Very high frequency probes for atomic force microscopy with silicon optomechanicsAtomic force microscopy (AFM) has been constantly supporting nanosciences and nanotechnologies for over 30 years, being present in many fields from condensed matter physics to biology. It enables…L Schwab, P Allain, N Mauran et al.·Aug 27, 2021SaveLearn
Demonstrating a single-block 3D-segmented plastic-scintillator detectorThree-dimensional finely grained plastic scintillator detectors bring many advantages in particle detectors, allowing a massive active target which enables a high-precision tracking of interaction…A. Boyarintsev, A. De Roeck, S. Dolan et al.·Aug 26, 2021SaveLearn
A 500 MS/s waveform digitizer for PandaX dark matter experimentsWaveform digitizers are key readout instruments in particle physics experiments. In this paper, we present a waveform digitizer for the PandaX dark matter experiments. It supports both…Changda He, Jianglai Liu, Xiangxiang Ren et al.·Aug 26, 2021SaveLearn
NJOY+NCrystal: an open-source tool for creating thermal neutron scattering librariesIn this work we present NJOY+NCrystal, a tool to generate thermal neutron scattering libraries with support for coherent and incoherent elastic components for crystalline solid materials. This tool,…Kemal Ramic, Jose Ignacio Marquez Damian, Thomas Kittelmann et al.·Aug 26, 2021SaveLearn
Helium film may greatly increase the storage time of ultracold neutrons in material trapsWe propose a method to increase both the neutron storage time and the precision of its lifetime measurements by at least tenfold. The storage of ultracold neutrons (UCN) in material traps now…P. D. Grigoriev, A. M. Dyugaev·Aug 25, 2021SaveLearn
Superconducting Microstrip Losses at Microwave and Sub-millimeter wavelengthsWe present a lab-on-chip experiment to accurately measure losses of superconducting microstrip lines at microwave and sub-mm wavelengths. The microstrips are fabricated from NbTiN, which is deposited…S. Hähnle, K. Kouwenhoven, B. Buijtendorp et al.·Aug 25, 2021SaveLearn
Perspectives on the Calibration of CNN Energy Reconstruction in Highly Granular CalorimetersWe present a study which shows encouraging stability of the response linearity for a simulated high granularity calorimeter module reconstructed by a CNN model to miscalibration, bias, and noise…N. Akchurin, C. Cowden, J. Damgov et al.·Aug 24, 2021SaveLearn
A large millikelvin platform at Fermilab for quantum computing applicationsThe need for larger mK cooling platforms is being driven by the desire to host ever growing numbers of cryogenic qubits in quantum computing platforms. As part of the Superconducting Quantum…Matthew Hollister, Ram Dhuley, Grzegorz Tatkowski·Aug 24, 2021SaveLearn
First magnet operation on the cryogenic test stand Gersemi at FREIAThe Gersemi cryogenic test bench, installed at FREIA laboratory at Uppsala University, was used for the first time in 2021 to power a superconducting magnet. As part of the HL-LHC program, this…Kévin Pepitone, Konrad Gajewski, Lars Hermansson et al.·Aug 24, 2021SaveLearn
Two-dimensional beam profile monitor for the detection of alpha-emitting radioactive isotope beamIons with similar charge-to-mass ratios cannot be separated from existing beam profile monitors (BPMs) in nuclear facilities in which low-energy radioactive ions are produced due to nuclear fusion…K. S. Tanaka, U. Dammalapati, K. Harada et al.·Aug 24, 2021SaveLearn
The characterization of a hybrid telescope detector for low energy alpha detectionCharacterization of a hybrid telescope with gas transmission detector (ΔE) and a solid-state stop detector (E) has been fabricated for detection of low energy α particles between 5 to 1…Rajkumar Santra, Subinit Roy·Aug 24, 2021SaveLearn
Implementation and Optimization of the PTOLEMY Transverse Drift Electromagnetic FilterThe PTOLEMY transverse drift filter is a new concept to enable precision analysis of the energy spectrum of electrons near the tritium beta-decay endpoint. This paper details the implementation and…A. Apponi, M. G. Betti, M. Borghesi et al.·Aug 23, 2021SaveLearn
Characterization of a Spatially Resolved Multi-Element Laser Ablation Ion SourceA laser ablation ion source (LAS) is a powerful tool by which diverse species of ions can be produced for mass spectrometer calibration, or surface study applications. It is necessary to frequently…K. Murray, C. Chambers, D. Chen et al.·Aug 23, 2021SaveLearn
Non-sensitive axis feedback control of test mass in full-maglev vertical superconducting gravity instrumentsNon-sensitive axis feedback control is crucial for cross-coupling noise suppression in the application of full-maglev vertical superconducting gravity instruments. This paper introduces the…Daiyong Chen, Xikai Liu, Lulu Wang et al.·Aug 23, 2021SaveLearn
The MuX ProjectThe muX project is conducting a series of muonic X-ray measurements in medium- and high-Z nuclei at PSI, utilizing a high-purity germanium detector array, in-beam muon detectors, and a modern…Frederik Wauters, Andreas Knecht·Aug 23, 2021SaveLearn
Simplified Doppler frequency shift measurement enabled by Serrodyne optical frequency translationA simplified Doppler frequency shift measurement approach based on Serrodyne optical frequency translation is reported. A sawtooth wave with an appropriate amplitude is sent to one phase modulation…Yang Chen, Taixia Shi·Aug 23, 2021SaveLearn
Analog pile-up circuit technique using a single capacitor for the readout of Skipper-CCD detectorsWith Skipper-CCD detectors it is possible to take multiple samples of the charge packet collected on each pixel. After averaging the samples, the noise can be extremely reduced allowing the exact…Miguel Sofo Haro, Claudio Chavez, Jose Lipovetzky et al.·Aug 20, 2021SaveLearn
The Effect of Cosmic Ray Muon Momentum Measurement for Monitoring Shielded Special Nuclear MaterialsRecently, cosmic ray muons have been considered as a potential high energy radiation probe for monitoring and interrogation of dense, well-shielded special nuclear materials (SNM). Due to their…Junghyun Bae, Stylianos Chatzidakis·Aug 20, 2021SaveLearn
Expanding the momentum field of view in angle-resolved photoemission systems with hemispherical analyzersIn photoelectron spectroscopy, the measured electron momentum range is intrinsically related to the excitation photon energy. Low photon energies <10 eV are commonly encountered in laser-based…Nicolas Gauthier, Jonathan A. Sobota, Heike Pfau et al.·Aug 19, 2021SaveLearn
Tomographic Imaging by a Si/CdTe Compton Camera for In-111 and I-131 RadionuclidesTomographic imaging with radionuclides commonly used in nuclear medicine, such as 111In (171 and 245 keV) and 131I (364 keV), is in high demand for medical applications and small animal…Goro Yabu, Hiroki Yoneda, Tadashi Orita et al.·Aug 19, 2021SaveLearn
Two-Photon Dual-Comb LiDARThe interferometric signals produced in conventional dual-comb laser ranging require femtosecond lasers with long-term fCEO stability, and are limited to an upper sampling rate by radio-frequency…Hollie Wright, Jinghua Sun, David McKendrick et al.·Aug 19, 2021SaveLearn
Measurement of the Angular Distribution of Wavelength-Shifted Light Emitted by TPBWe present measurements of the angular distribution of re-emitted light from tetraphenyl butadiene thin films when exposed to 128nm light in vacuum. Films ranging from 250nm to…Jackson Schrott, Michinari Sakai, Samuel Naugle et al.·Aug 18, 2021SaveLearn
Demonstration of Thermal Images Captured by a Backside Illuminated Transition Edge BolometerA high temperature superconducting detector was fabricated to capture the thermal images in room temperature background. The detector was made of YBa2Cu3O7-δ (YBCO) superconducting thin film…Roya Moahjeri, Seyed Iman Mirzaei, Rana Nazifi et al.·Aug 18, 2021SaveLearn
Employing infrared microscopy (IRM) in combination with a pre-trained neural network to visualise and analyse the defect distribution in Cadmium Telluride crystalsWhile Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) excels in terms of photon radiation absorption properties and outperforms silicon (Si) in this respect, the crystal growth, characterization and processing into a…S. Kirschenmann, S. Bharthuar, E. Brücken et al.·Aug 18, 2021SaveLearn
Design and evaluation of a FPGA-ADC prototype for the PET detector based on LYSO Crystals and SiPM arraysThe aim of this study is to design and evaluate a simple free running Analog-Digital Converter (ADC) based on the Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device to accomplish the energy and position…Cong Ma, Xue Dong, Li Yu et al.·Aug 18, 2021SaveLearn