Development of an RPC-based gaseous photodetector with picosecond resolutionThis experimental particle-physics thesis reports the latest developments on the GasPM, a novel gaseous photodetector aimed at suppressing beam-induced backgrounds in the electromagnetic calorimeter…Simone Garnero·May 19, 2026SaveLearn
The measurement of late-pulses and after-pulses in the large area Hamamatsu R7081 photomultiplier with improved quantum-efficiency photocathodeIn recent years, large underwater telescopes have been designed and realized to measure high energy neutrinos from astrophysical objects. Muon tracks produced by the neutrino interaction in the…S. Aiello, M. Anghinolfi, A. Balbi et al.·May 19, 2026SaveLearn
Design and Initial Test of the Weighing Unit for Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble BalanceThis paper presents a customized weighing unit developed for the Tsinghua tabletop Kibble balance. The system is based on a flexure hinge mechanism sourced from a commercial weighing cell, with a…Weibo Liu, Nanjia Li, Lushuai Qian et al.·May 19, 2026SaveLearn
NESSA: a compact 14 MeV D-T neutron source facility at Uppsala UniversityThe NESSA (Neutron Source in Uppsala) facility hosts a compact 14 MeV deuterium-tritium sealed tube neutron generator at the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University. The generator, housed in a bunker…Sandipan Dawn, Elias Arnqvist, Göran Ericsson et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
A single multi-configuration Direct Electron Detector for various electron imaging and diffraction-based techniques in SEMAddressing the need for efficient and integrated multiscale crystallographic and defect analyses of advanced materials, this paper presents the implementation of a new multi-configuration detection…Nohayla El-Khairaoui, Julien Guyon, Nathalie Gey et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
Compact Dual-Polarization Schottky Barrier Diode Receivers for Submillimeter Wave Remote SensingDual-polarization heterodyne receivers operating at 325 GHz, 424 GHz, and 650 GHz at room temperature are presented. Polarimetric measurements are enabled by two orthogonal open-ended E-field probes,…Olivier Auriacombe, Peter J. Sobis, Vladimir Drakinskiy et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
An Instrument for Physical Vapor Deposition onto Cryo-EM Samples for Microsecond Time-Resolved Cryo-EMLaser flash melting and revitrification experiments have recently improved the time resolution of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to the microsecond timescale, making it fast enough to observe…Wyatt A. Curtis, Constantin R. Krüger, Axel P. Tracol Gavard et al.·May 18, 2026SaveLearn
PyNMC: An Open-Source Framework for Neutron Multiplicity Counting Simulation Coupling OpenMC, FREYA, and ALPHANSONeutron multiplicity counting (NMC) underpins plutonium assay in nuclear safeguards, arms control, and disarmament verification, but existing simulation tools are essentially limited to MCNPX-PoliMi…Christopher Fichtlscherer·May 17, 2026SaveLearn
Wire-by-Wire Tracking Efficiency Plots: A New Diagnostic for the Belle~II Central Drift ChamberLarge detectors are often monitored at the channel level (drift time, collected charge, and hit maps), which validates hardware but not tracking performance. A wire-by-wire tracking efficiency…Suryanarayan Mondal·May 17, 2026SaveLearn
Scanning through space and time: past, present, and future of time-resolved scanning transmission soft X-ray microscopyTime-resolved microscopy with the pump-probe protocol is one of the most important techniques for the investigation of dynamical processes at the nanoscale, thanks to the possibility of combining…Simone Finizio, Tim A. Butcher, Sebastian Wintz et al.·May 17, 2026SaveLearn
Radiation tolerance tests on key components of the ePIC-dRICH readout cardThe dual-radiator RICH (dRICH) detector of the ePIC experiment will employ over 300000 SiPM pixels as photosensors, organized into more than 1000 Photon Detection Units. Each PDU is a compact module,…S. Geminiani, B. R. Achari, N. Agrawal et al.·May 17, 2026SaveLearn
Development of Segmented 4H-SiC LGADsThe wide-bandgap semiconductor 4H-silicon carbide (4H-SiC) offers a compelling combination of radiation hardness, thermal stability, and high critical electric field for particle detection in harsh…Vojtěch Kráčmar, Jan Chochol, Adam Klimsza et al.·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
Direct On-Wafer Measurements of Noise Parameters in C- and X-bands at T=4 KThis paper describes the setup and the results of the direct on-wafer measurements of a FET noise parameters obtained with a source-pull method at temperatures down to T=4K and in the 5-12 GHz…Daniil Frolov, Jean-Olivier Plouchart, Utku Soylu·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
Implementation of a Low-Temperature Monitoring and Alarm System for the Taishan Neutrino ExperimentThe Taishan Antineutrino Observatory (TAO) is a near-site experiment for the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO). Its primary goal is to provide a precise reference reactor antineutrino…Shengheng Huang, Mei Ye, Guihong Huang et al.·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
Photoluminescence of resin-based solder flux residue under ultraviolet excitation from 120 nm to 310 nmNuisance photoluminescence is a potential source of background in particle detectors that use noble liquids as target material for galactic dark matter particles and neutrinos. Liquid argon and xenon…Anna Hurhina, Marjolein Troost, Andreas Leonhardt et al.·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
An Optical System for Monitoring Coil Parasitic Motion and Mass Position for Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble BalanceThis paper presents a novel seven-channel optical measurement system for monitoring coil parasitic motion and mass position in the Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble balance. The system employs seven…Weibo Liu, Kang Ma, Nanjia Li et al.·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
Design and Verification of a New Current Source for Tsinghua Tabletop Kibble BalanceThis paper presents an ultra-stable current source tailored for the one-mode, two-phase (OMTP) measurement scheme in Tsinghua tabletop Kibble balances. To achieve simultaneous high resolution and…Yuhan Ma, Kang Ma, Wei Zhao et al.·May 16, 2026SaveLearn
Environmental Stabilization of Perfect-Crystal Neutron Interferometry Using a Large Vacuum Chamber with Cryogenic Sample AccessPerfect-crystal neutron interferometry has been a useful tool in measuring nuclear-interactions, probing fundamental physics, and exploring quantum phenomenon. Historically, neutron interferometry…Robert Valdillez, David G. Cory, Robert W. Haun et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
Enhanced Temperature Sensitivity in Ensemble NV Centers through Improved Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance Spectral ModelingNitrogen-vacancy (NV) center ensembles provide a powerful platform for high-precision temperature sensing, with ongoing efforts to further enhance their measurement performance. In ensemble NV…Yuki S. Kato, Shingo Sotoma, Keisuke Fujita et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
High-Frequency Thermal Noise in Michelson InterferometersThermal noise in optics constrains the precision of optical experiments, including Michelson interferometers, optical clocks, and optomechanical sensors. While high-power optical experiments such as…Daniel Grass, Sander M. Vermeulen, Ian A. O. MacMillan et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
A Heavy Ion Monitor on a Chip Based on a Non-Volatile Memory Architecture -- Part II: Device Characterization & ModelingBuilding on the demonstrated sensitivity of the Heavy Ion Monitor on a Chip (HIMoC) presented in Part I of this work, we performed additional irradiation exposures using 24.8 MeV/u beams of 14N,…Dale Julson, Mike Youngs, Hannah Lowrey et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
Cosmogenic activation in detector materials at shallow depthsThe radioactive decay from long-lived radioactive isotopes produced by cosmogenic activation can be an important background in direct-detection dark matter and neutrino experiments. In general,…Sagar S. Poudel, Lekhraj Pandey, Robert Calkins et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
A Novel Segment-Based Tracking Algorithm for HLT under High-Occupancy and Complex ConditionsIn the High-Level Trigger (HLT) of both electron-positron and hadron collision experiments, the tracking process for large-volume gaseous detectors typically consumes a latency of hundreds of…Pengkun Jia, Zhujun Fang, Hang Zhou et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
Mixing plant for JUNO liquid scintillator: Design, construction, installation and commissioningThe most challenging part of building the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is the production of 20 kilotons of ultra pure Liquid Scintillator (LS). This paper presents the design,…Junyu Shao, Wenjie Li, Xilei Sun et al.·May 15, 2026SaveLearn
Status of Barrel Imaging Calorimeter in Korea for the Electron-Ion ColliderThe Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next-generation particle accelerator facility designed to probe the fundamental structure of matter such as the origins of nucleon mass, spin, and the dynamic…Jeongsu Bok·May 14, 2026SaveLearn