Design and First Results of COFFEE3: A 55nm HVCMOS Pixel Sensor Prototype for High-Energy Physics ApplicationsMotivated by the stringent requirements of the Upstream Pixel (UP) tracker in the LHCb Upgrade II and the Inner Tracking detector (ITK) of the Circular Electron Positron Collider, the COFFEE series…Xiaomin Wei, Zijun Xu, Weiguo Lu et al.·Mar 18, 2026SaveLearn
Investigating Ultra-Low Energy Ionization Yield from Nuclear Recoils in Semiconductor Detectors via Molecular Dynamics SimulationsNuclear recoil ionization yield constitutes a critical uncertainty source in low-energy detection for dark matter (DM) and coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE) experiments. We…Chang-Hao Fang·Mar 17, 2026SaveLearn
Advances in the Fabrication of On-chip Superconducting Integral Field Units for CMB and Line-Intensity AstronomyStudying the polarization and spectral distortion of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) in tandem with intensity fluctuations of the Cosmic Infrared Background (CIB) allows us to verify our…L. G. G. Olde Scholtenhuis, D. Perez Capelo, K. Karatsu et al.·Mar 17, 2026SaveLearn
A Novel Approach for Fault Detection and Failure Analysis of CMOS Copper Metal StacksFor the Inner Tracking System 3 (ITS3) upgrade, the ALICE experiment at CERN requires monolithic active pixel sensors of dimensions up to 97~mm\,×\,266~mm, occupying a large fraction of a 300…Gregor Hieronymus Eberwein, Gianluca Aglieri Rinella, Daniela Bortoletto et al.·Mar 17, 2026SaveLearn
Upgrade of the Trigger and Data Acquisition System for Continuous Imaging and Multi-Camera Operation in CYGNOThe CYGNO experiment employs an optical readout to image particle interactions in a gaseous Time Projection Chamber (TPC), combining cameras and photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to achieve high spatial…F. D. Amaro, R. Antonietti, E. Baracchini et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
Towards high-pressure noble gaseous detectors for coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scatteringCoherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CE) is a dominant low-energy neutrino interaction that remains experimentally challenging due to its weak-scale cross section and the small…Leire Larizgoitia·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
Characterization of Passive CMOS Strip Detectors After Proton IrradiationStrip detectors are populating outer trackers of high-energy particle experiments. They are convenient for covering large areas of sensitive material since they use less power and have fewer readout…Marta Baselga, Jan-Hendrik Arling, Naomi Davis et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
Decay-Resolved Charge Changes from Radioactive Decays in Levitated MicroparticlesWe measure event-by-event discrete changes in the net electric charge of an optically levitated silica microsphere arising from individual radioactive decays within the sphere, in coincidence with…Jiaxiang Wang, T. W. Penny, Yu-Han Tseng et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
The Super Fine-Grained Detector for the T2K neutrino oscillation experimentThe magnetised near detector ND280 of the long-baseline neutrino experiment T2K has been upgraded to improve its detection performance and, consequently, enhance our understanding of neutrino-nucleus…S. Abe, H. Alarakia-Charles, I. Alekseev et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
A Modular Datalogger and Slow-Control Platform for Physics Experiments with Time-Series Telemetry and Web DashboardsWe present a NIM 2U slow-control system designed for continuous monitoring of environmental and facility parameters during data taking in nuclear physics experiments. The architecture integrates a…D. Tagnani, N. Toniolo, B. Gongora et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
T-DAQ-P: a portable tablet-form multi-stream data acquisition and contextual telemetry platform based on COTS modules and a custom integration layerWe present T-DAQ-P, a compact and portable data acquisition and telemetry platform designed to support detector deployments in laboratory and field conditions by integrating event streaming,…D. Tagnani, M. Andreotti·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
Identifying Neutron Sources using Recoil and Time-of-Flight SpectroscopyNeutron-source identification is central to nuclear physics and its applications, from planetary science to nuclear security, yet direct source discrimination from measured neutron spectra remains…David Breitenmoser, Ricardo Lopez, Shaun D. Clarke et al.·Mar 16, 2026SaveLearn
Towards a Reflective PICOSEC detector?PICOSEC is an ultrafast particle-detector concept, combining a photocathode-coated Cherenkov radiator coupled to a gas-avalanche multiplier. Particle-induced Cherenkov photons create photoelectrons…A. Breskin·Mar 15, 2026SaveLearn
Beam Test of a SiPM-on-Tile ZDC Prototype with 5.3 GeV Positrons at Jefferson LaboratoryWe report on a beam test of a Silicon Photo-Multiplier (SiPM)-on-tile Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZDC) prototype developed for the future Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). The detector implements the…Sean Preins, Weibin Zhang, Ryan Tsiao et al.·Mar 15, 2026SaveLearn
Universal method of selective detection of a wide range of pollutants in liquids using conductance quantizationThe primary objective of research in modern sensor technologies is to develop innovative detection methods for the rapid analysis of complex molecular systems. The present work demonstrates that the…O. Pospelov, A. Herus, A. Savytskyi et al.·Mar 14, 2026SaveLearn
Evaluation of polymer-metal-hybrid bonded wafer-stacks and sensor wafers for ultra-thin hybrid silicon detectorsSemiconductor pixel detectors are widely established in High Energy Physics (HEP) and Medical physics for their high spatial resolution and tracking capabilities. Research on both monolithic…Janna Zoe Vischer, Yannick Dieter, Jochen Dingfelder et al.·Mar 14, 2026SaveLearn
Charge-Carrier transport simulations in diamond detectors with electric-field-dependent mobility and charge-collection-distance-based trappingDiamond detectors are attractive for operation in harsh radiation environments because they combine radiation tolerance, fast signal formation, and low leakage current. Realistic detector-response…Faiz Rahman Ishaqzai, Muhammed Deniz, Marta Baselga et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Indirect monitoring of fast-charge cycling behavior of an energy-storage device-analysis of ambient temperature variationsI present a reanalysis of temperature data from a publicly available certified laboratory report that documented the self-discharging behavior of an energy-storage device during 10 days. Graphs of…Pertti O. Tikkanen·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Development of a high-field pulsed magnet and optical fiber coupled cryostat system for magneto-photoluminescence measurementsThis paper presents the development of a high field pulsed magnet system combined with an optical fiber-coupled low temperature cryostat for magneto-photoluminescence measurements. A novel aspect of…Deepesh Kalauni, Kingshuk Mukhuti, Tao Peng et al.·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
An Improved Paralyzable Detector ModelCertain radiation detectors are 'paralyzed' with high input count rates. When applied to count rates close to the event discriminator working rate the one-parameter dead time model fails. Here we…Yueyun Chen, Matthew Mecklenburg·Mar 13, 2026SaveLearn
Compact sub-10 ps Resolution Radio Frequency Photomultiplier TubeExperimental measurements of the radial spreading of photoelectrons emitted from a multi-alkali photocathode in a MCP-based photomultiplier tube have shown that, for photon wavelengths of 455 nm, 515…Sergey Abrahamyan, Simon Zhamkochyan, Hasmik Rostomyan et al.·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
The ATLAS Trigger SystemThe ATLAS Trigger system is a key component of the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), designed to reduce the event rate from the 40 MHz proton-proton bunch crossing frequency…Leonardo Toffolin·Mar 12, 2026SaveLearn
Development of an Extensible Unified Control System Using the STARS Framework and Common Commands for Detector ControlTwo Fresnel zone plates zooming optics have been successfully developed and installed at the AR-NE1A beamline of the Photon Factory at the high energy accelerator research organization (KEK) in…Ryutaro Nishimura, Yuki Shibazaki, Daisuke Wakabayashi et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
High-Resolution Timing for Vertex-Reconstructed Muon-Spin Spectroscopy Using Plastic Scintillators and MuTRiGVertex-reconstructed muon-spin spectroscopy (vx-μSR) based on silicon pixel detectors has recently demonstrated unprecedented lateral resolution and operation at muon stop rates exceeding 400 kHz.…Konrad Briggl, Maxime Lamotte, Marius Snella Köppel et al.·Mar 11, 2026SaveLearn
Reduced Thermodynamic-Topological Observables for Multiscale Dissipative Systems. A fusion-relevant shell-model study of detection, design screening, and conservative operationWe introduce a reduced set of thermodynamic-topological observables for ordered multiscale dissipative systems. An interface-local quadratic reduction produces bounded integrity and residual…Andrea Caffagni·Mar 10, 2026SaveLearn