Development and demonstration of the Korea ALICE Telescope using electron beams at KEK PF-ARThe development of ultra-low-mass, high-precision vertex detectors is a key requirement for future collider experiments and motivates extensive research and development of novel silicon tracking…Jiyoung Kim, Meike Danisch, Sungwoon Choi et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Intrinsic time resolution of a hexagonal BC404 scintillator: A Monte Carlo study of interaction geometry and optical reflectivityTime resolution is an important parameter in particle detectors, as it determines their ability to distinguish between two temporally separated events. It can be decomposed into electronic and…C. H. Zepeda-Fernández, L. F. Rebolledo-Herrera, E. Moreno Barbosa·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Non-destructive 3D doping imaging of silicon sensorsSilicon sensors are the foundational detection medium for X-rays and charged particles. While their bulk dopant distribution determines device performance, it is conventionally assumed homogeneous…Xiangyu Xie, Anna Bergamaschi, Maria Carulla et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Event-by-Event Space-Charge Gain Suppression in LGADs and Its Impact on Time ResolutionLow Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) achieve time resolutions below 50 ps through internal charge multiplication, yet the gain is not a fixed device property as the space-charge of the multiplied…Djunes Janssens, Michael Moll, Heinrich Schindler·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Real-time blind indexing by cross-frame consensusClassical crystallography determines orientation and unit-cell geometry from a rotation series collected from a single specimen, whereas serial crystallography acquires one still exposure from each…Stefano Marchesini, Yuan Ni·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
Review of Hybrid and Opaque Scintillator Technologies Advancing Neutrino and Dark Matter DetectorsOrganic liquid scintillators are used since several decades, especially in neutrino physics. They excel at the detection of low-energy particles where energy and timing information is required.…Stefan Schoppmann·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
Ton-scale Xenon Gas TPC for 0νββ Search at Atmospheric PressureWe explore aspects of an unorthodox ton-scale xenon gas time projection chamber detector operated at normal temperature and pressure (NTP), designed for 0νββ discovery at 1027 year…Y. Mei, K. Mistry, D. R. Nygren·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
EBS and in-beam γ-ray investigation of FCVA-prepared Cr2O3 targets for low-energy 16O+16O fusion experimentsThe Cr2O3 solid target for low-energy 16O+16O fusion experiments was fabricated using filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA) deposition. Its composition, oxygen areal density and…C. Wen, X. Chen, L. Wang et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Simulation Study of the Design and Spatial Resolution of a Novel AC-coupled Cross Strip LGADAC-coupled Low Gain Avalanche Diode (AC-LGAD), evolved from the standard LGAD technology, are silicon detectors characterized by exceptional temporal and spatial resolutions. This work proposes a…Jingkang Xu, Mengzhao Li, Zhiliang Hu et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Long-term performance of non-ALD MCP-PMTs in the high-radiation environment of ALICEThe Fast Interaction Trigger detector of the ALICE apparatus at the LHC includes a Cherenkov subsystem utilizing 52 Planacon XP85002/FIT-Q microchannel plate-based photomultiplier tubes. It is a…Yury Melikyan for the ALICE Collaboration·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
An optical cryostat for automated testing of silicon photomultipliers with vacuum-ultraviolet lightWe present the design and performance of an optical cryostat for testing silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) with vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) light. The cryostat operates within a temperature range of 120…Lucas Darroch, Riya Rai, Soud Al Kharusi et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Kinematic Fitting of electromagnetic calorimeter data - an improved methodKinematic fitting is widely used in particle physics experiments as a powerful tool to improve experimental resolutions, to suppress background and to provide selection criteria for the…Nicolas Kolanus, Jonas Kohlen, Ulrike Thoma·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
The DarkLight Experiment at TRIUMFThis paper reports on the commissioning of the DarkLight experiment at the ARIEL superconducting electron linear accelerator located at TRIUMF in Vancouver, Canada. DarkLight was designed to utilize…R. Alarcon, D. Almonte, M. I. Alstaty et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
Nanoscale NMR of DNA-Functionalized Diamond Using Individual NV CentersNuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful probe of molecular structure and dynamics but typically requires large spin ensembles. Here, we demonstrate nanoscale NMR detection of…Erika Janitz, Konstantin Herb, Laura A. Völker et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
Monitoring antiproton numbers with a CMOS detector in a dense-track environmentThe production of antihydrogen by the GBAR experiment at AD/ELENA requires good knowledge of the number of incident keV antiprotons, which can be problematic. We have used a commercial CMOS digital…C. Regenfus, P. Adrich, I. Belosevic et al.·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Testbeam characterization of a 3D silicon sensor read out by Timepix4Testbeam results from a 300\,μm-thick 3D silicon sensor bump-bonded to a Timepix4 ASIC, are presented. The hit detection efficiency, spatial resolution, and timing performance of the 3D…E. Chatzianagnostou, M. J. Madurai, K. Akiba et al.·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Optimisation of importance sampling implementation in rare-event shielding simulations using Geant4Rare-event search experiments demand ever-lower backgrounds, and the resulting radio-pure materials and suppressive shielding make related background simulations computationally expensive without…P. Knights, L. J. Milligan, K. Nikolopoulos·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-Angle Beam Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Diffraction-Contrast-Free Magnetic ImagingRecent development of the differential phase contrast (DPC) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) technique has significantly advanced materials science supported by high-sensitivity…Akira Yasuhara, Zentaro Akase, Takumi Sannomiya·Sep 3, 2026SaveLearn
An extensible software platform for automated operational and characterization testing of scientific camerasMulti-detector programs such as Earth 2.0 (ET) require detector characterization across different technologies, operating conditions, and production batches, together with consistent procedures for…Baolong Chen, Hongfei Zhang, Wei Liu et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Toward High-Resolution Detection of Target Fragmentation: TEA-Sensitized NIT for Proton Therapy ApplicationsNano Imaging Trackers (NIT) are fine-grained nuclear emulsions capable of tracking charged particles with sub-micrometric spatial resolution. The DAMON (Direct Measurement of Target Fragmentation)…V. Boccia, T. Asada, A. Alexandrov et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Time performance of USTC-IME LGAD under synchrotron light source focused X-rayThe time performance of Low Gain Avalanche Diodes (LGADs), designed by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and fabricated by the Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy…Tianao Wang, De Zhang, Zheng Liang et al.·Sep 2, 2026SaveLearn
Characterization of a low-power 3D photon-to-digital converter readout improved for system integration in meter-scale applicationsDigital silicon photomultipliers (dSiPM) are arrays of single photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) where each SPAD has its own electronic readout. To maximize the photodetection area, we developed a…Olivier Lepage, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy et al.·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Radiation Hardness of Commercially Available NUV-MT Silicon PhotomultipliersSilicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) based on the near-ultraviolet, metal-filled trench (NUV-MT) technology offer improved photon detection efficiency and reduced correlated noise relative to earlier…T. Avgitas, M. Axiotis, Z. Balmforth et al.·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Fabrication and characterization of lithium-diffused inverted coaxial point-contact HPGe detectorsHigh-purity germanium (HPGe) detectors with low capacitance, low electronic noise, and stable high-voltage operation are important for high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy and rare-event searches.…Anupama Karki, Kunming Dong, Dongming Mei·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn
Helium-Gas-Cooled Cryogenic Current Comparator Integrated with a Quantum Resistance StandardWe report a cryogen-free cryogenic current comparator (CCC) system for precision resistance measurements. A helium-gas chamber was developed and installed on the 4 K stage of a cryogen-free dilution…Yuma Okazaki, Takehiko Oe, Nobu-Hisa Kaneko·Sep 1, 2026SaveLearn