Precision Light Yield and Crosstalk Characterization for the SuperFGD scintillator cubesA detailed study of a 5×5×5 cube prototype of the SuperFGD detector was performed using a 730 MeV/c pion beam at the SC-1000 synchrocyclotron (PNPI, Gatchina, Russia). The detector,…I. Alekseev, A. Chvirova, M. Danilov et al.·May 8, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamic thermal sensitivity of microwave cryogenic sapphire resonatorWe have discovered a memory effect in the temperature sensitivity of a cryogenic sapphire microwave resonator, at the heart of the ultra-stable Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillators (CSOs). Such effect is…Mohamed-Yacine Hachani, Christophe Fluhr, Benoit Dubois et al.·May 7, 2026SaveLearn
Study of Particle Fluence Effects on Collected Charge and Depletion Voltage of the ATLAS IBL Planar Pixel SensorsAfter ten years of operation at the LHC, the planar pixel sensors of the innermost barrel layer of the ATLAS Pixel detector have accumulated an average bulk damage fluence in excess of…ATLAS Collaboration·May 6, 2026SaveLearn
Machine learning inference of fission yields from gamma spectroscopy for very low-yield nuclear test verificationVery low-yield nuclear tests pose a major verification challenge for the zero-yield standard of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The zero-yield standard prohibits any explosive…Julien de Troullioud de Lanversin, Jiehui Li, Christopher Fichtlscherer et al.·May 6, 2026SaveLearn
Stability of Charge Collection Efficiency in a Novel Graphene-Optimized Silicon Carbide Detector Under 160 keV X-Ray IrradiationA novel graphene-optimized silicon carbide PIN detector was fabricated. Its electrical properties, charge collection performance and signal rise time were evaluated under non-irradiated conditions…Yingjie Huang, Congcong Wang, Jingxuan He et al.·May 6, 2026SaveLearn
Demonstration of a compact optical resonator-based displacement sensing technique with sub-femtometer precisionWe demonstrate sub-femtometer displacement-sensing results achieved with a compact optical resonator-based laser interferometry technique called heterodyne cavity-tracking, intended for local…Shreevathsa Chalathadka Subrahmanya, Jonathan Joseph Carter, Oliver Gerberding·May 5, 2026SaveLearn
Particulate analysis of post-thermal runaway soot of Li-ion battery using X-ray computed tomographyThe microstructural characteristics of soot generated during thermal runaway events in lithium-ion batteries have been examined, with a focus on the associated health risks. X-ray computed tomography…Avtar Singh, Donal P. Finegan·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Temperature-Dependent Neutron Moderation Model Including Inelastic Scattering in Reactor MediaIn this study, a mathematical model of neutron moderation is developed that accounts for the temperature of the fissile medium and the contribution of inelastic neutron scattering on heavy nuclei of…Sergey Chernezhenko, Victor Tarasov, Volodymyr Vashchenko et al.·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Characterisation and Monte Carlo validation of a compact AmBe neutron irradiation facility providing fast and thermal neutron fields for detector developmentWe report the design, commissioning and benchmarking of a compact AmBe-based neutron irradiation facility capable of providing both fast and thermal neutron dominated fields through multiple detector…A. J. Bevan, I. Dawson·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
A real-time demonstrator of track reconstruction with FPGAs at LHCbThe upgraded LHCb detector has started its Run 3 of data taking in 2022, with a completely overhauled DAQ system, reading out and processing the full detector data at every LHC bunch crossing (30 MHz…Francesco Terzuoli, Wander Baldini, Giovanni Bassi et al.·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Ultracold Neutron Guide-Coating Facility at U.WinnipegWe report the construction and commissioning of a new ultracold neutron (UCN) guide-coating facility at the University of Winnipeg. The facility employs pulsed laser deposition (PLD) to produce…T. Hepworth, A. Zahra, B. Algohi et al.·May 4, 2026SaveLearn
Detectivity and bandwidth limits of cooled and uncooled light detection using nanomechanical resonatorsNanomechanical resonators (NMRs) offer a promising alternative to traditional thermal-based radiation detectors due to their immunity to electrical noise. In recent years, these sensors have reached…Mathis Turgeon-Roy, Mohammed Shakir, Zachary Louis-Seize et al.·May 3, 2026SaveLearn
Forecasting Source Stability in Scientific Experiments using Temporal Learning Models: A Case Study from Tritium MonitoringThe Karlsruhe Tritium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) aims to measure the absolute neutrino mass with unprecedented sensitivity, requiring precise monitoring of the windowless gaseous tritium source,…Nicholas Tan Jerome, Nadia Aouadi, Christoph Koehler et al.·May 2, 2026SaveLearn
Optimization of qPlus sensor geometry and circuit for high-speed atomic force microscopy in liquid environmentsAtomic force microscopy (AFM) using qPlus sensors is a powerful tool for high-resolution analysis in various liquids, including high-viscosity or opaque environments. However, the relatively high…Takashi Ichii, Shuji Tokitoh, Yuto Nishiwaki et al.·May 2, 2026SaveLearn
EQSANS-CLI: A natural-language, agent-ready command-line tool for small-angle neutron scattering data reduction at EQ-SANSSmall-angle neutron scattering (SANS) data reduction at user facilities follows a largely repetitive workflow. Runs are first classified in the catalog and matched to transmission, background, and…Changwoo Do·May 1, 2026SaveLearn
Ion-Optical Tuning of the Large Acceptance Spectrometer for Improved Angular Resolution and AcceptanceThe trade-off between angular resolution and acceptance in scattering-angle measurements with a magnetic spectrometer is quantitatively evaluated for the Large Acceptance Spectrometer (LAS). The…Taichi Miyagawa, Junki Tanaka, Shinsuke Ota et al.·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn
Optical effects in Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEMs)Optical time projection chambers (OTPCs) are well suited for applications that require the highest spatial resolution for particle track reconstruction. The MIGDAL experiment uses a glass GEM-based…D. Edgeman, F. M. Brunbauer, M. Gardner et al.·Apr 30, 2026SaveLearn
Gaseous forms of 76Ge, 82Se, 96Zr, 100Mo, 124Sn, and 130Te: new avenues to future 0νββ time projection chambersSearches for neutrinoless double beta decay are growing larger, with tonne-scale targets in several nuclides still far from exhausting the discovery space. What's beyond ton scale? Time…Aneesha Avasthi, Benjamin Monreal, Ivana Moya·Apr 29, 2026SaveLearn
Comprehensive Design Validation of serially powered CMS Phase-2 Pixel ModulesAfter the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) upgrade into High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the instantaneous luminosity is expected to reach values up to 7.5x1034cm2/s, causing a harsher radiation…Giorgia Bonomelli·Apr 29, 2026SaveLearn
A cm-wave quantum noise limited resonant superconducting parametric amplifierSuperconducting Parametric Amplifiers (SPAs) have seen great interest in recent years due to their high gain and quantum limited noise performance. Among these amplifiers, resonant SPAs have been…V. Gilles, T. Sweetnam, B. Mohammadian et al.·Apr 29, 2026SaveLearn
Performance Characterization of a Plastic-Scintillator Sensor for Fast-Neutron, Thermal-Neutron, and Gamma-Ray DiscriminationDiscrimination of fast neutrons, thermal neutrons, and γ rays in mixed radiation fields is important for radiation monitoring, reactor-related measurements, and background suppression in nuclear…Yuhang Liu, Fengpeng An, Guang Luo et al.·Apr 29, 2026SaveLearn
Machine Learning Enables Real-Time Waveform Decomposition for Dual-Readout CalorimetryDual-readout calorimeters achieve superior energy resolution by simultaneously measuring Cherenkov and scintillation signals for event-by-event electromagnetic fraction correction, making them…Liangyu Wu, Qibin Liu, Marco Toliman Lucchini et al.·Apr 28, 2026SaveLearn
A new diffuse reflector filament for additive manufacturing of 3D printing finely-segmented plastic scintillatorThis study presents the development and the characterization of novel white reflective filaments suitable for additive manufacturing of finely segmented plastic scintillators. The filament is based…A. Krech, A. Boyarintsev, B. Grynyov et al.·Apr 28, 2026SaveLearn
NTL-amplified cryogenic light detectors with optically transparent electrodesThe Neganov-Trofimov-Luke (NTL) effect is used by experiments based on cryogenic detectors to boost the sensitivity of light-sensitive devices down to a few optical photons. In this work we introduce…Matteo Biassoni, Andrea Nava, Oscar Azzolini et al.·Apr 28, 2026SaveLearn
A radon emanation measurement system at the Carleton Noble Liquid Detector LaboratoryRadon is one of the most important sources of background in rare event search experiments, such as those searching for Dark Matter and neutrinos, due to its unavoidable production from natural…P. Adhikari, M. G. Boulay, R. Crampton et al.·Apr 28, 2026SaveLearn