R&D Towards Cryogenic Optical LinksA number of critical active and passive components of optical links have been tested at 77 K or lower temperatures, demonstrating potential development of optical links operating inside the liquid…Mark Christiansen, Raphael Galea, Datao Gong et al.·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
Update on the high speed serializer ASIC development for ATLAS Liquid Argon calorimeter upgradeWe have been developing a serializer application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) based on a commercial 0.25-μm silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) CMOS technology for the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter…Tiankuan Liua·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
Cryogenic digital data links for the liquid argon time projection chamberIn this paper we present the cryogenic functionality of the components of data links for the Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LArTPC), a potential far site detector technology of the…Tiankuan Liu, Datao Gong, Suen Hou et al.·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
An auto-locking ultra-stable laser with sub-hertz linewidthWe report in detail the design process and performance of an auto-locking ultra-stable laser with sub-hertz linewidth at the first time. The laser frequency is automatically stabilized to an optical…D. Jiao, G. Xu, J. Gao et al.·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
Fast Muon Tracking with Machine Learning Implemented in FPGAIn this work, we present a new approach for fast tracking on multiwire proportional chambers with neural networks. The tracking networks are developed and adapted for the first-level trigger at…Chang Sun, Takumi Nakajima, Yuki Mitsumori et al.·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
Design of a Littrow-type diode laser with independent control of cavity length and grating rotationWe present a novel extended-cavity diode laser (ECDL) based on a modified Littrow configuration. The coarse wavelength adjustment via the rotation of a diffraction grating is decoupled from the fine…Lucia Duca, Elia Perego, Federico Berto et al.·Feb 10, 2022SaveLearn
Measurement and simulation of mechanical and optical properties of sputtered amorphous SiC coatingsIn this work We report on the extensive characterization of amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) coatings prepared by physical deposition methods. We compare the results obtained on two different…G. Favaro, A. Amato, F. Arciprete et al.·Feb 9, 2022SaveLearn
The Miniature Optical Transmitter and Transceiver For the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) experimentsWe present the design and test results of the Miniature optical Transmitter (MTx) and Transceiver (MTRx) for the high luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) experiments. MTx and MTRx are Transmitter Optical…Chonghan Liu, Xiandong Zhao, Jinghong Chen et al.·Feb 9, 2022SaveLearn
A line code with quick-resynchronization capability and low latency for the optical data links of LHC experimentsWe propose a line code that has fast resynchronization capability and low latency. Both the encoder and decoder have been implemented in FPGAs. The encoder has also been implemented in an ASIC. The…Binwei Deng, Mengxun He, Jinghong Chen et al.·Feb 9, 2022SaveLearn
Component Prototypes towards a Low-Latency, Small-form-factor Optical Link for the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter Phase-I Trigger UpgradeThis paper presents several component prototypes towards a low-latency, small-form-factor optical link designed for the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter Phase-I trigger upgrade. A prototype of the…Binwei Deng, Mengxun He, Jinghong Chen et al.·Feb 9, 2022SaveLearn
Achieving Reliable and Repeatable Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Rechargeable Batteries at Extra-Low FrequenciesThere is a need for techniques for efficient and accurate measurement of the impedance of rechargeable batteries at extra-low frequencies (ELFs, typically below 10uHz), as these reflect real usage…Christopher Dunn, Jonathan Scott·Feb 9, 2022SaveLearn
Direct detection of charged particles with SiPMsThe direct response of Silicon PhotoMultipliers being traversed by a MIP charged particle have been studied in a systematic way for the first time. Using beam test data, time resolution and the…F. Carnesecchi, G. Vignola, N. Agrawal et al.·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
Development of a compact muon veto for the NUCLEUS experimentThe NUCLEUS experiment aims to measure coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering of reactor anti-neutrinos using cryogenic calorimeters. Operating at an overburden of 3 m.w.e., muon-induced…V. Wagner, R. Rogly, A. Erhart et al.·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
Progress report on the online processing upgrade at the NA62 experimentA new FPGA-based low-level trigger processor has been installed at the NA62 experiment. It is intended to extend the features of its predecessor due to a faster interconnection technology and…M. Turisini, R. Ammendola, A. Biagioni et al.·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
Constraints on the electron-hole pair creation energy and Fano factor below 150 eV from Compton scattering in a Skipper-CCDFully-depleted thick silicon Skipper-charge-coupled devices (Skipper-CCDs) are an important technology to probe neutrino and light-dark-matter interactions due to their sub-electron read-out noise.…A. M. Botti, S. Uemura, G. Fernandez Moroni et al.·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
Design and Performance of the GERDA Low-Background Cryostat for Operation in WaterIn searching for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76Ge the GERmanium Detector Array (GERDA) experiment at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso has achieved an unprecedented low…K. T. Knöpfle, B. Schwingenheuer·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
Direct measurement of the ionization quenching factor of nuclear recoils in germanium in the keV energy rangeThis article reports the measurement of the ionization quenching factor in germanium for nuclear recoil energies between 0.4 and 6.3 keVnr. Precise knowledge of this factor in this energy range…A. Bonhomme, H. Bonet, C. Buck et al.·Feb 8, 2022SaveLearn
A 20 Gbps PAM4 Data Transmitter ASIC for Particle Physics ExperimentsWe present the design and test results of a novel data transmitter ASIC operating up to 20.48 Gbps with 4-level Pulse-Amplitude-Modulation (PAM4) for particle physics experiments. This ASIC, named…L. Zhang, E. M. Cruda, C-P. Chao et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
The simulations chain of the MURAVES experimentThe MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of the summital cone of Mt. Vesuvius, an active and hazardous volcano near Naples, Italy. A detailed Monte Carlo simulation…M. Moussawi, S. Basnet, L. Bonechi et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
Transient Monte Carlo Simulations for the Optimisation and Characterisation of Monolithic Silicon SensorsAn ever-increasing demand for high-performance silicon sensors requires complex sensor designs that are challenging to simulate and model. The combination of electrostatic finite element simulations…Rafael Ballabriga, Justus Braach, Eric Buschmann et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
A novel wide-angle Compton Scanner setup to study bulk events in germanium detectorsA novel Compton Scanner setup has been built, commissioned and operated at the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics in Munich to collect pulses from bulk events in high-purity germanium detectors for…I. Abt, C. Gooch, F. Hagemann et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
Streaming readout for next generation electron scattering experimentCurrent and future experiments at the high intensity frontier are expected to produce an enormous amount of data that needs to be collected and stored for offline analysis. Thanks to the continuous…Fabrizio Ameli, Marco Battaglieri, Vladimir V. Berdnikov et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
Flexible scenario for heavy element researchDetection system and software package coded in Builder C ++ are developed for the new analog spectrometer of the DGFRS-2 setup installed on the new DC-280 cyclotron. This software allows providing…D. Ibadullayev, A. N. Polyakov, Yu. S. Tsyganov et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
Performance of Hamamatsu VUV4 SiPMs for detecting liquid argon scintillationDetection of light signals is crucial to a wide range of particle detectors. In particular, efficient detection of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) light will provide new opportunities for some novel…Teal Pershing, Jingke Xu, Ethan Bernard et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn
Quantification of 242Pu with a Microcalorimeter Gamma SpectrometerWe report measurements of the 103-keV and 159-keV gamma ray signatures of 242Pu using microcalorimetry. This is the first observation of these gamma rays in a non-destructive measurement of an…David J. Mercer, Ryan Winkler, Katrina E. Koehler et al.·Feb 7, 2022SaveLearn