Gigabit Ethernet Daisy-Chain on FPGA for COMET Read-out ElectronicsThe COMET experiment at J-PARC aims to search for the neutrinoless transition of a muon to an electron. We have developed the readout electronics board called ROESTI for the COMET straw tube tracker.…Eitaro Hamada, Yuki Fujii, Youichi Igarashi et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Microwave Hall effect measurement for materials in the skin depth regionWe developed a new microwave Hall effect measurement method for materials in the skin depth region at low temperatures using a cross-shaped bimodal cavity. We analytically calculated electromagnetic…Ryo. Ogawa, Tatsunori Okada, Hideyuki Takahashi et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Characterization of magnetic field noise in the ARIADNE source mass rotorARIADNE is a nuclear-magnetic-resonance-based experiment that will search for novel axion-induced spin-dependent interactions between an unpolarized source mass rotor and a nearby sample of…Nancy Aggarwal, Allard Schnabel, Jens Voigt et al.·Nov 25, 2020SaveLearn
Material Identification in Nuclear Waste Drums using Muon Scattering Tomography and Multivariate AnalysisThe use of muon scattering tomography for the non-invasive characterisation of nuclear waste is well established. We report here on the application of a combination of feature discriminators and…M. J. Weekes, A. F. Alrheli, D. Barker et al.·Nov 24, 2020SaveLearn
Photoacoustic characteristics of carbon-based infrared absorbersWe present an experimental comparison of photoacoustic responsivities of common highly absorbing carbon-based materials. The comparison was carried out with parameters relevant for photoacoustic…Jussi Rossi, Juho Uotila, Sucheta Sharma et al.·Nov 24, 2020SaveLearn
A new technique to establish the uniformity of the induction gap in GEM based detectorThis work is proposing and exploring the use of multichannel readout electronics, already used in quality assurance for gain uniformity studies, to measure the uniformity of the induction gap in GEM…Mohit Gola·Nov 24, 2020SaveLearn
Performance of photosensors in a high-rate environment for gas Cherenkov detectorsThe solenoidal large intensity device (SoLID) at Jefferson Lab will push the boundaries of luminosity for a large-acceptance detector, which necessitates the use of a light-gas threshold Cherenkov…Chao Peng, Junqi Xie, Sylvester Joosten et al.·Nov 23, 2020SaveLearn
Novel technique for the study of pile-up events in cryogenic bolometersPrecise characterization of detector time resolution is of crucial importance for next-generation cryogenic-bolometer experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, such as CUPID, in order…A. Armatol, E. Armengaud, W. Armstrong et al.·Nov 23, 2020SaveLearn
Optical Magnetometry based Current SourceWe present a current monitoring system based on optical magnetometry, which is able to discriminate true current variations from environmental effects at room temperature. The system consists of a…Peter A. Koss, Reza Tavakoli Dinani, Luc Bienstman et al.·Nov 23, 2020SaveLearn
Design of a Time-to-Digital Converter ASIC and a mini-DAQ system for the Phase-2 Upgrade of the ATLAS Monitored Drift Tube detectorWe present the second prototype of a time-to-digital (TDC) ASIC for the upgrade of the ATLAS Monitored Drift Tube (MDT) detector for High-Luminosity LHC operations. Compared to the first prototype,…Yuxiang Guo, Jinhong Wang, Yu Liang et al.·Nov 23, 2020SaveLearn
The 1-Megapixel pnCCD Detector for the Small Quantum Systems Instrument at the European XFEL: System and Operation AspectsThe X-ray free-electron lasers that became available during the last decade, like the European XFEL (EuXFEL), place high demands on their instrumentation. Especially at low photon energies below…Markus Kuster, Karim Ahmed, Kai-Erik Ballak et al.·Nov 23, 2020SaveLearn
Measurement of Proton Quenching in a Plastic Scintillator DetectorThe non-linear energy response of the plastic scintillator EJ-260 is measured with the MicroCHANDLER detector, using neutron beams of energy 5 to 27 MeV at the Triangle Universities Nuclear…Connor Awe, Phillip Barbeau, Alireza Haghighat et al.·Nov 22, 2020SaveLearn
Quality Assurance Test of Silicon Photomultipliers and Electronic Boards for STAR Event Plane DetectorThe event plane detector (EPD), installed in the Solenoid Tracker at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider located at the Brookhaven National Laboratory is a plastic scintillator-based device that…Ming Shao, Yitao Wu, Zheng Liang et al.·Nov 22, 2020SaveLearn
Three dimensional vectorial imaging of surface phononsWhile phonons and their related properties have been studied comprehensively in bulk materials, a thorough understanding of surface phonons for nanoscale objects remains elusive. Infra-red imaging…Xiaoyan Li, Georg Haberfehlner, Ulrich Hohenester et al.·Nov 21, 2020SaveLearn
Dielectric Resonator Antenna Coupled Antimonide-Based Detectors (DRACAD) For the InfraredIn an infrared photodetector, noise current (dark current) is generated throughout the volume of the detector. Reducing the volume will reduce dark current, but the corresponding smaller area will…Jordan Budhu, Nicole Pfiester, Kwong-Kit Choi et al.·Nov 21, 2020SaveLearn
Intrinsic Spatial Resolution Limit in Analyzer-Based X-Ray Phase Contrast Imaging TechniqueDynamical diffraction effects always play a role when working with perfect single crystals. The penetration of X-rays respect to the surface normal during diffraction (extinction depth, 1/σe) in…Marcelo G. Honnicke, Sergio L. Morelhao·Nov 20, 2020SaveLearn
The BDX-MINI detector for Light Dark Matter search at JLabThis paper describes the design and performance of a compact detector, BDX-MINI, that incorporates all features of a concept that optimized the detection of light dark matter produced by electrons in…M. Battaglieri, P. Bisio, M. Bondí et al.·Nov 20, 2020SaveLearn
EUTelescope: A modular reconstruction framework for beam telescope dataEUTelescope is a modular, comprehensive software framework for the reconstruction of particle trajectories recorded with beam telescopes. Its modularity allows for a flexible usage of processors each…Tobias Bisanz, Hendrik Jansen, Jan-Hendrik Arling et al.·Nov 20, 2020SaveLearn
Sensor design optimization of innovative low-power, large area MAPS for HEP and applied scienceFully Depleted Monolithic Active Pixels (FD-MAPS) represent a state-of-the-art detector technology and profit from a low material budget and cost for high energy physics experiments and other fields…Coralie Neubüser, Thomas Corradino, Gian-Franco Dalla Betta et al.·Nov 19, 2020SaveLearn
Source mass characterization in the ARIADNE axion experimentThe Axion Resonant InterAction Detection Experiment (ARIADNE) is a collaborative effort to search for the QCD axion using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), where the axion acts as a mediator of…Chloe Lohmeyer, Nancy Aggarwal, Asimina Arvanitaki et al.·Nov 19, 2020SaveLearn
A novel polystyrene-based scintillator production process involving additive manufacturingPlastic scintillator detectors are widely used in particle physics thanks to the very good particle identification, tracking capabilities and time resolution. However, new experimental challenges and…S. Berns, A. Boyarintsev, S. Hugon et al.·Nov 19, 2020SaveLearn
High detection efficiency silicon single-photon detector with a monolithic integrated circuit of active quenching and active resetSilicon single-photon detectors (SPDs) are key devices for detecting single photons in the visible wavelength range. Photon detection efficiency (PDE) is one of the most important parameters of…Yu-Qiang Fang, Kai Luo, Xing-Guo Gao et al.·Nov 19, 2020SaveLearn
New results from the CUORE experimentThe Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) is the first cryogenic experiment searching for neutrinoless double-beta (0νββ) decay that has been able to reach the one-ton scale.…A. Giachero, D. Q. Adams, C. Alduino et al.·Nov 18, 2020SaveLearn
Efficient Analysis of Test-beam Data with the Corryvreckan FrameworkStringent requirements are posed on the the next generations of vertex and tracking detectors for high-energy physics experiments to reach the foreseen physics goals. A large variety of silicon pixel…Jens Kröger, Lennart Huth·Nov 18, 2020SaveLearn
The CLICTD Monolithic CMOS SensorCLICTD is a monolithic silicon pixel sensor fabricated in a modified 180 nm CMOS imaging process with a small collection electrode design and a high-resistivity epitaxial layer. It features an…Katharina Dort·Nov 18, 2020SaveLearn