Photon-counting CT with silicon detectors: feasibility for pediatric imagingX-ray detectors made of crystalline silicon have several advantages including low dark currents, fast charge collection and high energy resolution. For high-energy x-rays, however, silicon suffers…Moa Yveborg, Cheng Xu, Erik Fredenberg et al.·Jan 23, 2021SaveLearn
Implication of the Temperature-Dependent Charge Barrier Height of Amorphous Germanium Contact Detector in Searching for Rare Event PhysicsThe exploration of germanium (Ge) detectors with amorphous Ge (a-Ge) contacts has drawn attention to the searches for rare-event physics such as dark matter and neutrinoless double-beta decay. The…R. Panth, W. -Z. Wei, D. -M. Mei et al.·Jan 22, 2021SaveLearn
Muon identification in a compact single-layered water Cherenkov detector and gamma/hadron discrimination using Machine Learning techniquesThe muon tagging is an essential tool to distinguish between gamma and hadron-induced showers in wide field-of-view gamma-ray observatories. In this work, it is shown that an efficient muon tagging…R. Conceição, B. S. González, A. Guillén et al.·Jan 22, 2021SaveLearn
Event vertex and time reconstruction in large volume liquid scintillator detectorLarge-volume liquid scintillator detectors with ultra-low background levels have been widely used to study neutrino physics and search for dark matter. Event vertex and event time are not only useful…Ziyuan Li, Yumei Zhang, Guofu Cao et al.·Jan 22, 2021SaveLearn
Performance of production modules of the Belle II pixel detector in a high-energy particle beamThe Belle II experiment at the Super B factory SuperKEKB, an asymmetric e+e- collider located in Tsukuba, Japan, is tailored to perform precision B physics measurements. The centre of mass energy…P. Wieduwilt, B. Paschen, H. Schreeck et al.·Jan 22, 2021SaveLearn
Fully Depleted Monolithic Active Microstrip Sensors: TCAD simulation study of an innovative design conceptThe paper presents the simulation studies of 10 μm pitch microstrips on a fully depleted monolithic active CMOS technology and describes their potential to provide a new and cost-effective solution…Lorenzo De Cilladi, Thomas Corradino, Gian-Franco Dalla Betta et al.·Jan 22, 2021SaveLearn
The design of the n2EDM experimentWe present the design of a next-generation experiment, n2EDM, currently under construction at the ultracold neutron source at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) with the aim of carrying out a…N. J. Ayres, G. Ban, L. Bienstman et al.·Jan 21, 2021SaveLearn
Separating 39Ar from 40Ar by cryogenic distillation with Aria for dark matter searchesThe Aria project consists of a plant, hosting a 350 m cryogenic isotopic distillation column, the tallest ever built, which is currently in the installation phase in a mine shaft at Carbosulcis…DarkSide Collaboration, P. Agnes, S. Albergo et al.·Jan 21, 2021SaveLearn
GHz Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors for Dark Matter SearchThe composition of dark matter is one of the puzzling topics in astrophysics. To address this issue, several experiments searching for the existence of axions have been designed, built and realized…Federico Paolucci, Francesco Giazotto·Jan 21, 2021SaveLearn
Systematic and Statistical Uncertainties of the Hilbert-Transform Based High-precision FID Frequency Extraction MethodPulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is widely used in high-precision magnetic field measurements. The absolute value of the magnetic field is determined from the precession frequency of nuclear…Ran Hong, Simon Corrodi, Saskia Charity et al.·Jan 21, 2021SaveLearn
Development and performance of a compact LumiCal prototype calorimeter for future linear collider experimentsThe FCAL collaboration is preparing large-scale prototypes of special calorimeters to be used in the very forward region at future electron-positron colliders for a precise measurement of integrated…Maryna Borysova·Jan 21, 2021SaveLearn
Optimising longitudinal and lateral calorimeter granularity for software compensation in hadronic showers using deep neural networksWe investigate the effect of longitudinal and transverse calorimeter segmentation on event-by-event software compensation for hadronic showers. To factorize out sampling and electronics effects,…Coralie Neubüser, Jan Kieseler, Paul Lujan·Jan 20, 2021SaveLearn
Gas cooling of test masses for future gravitational-wave observatoriesRecent observations made with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo have initiated the era of gravitational-wave astronomy. The number of events detected by these "2nd Generation" (2G)…Christoph Reinhardt, Alexander Franke, Jörn Schaffran et al.·Jan 18, 2021SaveLearn
Performance of a low gain avalanche detector in a medical linac and characterisation of the beam profileLow gain avalanche detectors can measure charged particle fluences with high speed and spatial precision, and are a promising technology for radiation monitoring and dosimetry. A detector has been…Tommaso Isidori, Patrick McCavana, Brendan McClean et al.·Jan 18, 2021SaveLearn
Design and characterization of a low-vibration laboratory with cylindrical inertia block geometryMany modern nanofabrication and imaging techniques require an ultra-quiet environment to reach optimal resolution. Isolation from ambient vibrations is often achieved by placing the sensitive…Wenjie Gong, Yu Liu, Wan-Ting Liao et al.·Jan 18, 2021SaveLearn
Flux ramp modulation based MHz frequency-division dc-SQUID multiplexerWe present a MHz frequency-division dc-SQUID multiplexer that is based on flux ramp modulation and a series array of N identical current-sensing dc-SQUIDs with tightly coupled input coil. By…Daniel Richter, Ludwig Hoibl, Thomas Wolber et al.·Jan 16, 2021SaveLearn
Electron beam studies of light collection in a scintillating counter with embedded fibersThe light collection of several fiber configurations embedded in a box-shaped plastic scintillating counter was studied by scanning with minimum ionizing electrons. The light was read out by silicon…M. Lauß, P. Achenbach, S. Aulenbacher et al.·Jan 15, 2021SaveLearn
Pixelated 3D sensors for tracking in radiation harsh environmentsThe High Luminosity upgrade of the CERN Large Hadron Collider will be able to reach a peak instantaneous luminosity of 5E34/cm2 s. The innermost detectors of the CMS and ATLAS experiments will have…Jordi Duarte-Campderros·Jan 15, 2021SaveLearn
Point absorbers in Advanced LIGOSmall, highly absorbing points are randomly present on the surfaces of the main interferometer optics in Advanced LIGO. The resulting nano-meter scale thermo-elastic deformations and substrate lenses…Aidan F. Brooks, Gabriele Vajente, Hiro Yamamoto et al.·Jan 14, 2021SaveLearn
CSHINE for studies of HBT correlation in Heavy Ion ReactionsThe Compact Spectrometer for Heavy Ion Experiment (CSHINE) is under construction for the study of isospin chronology via the Hanbury Brown-Twiss (HBT) particle correlation function and the nuclear…Yi-Jie Wang, Fen-Hai Guan, Xin-Yue Diao et al.·Jan 14, 2021SaveLearn
Superconducting microstrip single-photon detector with system detection efficiency over 90% at 1550 nmGenerally, a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) is composed of wires with a typical width of ~100 nm. Recent studies have found that superconducting strips with a…Guang-Zhao Xu, Wei-Jun Zhang, Li-Xing You et al.·Jan 14, 2021SaveLearn
Non-destructive Characterization of Anti-Reflective Coatings on PV ModulesAnti-reflective coatings (ARCs) are used on the vast majority of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to increase power production. However, ARC longevity can vary from less than 1 year to over 15 years…Todd Karin, David Miller, Anubhav Jain·Jan 14, 2021SaveLearn
Modelling the shape of thermal pulses from low temperature detectorsLow temperature detectors are nowadays a technology widely used for rare events studies, such as the search for dark matter candidates and neutrino-less double beta decay. The convolution of the…Irene Nutini, Carlo Bucci, Oliviero Cremonesi·Jan 13, 2021SaveLearn
Vertex and Energy Reconstruction in JUNO with Machine Learning MethodsThe Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is an experiment designed to study neutrino oscillations. Determination of neutrino mass ordering and precise measurement of neutrino oscillation…Zhen Qian, Vladislav Belavin, Vasily Bokov et al.·Jan 13, 2021SaveLearn
The ATLAS Fast TracKer systemThe ATLAS Fast TracKer (FTK) was designed to provide full tracking for the ATLAS high-level trigger by using pattern recognition based on Associative Memory (AM) chips and fitting in high-speed field…ATLAS Collaboration·Jan 12, 2021SaveLearn