Data-driven detector signal characterization with constrained bottleneck autoencodersA common technique in high energy physics is to characterize the response of a detector by means of models tunned to data which build parametric maps from the physical parameters of the system to the…César Jesús-Valls, Thorsten Lux, Federico Sánchez·Mar 9, 2022SaveLearn
Design of Detectors at the Electron Ion Collider with Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence (AI) for design is a relatively new but active area of research across many disciplines. Surprisingly when it comes to designing detectors with AI this is an area at its…Cristiano Fanelli·Mar 9, 2022SaveLearn
Dual-Readout Calorimetry for Future Experiments Probing Fundamental PhysicsIn this White Paper for the 2021 Snowmass process, we detail the status and prospects for dual-readout calorimetry. While all calorimeters allow estimation of energy depositions in their active…I. Pezzotti, Harvey Newman, J. Freeman et al.·Mar 8, 2022SaveLearn
Exploiting of flux shadowing effect on InxGa1-xAs asymmetric shell growth for strain and bending engineering in GaAs - InxGa1-xAs core - shell NW arraysHere we report on non-uniform shell growth of In(x)Ga(1-x)As onto GaAs nanowire (NW) core by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth was realized on pre-patterned silicon substrates with pitch size…Mahmoud Al Humaidi, Julian Jakob, Ali Al Hassan et al.·Mar 8, 2022SaveLearn
TPC development by the LCTPC collaboration for the ILD detector at ILCThe International Large Detector (ILD) at the International Linear Collider (ILC) requires significantly improved subdetector systems to comply with the envisioned performance. Its central tracking…Jochen Kaminski·Mar 7, 2022SaveLearn
Measurements of Rayleigh Ratios in Linear AlkylbenzeneIn present work an experiment has been designed to measure the Rayleigh ratio directly at 405 nm and 432 nm for linear alkylbenzene which is a common solvent used in liquid scintillator detectors…Miao Yu, Wenjie Wu, Na Peng et al.·Mar 7, 2022SaveLearn
A cryogenic tracking detector for antihydrogen detection in the AEgIS experimentWe present the commissioning of the Fast Annihilation Cryogenic Tracker detector (FACT), installed around the antihydrogen production trap inside the 1 T superconducting magnet of the AE\=gIS…C. Amsler, M. Antonello, A. Belov et al.·Mar 6, 2022SaveLearn
Linien: A versatile, user-friendly, open-source FPGA-based tool for frequency stabilization and spectroscopy parameter optimizationWe present a user-friendly and versatile tool for laser frequency stabilization. Its main focus is spectroscopy locking, but the software is suitable for lock-in techniques in general as well as bare…Benjamin Wiegand, Bastian Leykauf, Robert Jördens et al.·Mar 6, 2022SaveLearn
Displacement calibration of optical tweezers with absolute gravitational accelerationIn recent years, levitated particles of optical traps in vacuum have shown enormous potential in precision sensor development and searching for new physics. The accuracy of the calibration relating…Jianyu Yang, Nan Li, Xunmin Zhu et al.·Mar 6, 2022SaveLearn
Low-pressure THGEM-based operation with Ne+H2 Penning mixturesThe operation of Thick Gas Electron Multipliers (THGEMs) in Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) using various gas mixtures has applications in various nuclear and particle physics experiments. Of…J. S. Randhawa, T. Ahn, J. J. Kolata et al.·Mar 5, 2022SaveLearn
A Semi-Monolithic Detector providing intrinsic DOI-encoding and sub-200 ps CRT TOF-Capabilities for Clinical PET ApplicationsCurrent clinical PET systems utilize detectors where the scintillator typically contains single elements of 3 - 6 mm width and about 20 mm height. While providing good TOF performance, this design…Florian Mueller, Stephan Naunheim, Yannick Kuhl et al.·Mar 4, 2022SaveLearn
Evaluation of Portable Programming Models to Accelerate LArTPC Detector SimulationsThe Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC) technology is widely used in high energy physics experiments, including the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). Accurately…Zhihua Dong, Kyle Knoepfel, Meifeng Lin et al.·Mar 4, 2022SaveLearn
A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino PhysicsThe nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leading technology to…J. Aalbers, K. Abe, V. Aerne et al.·Mar 4, 2022SaveLearn
Optimization study of the electrode design of a 5 mm thick orthogonal-strip CdZnTe detector systemThe geometry of electrodes is one of the most important factors in determining the performance of orthogonal-strip detectors. The aim of this work is to study the performance of a 5 mm thick…Ali Murteza Altingun, Emrah Kalemci·Mar 4, 2022SaveLearn
Beam Profiling with Noise Reduction From Computer Vision and Principal Component Analysis for the MAGIS-100 ExperimentMAGIS-100 is a long-baseline atom interferometer that operates as a quantum sensor. It will search for dark matter, probe fundamental quantum science, and serve as a prototype gravitational wave…Joseph Jachinowski, Natasha Sachdeva, Tim Kovachy·Mar 3, 2022SaveLearn
KamNet: An Integrated Spatiotemporal Deep Neural Network for Rare Event Search in KamLAND-ZenRare event searches allow us to search for new physics at energy scales inaccessible with other means by leveraging specialized large-mass detectors. Machine learning provides a new tool to maximize…A. Li, Z. Fu, L. Winslow et al.·Mar 3, 2022SaveLearn
Novel electron and photon recording concepts in noble-liquid detectorsWe present several novel ionization-electron and scintillation-photon recording concepts in noble-liquid detectors, for future applications in particle and astroparticle physics and in other fields.…Amos Breskin·Mar 3, 2022SaveLearn
A Backside-Illuminated Charge-Focusing Silicon SPAD with Enhanced Near-Infrared SensitivityA backside-illuminated (BSI) near-infrared enhanced silicon single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) for time-of-flight (ToF) light detection and ranging applications is presented. The detector contains…Edward Van Sieleghem, Gauri Karve, Koen De Munck et al.·Mar 3, 2022SaveLearn
Neutrino mass measurements using cryogenic detectorsThe determination of the absolute mass scale of neutrinos is one of the most important challenges in Particle Physics. The shape of the endpoint region of β-decay and electron capture (EC)…Loredana Gastaldo·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
Time-assisted energy reconstruction in a highly-granular hadronic calorimeterThe software compensation algorithms developed for the CALICE Analog Hadron Calorimeter are extended to incorporate time information on the cell level, and the performance is studied in GEANT4…Christian Graf, Frank Simon·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
GNN-based end-to-end reconstruction in the CMS Phase 2 High-Granularity CalorimeterWe present the current stage of research progress towards a one-pass, completely Machine Learning (ML) based imaging calorimeter reconstruction. The model used is based on Graph Neural Networks…Saptaparna Bhattacharya, Nadezda Chernyavskaya, Saranya Ghosh et al.·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
Slow-Fluor Scintillator for Low Energy Solar Neutrinos and Neutrinoless Double Beta DecayThe potential for using slow-fluor liquid scintillators to study low energy solar neutrinos and neutrinoless double beta decay (0nbb) is explored through a series of simulations. The fluorescence…Jack Dunger, Edward J. Leming, Steven D. Biller·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
Liquid-organic time projection chamber for detecting low energy antineutrinosThe MeV region of antineutrino energy is of special interest for physics research and for monitoring nuclear nonproliferation. Whereas liquid scintillation detectors are typically used to detect the…Thomas Radermacher, Johannes Bosse, Sarah Friedrich et al.·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
The Silicon Electron Multiplier SensorThe Silicon Electron Multiplier (SiEM) is a novel sensor concept for minimum ionizing particle (MIP) detection which uses internal gain and fine pitch to achieve excellent temporal and spatial…Marius Mæhlum Halvorsen, Victor Coco, Evangelos Leonidas Gkougkousis et al.·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn
Cryogenic bath-type heat exchangers for ultra-pure noble gas applicationsTwo cryogenic bath-type heat exchangers for ultra-pure noble gas applications were developed with particular emphasis on noble gas liquefaction in cryogenic distillation systems. The main objective…M. Murra, D. Schulte, I. Cristescu et al.·Mar 2, 2022SaveLearn