Towards Reliable Neural Generative Modeling of DetectorsThe increasing luminosities of future data taking at Large Hadron Collider and next generation collider experiments require an unprecedented amount of simulated events to be produced. Such large…Lucio Anderlini, Matteo Barbetti, Denis Derkach et al.·Apr 21, 2022SaveLearn
Development of a water-based cooling system for the Muon Chamber detector system of the CBM experimentA water-based cooling system is being investigated to meet the cooling requirement of the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) based Muon Chamber (MuCh) detector system of the Compressed Baryonic Matter…Sumit Kumar Kundu, Saikat Biswas, Subhasis Chattopadhyay et al.·Apr 20, 2022SaveLearn
Electrical breakdown in Thick-GEM based WELL detectorsThe occurrence of electrical discharges in gas detectors restricts their dynamic range and degrades their performance. Among the different methods developed to mitigate discharge effects, the use of…Abhik Jash, Luca Moleri, Shikma Bressler·Apr 20, 2022SaveLearn
Primary accelerometer calibration with two-axis automatic positioning stageIn this study, we developed an automated, multipoint primary accelerometer calibration system using a two-axis positioning stage and a heterodyne laser interferometer. The proposed system offers…Wataru Kokuyama, Tomofumi Shimoda, Hideaki Nozato·Apr 20, 2022SaveLearn
Characterization of timing and spacial resolution of novel TI-LGAD structures before and after irradiationThe characterization of spacial and timing resolution of the novel Trench Isolated LGAD (TI-LGAD) technology is presented. This technology has been developed at FBK with the goal of achieving 4D…Matias Senger, Ashish Bisht, Giacomo Borghi et al.·Apr 19, 2022SaveLearn
Artificial Intelligence for Imaging Cherenkov Detectors at the EICImaging Cherenkov detectors form the backbone of particle identification (PID) at the future Electron Ion Collider (EIC). Currently all the designs for the first EIC detector proposal use a dual Ring…C. Fanelli, A. Mahmood·Apr 19, 2022SaveLearn
Scalability of gadolinium-doped-water Cherenkov detectors for nuclear nonproliferationAntineutrinos are an unavoidable byproduct of the fission process. The kiloton-scale KamLAND experiment has demonstrated the capability to detect reactor antineutrinos at few-hundred-km range. But to…Viacheslav A. Li, Steven A. Dazeley, Marc Bergevin et al.·Apr 19, 2022SaveLearn
Microbulk Micromegas in non-flammable mixtures of argon and neon at high pressureWe report on a systematic characterization of microbulk Micromegas readouts in high-pressure Ar+1%iC4H10 and Ne+2%iC4H10 mixtures. Experimental data on gain, electron transmission and energy…F. J. Iguaz, T. Dafni, C. Canellas et al.·Apr 18, 2022SaveLearn
High resolution TCSPC imaging of diffuse light with a one-dimensional SPAD array scanning systemWe report a time-resolved single photon counting (TCSPC) imaging system based on a line-scanning architecture. The system benefits from the high fill-factor, active area, and large dimension of an…E. P. McShane, H. K. Chandrasekharan, A. Kufcsák et al.·Apr 15, 2022SaveLearn
Detection limit of next-generation of multi-element germanium detectors in the context of Environmental scienceOne of the main challenges in Environmental sciences is the identification and chemical evolution of polluting traces (e.g, cadmium or antimony) in soil, which requires long acquistion times for…F. J. Iguaz, T. Saleem, E. Fonda et al.·Apr 15, 2022SaveLearn
Enabling Capabilities for Infrastructure and Workforce in Electronics and ASICsThe impressive progress in data rate capabilities, pattern recognition, and spatial resolution of current detectors in experimental particle physics has been possible thanks to the availability of…M. Artuso, C. Grace, T. Heim et al.·Apr 15, 2022SaveLearn
DC-coupled resistive silicon detectors for 4-D trackingIn this work, we introduce a new design concept: the DC-Coupled Resistive Silicon Detectors, based on the LGAD technology. This new approach intends to address a few known features of the first…L. Menzio, R. Arcidiacono, G. Borghi et al.·Apr 14, 2022SaveLearn
Development of a technology for manufacturing a heat-shielding structure on nitrogen cryocontainers, excluding heat transfer through gasOne of the important stages in the creation of the scientific and technical foundations for the calculation, design and manufacturing technology of the lowest heat-conductivity thermal protection…H. H. Zhun, V. V. Starikov, V. P. Koverya·Apr 14, 2022SaveLearn
In-Circuit Impedance Measurement Setups of Inductive Coupling Approach: A ReviewIn-circuit impedance measurement provides useful information for many EMC applications. The inductive coupling approach is a promising in-circuit impedance measurement method due to its non-contact…Zhenyu Zhao, Fei Fan, Huamin Jie et al.·Apr 14, 2022SaveLearn
Background Shielding by Dense Samples in Low-Level Gamma SpectrometryIn low activity gamma spectrometric measurements of large, dense samples, the bulk sample material shields the HPGe crystal from external background sources. If not accounted for in studies that…M. Thiesse, P. Scovell, L. Thompson·Apr 14, 2022SaveLearn
Energy calibration of nonlinear microcalorimeters with uncertainty estimates from Gaussian process regressionThe nonlinear energy response of cryogenic microcalorimeters is usually corrected through an empirical calibration. X-ray or gamma-ray emission lines of known shape and energy anchor a smooth…J. W. Fowler, B. K. Alpert, G. C. O'Neil et al.·Apr 14, 2022SaveLearn
Investigation of deflection angle for muon energy classification in muon scattering tomography via GEANT4 simulationsIn muon scattering tomography, the investigated materials are discriminated according to the scattering angle that mainly depends on the atomic number, the density, and the thickness of the medium at…Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco et al.·Apr 13, 2022SaveLearn
First experimental results of the spatial resolution of RSD pad arrays read out with a 16-ch boardResistive Silicon Detectors (RSD, also known as AC-LGAD) are innovative silicon sensors, based on the LGAD technology, characterized by a continuous gain layer that spreads across the whole sensor…F. Siviero, F. Giobergia, L. Menzio et al.·Apr 13, 2022SaveLearn
Sensitive multi-species photoacoustic gas detection based on mid-infrared supercontinuum source and miniature multipass cellWe report multipass broadband photoacoustic spectroscopy of trace gases in the mid-infrared. The measurement principle of the sensor relies on supercontinuum-based Fourier transform photoacoustic…Tommi Mikkonen, Tuomas Hieta, Goëry Genty et al.·Apr 13, 2022SaveLearn
Center-of-Mass Corrections in Associated Particle ImagingAssociated Particle Imaging (API) utilizes the inelastic scattering of neutrons produced in deuterium-tritium fusion reactions to obtain 3-D isotopic distributions within an object. The locations of…Caroline Egan, Ariel Amsellem, Daniel Klyde et al.·Apr 13, 2022SaveLearn
Improvement in light collection of a photomultiplier tube using a wavelength-shifting plateLarge-volume water-Cherenkov neutrino detectors are a light-starved environment, as each interaction produces only 50-100 photons per MeV. As such, maximizing the light collection efficiency…Austin Mullen, Oluwatomi Akindele, Marc Bergevin et al.·Apr 12, 2022SaveLearn
Smartphone-based measurements of the optical properties of snowSnow is a highly complex medium composed of ice crystals of various shapes and sizes. Knowledge of its intrinsic optical properties such as the scattering and absorption coefficient is tantamount to…Markus Allgaier, Brian J. Smith·Apr 11, 2022SaveLearn
Hybrid electro-optical trap for experiments with levitated particles in vacuumWe confine a microparticle in a hybrid potential created by a Paul trap and a dual-beam optical trap. We transfer the particle between the Paul trap and the optical trap at different pressures and…Dmitry S. Bykov, Maximilian Meusburger, Lorenzo Dania et al.·Apr 11, 2022SaveLearn
Nuclear phase retrieval spectroscopy using resonant x-ray scatteringLight-matter interaction is exploited in spectroscopic techniques to access information about molecular, atomic or nuclear constituents of the sample of interest. While scattered light carries both…Ziyang Yuan, Hongxia Wang, Zhiwei Li et al.·Apr 10, 2022SaveLearn
Setup of Compton polarimeters for measuring entangled annihilation photonsAn experimental setup for studying the Compton scattering of annihilation photons in various (entangled and decoherent) quantum states is presented. Two entangled γ-quanta with an energy of…D. Abdurashitov, A. Baranov, D. Borisenko et al.·Apr 10, 2022SaveLearn