Neutron Detection using a Gadolinium-Cathode GEM DetectorA gas electron multiplier (GEM) detector with a gadolinium cathode has been developed to explore its potential application as a neutron detector. It consists of three standard-sized (10× 10…DongHyun Song, Kyungeon Choi, Youngun Jeng et al.·Dec 4, 2020SaveLearn
High-resolution Calorimetry in Pulsed Magnetic FieldsWe have developed a new calorimeter for measuring thermodynamic properties in pulsed magnetic fields. An instrumental design is described along with the construction details including the sensitivity…Shusaku Imajo, Chao Dong, Akira Matsuo et al.·Dec 4, 2020SaveLearn
Frequency span optimization for asymmetric resonance curve fittingThe wide application of the modern resonant measurement techniques makes all the steps of the measuring process, including data acquisition more efficient and reliable. Here we investigate the…Kostiantyn Torokhtii, Andrea Alimenti, Nicola Pompeo et al.·Dec 3, 2020SaveLearn
Removing background and estimating a unit height of atomic steps from a scanning probe microscopy image using a statistical modelWe present a statistical method to remove background and estimate a unit height of atomic steps of an image obtained using a scanning probe microscope. We adopt a mixture model consisting of multiple…Yuhki Kohsaka·Dec 3, 2020SaveLearn
Calibration of calorimetric measurement in a liquid argon time projection chamberThe liquid argon time projection chamber provides high resolution event images and excellent calorimetric resolution for studying neutrino physics and searching for beyond standard model physics. In…Tingjun Yang·Dec 2, 2020SaveLearn
Timing performance of a multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas detector prototypeThe multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas is an improved detector prototype with a segmented anode, consisting of 19 hexagonal pads. Detailed studies are performed with data collected in a muon beam over four…S. Aune, J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer et al.·Dec 1, 2020SaveLearn
Alignment of the straw tracking detectors for the Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment and systematic studies for a muon electric dipole moment measurementThe Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment is currently preparing for its fourth data-taking period (Run-4). The experiment-wide effort on the analysis of Run-1 data is nearing completion, with the…Gleb Lukicov·Dec 1, 2020SaveLearn
Effective gain and Ion Back Flow study of triple and quadruple gem detectorGas electron Multipliers (GEM) are a new generation of gaseous avalanche devices in the Micro Patterned Gaseous Detector category. GEMs are widely used in both nuclear and high energy experiments as…Senta V. Greene, Julia Velkovska, Brandon Blankenship et al.·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
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·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
Accelerated Charged Particle Tracking with Graph Neural Networks on FPGAsWe develop and study FPGA implementations of algorithms for charged particle tracking based on graph neural networks. The two complementary FPGA designs are based on OpenCL, a framework for writing…Aneesh Heintz, Vesal Razavimaleki, Javier Duarte et al.·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
Absolute energies and emission line shapes of the L x-ray transitions of lanthanide metalsWe use an array of transition-edge sensors, cryogenic microcalorimeters with 4 eV energy resolution, to measure L x-ray emission-line profiles of four elements of the lanthanide series: praseodymium,…Joseph W. Fowler, Galen C. O'Neil, Bradley K. Alpert et al.·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
Time-Constant-Domain Spectroscopy: An Impedance-based Method for Sensing Biological Cells in SuspensionImpedance measurement is a common technique to characterize and detect the electrical properties of biological cells. However, to decode the underlying physical processes, it requires complex…Roberto G. Ramírez-Chavarría, Celia Sánchez-Pérez, Luisa Romero-Ornelas et al.·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
Probability Distributions of Positioning Errors for Some Forms of Center-of-Gravity Algorithms. Part IIThe center of gravity is one of the most frequently used algorithm for position reconstruction with different analytical forms for the noise optimization. The error distributions of the different…Gregorio Landi, Giovanni E. Landi·Nov 30, 2020SaveLearn
Soft x-ray detection for small satellites with a commercial CMOS sensor at room temperatureRecently CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) sensors have progressed to a point where they may offer improved performance in imaging x-ray detection compared to the CCDs often used in…Steve Tammes, Tyler Roth, Philip Kaaret et al.·Nov 28, 2020SaveLearn
Calibration of nuclear recoils at the 100 eV scale using neutron captureThe development of low-threshold detectors for the study of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering and for the search for light dark matter necessitates methods of low-energy calibration. We…L. Thulliez, D. Lhuillier, F. Cappella et al.·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
CATIROC: an integrated chip for neutrino experiments using photomultiplier tubesAn ASIC named CATIROC (Charge And Time Integrated Read Out Chip) has been developed for the next-generation neutrino experiments using a large number of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). Each CATIROC…Selma Conforti, Mariangela Settimo, Cayetano Santos et al.·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
Design and Optimization of a High-Time-Resolution Magnetic Plasma Analyzer (MPA)In-situ measurements of space plasma throughout the solar system require high time resolution to understand the plasma's kinetic fine structure and evolution. In this context, research~is…Benjamin Criton, Georgios Nicolaou, Daniel Verscharen·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
A CUPID Li2100MoO4 scintillating bolometer tested in the CROSS underground facilityA scintillating bolometer based on a large cubic Li2100MoO4 crystal (45 mm side) and a Ge wafer (scintillation detector) has been operated in the CROSS cryogenic facility at the Canfranc…The CUPID Interest Group, A. Armatol, E. Armengaud et al.·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
Wide Field Spectral Imaging with Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectroscopy Using the Nod and Shuffle TechniqueWide field Raman imaging using the integral field spectroscopy approach was used as a fast, one shot imaging method for the simultaneous collection of all spectra composing a Raman image. For the…Florian Korinth, Elmar Schmälzlin, Clara Stiebing et al.·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
Characterization of cubic Li2100MoO4 crystals for the CUPID experimentThe CUPID Collaboration is designing a tonne-scale, background-free detector to search for double beta decay with sufficient sensitivity to fully explore the parameter space corresponding to the…A. Armatol, E. Armengaud, W. Armstrong et al.·Nov 27, 2020SaveLearn
Focused Ion Beam fabrication of Janus bimetallic cylinders acting as drift~tube Zernike phase platesModern nanotechnology techniques offer new opportunities for fabricating structures and devices at the micron and sub-micron level. Here, we use focused ion beam techniques to realize drift tube…Paolo Rosi, Gian Carlo Gazzadi, Stefano Frabboni et al.·Nov 26, 2020SaveLearn
Development, characterisation, and deployment of the SNO+ liquid scintillatorA liquid scintillator consisting of linear alkylbenzene as the solvent and 2,5-diphenyloxazole as the fluor was developed for the SNO+ experiment. This mixture was chosen as it is compatible with…SNO+ Collaboration, :, M. R. Anderson et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Measurement of the bulk radioactive contamination of detector-grade silicon with DAMIC at SNOLABWe present measurements of bulk radiocontaminants in the high-resistivity silicon CCDs from the DAMIC at SNOLAB experiment. We utilize the exquisite spatial resolution of CCDs to discriminate between…A. Aguilar-Arevalo, D. Amidei, D. Baxter et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Corryvreckan: A Modular 4D Track Reconstruction and Analysis Software for Test Beam DataCorryvreckan is a versatile, highly configurable software with a modular structure designed to reconstruct and analyse test beam and laboratory data. It caters to the needs of the test beam community…Dominik Dannheim, Katharina Dort, Lennart Huth et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Frequency-independent voltage amplitude across a tunnel junctionRadio-frequency (rf) scanning tunneling microscopy has recently been advanced to methods such as single-atom spin resonance. Such methods benefit from a frequency-independent rf voltage amplitude…Simon Feigl, Radovan Vranik, Bareld Wit et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn