p-process chaser detector in n-γ coincidencesWe propose two types of neutron-γ1-γ2 triple coincidence detectors (not constructed) to chase gamma transitions to produce p-nuclei following the neutron emission in the (γ, n)…H. Utsunomiya, Z. R. Hao, S. Goriely et al.·Mar 25, 2022SaveLearn
Timing Properties of Blue-emitting Scintillating FibersScintillating fibers are widely used in particle detectors, mainly for tracking. We have studied the properties and have compared the performance of different blue-emitting 250~μm diameter round…A. Bravar, Y. Demets·Mar 24, 2022SaveLearn
Wideband precision stabilization of the -18.6 kV retarding voltage for the KATRIN spectrometerThe Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) measures the effective electron anti-neutrino mass with an unprecedented design sensitivity of 0.2 eV (90 % C.L.). In this experiment, the energy…C. Rodenbeck, S. Wüstling, S. Enomoto et al.·Mar 24, 2022SaveLearn
RADiCAL: Precision-timing, Ultracompact, Radiation-hard Electromagnetic CalorimetryTo address the challenges of providing high performance calorimetry in future hadron collider experiments under conditions of high luminosity and high radiation (FCChh environments), we are…T. Anderson, T. Barbera, D. Blend et al.·Mar 24, 2022SaveLearn
A Starry Byte -- proton beam measurements of single event upsets and other radiation effects in ABCStar ASIC Versions 0 and 1 for the ITk strip trackerSingle Event Effects (SEEs) - predominately bit-flips in electronics caused by particle interactions - are a major concern for ASICs operated in high radiation environments such as ABCStar ASICs,…M. J. Basso, J. Fernandez-Tejero, B. J. Gallop et al.·Mar 23, 2022SaveLearn
Photon counting from the vacuum ultraviolet to the short wavelength infrared using semiconductor and superconducting technologiesIn the last decade, several photon counting technologies have been developed opening a new window for experiments in the low photon number regime. Several ongoing and future projects in HEP benefit…Jonathan Asaadi, Dan Baxter, Karl K. Berggren et al.·Mar 23, 2022SaveLearn
Quality Control of Mass-Produced GEM Detectors for the CMS GE1/1 Muon UpgradeThe series of upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider, culminating in the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, will enable a significant expansion of the physics program of the CMS experiment.…M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia, H. Abdalla et al.·Mar 22, 2022SaveLearn
A low-threshold diamond cryogenic detector for sub-GeV Dark Matter searchesIn this work we report the realization of the first low-threshold cryogenic detector that uses diamond as absorber for astroparticle physics applications. We tested two 0.175\,g CVD diamond…A. H. Abdelhameed, G. Angloher, A. Bento et al.·Mar 22, 2022SaveLearn
Toward the End-to-End Optimization of Particle Physics Instruments with Differentiable Programming: a White PaperThe full optimization of the design and operation of instruments whose functioning relies on the interaction of radiation with matter is a super-human task, given the large dimensionality of the…Tommaso Dorigo, Andrea Giammanco, Pietro Vischia et al.·Mar 22, 2022SaveLearn
CMS Phase-1 Pixel detector refurbishment during LS2 and readiness towards the LHC Run-3The CMS Phase-1 pixel detector was extracted from the underground cavern after the end of the LHC Run-2 in 2019 and has been kept cold to protect the silicon sensors during the long shutdown period…Lars Olivier Sebastian Noehte·Mar 22, 2022SaveLearn
113 km Free-Space Time-Frequency Dissemination at the 19th Decimal InstabilityOptical clock networks play important roles in various fields, such as precise navigation, redefinition of "second" unit, and gravitational tests. To establish a global-scale optical clock network,…Qi Shen, Jian-Yu Guan, Ji-Gang Ren et al.·Mar 22, 2022SaveLearn
Characterization of irradiated RD53A pixel modules with passive CMOS sensorsWe are investigating the feasibility of using CMOS foundries to fabricate silicon detectors, both for pixels and for large-area strip sensors. The availability of multi-layer routing will provide the…A. Jofrehei, M. Backhaus, P. Baertschi et al.·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
Bubble Chamber Detectors with Light Nuclear Targets: A Snowmass 2021 White PaperNeutrino cross sections are a critical ingredient in experiments that depend on neutrino scattering to reconstruct event kinematics and infer neutrino characteristics, like NOvA and T2K. An…Luis Alvarez-Ruso, Joshua L. Barrow, Leo Bellantoni et al.·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
Accurate Determination of the Electron Spin Polarization In Magnetized Iron and Nickel Foils for Mller PolarimetryThe Mller polarimeter in Hall A at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, VA, has provided reliable measurements of electron beam polarization for the past two decades reaching the typically required…D. C. Jones, J. Napolitano, P. A. Souder et al.·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
G-CoReCCD: a GPU-based simulator of the charge transport in fully-depleted CCDsWe introduce a simulator of charge transport in fully-depleted, thick CCDs that include Coulomb repulsion between carriers. The calculation of this long-range interaction is highly intensive…Nicolás E. Avalos, Miguel Sofo Haro·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
Status on the DESIR High Resolution Separator CommissioningMany nuclear reactions used to create radioactive isotopes for nuclear research produce, in addition to the isotope of interest, many contaminants, which are often produced in much larger amounts…J. Michaud, P. Alfaurt, A. Balana et al.·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
Improving the stability of frequency dependent squeezing with bichromatic control of filter cavity length, alignment and incident beam pointingFrequency dependent squeezing is the main upgrade for achieving broadband quantum noise reduction in upcoming observation runs of gravitational wave detectors. The proper frequency dependence of the…Yuhang Zhao, Eleonora Capocasa, Marc Eisenmann et al.·Mar 21, 2022SaveLearn
A laser interferometer accelerometer for vibration sensitive cryogenic experimentsMonitoring motion originating from ultra low-temperature cooling systems like cryocoolers is important for vibration sensitive cryogenic experiments like KAGRA. Since no commercial cryogenic…Rishabh Bajpai, Takayuki Tomaru, Kazuhiro Yamamoto et al.·Mar 20, 2022SaveLearn
Track Reconstruction in a High-Density Environment with ALICEALICE is the dedicated heavy-ion experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Its main tracking and particle-identification detector is a large volume Time Projection Chamber (TPC). The TPC…Mesut Arslandok, Ernst Hellbär, Marian Ivanov et al.·Mar 19, 2022SaveLearn
Comment on "Tests and calibrations of nuclear track detectors (CR39) for operation in high neutron flux" by E.E. Kading et al., Phys. Rev. Res. 2, 023279 (2020)The conditions of tests and calibrations described in the article E.E Kading et al. [Phys. Rev. Res. 2, 023279 (2020)] show striking flaws. The interpretation and extraction of quantitative results…Michael Paul, Ulli Köster·Mar 19, 2022SaveLearn
The Ion Fluorescence Chamber (IFC): A new concept for directional dark matter and topologically imaging neutrinoless double beta decay searchesWe introduce a novel particle detection concept for large-volume, fine granularity particle detection: The Ion Fluorescence Chamber (IFC). In electronegative gases such as SF6 and SeF6,…B. J. P. Jones, F. W. Foss, J. A. Asaadi et al.·Mar 19, 2022SaveLearn
Observation of Radon Mitigation in MicroBooNE by a Liquid Argon Filtration SystemThe MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) maintains a high level of liquid argon purity through the use of a filtration system that removes electronegative contaminants in…MicroBooNE collaboration, P. Abratenko, J. Anthony et al.·Mar 18, 2022SaveLearn
A Facility for Low-Radioactivity Underground ArgonThe DarkSide-50 experiment demonstrated the ability to extract and purify argon from deep underground sources and showed that the concentration of 39Ar in that argon was greatly reduced from the…Henning O. Back, Walter Bonivento, Mark Boulay et al.·Mar 18, 2022SaveLearn
Recent neutron focusing experiments using polycapillary lens in CSNSHigher neutron current densities can provide convenience for neutron experiments. Using neutron optical focusing elements, large flux beams transported to sample can be achieved. As one kind of…Kai Pan, Xue-Peng Sun, Tian-Cheng Yi et al.·Mar 18, 2022SaveLearn
Vibration Analysis of KAGRA Cryostat at Cryogenic TemperatureKAGRA uses cryogenics to cool its sapphire test masses down to 20 K to reduce the thermal noise. However, cryocooler vibration and structural resonances of the cryostat couple to test mass and can…Rishabh Bajpai, Takayuki Tomaru, Nobuhiro Kimura et al.·Mar 18, 2022SaveLearn