyper-Kamiokande are adding gadolinium to their water to improve the detection of neutrons. By detecting neutrons in addition…Blair Jamieson, Matt Stubbs, Sheela Ramanna et al.·Jun 26, 2022SaveLearn
Conception of an enhanced mechanism for a new Kibble balance directly traceable to the quantum SIThe ``Quantum Electro-Mechanical Metrology Suite'' (QEMMS) is being designed and built at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. It includes a Kibble balance, a Graphene quantum Hall…Lorenz Keck, Frank Seifert, David Newell et al.·Jun 24, 2022SaveLearn
Improving count rate capability of timing RPCs by increasing the detector working temperatureThis communication describes test beam results, focusing on detection efficiency and timing precision, of common float glass timing Resistive Plate Chambers (tRPCs) exposed to a 2.7~GeV proton beam…A. Blanco, P. Fonte, L. Lopes et al.·Jun 24, 2022SaveLearn
Gearbox designs for the diamond anvil cell: Applications to hard-to-reach-placesThe uniaxial compression design of the diamond anvil high pressure cell (DAC) necessitates the use of a soft pressure-transmitting medium (PTM) to minimize non-hydrostatic effects at significantly…Paul B. Ellison, Dean Smith, Stanislav Sinogeikin et al.·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
Quality Control of Image Sensors using Gaseous Tritium Light SourcesWe propose a practical method for radiometrically calibrating cameras using widely available gaseous tritium light sources (betalights). Along with the gain(conversion factor) and read noise level,…David McFadden, Brad Amos, Rainer Heintzmann·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
Multispectral large-area X-ray imaging enabled by stacked multilayer scintillatorsConventional energy-integration black-white X-ray imaging lacks spectral information of X-ray photons. Although X-ray spectra (energy) can be distinguished by photon-counting technique typically with…Peng Ran, Lurong Yang, Tingming Jiang et al.·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
Performance Tests of Feature Extraction Algorithms for Short Preamplifier TransientsIn this work the extraction of pulse time and amplitude from short pulse transients is analysed as they are recorded by a transient recorder ASIC called ATR16. Algorithms of different complexity are…Holger Flemming, Oliver Noll·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
The Silicon Vertex Detector of the Belle II ExperimentSince the start of data taking in spring 2019 at the SuperKEKB collider (KEK, Japan) the Belle II Silicon Vertex Detector (SVD) has been operating reliably and with high efficiency, while providing…Laura Zani·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
Neutron Interferometry Using a Single Modulated Phase GratingNeutron grating interferometry provides information on phase and small-angle scatter in addition to attenuation. Previously, phase grating moir\'e interferometers (PGMI) with two- or three-phase…I. J. Hidrovo, J. Dey, H. Meyer et al.·Jun 23, 2022SaveLearn
Event-Based Imaging of Levitated MicroparticlesEvent-based imaging is a neurmorphic detection technique whereby an array of pixels detects a positive or negative change in light intensity at each pixel, and is hence particularly well suited to…Yugang Ren, Enrique Benedetto, Harry Borrill et al.·Jun 22, 2022SaveLearn
A precision method for integrating shock sensors in the lining of sports helmets by additive manufacturingAn additive manufacturing method is presented for embedding optical fibre-based pressure sensors into the lining of sports helmets to monitor head impact in contact sports. Proof-of-concept…Aferdita Xhameni, Runbei Cheng, Tristan Farrow·Jun 22, 2022SaveLearn
Theoretical and experimental study on Noise Equivalent Power of X-ray semiconductor ultra-fast response material based on the rad-optic effectSemiconductor material based on the rad-optic effect enables ultra-fast detection of X-rays and plays an important role in fusion diagnostics. Obtaining the accurate noise equivalent power (NEP) of…Xin Yan, Tao Wang, Gang Wang et al.·Jun 22, 2022SaveLearn
Effect of charging-up on the uniformity of a single mask triple GEM detectorThe Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detector is one of the advanced members of the Micro Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) family, used in High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments as a tracking device due to…S. Chatterjee, A. Sen, S. Das et al.·Jun 22, 2022SaveLearn
Deep learning for improved keV-scale recoil identification in high resolution gas time projection chambersRecoil-imaging gaseous time projection chambers (TPCs) with directional sensitivity are attractive for dark matter (DM) searches. Detectors capable of reconstructing 3D nuclear recoil directions…J. Schueler, M. Ghrear, S. E. Vahsen et al.·Jun 22, 2022SaveLearn
The `n2EDM MSR' -- a very large magnetically shielded room with an exceptional performance for fundamental physics measurementsWe present the magnetically shielded room (MSR) for the n2EDM experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute which features an interior cubic volume with each side of length 2.92m, thus providing an…N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, G. Bison et al.·Jun 21, 2022SaveLearn
SuperFGD prototype time resolution studiesThe SuperFGD will be a part of the ND280 near detector of the T2K and Hyper Kamiokande projects, that will help to reduce systematic uncertainties related with neutrino flux and cross-section…I. Alekseev, T. Arihara, V. Baranov et al.·Jun 21, 2022SaveLearn
Simulation of the 4H-SiC Low Gain Avalanche DiodeSilicon Carbide device (4H-SiC) has potential radiation hardness, high saturated carrier velocity and low temperature sensitivity theoretically. The Silicon Low Gain Avalanche Diode (LGAD) has been…Tao Yang, Yuhang Tan, Congcong Wang et al.·Jun 21, 2022SaveLearn
Method for detector description transformation to Unity and application in BESIIIDetector and event visualization are essential parts of the software used in high-energy physics (HEP) experiments. Modern visualization techniques and multimedia production platforms such as Unity…Kai-Xuan Huang, Zhi-Jun Li, Zhen Qian et al.·Jun 21, 2022SaveLearn
Investigations on ASIC for Triple-GEM DetectorsThe main purpose of this work is to study the performance of the APV25 and VMM3a readout chips with regards to using them in the front-end readout system of a Triple-GEM detector. For the APV25, the…Emorfili Terzimpasoglou·Jun 20, 2022SaveLearn
A low-cost and reliable laser shutter interlock using a software-command interfaceA simple and low-cost laser interlock is presented that operates via software commands issued by an ESP32 microcontroller. The architecture of the device is constructed to ensure the laser output is…Joshua P Rogers, Andrew J Murray·Jun 20, 2022SaveLearn
Simplified Efficiency Calibration Methods for Semiconductor Detectors used in Criticality Dosimetry``Oversimplified'' and ``simplified'' methods based on true coincidence summing effect used in uncomplicated determination of the photo-peak efficiency of the semiconductor High Purity Germanium…Victor V. Golovko·Jun 20, 2022SaveLearn
Theoretical comparison of real-time feedback-driven single-particle tracking techniquesReal-time feedback-driven single-particle tracking is a technique that uses feedback control to enable single-molecule spectroscopy of freely diffusing particles in native or near-native…Bertus van Heerden, Tjaart P. J. Krüger·Jun 19, 2022SaveLearn
Cosmogenic background study for a 100Mo-based bolometric demonstration experiment at China JinPing underground LaboratoryWe perform simulation study for a 10-kg 100Mo-based bolometeric demonstration experiment for neutrinoless double-beta decay (0ββ) search at China JinPing underground Laboratory…W. Chen, L. Ma, J. H. Chen et al.·Jun 18, 2022SaveLearn
Bandwidth and Aliasing in the Microwave SQUID MultiplexerThe microwave SQUID multiplexer (umux) has enabled higher bandwidth or higher channel counts across a wide range of experiments in particle physics, astronomy, and spectroscopy. The large…Cyndia Yu, Zeeshan Ahmed, Jake A. Connors et al.·Jun 18, 2022SaveLearn
Energy reconstruction for large liquid scintillator detectors with machine learning techniques: aggregated features approachLarge-scale detectors consisting of a liquid scintillator target surrounded by an array of photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) are widely used in the modern neutrino experiments: Borexino, KamLAND, Daya…Arsenii Gavrikov, Yury Malyshkin, Fedor Ratnikov·Jun 17, 2022SaveLearn