Characterization of a Silicon Drift Detector for High-Resolution Electron SpectroscopySilicon Drift Detectors, widely employed in high-resolution and high-rate X-ray applications, are considered here with interest also for electron detection. The accurate measurement of the tritium…Matteo Gugiatti, Matteo Biassoni, Marco Carminati et al.·Jun 24, 2020SaveLearn
Balanced Detection in Femtosecond X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Reach the Ultimate Sensitivity LimitX-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a powerful and well established technique with sensitivity to elemental and chemical composition. Despite these advantages, its implementation has not kept pace…W. F. Schlotter, M. Beye, S. Zohar et al.·Jun 24, 2020SaveLearn
α-event Characterization and Rejection in Point-Contact HPGe DetectorsP-type point contact (PPC) HPGe detectors are a leading technology for rare event searches due to their excellent energy resolution, low thresholds, and multi-site event rejection capabilities. We…The MAJORANA Collaboration, I. J. Arnquist, F. T. Avignone et al.·Jun 23, 2020SaveLearn
Development of the Soft X-ray AGM-AGS RIXS Beamline at Taiwan Photon SourceWe report on the development of a high-resolution and highly efficient beamline for soft-X-ray resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) located at Taiwan Photon Source. This beamline adopts an…A. Singh, H. Y. Huang, Y. Y. Chu et al.·Jun 23, 2020SaveLearn
Phonon-mediated High-voltage Detector with Background Rejection for Low-mass Dark Matter and Reactor Coherent Neutrino Scattering ExperimentsWe report the first demonstration of a phonon-mediated silicon detector technology that provides a primary phonon measurement in a low-voltage region, and a simultaneous indirect measurement of the…H. Neog, R. Mahapatra, N. Mirabolfathi et al.·Jun 23, 2020SaveLearn
Direct method for the quantitative analysis of surface contamination on ultra-low background materials from exposure to dustIn this work we present a method for the direct determination of contaminant fallout rates on material surfaces from exposure to dust. Naturally occurring radionuclides K-40, Th-232, U-238 and stable…M. L. di Vacri, I. J. Arnquist, S. Scorza et al.·Jun 23, 2020SaveLearn
Neutron Dark-Field Imaging with Edge IlluminationWe report on an Edge Illumination setup enabling neutron dark-field imaging where two amplitude modulators are used to structure and subsequently analyze the neutron beam. The modulator and analyzer…Marco Endrizzi, Gibril K. Kallon, Triestino Minniti et al.·Jun 22, 2020SaveLearn
Estimation of angular sensitivity for X-ray interferometers with multiple phase gratingsRecently, X-ray interferometers with more than one phase grating have been developed for differential phase contrast (DPC) imaging. In this study, a novel framework is developed to predict such…Jianwei Chen, Jiecheng Yang, Peiping Zhu et al.·Jun 21, 2020SaveLearn
Prototyping of a 25 Gbps optical transmitter for applications in high-energy physics experimentsDevelopment of optical links with 850 nm multi-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) has advanced to 25 Gbps in speed. For applications in high-energy experiments, the transceivers…C. -P. Chao, S. -W. Chen, D. Gong et al.·Jun 21, 2020SaveLearn
Radiation effects on NDL prototype LGAD sensors after proton irradiationWe study the radiation effects of the Low Gain Avalanche Detector (LGAD) sensors developed by the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) and the Novel Device Laboratory (NDL) of Beijing Normal…Yuhang Tan, Tao Yang, Suyu Xiao et al.·Jun 21, 2020SaveLearn
A Forward Multiparticle Spectrometer for the LHC: Hadron spectra and Long-lived particle searchI describe a possible Forward Multiparticle Spectrometer (FMS) that could be installed downstream of the superconducting recombination dipole D1 in Run 4, from z = 96 m - 126 m to measure multi-TeV…Michael G. Albrow·Jun 21, 2020SaveLearn
A computer program to simulate the response of SiPMsA Monte Carlo program which simulates the response of SiPMs is presented. Input to the program are the mean number and the time distribution of Geiger discharges from light, as well as the dark-count…E. Garutti, R. Klanner, J. Rolph et al.·Jun 19, 2020SaveLearn
Real-time reconstruction of long-lived particles at LHCb using FPGAsFinding tracks downstream of the magnet at the earliest LHCb trigger level is not part of the baseline plan of the upgrade trigger, on account of the significant CPU time required to execute the…Riccardo Cenci, Andrea Di Luca, Federico Lazzari et al.·Jun 19, 2020SaveLearn
Electroluminescence and electron avalanching in two-phase detectorsElectroluminescence and electron avalanching are the physical effects used in two-phase argon and xenon detectors for dark mater search and neutrino detection, to amplify the primary ionization…A. Buzulutskov·Jun 19, 2020SaveLearn
Establishing correction solutions for Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer measurements affected by sensor head vibrationScanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer (SLDV) measurements are affected by sensor head vibrations as if they are vibrations of the target surface itself. This paper presents practical correction schemes…Ben J. Halkon, Steve J. Rothberg·Jun 19, 2020SaveLearn
Elimination of the effect of internal activity in LaCl3:Ce scintillatorThe Lanthanum Halide scintillator detectors have been widely used for nuclear spectroscopy experiments because of their excellent energy and time resolutions. Despite having these advantages, the…D. Chattopadhyay, Sathi Sharma, M. Saha Sarkar·Jun 18, 2020SaveLearn
MPGD-based photon detectors for the upgrade of COMPASS RICH-1 and beyondCOMPASS is a fixed target experiment at CERN SPS aimed to study hadron structure and spectroscopy. Hadron identification in the momentum range between 3 and 55 GeV/c is provided by a large…J. Agarwala, M. Alexeev, C. D. R. Azevedo et al.·Jun 18, 2020SaveLearn
Large-Scale, Precision Xenon Doping of Liquid ArgonThe detection of scintillation light from liquid argon is an experimental technique key to a number of current and future nuclear/particle physics experiments, such as neutrino physics, neutrinoless…N. McFadden, S. R. Elliott, M. Gold et al.·Jun 17, 2020SaveLearn
Performance of the BIS78 RPC detectors: a new concept of electronics and detector integration for high-rate and fast timing large size RPCsThe reduction of the average charge per count in the gas along with the capability to discriminate very small signals from noise can allow an efficient and long-term Resistive Plate Chamber detector…Luca Pizzimento·Jun 17, 2020SaveLearn
Fabrication of Tungsten nanoprobes by Electrochemical etching: Role of cathode geometry and their use as electrical probeElectrical measurement of nano-scale devices and structures requires skills and hardware to make nano-contacts. Such measurements have been difficult for number of laboratories due to cost of probe…Rakesh K. Prasad, Dilip K. Singh·Jun 17, 2020SaveLearn
Improved method for measuring low concentration radium and its application to the Super-Kamiokande Gadolinium projectChemical extraction using a molecular recognition resin named "Empore Radium Rad Disk" was developed to improve sensitivity for the low concentration of radium (Ra). Compared with the…S. Ito, K. Ichimura, Y. Takaku et al.·Jun 17, 2020SaveLearn
The Upgrade I of LHCb VELO -- towards an intelligent monitoring platformThe Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) detector is designed to detect decays of b- and c- hadrons for the study of CP violation and rare decays. At the end of the LHC Run 2, many of the LHCb…P. Kopciewicz, T. Szumlak, M. Majewski et al.·Jun 16, 2020SaveLearn
Internal Calibration of the PandaX-II Detector with Radon Gaseous SourcesWe have developed a low-energy electron recoil (ER) calibration method with 220Rn for the PandaX-II detector. 220Rn, emanated from natural thorium compounds, was fed into the detector…Wenbo Ma, Abdusalam Abdukerim, Zihao Bo et al.·Jun 16, 2020SaveLearn
Contamination of TEM Holders Quantified and Mitigated with Open-Hardware, High-Vacuum Bakeout SystemHydrocarbon contamination plagues high-resolution and analytical electron microscopy by depositing carbonaceous layers onto surfaces during electron irradiation, which can render carefully prepared…Yin Min Goh, Jonathan Schwartz, Emily Rennich et al.·Jun 16, 2020SaveLearn
Recent Performance Studies of the GEM-based TPC Readout (DESY Module)For the International Large Detector (ILD) at the planned International Linear Collider (ILC) a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is foreseen as the main tracking detector. To achieve the required point…Ties Behnke, Ralf Diener, Ulrich Einhaus et al.·Jun 15, 2020SaveLearn