Neutron Tomography of Spent Fuel CasksDry casks for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) ensure the safe storage of SNF and provide radiation shielding. However, the presence of the thick casks encompassing several layers of steel and concrete makes…Zhihua Liua, Ming Fang, Jon George et al.·Oct 17, 2021SaveLearn
Reduction of ion back flow using a quadruple GEM detector with various gas mixturesIn gaseous tracking detectors with a large gaseous volume multiple layers of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) can be used to block positive ions from flowing back into the active volume, which is…Sourav Tarafdar, Senta V. Greene, Julia Velkovska et al.·Oct 17, 2021SaveLearn
Characterization of plastic scintillator bars using fast neutrons from D-D and D-T reactionsWe report results of fast neutron response in plastic scintillator (PS) bars from deuterium-deuterium (D-D) and deuterium-tritium (D-T) reactions using Purnima Neutron Generator Facility, BARC,…R. Dey, P. K. Netrakanti, D. K. Mishra et al.·Oct 15, 2021SaveLearn
Background model of the ANAIS-112 dark matter experimentThe ANAIS (Annual modulation with NaI(Tl) Scintillators) experiment aims at the confirmation or refutation of the DAMA/LIBRA positive annual modulation signal in the low energy detection rate.…J Amare, S Cebrian, D Cintas et al.·Oct 15, 2021SaveLearn
Fluorescence of pyrene-doped polystyrene films from room temperature down to 4 K for wavelength-shifting applicationsIn liquid argon-based particle detectors, slow wavelength shifters (WLSs) could be used alongside the common, nanosecond scale, WLS tetraphenyl butadiene (TPB) for background mitigation purposes. At…H. Benmansour, E. Ellingwood, Q. Hars et al.·Oct 15, 2021SaveLearn
Designing a Streaming Data Coalescing Architecture for Scientific Detector ASICs with Variable Data VelocityScientific detectors are a key technological enabler for many disciplines. Application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are used for many of these scientific detectors. Until recently, pixel…Sebastian Strempfer, Kazutomo Yoshii, Mike Hammer et al.·Oct 15, 2021SaveLearn
High Resolution Asynchronous Digital Event TimerMany scientific and astronomical instruments need precise time measurement with high resolution between two or more events which is very challenging since decades. Presently a fast response of high…Farhat Iqbal, Waheed Rathore, Khawar Iqbal et al.·Oct 14, 2021SaveLearn
Response of the GAGG(Ce) scintillator to charged particles compared with the CsI(Tl) scintillatorGAGG(Ce) is a novel scintillator with a fast response and high light output without a hygroscopic nature. It is expected to be a useful detector for charged particles at high-counting rates. However,…T. Furuno, A. Koshikawa, T. Kawabata et al.·Oct 13, 2021SaveLearn
10 Gbit/s free space data transmission at 9 μm wavelength with unipolar quantum optoelectronicsThe realization of high-frequency unipolar quantum optoelectronic devices enables the demonstration of high bitrate free space data transmission in the second atmospheric window. Data-bits are…Hamza Dely, Thomas Bonazzi, Olivier Spitz et al.·Oct 13, 2021SaveLearn
Fast X-ray spectrum and image acquisition method for the XFEL facilityX-ray free electron laser (XFEL) can provide X-ray light with about four order of magnitude higher flux than synchrotron radiation. Pulse light from XFEL interacts with the target and the resulting…Shuo Zhang, Jing-Kai Xia, Xu-Dong Ju·Oct 12, 2021SaveLearn
Characterization of the scintillation time response of liquid argon detectors for dark matter searchThe scintillation time response of liquid argon has a key role in the discrimination of electronic backgrounds in dark matter search experiments. However, its extraordinary rejection power can be…P. Agnes, S. De Cecco, A. Fan et al.·Oct 11, 2021SaveLearn
Characterisation of analogue front end and time walk in CMOS active pixel sensorIn this work we investigated a method to determine time walk in an active silicon pixel sensor prototype using Edge-TCT with infrared laser charge injection. Samples were investigated before and…B. Hiti, V. Cindro, A. Gorišek et al.·Oct 11, 2021SaveLearn
Measurements of neutron fields in a wide energy range using multi-foil activation analysisAn accurate characterization of the neutron fields at spallation sources is crucial for many applications based on neutron irradiations, such as radiation damage tests that need a precise dose…D. Chiesa, C. Cazzaniga, M. Nastasi et al.·Oct 11, 2021SaveLearn
Time shifting deviation method enhanced laser interferometry: ultrahigh precision localizing of traffic vibration using urban fiber linkUsing fiber network as a huge sensing system will enrich monitoring methods of public infrastructures and geological disasters. With traditional cross-correlation method, laser interferometer has…Guan Wang, Zhongwang Pang, Bohan Zhang et al.·Oct 9, 2021SaveLearn
Scintillation characteristics of a NaI(Tl) crystal at low-temperature with silicon photomultiplierScintillation characteristics of a thallium doped sodium iodide (NaI(Tl)) crystal with a dimension of 0.6 x 0.6 x 2 cm3 are studied by attaching a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) direct to the crystal…H. Y. Lee, J. A. Jeon, K. W. Kim et al.·Oct 7, 2021SaveLearn
Theory of dichroic X-ray tomography and laminographyDichroic tomography is a 3D imaging technique in which the polarization of the incident beam is used to induce contrast due to the magnetization or orientation of a sample. The aim is to reconstruct…Matthew A. Marcus·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
Recent advancements of the experiment to search for 2K-capture in 124Xe using a Large Low-background Proportional CounterA new method for correcting the charge signal from the large proportional counter is proposed. The correction method makes it possible to take into account the loss of primary ionization electrons in…O. D. Petrenko, I. D. Fedorets, A. M. Gangapshev et al.·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
Assessing the quality of a network of vector-field sensorsAn experiment consisting of a network of sensors can endow several advantages over an experiment with a single sensor: improved sensitivity, error corrections, spatial resolution, etc. However, there…Joseph A. Smiga·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
A CMS Level-1 Track Finder for the HL-LHCThe High-Luminosity LHC will put significant demands on trigger systems. To control trigger thresholds, the CMS Collaboration is designing a novel Level-1 track trigger. The Outer Tracker will use…Brent R. Yates·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
A novel pulsed magnet for magnetic linear birefringence measurementsIn this paper, we describe a novel pulsed magnet, called Foil Coil, which can deliver a field transverse to the light propagation of more than 10 T over about 0.8 meters operating without cryogenic…J Béard, Jonathan Agil, R Battesti et al.·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
Performance of BeBe, a proposed dedicated beam-beam monitoring detector for the MPD-NICA experiment at JINRThe Multipurpose Detector (MPD) is an experimental array, currently under construction, designed to study the nuclear matter created during the collisions that will be provided by the Nuclotron-based…Marco Alberto Ayala Torres, Lucina Gabriela Espinoza Beltrán, Marcos Aurelio Fontaine Sánchez et al.·Oct 6, 2021SaveLearn
Comparative pulse shape discrimination study for Ca(Br, I)2 scintillators using machine learning and conventional methodsIn particle physics experiments, pulse shape discrimination (PSD) is a powerful tool for eliminating the major background from signals. However, the analysis methods have been a bottleneck to…M. Yoshino, T. Iida, K. Mizukoshi et al.·Oct 5, 2021SaveLearn
Gain stabilization and consistency correction approach for multiple SiPM-based gamma-ray detectors on GECAMEach satellite of the Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM, mission) consists of 25 SiPM based gamma-ray detectors (GRDs). Although SiPM based GRD has…Dali Zhang, Xinqiao Li, Xiangyang Wen et al.·Oct 5, 2021SaveLearn
Overview and Design of the sPHENIX TPCThe proposed sPHENIX detector at RHIC is being designed to study with unprecedented precision the nature of the Quark Gluon Plasma, or QGP, at RHIC through measurement of jets, jet correlations, and…Henry Klest·Oct 5, 2021SaveLearn
Nanopore-Based DNA Sequencing Sensors and CMOS Readout ApproachesPurpose Nanopore-based molecular sensing and measurement, specifically Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, is advancing at a fast pace. Some embodiments have matured from coarse particle counters…Mehdi Habibi, Yunus Dawji, Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh et al.·Oct 5, 2021SaveLearn