Neutron Imaging Based on Transfer Foil Activation and COTS CMOS Image SensorsIn this paper we present a method for obtention of neutron images with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) CMOS image sensors through the activation of indium foils. This detection method has been…M. Pérez, O. I. Abbate, J. Lipovetzky et al.·Jan 28, 2022SaveLearn
Spatial resolution and efficiency of prototype sensors for the LHCb VELO UpgradeA comprehensive study of the spatial resolution and detection efficiency of sensor prototypes developed for the LHCb VELO upgrade is presented. Data samples were collected at the CERN SPS H8 beam…E. Buchanan, K. Akiba, M. van Beuzekom et al.·Jan 28, 2022SaveLearn
The SIDDHARTA-2 calibration method for high precision kaonic atoms X-ray spectroscopy measurementsThe SIDDHARTA-2 experiment at the DAΦNE collider aims to perform the first kaonic deuterium X-ray transitions to the fundamental level measurement, with a systematic error at the level of a few eV.…F Sgaramella, M Miliucci, M Bazzi et al.·Jan 28, 2022SaveLearn
In-flight production of an isomeric beam of 16NAn in-flight beam of 16N was produced via the single-neutron adding (d,p) reaction in inverse kinematics at the recently upgraded Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System (ATLAS) in-flight…C. R. Hoffman, T. L. Tang, M. Avila et al.·Jan 27, 2022SaveLearn
First measurement of the surface tension of a liquid scintillator based on Linear Alkylbenzene (HYBLENE 113)We measured the surface tension of linear alkylbenzene (LAB) HYBLENE 113 mixed with Diphenyloxazole (PPO) as well as of pure LAB HYBLENE 113 as part of material studies for the liquid-scintillator…SHiP SBT collaboration, J. Alt, J. Arutinov et al.·Jan 27, 2022SaveLearn
Measurement of DC Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect with Sensitivity of 10-7 Rad/HzA high-sensitive DC Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect (MOKE) apparatus is described in this letter. Via detailed analysis on several dominating noise sources, we have proposed solutions that significantly…Junying Ma, Feng Gu, Ying Xu et al.·Jan 27, 2022SaveLearn
Reconstruction of Muon Bundle in the JUNO Central DetectorThe Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a multi-purpose neutrino experiment. One of the main goals is to determine the neutrino mass ordering by precisely measuring the energy…Cheng-Feng Yang, Yong-Bo Huang, Ji-Lei Xu et al.·Jan 27, 2022SaveLearn
Background reduction at the KATRIN experiment by the shifted analysing plane configurationThe KATRIN experiment aims at measuring the electron neutrino mass with a sensitivity of 0.2 eV/c2 after five years of data taking. Recently a new upper limit for the neutrino mass of 0.8 eV/c2…Alexey Lokhov, Benedikt Bieringer, Guido Drexlin et al.·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
Quality assessment of Cadmium Telluride as a detector material for multispectral medical imagingCadmium Telluride (CdTe) is a high-Z material with excellent photon radiation absorption properties, making it a promising material to include in radiation detection technologies. However, the…S. Kirschenmann, M. Bezak, S. Bharthuar et al.·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
Topmetal-M: a novel pixel sensor for compact tracking applicationsThe Topmetal-M is a large area pixel sensor (18 mm * 23 mm) prototype fabricated in a new 130 nm high-resistivity CMOS process in 2019. It contains 400 rows * 512 columns square pixels with the pitch…Weiping Ren, Wei Zhou, Bihui You et al.·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
Status of the NEXT experiment for neutrinoless double beta decay searchesNEXT (Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon TPC) is a neutrinoless double beta decay experiment located at the Laboratorio Subterr\'aneo de Canfranc (LSC, Spain). Its aim is to demonstrate that the…Carmen Romo-Luque·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
PANDA Barrel DIRC: From Design to Component ProductionExcellent particle identification (PID) will be essential for the PANDA experiment at FAIR. The Barrel DIRC will separate kaons and pions with at least 3 s.d. for momenta up to 3.5 GeV/c and polar…G Schepers, A Belias, R Dzhygadlo et al.·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
Beam pointing stabilization of an acousto-optic modulator with thermal controlDiffraction beams generated by an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) are widely used in various optical experiments, some of which require high angular stability with the temporal modulation of optical…Xiao Zhang, Yang Chen, Jianxiong Fang et al.·Jan 26, 2022SaveLearn
Design and Description of the CMS Magnetic System ModelThis review describes the composition of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector and the methodology for modelling the heterogeneous CMS magnetic system, starting with the formulation of the…Vyacheslav Klyukhin·Jan 25, 2022SaveLearn
Measuring Electric Dipole Moments of Trapped Sub-mm ParticlesWe present a method for measurements of electric dipole moments on (sub)-mm size (basalt) particles levitated in an acoustic trap and centered within a plate capacitor. If an electric field is…F. Chioma Onyeagusi, Jens Teiser, Niclas Schneider et al.·Jan 25, 2022SaveLearn
Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Microspectrosopy for Next Generation PhotovoltaicsIn this report, we describe a large-area Laser Beam Induced Current (LBIC) microscope that has been adapted to perform Intensity Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy in an imaging mode combined with…Jamie Laird, Sandheep Ravishankar, Askhkat Jumabekov et al.·Jan 25, 2022SaveLearn
The Western Australian Optical Ground StationFree-space communications at optical wavelengths offers the potential for orders-of-magnitude improvement in data rates over conventional radio wavelengths, and this will be needed to meet the demand…Shane Walsh, Alex Frost, William Anderson et al.·Jan 25, 2022SaveLearn
IsoDAR@Yemilab: A Report on the Technology, Capabilities, and DeploymentIsoDAR@Yemilab is a novel isotope-decay-at-rest experiment that has preliminary approval to run at the Yemi underground laboratory (Yemilab) in Jeongseon-gun, South Korea. In this technical report,…Jose R. Alonso, Daniel Winklehner, Joshua Spitz et al.·Jan 25, 2022SaveLearn
Ptychopy: GPU framework for ptychographic data analysisX-ray ptychography imaging at synchrotron facilities like the Advanced Photon Source (APS) involves controlling instrument hardwares to collect a set of diffraction patterns from overlapping coherent…Ke Yue, Junjing Deng, Yi Jiang et al.·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
An Experiment to Test the Mechanical Losses of Different Bonding Techniques in Fused SilicaHigh-purity glasses are used for their low optical and mechanical loss, which makes them an excellent material for oscillators in optical systems, such as inertial sensors. Complex geometries often…Jonathan J. Carter, Pascal Birckigt, Oliver Gerberding et al.·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
The Design, Construction, Operation and Performance of the Belle II Silicon Vertex DetectorThe Silicon Vertex Detector of Belle II is a state-of-the-art tracking and vertexing system based on double-sided silicon strip sensors, designed and fabricated by a large international collaboration…Francesco Forti·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
Limits on axions and axionlike particles within the axion window using a spin-based amplifierSearches for the axion and axionlike particles may hold the key to unlocking some of the deepest puzzles about our universe, such as dark matter and dark energy. Here we use the recently demonstrated…Yuanhong Wang, Haowen Su, Min Jiang et al.·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
Investigations on a Fuzzy Process: Effect of Diffusion on Calibration and Particle Identification in Liquid Argon Time Projection ChambersIonization electron diffusion in Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LArTPCs) has typically been considered at the detector design stage, but little attention has been given to its effects on…A. Lister, M. Stancari·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
CMOS pixel sensors optimized for large ionizing dynamicMonolithic active pixel sensors (MAPS) are now well established as a technology for tracking charged particles, especially when low material budget is desirable. For such applications, sensors focus…W. Ren, J. Baudot, L. Federici et al.·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn
Measurements of the ionization efficiency of protons in methaneThe amount of energy released by a nuclear recoil ionizing the atoms of the active volume of detection appears "quenched" compared to an electron of the same kinetic energy. This different behavior…G Collaboration, L. Balogh, C. Beaufort et al.·Jan 24, 2022SaveLearn