A novel hybrid microdosimeter for radiation field characterization based on TEPC detector and LGADs tracker: a feasibility studyIn microdosimetry, lineal energies y are calculated from energy depositions ε inside the microdosimeter divided by the mean chord length, whose value is based on geometrical assumptions on both the…M. Missiaggia, E. Pierobon, M. Castelluzzo et al.·Jul 13, 2020SaveLearn
The SPOT-IL Positron Beam Construction and Its Use for Doppler Broadening Measurement of Titanium Thin FilmsThe construction and first operation of the slow positron beam built at the Hebrew University is reported here. The beam follows a traditional design, using a 22Na source, a Tungsten moderator, and a…P. Or, G. Erlichman, D. Cohen et al.·Jul 12, 2020SaveLearn
Measurements with silicon detectors at extreme neutron fluencesThin pad detectors made from 75 μm thick epitaxial silicon on low resistivity substrate were irradiated with reactor neutrons to fluences from 2.5× 1016 n/cm2 to 1× 1017…I. Mandić, V. Cindro, A. Gorišek et al.·Jul 10, 2020SaveLearn
Repeated radiation damage and thermal annealing of avalanche photodiodesAvalanche photodiodes (APDs) are well-suited for single-photon detection on quantum communication satellites as they are a mature technology with high detection efficiency without requiring cryogenic…Ian DSouza, Jean-Philippe Bourgoin, Brendon L. Higgins et al.·Jul 9, 2020SaveLearn
Point-to-Point Stabilised Optical Frequency Transfer with Active OpticsTimescale comparison between optical atomic clocks over ground-to-space and terrestrial free-space laser links will have enormous benefits for fundamental and applied science, from measurements of…Benjamin P. Dix-Matthews, Sascha W. Schediwy, David R. Gozzard et al.·Jul 9, 2020SaveLearn
Charge collection efficiency in back-illuminated Charge-Coupled DevicesLow noise CCDs fully-depleted up to 675 micrometers have been identified as a unique tool for Dark Matter searches and low energy neutrino physics. The charge collection efficiency (CCE) for these…Guillermo Fernandez-Moroni, Kevin Andersson, Ana Botti et al.·Jul 8, 2020SaveLearn
Light simulation in plastic scintillator strip with embedded wavelength shifting fiberThe simulation study of the light yield and attenuation in the plastic scintillator was performed. The wavelength shifting fiber readout was embedded in the grooves machined along the entire strip…Zafar Usubov·Jul 8, 2020SaveLearn
A layered single-side readout DOI TOF-PET detectorWe are exploring a scintillator-based detector with potential of high sensitivity, DOI capability and timing resolution in a single-side readout configuration. Our concept combines: 1) A design with…L. Bläckberg, S. Sajedi, G. El Fakhri et al.·Jul 7, 2020SaveLearn
On the space resolution of the μ-RWELLIn MPGD detectors evaluation of the space resolution with the charge centroid (CC) method provides large uncertainty when the impinging particle is not perpendicular to the readout plane. An…G. Bencivenni, G. Cibinetto, R. de Oliveira et al.·Jul 7, 2020SaveLearn
A study of radiation tolerance in optical cementsWe study the effect ionizing radiation has on light transmission in the wavelength range 190--1100~nm for a number of optically clear epoxies. We find that the transmittance of traditional,…R. J. Tesarek, E. Hahn, A. Pla-Dalmau et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
Particle Identification at MeV Energies in JUNOJUNO is a multi-purpose neutrino experiment currently under construction in Jiangmen, China. It is primary aiming to determine the neutrino mass ordering. Moreover, its 20\,kt target mass makes it an…Livia Ludhova, Henning Rebber, Björn Soenke Wonsak et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
HybridSeeding: A standalone track reconstruction algorithm for scintillating fibre tracker at LHCbWe describe the Hybrid seeding, a standalone pattern recognition algorithm aiming at finding charged particle trajectories for the LHCb upgrade. A significant improvement to the charged particle…Salvatore Aiola, Yasmine Amhis, Pierre Billoir et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
R2D2 spherical TPC: first energy resolution resultsSpherical time projection chambers (TPC), also known as spherical proportional counters, are employed in the search for rare phenomena, such as light Dark Matter candidates. The spherical TPC…R. Bouet, J. Busto, V. Cecchini et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
Mass spectrometric analyses of high performance polymers to assess radiopurity as ultra low background materials for rare event physics detectorsThe mass concentrations of Th-232 and U-238 in several strong, unfilled, high performance polymers are reported as measures of their radiopurity. Highly radiopure polymers are required as dielectric…Jay W. Grate, Isaac J. Arnquist, Eric W. Hoppe et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
Scalable, Proposal-free Instance Segmentation Network for 3D Pixel Clustering and Particle Trajectory Reconstruction in Liquid Argon Time Projection ChambersLiquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LArTPCs) are high resolution particle imaging detectors, employed by accelerator-based neutrino oscillation experiments for high precision physics measurements.…Dae Heun Koh, Pierre Côte de Soux, Laura Dominé et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
Proposal on Application of the Multi-Wire Proportional Chambers of the LHCb MUON Detector at Very High Rates for the Future UpgradesThe MUON Detector (MD) of LHCb is one of the largest instruments of this kind worldwide, and one of the most irradiated. It has performed exceptionally well during the RUN1 and RUN2 of the LHC at an…N. Bondar, D. Ilin, O. Maev·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
A 4π Fluorescence Detection Region for Collinear Laser SpectroscopyWe report on a novel detection system for collinear laser spectroscopy which provides an almost 4π solid angle for fluorescence photon detection by employing curved surface mirrors. Additional…Bernhard Maaß, Kristian König, Jörg Krämer et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
From μ0 to e: A Survey of Major Impacts for Electrical Measurements in Recent SI RevisionA milestone revision of the International System of Units (SI) was made at the 26th General Conference on Weights and Measures that four of the seven SI base units, i.e. kilogram, ampere, kelvin, and…Shisong Li, Qing Wang, Wei Zhao et al.·Jul 6, 2020SaveLearn
Optical and electrical feedback cooling of a silica nanoparticle levitated in a Paul trapAll three motional modes of a charged dielectric nanoparticle in a Paul trap are cooled by direct feedback to temperatures of a few mK. We test two methods, one based on electrical forces and the…Lorenzo Dania, Dmitry S. Bykov, Matthias Knoll et al.·Jul 5, 2020SaveLearn
A density-based clustering algorithm for the CYGNO data analysisTime Projection Chambers (TPCs) working in combination with Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) produce a very sensitive detector capable of observing low energy events. This is achieved by capturing…E. Baracchini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco et al.·Jul 3, 2020SaveLearn
Using 22Na and 83 mKr to calibrate and study the properties of scintillation in xenon-doped liquid argonWe have measured the properties of scintillation light in liquid argon doped with xenon concentrations from 165 ppm to 10,010 ppm using a 22Na source. The energy transfer processes in the…Y. Y. Gan, M. Y. Guan, Y. P. Zhang et al.·Jul 3, 2020SaveLearn
Revised performance parameters of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experimentThis note presents revised detector parameters applicable to data from the First Science Run of the ZEPLIN-III dark matter experiment; these datasets were acquired in 2008 and reanalised in 2011.…Henrique Araújo·Jul 3, 2020SaveLearn
Clustering of Electromagnetic Showers and Particle Interactions with Graph Neural Networks in Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers DataLiquid Argon Time Projection Chambers (LArTPCs) are a class of detectors that produce high resolution images of charged particles within their sensitive volume. In these images, the clustering of…Francois Drielsma, Qing Lin, Pierre Côte de Soux et al.·Jul 2, 2020SaveLearn
Reduction of contaminants originating from primary beam by improving the beam stoppers in GARIS-IITwo independent beam stoppers have been developed for improving the beam separation of the gas-filled recoil ion separator GARIS-II. Performance evaluation of these supplemental beam stoppers was…Sota Kimura, Daiya Kaji, Yuta Ito et al.·Jul 2, 2020SaveLearn
Time-Focusing Time-of-Flight, a new method to turn a MAC-E-filter into a quasi-differential spectrometerSpectrometers based on the magnetic adiabatic collimation followed by an electrostatic filter (MAC-E-filter) principle combine high angular acceptance with an excellent energy resolution. These…Alexander Fulst, Alexey Lokhov, Mariia Fedkevych et al.·Jul 2, 2020SaveLearn