Development of Gated Fiber Detectors for Laser-Induced Strong Electromagnetic Pulse EnvironmentsWith the development of laser technologies, nuclear reactions can happen in high-temperature plasma environments induced by lasers and have attracted a lot of attention from different physical…Po Hu, Zhiguo Ma, Kai Zhao et al.·Jun 16, 2021SaveLearn
Multi-pixel Photon Counter for operating the tabletop cosmic-ray detector under loosely controlled conditionsMulti-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) has been recently emerged and realized as a great type of Silicon Photomultiplier to replace or compensate for the conventional vacuum-based Photomultiplier tubes.…N. H. Duy Thanh, N. V. Chi Lan, C. V. Son et al.·Jun 16, 2021SaveLearn
Horizontal Position Reconstruction in PandaX-IIDual-phase noble-gas time projection chambers (TPCs) have improved the sensitivities for dark matter direct search in past decades. The capability of TPCs to reconstruct 3-D vertexes of keV scale…Dan Zhang, Andi Tan, Abdusalam Abdukerim et al.·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
ALICE Central Trigger System for LHC Run 3A major upgrade of the ALICE experiment is in progress and will result in high-rate data taking during LHC Run 3 (2022-2024). The LHC interaction rate at Point 2 where the ALICE experiment is located…Jakub Kvapil, Anju Bhasin, Marek Bombara et al.·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
SENSEI: Characterization of Single-Electron Events Using a Skipper-CCDWe use a science-grade Skipper Charge Coupled Device (Skipper-CCD) operating in a low-radiation background environment to develop a semi-empirical model that characterizes the origin of…Liron Barak, Itay M. Bloch, Ana Botti et al.·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
Development of a large-area timing and position-sensitive foil-MCP detector for mass measurements at the Rare-RI Ring in RIKENTo achieve high precision and accuracy for mass measurements of exotic nuclei by Time-of-flight (TOF) methods: high-resolution beam-line magnetic-rigidity time-of-flight (B-TOF) and in-ring…Zhuang Ge·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
RTP Pockels Cell with Nanometer-Level Position ControlMOLLER is a future experiment designed to measure parity violation in Moller scattering to extremely high precision. MOLLER will measure the right-left scattering differential cross-section…Caryn Palatchi, Kent Paschke·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
Characterization of stilbene-d12 for neutron spectroscopy without time of flightWe have experimentally characterized the light-output response of a deuterated trans-stilbene (stilbene-d12) crystal to quasi-monoenergetic neutrons in the 0.8 to 4.4 MeV energy range. These data…N. Gaughan, J. Zhou, F. D. Becchetti et al.·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
Accurate modelling of 3D-trench silicon sensor with enhanced timing performance and comparison with test beam measurementsThis paper presents the detailed simulation of a double-pixel structure for charged particle detection based on the 3D-trench silicon sensor developed for the TIMESPOT project and a comparison of the…Davide Brundu, Alessandro Cardini, Andrea Contu et al.·Jun 15, 2021SaveLearn
Evolution of the energy efficiency of LHCb's real-time processingThe upgraded LHCb detector, due to start datataking in 2022, will have to process an average data rate of 4~TB/s in real time. Because LHCb's physics objectives require that the full detector…Roel Aaij, Daniel Hugo Cámpora Pérez, Tommaso Colombo et al.·Jun 14, 2021SaveLearn
Optimising Scintillating Neutron Detectors for Cosmic Ray Soil Moisture MonitoringCosmic Ray Neutron Sensing (CRNS) is a powerful technique that allows non-invasive monitoring of soil moisture on length scales well matched for agricultural applications. One factor limiting the use…J. P. Stowell, S. J. Fargher, C. A. Steer et al.·Jun 12, 2021SaveLearn
Design and production of the high voltage electrode grids and electron extraction region for the LZ dual-phase xenon time projection chamberThe dual-phase xenon time projection chamber (TPC) is a powerful tool for direct-detection experiments searching for WIMP dark matter, other dark matter models, and neutrinoless double-beta decay.…R. Linehan, R. L. Mannino, A. Fan et al.·Jun 11, 2021SaveLearn
A Precise Method to Determine the Energy Scale and Resolution using Gamma Calibration Sources in a Liquid Scintillator DetectorGamma sources are routinely used to calibrate the energy scale and resolution of liquid scintillator detectors. However, non-scintillating material surrounding the source introduces energy losses,…Feiyang Zhang, Rui Li, Jiaqi Hui et al.·Jun 11, 2021SaveLearn
Simulation-based design study for the passive shielding of the COSINUS dark matter experimentThe COSINUS (Cryogenic Observatory for SIgnatures seen in Next-generation Underground Searches) experiment aims at the detection of dark matter-induced recoils in sodium iodide (NaI) crystals…G. Angloher, I. Dafinei, N. Di Marco et al.·Jun 11, 2021SaveLearn
A Concept for Polarized 3He Targets for High Luminosity Scattering Experiments in High Magnetic Field EnvironmentsWe present the conceptual design of a polarized 3He target to be used for high luminosity scattering experiments within high magnetic field environments. This two-cell target will take advantage…James Maxwell, Richard Milner·Jun 11, 2021SaveLearn
Preparation and Characterization of Thin Arsenic Targets for Stacked-Target ExperimentsThin, uniform arsenic targets suitable for high-fidelity cross section measurements in stacked-target experiments were prepared by electrodeposition of arsenic on titanium backings from aqueous…Andrew S. Voyles, Morgan B. Fox, Jonathan T. Morrell et al.·Jun 10, 2021SaveLearn
CaloFlow: Fast and Accurate Generation of Calorimeter Showers with Normalizing FlowsWe introduce CaloFlow, a fast detector simulation framework based on normalizing flows. For the first time, we demonstrate that normalizing flows can reproduce many-channel calorimeter showers with…Claudius Krause, David Shih·Jun 9, 2021SaveLearn
An open-source automated magnetic optical density meter for analysis of suspensions of magnetic cells and particlesWe present a spectrophotometer (optical density meter) combined with electromagnets dedicated to the analysis of suspensions of magnetotactic bacteria. The instrument can also be applied to…Marcel K. Welleweerd, Tijmen Hageman, Marc Pichel et al.·Jun 9, 2021SaveLearn
Improvements of the programmable quantum current generator for better traceability of electrical current measurementsA programmable quantum current generator based on the application of Ohm's law to quantum voltage and resistance standards has demonstrated a realization of the ampere from the elementary charge…Sophie Djordjevic, Ralf Behr, Dietmar Drung et al.·Jun 9, 2021SaveLearn
Improving the particle identification of radioactive isotope beams at the RIBLL2 separatorTo improve the ability of particle identification of the RIBLL2 separator at the HIRFL-CSR complex, a new high-performance detector for measuring fragment starting time and position at the F1…Fang Fang, Shuwen Tang, Shitao Wang et al.·Jun 9, 2021SaveLearn
Liquid argon characterization of the X-ARAPUCA with alpha particles, gamma rays and cosmic muonsThe X-ARAPUCA device is the baseline choice for the photon detection system of the first far detector module of the DUNE experiment. We present the results of the first complete characterization of a…H. V. Souza, E. Segreto, A. A. Machado et al.·Jun 8, 2021SaveLearn
High-precision Time-Frequency Signal Simultaneous Transfer System via a WDM-based Fiber LinkIn this paper, we demonstrate a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) based system for simultaneously delivering ultrastable optical frequency reference, 10 GHz microwave frequency reference, and…Zang Qi, Quan Honglei, Zhao Kan et al.·Jun 8, 2021SaveLearn
Simple approach for extending the ambiguity-free-range of dual-comb rangingDual-comb (DC) ranging is an established method for high-precision and high-accuracy distance measurements. It is, however, restricted by an inherent length ambiguity and the requirement for complex…Jakob Fellinger, Georg Winkler, P. E. Collin Aldia et al.·Jun 8, 2021SaveLearn
Precision Calorimetry at HL-LHC: Upgrade of the CMS Electromagnetic CalorimeterThe electromagnetic ealorimeter (ECAL) of the CMS detector has played an important role in the physics program of the experiment, delivering outstanding performance throughout data taking. The…Stefano Argiro·Jun 8, 2021SaveLearn
Intrinsic time resolution and efficiency characterization for two size of BC-404 plastic scintillators studies in Geant4The time resolution (TR) is one of the most important characteristic of a detector. For the case of a scintillator, the collection of light also is important, it depends of the effective area of the…Cristian Heber Zepeda Fernández, Lucio Fidel Rebolledo Herrera, Eduardo Moreno Barbosa et al.·Jun 8, 2021SaveLearn