Promising Technologies and R&D Directions for the Future Muon Collider DetectorsAmong the post-LHC generation of particle accelerators, the muon collider represents a unique machine with capability to provide very high energy leptonic collisions and to open the path to a vast…Sergo Jindariani, Federico Meloni, Nadia Pastrone et al.·Mar 14, 2022SaveLearn
Materials for Future CalorimetersFuture HEP experiments present stringent challenges to calorimeter materials in radiation tolerance, time response and project cost. The 2019 report of the DOE Basic Research Needs Study on High…Minfang Yeh, Ren-Yuan Zhu·Mar 14, 2022SaveLearn
Ultrafast Inorganic Crystals with Mass Production Capability for Future High-Rate ExperimentsFuture HEP experiments present stringent challenges to inorganic scintillators in both fast timing response and radiation tolerance. This paper reports recent progress in developing ultrafast…Chen Hu, Liyuan Zhang, Ren-Yuan Zhu·Mar 13, 2022SaveLearn
Strategies for Beam-Induced Background Reduction at Muon CollidersFuture collider detectors at muon colliders will be bombarded by Beam-Induced Backgrounds (BIB) due to the in-flight muon decays from the beam line. These backgrounds can inhibit the ability of the…D. Ally, L. Carpenter, T. Holmes et al.·Mar 13, 2022SaveLearn
Inorganic Scintillators for Future HEP ExperimentsFuture HEP experiments at the energy and intensity frontiers present stringent challenges to inorganic scintillators in radiation tolerance, ultrafast time response and cost. This paper reports…Chen Hu, Liyuan Zhang, Ren-Yuan Zhu·Mar 13, 2022SaveLearn
Snowmass 2021 White Paper Instrumentation Frontier 05 -- White Paper 1: MPGDs: Recent advances and current R&DThis paper will review the origins, development, and examples of new versions of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors. The goal for MPGD development was the creation of detectors that could cost-effectively…K. Dehmelt, M. Della Pietra, H. Muller et al.·Mar 13, 2022SaveLearn
MPGDs for tracking and Muon detection at future high energy physics collidersIn the next years, the energy and intensity frontiers of the experimental Particle Physics will be pushed forward with the upgrade of existing accelerators (LHC at CERN) and the envisaged…K. Black, A. Colaleo, C. Aimè et al.·Mar 12, 2022SaveLearn
Snowmass 2021 Instrumentation Frontier (IF5 - MPGDs) -- White Paper 2: Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors for Nuclear PhysicsMany current and future nuclear physics (NP) experiments across the United States have and are implementing micro-pattern gas detectors (MPGDs) to be used for tracking and PID purposes. MPGDs are…Fernando Barbosa, Daniel Bazin, Francesco Bossú et al.·Mar 12, 2022SaveLearn
A 40 Gbps Optical Transceiver for Particle Physics ExperimentsWe present the design and the test results of a quad-channel optical transceiver module (QTRx) possibly for future particle physics experiments. The transmitters of QTRx, each at 10 Gbps, are based…B. Deng, X. Huang, H. Sun et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
A prototype optical link board with redundancy design for the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter Phase-2 upgradeA prototype optical-link board has been developed for the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter Phase-2 upgrade. The board consists of 24 lpGBT chips and 8 VTRx+ modules and demonstrates the full optical…X. Huang, C. Liu, A. Deiana et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
MPGDs for TPCs at future lepton collidersThis submission will focus on advancements and advantages of Micro Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) technologies and their applications to the construction of a dedicated Time Projection Chamber (TPC)…Alain Bellerive, Jochen Kaminski, Peter M. Lewis et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Simulations of Silicon Radiation Detectors for High Energy Physics ExperimentsSilicon radiation detectors are an integral component of current and planned collider experiments in high energy physics. Simulations of these detectors are essential for deciding operational…B. Nachman, T. Peltola, P. Asenov et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Cryogenic User Facilities for R&D on Noble Liquid Detectors and Low Temperature DevicesCryogenic test facilities are critical infrastructure for physics experiments in a variety of fields, perhaps most notably for particle detection with noble liquid detectors, low-temperature device…Y. Li, C. Zhang, M. Diwan et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
An active transverse energy filter to differentiate low energy particles with large pitch angles in a strong magnetic fieldWe present the idea and proof of principle measurements for an angular-selective active filter for charged particles. The motivation for the setup arises from the need to distinguish background…K. Gauda, S. Schneidewind, G. Drexlin et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Directional Detection of Dark Matter Using Solid-State Quantum SensingNext-generation dark matter (DM) detectors searching for weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) will be sensitive to coherent scattering from solar neutrinos, demanding an efficient…Reza Ebadi, Mason C. Marshall, David F. Phillips et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
AI for Experimental Controls at Jefferson LabThe AI for Experimental Controls project is developing an AI system to control and calibrate detector systems located at Jefferson Laboratory. Currently, calibrations are performed offline and…Torri Jeske, Diana McSpadden, Nikhil Kalra et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard ModelRecoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad…C. A. J. O'Hare, D. Loomba, K. Altenmüller et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Development and Commissioning of a Compact Cosmic Ray Muon Imaging PrototypeDue to the muon tomography's capability of imaging high Z materials, some potential applications have been reported on inspecting smuggled nuclear materials in customs. A compact Cosmic Ray Muons…Xujia Luo, Quanxiao Wang, Kemian Qin et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
Construction and commissioning of the collinear laser spectroscopy system at BRIFWe have constructed a collinear laser spectroscopy (CLS) system installed at the Beijing Radioactive Ion-beam Facility (BRIF), aiming to investigate the nuclear properties of unstable nuclei. The…S. J. Wang, X. F. Yang, S. W. Bai et al.·Mar 11, 2022SaveLearn
KDSource, a tool for the generation of Monte Carlo particle sources using kernel density estimationMonte Carlo radiation transport simulations have clearly contributed to improve the design of nuclear systems. When performing in-beam or shielding simulations a complexity arises due to the fact…N. S. Schmidt, O. I. Abbate, Z. M. Prieto et al.·Mar 10, 2022SaveLearn
A modular and flexible data acquisition system for a cosmic rays detector networkIn this paper, we describe a modular data acquisition system developed as the foundation of a cosmic ray detector network. Each detector setup (henceforth referred as a station) is composed of an…Guilherme Tomio Saito, Marco Aurelio Lisboa Leite, Ricardo Menegasso et al.·Mar 10, 2022SaveLearn
Exploring the intrinsic energy resolution of liquid scintillator to approximately 1 MeV electronsWe proposed a novel method for exploring the intrinsic energy resolution of a liquid scintillator (LAB + 2.5 g/L PPO + 3 mg/L bis-MSB) for approximately 1 MeV electrons. With the help of coincidence…Y. Deng, X. Sun, B. Qi et al.·Mar 10, 2022SaveLearn
The EL-X8 computer and the BOL detector Networking, programming, time-sharing and data-handling in the Amsterdam nuclear research project `BOL' A personal historical reviewFrom 1967 to 1974, an Electrologica X8 computer was installed at the Institute for Nuclear Research (IKO) in Amsterdam, primarily for online and offline evaluation of experimental data, an…René van Dantzig·Mar 9, 2022SaveLearn
A backing detector for order-keV neutronsWe have designed and tested a large-area (0.15~m2) neutron detector based on neutron capture on 6Li. The neutron detector design has been optimized for the purpose of tagging the…A. Biekert, L. Chaplinsky, C. W. Fink et al.·Mar 9, 2022SaveLearn
STOPGAP -- a Time-of-Flight Extension for the Belle II TOP Barrel PID System as a Demonstrator for CMOS Fast Timing SensorsThe Belle II barrel region is instrumented with the Time of Propagation (TOP) particle identification system based on sixteen fused-silica bars arranged around the interaction point acting as…Oskar Hartbrich, Umberto Tamponi, Gary S. Varner·Mar 9, 2022SaveLearn