Position resolution with 25 um pitch pixel sensors before and after irradiationPixelated silicon detectors are state-of-the-art technology to achieve precise tracking and vertexing at collider experiments, designed to accurately measure the hit position of incoming particles in…I. Zoi, A. Ebrahimi, F. Feindt et al.·Jul 9, 2021SaveLearn
Free-moving Quantitative Gamma-ray ImagingThe ability to map and estimate the activity of radiological source distributions in unknown three-dimensional environments has applications in the prevention and response to radiological accidents…Daniel Hellfeld, Mark S. Bandstra, Jayson R. Vavrek et al.·Jul 8, 2021SaveLearn
Radioactivity control strategy for the JUNO detectorJUNO is a massive liquid scintillator detector with a primary scientific goal of determining the neutrino mass ordering by studying the oscillated anti-neutrino flux coming from two nuclear power…JUNO collaboration, Angel Abusleme, Thomas Adam et al.·Jul 8, 2021SaveLearn
Modeling the triple-GEM detector response to background particles for the CMS ExperimentAn estimate of environmental background hit rate on triple-GEM chambers is performed using Monte Carlo (MC) simulation and compared to data taken by test chambers installed in the CMS experiment…M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia, H. Abdalla et al.·Jul 8, 2021SaveLearn
The performance of IHEP-NDL LGAD sensors after neutron irradiationThe performances of Low Gain Avalanche diode (LGAD) sensors from a neutron irradiation campaign with fluences of 0.8 x 1015, 15 x 1015 and 2.5 x 1015 neq/cm2 are reported in this article. These…Mengzhao Li, Yunyun Fan, Bo Liu et al.·Jul 8, 2021SaveLearn
Total-Reflection High-Energy Positron Diffractometer at NEPOMUC -- Instrumentation, Simulation and First MeasurementsWe report the instrumentation of a new positron diffractometer that is connected to the high-intensity positron source NEPOMUC. Crucial elements for the adaption of the positron beam are presented,…Matthias Dodenhöft, Sebastian Vohburger, Christoph Hugenschmidt·Jul 7, 2021SaveLearn
Event driven 4D STEM acquisition with a Timepix3 detector: microsecond dwell time and faster scans for high precision and low dose applicationsFour dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D STEM) records the scattering of electrons in a material in great detail. The benefits offered by 4D STEM are substantial, with the…Daen Jannis, Christoph Hofer, Chuang Gao et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
Pile-Up Mitigation using AttentionParticle production from secondary proton-proton collisions, commonly referred to as pile-up, impair the sensitivity of both new physics searches and precision measurements at LHC experiments. We…Benedikt Maier, Siddharth M. Narayanan, Gianfranco de Castro et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
Neutron spectroscopy with N2-filled high-pressure large-volume spherical proportional countersPrecise in-situ measurements of the neutron flux in underground laboratories is crucial for direct dark matter searches, as neutron induced backgrounds can mimic the typical dark matter signal. The…I. Giomataris, S. Green, I. Katsioulas et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
Developing compact tuning fork thermometers for sub-mK temperatures and high magnetic fieldsThere is a growing demand for experiments on calorimetric and thermal transport measurements at ultra-low temperatures below 1 mK and high magnetic fields up to 16 T. Particularly, milligram-sized…Andrew J. Woods, Alexander. M. Donald, Rasul Gazizulin et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
Medipix3 for dosimetry and real-time beam monitoring: first tests at a 60 MeV proton therapy facilityCharged particle therapy (CPT) is an advanced modality of radiation therapy which has grown rapidly worldwide, driven by recent developments in technology and methods of delivery. To ensure safe and…J. S. L. Yap, N. J. S. Bal, A. Kacperek et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
Measurement of emission spectrum for gaseous argon electroluminescence in visible light region from 300 to 600 nmA double-phase Ar detector can efficiently identify particles and reconstruct their positions. However, the properties of electroluminescence (EL) for secondary light emission in the gas phase are…Kazutaka Aoyama, Masato Kimura, Hiroyuki Morohoshi et al.·Jul 6, 2021SaveLearn
The HIBEAM/NNBAR Calorimeter PrototypeThe HIBEAM/NNBAR experiment is a free-neutron search for n → sterile n and n → n oscillations planned to be installed at the European Spallation Source under…K. Dunne, B. Meirose, D. Milstead et al.·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Correcting photodetector nonlinearity in dual-comb interferometryPhotodetector nonlinearity, the main limiting factor in terms of optical power in the detection chain, is corrected to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a short-time measurement in dual-comb…Philippe Guay, Nicolas Bourbeau Hébert, Alex Tourigny-Plante et al.·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Calorimetric Measurement of Multi-TeV Muons via Deep RegressionThe performance demands of future particle-physics experiments investigating the high-energy frontier pose a number of new challenges, forcing us to find improved solutions for the detection,…Jan Kieseler, Giles C. Strong, Filippo Chiandotto et al.·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Using Your Beam Efficiently: Reducing Electron-dose in the STEM via Flyback CompensationIn the scanning transmission electron microscope, fast-scanning and frame-averaging are two widely used approaches for reducing electron-beam damage and increasing image signal-noise ratio which…Tiarnan Mullarkey, Jonathan J. P. Peters, Clive Downing et al.·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Time-of-flight estimation by utilizing Kalman filter tracking information -- Part I: the conceptRecent detector concepts at future linear or circular e- e+ colliders emphasize the benefits of time-of-flight measurements for particle identification of long-lived charged hadrons. That method…Winfried A. Mitaroff·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Towards Real-World Applications of ServiceX, an Analysis Data Transformation SystemOne of the biggest challenges in the High-Luminosity LHC (HL- LHC) era will be the significantly increased data size to be recorded and analyzed from the collisions at the ATLAS and CMS experiments.…KyungEon Choi, Andrew Eckart, Ben Galewsky et al.·Jul 5, 2021SaveLearn
Simulating NEMA characteristics of the modular total-body J-PET scanner -- an economic total-body PET from plastic scintillatorsThe purpose of the presented research is estimation of the performance characteristics of the economic Total-Body Jagiellonian-PET system (TB-J-PET) constructed from plastic scintillators. The…Paweł Moskal, Paweł Kowalski, Roman Shopa et al.·Jul 3, 2021SaveLearn
Evaluation of the in-situ Performance of Neutron Detectors based on EJ-426 Scintillator Screens for Spent Fuel CharacterizationThe reliable detection of neutrons in a harsh gamma-ray environment is an important aspect of establishing non-destructive methods for the characterization of spent nuclear fuel. In this study, we…Hanno Perrey, Linus Ros, Mikael Elfman et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Optimizing the Hit Finding Algorithm for Liquid Argon TPC Neutrino Detectors Using Parallel ArchitecturesNeutrinos are particles that interact rarely, so identifying them requires large detectors which produce lots of data. Processing this data with the computing power available is becoming even more…Sophie Berkman, Giuseppe Cerati, Kyle Knoepfel et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Frequency Shift Algorithm: Design of a Baseband Phase Locked Loop for Frequency-Domain Multiplexing Readout of X-ray Transition-Edge Sensor MicrocalorimetersThe Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) is an extremely sensitive device which is used to measure the energy of individual X-ray photons. For astronomical spectrometry applications, SRON develops a…Paul van der Hulst, Jan van der Kuur, Ad Nieuwenhuizen et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Development of a Josephson junction based single photon microwave detector for axion detection experimentsJosephson junctions, in appropriate configurations, can be excellent candidates for detection of single photons in the microwave frequency band. Such possibility has been recently addressed in the…D Alesini, D Babusci, C Barone et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Study of charging-up effect for a single mask triple GEM detectorWith the advancement of the accelerator systems and the requirements of high luminosity particle beams to reach different physics goals, detectors with good position resolution and high rate handling…S. Chatterjee, A. Sen, S. Das et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Spark probability measurement of a single mask triple GEM detectorTriple Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors will be used as a tracking device in the first two stations of CBM MUon CHamber (MUCH), where the maximum particle rate is expected to reach ~1 MHz/cm2…S. Chatterjee, U. Frankenfeld, C. Garabatos et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn