A photogrammetric method for target monitoring inside the MEG II detectorAn automatic target monitoring method based on photographs taken by a CMOS photo-camera has been developed for the MEG II detector. The technique could be adapted for other fixed-target experiments…G. Cavoto, G. Chiarello, M. Hildebrandt et al.·Oct 22, 2020SaveLearn
The Raspberry Pi Auto-aligner: Machine Learning for Automated Alignment of Laser BeamsWe present a novel solution to automated beam alignment optimization. This device is based on a Raspberry Pi computer, stepper motors, commercial optomechanics and electronic devices, and the open…Renju S. Mathew, Roshan O'Donnell, Danielle Pizzey et al.·Oct 22, 2020SaveLearn
ATLAS hardware-based Endcap Muon Trigger for future upgradesThe LHC is expected to increase its center-of-mass energy from 13 TeV to 14 TeV for Run 3 scheduled from 2022 to 2024. After Run 3, upgrades for the High-Luminosity-LHC (HL-LHC) programme are planned…Yuya Mino·Oct 22, 2020SaveLearn
Muon absorption tomography of a lead structure through the use of iterative algorithmsThe muon radiography technique is part of the straight-ray scanning imaging methods and it is usually employed to produce two-dimensional images of the integrated density in the radial direction from…Guglielmo Baccani·Oct 22, 2020SaveLearn
A New Beam Polarimeter at COSY to Search for Electric Dipole Moments of Charged ParticlesA calorimetric polarimeter based on inorganic LYSO scintillators is described. It has been designed for use in a storage ring to search for electric dipole moments (EDM) of charged particles such as…F. Müller, O. Javakhishvili, D. Shergelashvili et al.·Oct 22, 2020SaveLearn
Development of a 83mKr source for the calibration of the CENNS-10 Liquid Argon DetectorWe report on the preparation of and calibration measurements with a 83mKr source for the CENNS-10 liquid argon detector. 83mKr atoms generated in the decay of a 83Rb…COHERENT Collaboration, D. Akimov, P. An et al.·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
Large-size sub-keV sensitive germanium detectors for the CONUS experimentIntense fluxes of reactor antineutrinos offer a unique possibility to probe the fully coherent character of elastic neutrino scattering off atomic nuclei. In this regard, detectors face the challenge…H. Bonet, A. Bonhomme, C. Buck et al.·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
A Photonic Integrated Circuit based Compressive Sensing Radio Frequency ReceiverA photonic integrated circuit comprised of an 11 cm multimode speckle waveguide, a 1x32 splitter, and a linear grating coupler array is fabricated and utilized to receive 2 GHz of RF signal bandwidth…David B. Borlaug, Steven Estrella, Carl T. Boone et al.·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
Conversion Gain Enhancement in Standard CMOS Image SensorsThis paper focuses on the conversion gain (CG) of pixels implementing pinned photo-diodes (PPD) and in-pixel voltage follower in standard CMOS image sensor (CIS) process. An overview of the CG…Assim Boukhayma·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
Geometric Optimization of a Neutron Detector for In-Flight Measurement of the Neutron LifetimeThe recent measurement of the lifetime of the free neutron using the beam method has an 8.7 s (4σ) discrepancy with UCN measurements. The goal of the BL3 experiment is to improve the statistical…A. W. Nelsen, E. G. Ballantyne, R. E. Calvert et al.·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
Silicon vertex and tracking detector R&D for CLICThe physics aims at the proposed future high-energy linear e+e- collider CLIC pose challenging demands on the performance of the detector system. In particular, the vertex and tracking detectors…Katharina Dort·Oct 21, 2020SaveLearn
Charge collection properties of prototype sensors for the LHCb VELO upgradeAn extensive sensor testing campaign is presented, dedicated to measuring the charge collection properties of prototype candidates for the Vertex Locator (VELO) detector for the upgraded LHCb…R. Geertsema, K. Akiba, M. van Beuzekom et al.·Oct 20, 2020SaveLearn
Tip Avalanche Photodiode -- A new generation Silicon Photomultiplier based on non-planar technologyThe Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) is a mature photodetector concept that is applied in a variety of applications ranging from medical imaging to automotive LiDAR systems. Over the last few years,…Eugen Engelmann, Wolfgang Schmailzl, Peter Iskra et al.·Oct 20, 2020SaveLearn
Topmetal CMOS direct charge sensing plane for neutrinoless double-beta decay search in high-pressure gaseous TPCWe propose a novel charge sensing concept for high-pressure Time Projection Chamber (TPC) to search for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay (NLDBD) with ton-scale isotope mass and beyond. A meter-sized…Yuan Mei, Xiangming Sun, Nu Xu·Oct 19, 2020SaveLearn
Study of scintillation light collection, production and propagation in a 4 tonne dual-phase LArTPCThe 3 × 1 × 1 m3 demonstrator is a dual phase liquid argon time projection chamber that has recorded cosmic rays events in 2017 at CERN. The light signal in these detectors is crucial…B. Aimard, L. Aizawa, C. Alt et al.·Oct 16, 2020SaveLearn
A new CMY camera technology using Al-TiO2-Al nanorod filter mosaic integrated on a CMOS image sensorA CMY colour camera differs from its RGB counterpart in that it employs a subtractive colour space of cyan, magenta and yellow. CMY cameras tend to performs better than RGB cameras in low light…Xin He, Y. Liu, P. Beckett et al.·Oct 16, 2020SaveLearn
Improving Calibration of the Large Low-Background Proportional CounterThe study of low-yield effects requires not only good quality of the original data but also puts high requirements for their processing procedures to increase the efficiency of the selection of…O. D. Petrenko, A. M. Gangapshev, Yu. M. Garilyuk et al.·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
CentOS Linux for the ATLAS MUCTPI UpgradeA new Muon-to-Central-Trigger Processor Interface (MUCTPI) was built as part of the upgrade of the ATLAS Level-1 trigger system for the next Run of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The MUCTPI has…R. Spiwoks, A. Armbruster, P. Czodrowski et al.·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
Neutron hardness of EJ-276 scintillation materialThis paper presents the results of the fast neutron irradiation (En > 0.5MeV) of an EJ-276 scintillator performed in the MARIA research reactor with fluence up to 5.3×1015…S. Mianowski, K. Brylew, A. Dziedzic et al.·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
Global Trigger Technological Demonstrator for ATLAS Phase-II upgradeATLAS detector at the LHC will undergo a major Phase-II upgrade for the High Luminosity LHC. The upgrade affects all major ATLAS systems, including the Trigger and Data Acquisition systems. As part…Viacheslav Filimonov, Bruno Bauss, Volker Büscher et al.·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
Homogeneity of neutron transmission imaging over a large sensitive area with a four-channel superconducting detectorWe previously proposed a method to detect neutrons by using a current-biased kinetic inductance detector (CB-KID), where neutrons are converted into charged particles using a 10B conversion layer.…The Dang Vu, Hiroaki Shishido, Kenji M. Kojima et al.·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
A relation between track length and deposited energy in a homogeneous calorimeter by Geant4 simulation at high energyWe performed a Geant4 simulation study on showers generated by electrons and hadrons in a large homogeneous calorimeter. We found that the energy deposit can be expressed as a linear function of the…R. Terada, Y. Hasegawa, T. Takeshita·Oct 15, 2020SaveLearn
Effects of Magnetic Fields on HPGe Tracking DetectorsWe present a study of magnetic fields effects on the position resolution and energy response of hyper-pure germanium detectors. Our results provide realistic estimates of the potential impact on the…I. Y. Lee, A. O. Macchiavelli·Oct 14, 2020SaveLearn
Perspectives for particle identification in ALICE using silicon-based timing detectorsPrecision timing has alway been a prominent topic in the instrumentation for high-energy physics experiments. In this document I discuss what the perspectives are for the use of silicon sensors for a…Roberto Preghenella·Oct 14, 2020SaveLearn
Response of a Li-glass/multi-anode photomultiplier detector to collimated thermal-neutron beamsThe response of a position-sensitive Li-glass scintillator detector being developed for thermal-neutron detection with 6 mm position resolution has been investigated using collimated beams of thermal…E. Rofors, N. Mauritzson, H. Perrey et al.·Oct 13, 2020SaveLearn