Long term stability study of triple GEM detector using different Argon based gas mixtures: an updateThe long-term stability in terms of gain and energy resolution of a prototype triple Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detector has been investigated with high rate X-ray irradiation. Premixed Ar/CO2…S Chatterjee, S Roy, A Sen et al.·Jul 2, 2021SaveLearn
Ultra-clean radon-free four cylinder magnetically-coupled piston pumpA high performance gas displacement pump based on four individual cylinders was developed. The magnetically-coupled pistons and the hermetically-sealed housings as well as the special cleanliness in…D. Schulte, M. Murra, P. Schulte et al.·Jul 1, 2021SaveLearn
Results of the 2021 ECFA Early-Career Researcher Survey on Training in InstrumentationThe European Committee for Future Accelerators (ECFA) Early-Career Researchers (ECR) Panel was invited by the ECFA Detector R&D Roadmap conveners to collect feedback from the European ECR community.…ECFA Early-Career Researcher Panel, :, Anamika Aggarwal et al.·Jul 1, 2021SaveLearn
Production and measuring methods and procedures in precision optical cavities productionThis work presents the development of the production process of a Fabry Perot type laser resonator. It describes the acquired knowledge in the field of production of very precise optical standards,…Jiri Benes, Frantisek Prochaska, Zdenek Rail et al.·Jul 1, 2021SaveLearn
Status of the SIMP Project: Toward the Single Microwave Photon DetectionThe Italian institute for nuclear physics (INFN) has financed the SIMP project (2019-2021) in order to strengthen its skills and technologies in the field of meV detectors with the ultimate aim of…David Alesini, Danilo Babusci, Carlo Barone et al.·Jul 1, 2021SaveLearn
Identification of RF&MW microcalorimeter weak points by means of uncertainty analysisMicrocalorimeters are used by National Metrology Institutes (NMI) for the realization of the Radiofrequency and Microwaves (RF&MW) primary power standard. Since they are not available on the market,…Luca Oberto·Jul 1, 2021SaveLearn
ALICE ITS upgrade for LHC Run 3: commissioning in the laboratoryALICE is the CERN LHC experiment optimised for the study of the strongly interacting matter produced in heavy-ion collisions and devoted to the characterisation of the quark-gluon plasma. To achieve…Domenico Colella·Jun 30, 2021SaveLearn
Primary track recovery in high-definition gas time projection chambersWe develop and validate a new algorithm called primary track recovery () that effectively deconvolves known physics and detector effects from nuclear recoil tracks in gas time projection…P. M. Lewis, M. T. Hedges, I. Jaegle et al.·Jun 30, 2021SaveLearn
Measurement of ion backflow fraction in GEM detectorsA systematic study is performed to measure the ion backflow fraction of the GEM detectors. The effects of different voltage configurations and Ar/CO2 gas mixtures, in ratios of 70:30, 80:20 and…A. Tripathy, P. K Sahu, S. Swain et al.·Jun 30, 2021SaveLearn
A Computing and Detector Simulation Framework for the HIBEAM/NNBAR Experimental Program at the ESSThe HIBEAM/NNBAR program is a proposed two-stage experiment at the European Spallation Source focusing on searches for baryon number violation via processes in which neutrons convert to antineutrons.…J. Barrow, G. Brooijmans, J. I. M. Damian et al.·Jun 30, 2021SaveLearn
A measurement of proton-carbon forward scattering in a proof-of-principle test of the EMPHATIC spectrometerThe next generation of long-baseline neutrino experiments will be capable of precision measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters, precision neutrino-nucleus scattering, and unprecedented…M. Pavin, L. Aliaga-Soplin, M. Barbi et al.·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Avalanche gain and its effect on energy resolution in GEM-based detectorsWe present avalanche gain and associated resolution measurements recorded with a 4He:CO2 (70:30) gas mixture and pure SF6, a Negative Ion (NI) gas. SF6 is of particular interest to the…T. N. Thorpe, S. E. Vahsen·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Direct comparison of PEN and TPB wavelength shifters in a liquid argon detectorA large number of particle detectors employ liquid argon as their target material owing to its high scintillation yield and its ability to drift ionization charge over large distances. Scintillation…M. G. Boulay, V. Camillo, N. Canci et al.·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Leakage current simulations of Low Gain Avalanche Diode with improved Radiation Damage ModelingWe report precise TCAD simulations of IHEP-IME-v1 Low Gain Avalanche Diode (LGAD) calibrated by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS). Our setup allows us to evaluate the leakage current,…Tao Yang, Kewei Wu, Mei Zhao et al.·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Scintillation light detection in the long-drift ProtoDUNE-DP liquid argon TPCProtoDUNE-DP is a 6x6x6 m3 liquid argon time-projection-chamber (LArTPC) operated at the Neutrino Platform at CERN in 2019-2020 as a prototype of the DUNE Far Detector. DUNE is a dual-site experiment…C. Cuesta·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
A Position and Pulse Shape Discriminant p-Terphenyl Detector ModuleWe present the development of a neutron detector array module made with para-terphenyl, a bright, fast, n/γ discriminating crystalline organic scintillator. The module is comprised of 2…D. P. Scriven, G. Christian, G. V. Rogachev et al.·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Dark matter search with high purity NaI(Tl) scintillatorA dark matter search project needs and extremely low background radiation detector since the expected event rate of dark matter is less than a few events in one year in one tonne of the detector…K. Fushimi, Y. Kanemitsu, K. Kotera et al.·Jun 29, 2021SaveLearn
Improvements in Micro-CT Method for Characterizing X-ray Monocapillary OpticsAccurate characterization of the inner surface of X-ray monocapillary optics (XMCO) is of great significance in X-ray optics research. Compared with other characterization methods, the micro computed…Zhao Wang, Kai Pan, Shuang Zhang et al.·Jun 28, 2021SaveLearn
Non-destructive interrogation of nuclear waste barrels through muon tomography: A Monte Carlo study based on dual-parameter analysis via GEANT4 simulationsIn this study, we employ the Monte Carlo simulations by using the GEANT4 code to demonstrate the capability of muon tomography based on the dual-parameter analysis in the examination of the nuclear…Ahmet Ilker Topuz, Madis Kiisk, Andrea Giammanco·Jun 27, 2021SaveLearn
Simulations of Compton Sequencing with the GRETINA DetectorGRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, is an array of highly-segmented HPGe detectors designed to track gamma-rays emitted in beam-physics experiments. Its high detection efficiency and…Robert Crabbs, I-Yang Lee, Kai Vetter·Jun 27, 2021SaveLearn
Using Gamma-Ray Imaging to Measure Nuclear Lifetimes in the GRETINA DetectorGRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, is an array of highly-segmented HPGe detectors designed to track gamma-rays emitted in beam-physics experiments. Its high detection efficiency and…Robert Crabbs, I-Yang Lee, Kai Vetter·Jun 27, 2021SaveLearn
Derivations for Locating Photon Emission Points Using Compton Imaging in GRETINAGRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, is an array of highly-segmented HPGe detectors designed to track γ-rays emitted in beam-physics experiments. Its high detection efficiency and…Robert Crabbs·Jun 27, 2021SaveLearn
Design and test of a portable Gamma-Ray Burst simulator for GECAMThe main scientific goal of the Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) is to monitor various types of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) originated from merger of…Can Chen, Shuo Xiao, Shaolin Xiong et al.·Jun 26, 2021SaveLearn
Performance Studies of the ATLASpix HV-MAPS Prototype for Different Substrate ResistivitiesThe ATLASpix high-voltage monolithic active pixel sensor (HV-MAPS) was designed as a technology demonstrator for the ATLAS ITk Upgrade and the CLIC tracking detector. In this contribution new results…Jens Kröger·Jun 26, 2021SaveLearn
Monte Carlo simulations of the S-shaped neutron guides with asymmetric concave and convex surface coatingsDuring the last decades, neutron beam transportation has been a well-known and established subject for designing proper neutron guides. However, sometimes unusual adaptation or adjustments are…Alexandre P. S. Souza, Luiz P. de Oliveira, Frederico A. Genezini·Jun 26, 2021SaveLearn