Detection capability of Migdal effect for argon and xenon nuclei with position sensitive gaseous detectorsMigdal effect is attracting interests because of the potential to enhance the sensitivities of direct dark matter searches to the low mass region. In spite of its great importance, the Migdal effect…Kiseki D. Nakamura, Kentaro Miuchi, Shingo Kazama et al.·Sep 13, 2020SaveLearn
First Demonstration of the Use of LG-SiPMs for Optical Readout of a TPCThis paper describes a new method for optical readout of Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), based on the Linearly Graded Silicon Photomultiplier (LG-SiPM). This is a single photon-sensitive detector…A. Gola, K. Majumdar, G. Casse et al.·Sep 10, 2020SaveLearn
Study of silicon photomultipliers for use in neutron decay experimentsPhoton readout of plastic scintillators is investigated with the aim of improving the precision of neutron eta decay experiments. Neutron decay is nowadays studied with high statistics, based on…Dirk Dubbers·Sep 10, 2020SaveLearn
SiPM Dynamic Range for CEPC Scintillator-based Electromagnetic CalorimeterAhigh-granularity scintillator calorimeter readout with silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) is an electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) candidate for experiments at the Circular Electron Positron Collider…Yazhou Niu·Sep 10, 2020SaveLearn
Optimization of laser dynamics for active stabilization of DF--VECSELs dedicated to cesium CPT clocksWe report the implementation and performance of a double servo-loop for intensity and phase-difference active stabilization of a dual-frequency vertical external--cavity surface-emitting laser…Grégory Gredat, Hui Liu, Jérémie Cotxet et al.·Sep 10, 2020SaveLearn
Neutron Polarimetry Using a Polarized 3He Cell for the aCORN ExperimentThe neutron polarization of the NG-C beamline at the NIST Center for Neutron Research was measured as part of the aCORN neutron beta decay experiment. Neutron transmission through a polarized 3He…B. C. Schafer, W. A. Byron, W. C. Chen et al.·Sep 8, 2020SaveLearn
Tungsten Thermionic Emission as a Gauge for Low Pressures of Cesium VaporHeated metal filaments under electric fields and low pressures of alkali metal gaseject electrons by thermionic emission as a function of the pressure of the gas and thetemperature of the filament.…João F. Shida, Fangjian Wu, Eric Spieglan et al.·Sep 8, 2020SaveLearn
Polyethylene Identification in ocean water samples by means of 50 keV energy electron beamThe study presented hereafter shows a new methodology to reveal traces of polyethylene (the most common microplastic particles, known as a structure of C2 H4) in a sample of ocean water by the…J. I. Adlish, D. Costa, E. Mainardi et al.·Sep 8, 2020SaveLearn
Quantitative and Three-Dimensional Assessment of Holdup MaterialNuclear material deposited in equipment, transfer lines, and ventilation systems of a processing facility is usually referred to as holdup. In this work, we propose to use an array of detectors…N. Rebei, M. Fang, A. Di Fulvio·Sep 8, 2020SaveLearn
A synchronization method for the multi-channel silicon telescopeA simple method is presented for the simultaneous off-line synchronization of the digitally recorded data-streams from a multi-channel silicon telescope. The method is based both on the…P. Žugec, M. Barbagallo, J. Andrzejewski et al.·Sep 7, 2020SaveLearn
The ABC130 barrel module prototyping programme for the ATLAS strip trackerFor the Phase-II Upgrade of the ATLAS Detector, its Inner Detector, consisting of silicon pixel, silicon strip and transition radiation sub-detectors, will be replaced with an all new 100 % silicon…Luise Poley, Craig Sawyer, Sagar Addepalli et al.·Sep 7, 2020SaveLearn
Very low resistance Al/Cu joints for use at cryogenic temperaturesWe present two different techniques for achieving low resistance (<20 n Ω) contacts between copper and aluminium at cryogenic temperatures. The best method is based on gold plating of the…Sébastien Triqueneaux, James Butterworth, Johannes Goupy et al.·Sep 4, 2020SaveLearn
Development of a Practicable Digital Pulse Read-out for Dark-field STEMWhen characterising beam-sensitive materials in the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM), low-dose techniques are essential for the reliable observation of samples in their true state. A…Tiarnan Mullarkey, Clive Downing, Lewys Jones·Sep 4, 2020SaveLearn
Neutron emission from fracturing of granite blocks: An experimental revisitationA series of experimental tests, such as those of Carpinteri et al. (2013), have been performed. The aim was to check the emission of neutrons in the fracture of Luserna granite blocks under…P. Benetti, F. Boffelli, C. Marciano et al.·Sep 4, 2020SaveLearn
A GEM based TPC for beam monitoringIn recent years Gas Electron Multipliers have proven to be reliable amplification stages at high beam rates, and can be used also in Time Projection Chambers. Our group developed a 1 dm3 active…Gábor Galgóczi, Gergő Hamar, Péter Pázmándi et al.·Sep 4, 2020SaveLearn
Measurement of the Background Activities of a 100Mo-enriched Powder Sample for an AMoRE Crystal Material by using Fourteen High-Purity Germanium DetectorsThe Advanced Molybdenum-based Rare process Experiment in its second phase (AMoRE-II) will search for neutrinoless double-beta (0νetaeta) decay of 100Mo in 200 kg of molybdate crystals. To…S. Y. Park, K. I. Hahn, W. G. Kang et al.·Sep 4, 2020SaveLearn
An Update to the Letter of Intent for MATHUSLA: Search for Long-Lived Particles at the HL-LHCWe report on recent progress in the design of the proposed MATHUSLA Long Lived Particle (LLP) detector for the HL-LHC, updating the information in the original Letter of Intent (LoI), see…Cristiano Alpigiani, Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez, Austin Ball et al.·Sep 3, 2020SaveLearn
Peculiarities of image acquirement and analysis in AFM electrical modesThe paper describes the peculiarities of acquirement and interpretation of images of current distribution through the sample surface when operating in I-AFM mode. It shows that I-AFM and SCM modes…Olga V. Sviridova·Sep 2, 2020SaveLearn
Phase meter based on zero-crossing counting of digitized signalsWe developed a compact and easy-to-use phase meter based on a zero-crossing counting algorithm for digitized signals. Owing to the algorithm, the phase meter has low-noise and wide dynamic range.…Wataru Kokuyama, Hideaki Nozato, Thomas R. Schibli·Sep 2, 2020SaveLearn
Directional detection of dark matter with diamondSearches for WIMP dark matter will in the near future be sensitive to solar neutrinos. Directional detection offers a method to reject solar neutrinos and improve WIMP searches, but reaching that…Mason C. Marshall, Matthew J. Turner, Mark J. H. Ku et al.·Sep 2, 2020SaveLearn
Boosted decision trees approach to neck alpha events discrimination in DEAP-3600 experimentMachine learning (ML) has been widely applied in high energy physics to help the physical community in particle classification and data analysis. Here we describe the application of machine learning…Alexey Grobov, Aidar Ilyasov·Sep 2, 2020SaveLearn
The Hyper-Kamiokande Experiment -- Snowmass LOIHyper-Kamiokande is the next generation underground water Cherenkov detector that builds on the highly successful Super-Kamiokande experiment. The detector which has an 8.4~times larger effective…Kamiokande Collaboration, K. Abe, P. Adrich et al.·Sep 2, 2020SaveLearn
Investigation of crackling noise in the vibration isolation systems of the KAGRA gravitational wave detectorGravitational wave detectors, such as KAGRA, require complex mirror suspension systems to reach high sensitivity. One particular concern in these suspensions is the presence of crackling noise, where…Yuhang Zhao, Shin Kirii, Yingtao Liu et al.·Sep 1, 2020SaveLearn
Fast, cheap, and scalable magnetic tracker with an array of magnetoresistorsWe present the hardware of a cheap multi-sensor magnetometric setup where a relatively large set of magnetic field components is measured in several positions by calibrated magnetoresistive…Valerio Biancalana, Roberto Cecchi, Piero Chessa et al.·Sep 1, 2020SaveLearn
Monte Carlo Modeling and Design of Photon Energy Attenuation Layers (PALs) for 10-30x Quantum Yield Enhancement in Si-based Hard X-ray DetectorsHigh-energy (>20keV) X-ray photon detection at high quantum yield, high spatial resolution and short response time has long been an important area of study in physics. Scintillation is a prevalent…Eldred Lee, Michael R. James, Kaitlin M. Anagnost et al.·Sep 1, 2020SaveLearn