A Novel, Steerable, Low-Energy Proton Source for Detector CharacterizationWe report on the conversion of the Manitoba II mass spectrometer into a versatile low-energy proton beam facility. This infrastructure is adaptable to any detector-under-test (DUT), and has proven…Nicholas Macsai, August Mendelsohn, David Harrison et al.·Oct 4, 2025SaveLearn
Next Generation Ta-STJ Sensor Arrays for BSM Physics SearchesThe Beryllium Electron capture in Superconducting Tunnel junctions (BeEST) experiment uses superconducting tunnel junction (STJ) sensors to search for physics beyond the standard model (BSM) with…Joseph P. T. Templet, Spencer Fretwell, Andrew Marino et al.·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
The beam test facility at Jefferson Lab for the precise energy measurement of future calorimeter conceptsIn experimental nuclear physics (NP), high-precision electromagnetic calorimetry typically requires a good energy resolution and linear photosensor response on the level of (1-2)% over a full dynamic…Vladimir V. Berdnikov, Alexander Somov·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
Rasnik 3-point alignment system: algorithm, control framework, and its applicationsRasnik is a three-point optical displacement sensor originally developed for particle detector alignment in high-energy physics experiments, including the muon chambers of L3 at LEP and ATLAS at the…Anoop Nagesh Koushik, Harry van der Graaf, Kevin Ravensberg et al.·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
Installation and first commissioning results of the JEF lead tungstate calorimeterThe Electromagnetic Calorimeter (ECAL), consisting of 1,596 lead tungstate scintillating crystals, has been recently constructed and installed in Experimental Hall D at Jefferson Lab (JLab). The…Alexander Somov, Vladimir Berdnikov·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
Scintillator-integrated microchannel plate photomultiplier tubes for ultrafast timing over keV-GeV energy scalesPrecise measurement of radiation has long played a vital role in a wide range of research and industrial fields, from fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model to medical imaging such as…Ryosuke Ota, Yuya Onishi, Daehee Lee et al.·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
Development of Deep Neural Network First-Level Hardware Track Trigger for the Belle II ExperimentThe Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB accelerator is designed to explore physics beyond the Standard Model with unprecedented luminosity. As the beam intensity increased, the experiment faced…Y. -X. Liu, T. Koga, H. Bae et al.·Oct 3, 2025SaveLearn
Gas Electroluminescence in a Dual Phase Xenon-Doped Argon DetectorNoble element detectors using argon or xenon as the detection medium are widely used in the searches for rare neutrino and dark matter interactions. Xenon doping in liquid argon can preserve…James W. Kingston, Jianyang Qi, Jingke Xu et al.·Oct 2, 2025SaveLearn
BabyMOSS stitched sensors: results of characterisation tests for ALICE ITS3 upgradeDuring the Long Shutdown 3 (LS3, scheduled 2026-2030), the innermost 3 layers (Inner Barrel, or IB) of the present ALICE ITS2 will be replaced with large-area, flexible, stitched CMOS 65 nm sensors,…Alessandro Sturniolo·Oct 2, 2025SaveLearn
The Application of VMM3A Readout for Multi-Grid Neutron DetectorsThe T-REX neutron spectrometer at the European Spallation Source will use Multi-Grid Technology, which is a voxelised proportional counter relying on10B4C coatings to detect the…A. Backis, F. Piscitelli, D. Pfeiffer et al.·Oct 2, 2025SaveLearn
Dark characterization of Ti/Al LEKIDs for the search of axions in the W-bandWe report the electrical (dark) characterization of lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) fabricated from a Titanium/Aluminum bilayer and designed for broadband absorption in the…Victor Rollano, Alejandro Pascual Laguna, David Rodriguez et al.·Oct 2, 2025SaveLearn
Study of the response of a large volume TPC prototype for the CYGNO experiment at LNGSAstrophysical and cosmological evidence strongly supports the existence of Dark Matter (DM), yet no candidate particle is predicted by the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics. Among the most…Rita Antonietti·Oct 1, 2025SaveLearn
Noise Modeling and Calibration of a Two-Stage Cryogenic Charge Amplifier for the SPLENDOR ExperimentThe SPLENDOR Collaboration studies novel narrow-gap semiconductors and engineered a substrate agnostic detector platform to achieve O(meV) energy sensitivity designed for low mass dark…Jadyn Anczarski, Owen Andrews, Taylor Aralis et al.·Oct 1, 2025SaveLearn
Effects of Neutron Irradiation on LGADs with Broad Multiplication Layer and varied Carbon-Enriched Doses: A Study on Timing Performance and Gain DeteriorationIn this radiation tolerance study, Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) with a carbon-enriched broad and shallow multiplication layer were examined in comparison to identical non-carbonated LGADs.…E. Navarrete Ramos, J. Villegas, J. Duarte-Campderros et al.·Oct 1, 2025SaveLearn
Fabrication and Characterization of X-ray TES Detectors Based on Annular AlMn Alloy FilmsAlMn alloy flms are widely fabricated into superconducting transition edge sensors (TESs) for the detection of cosmic microwave background radiation. However, the application in X-ray or gamma-ray…Yifei Zhang, Zhengwei Li, Mengxian Zhang et al.·Oct 1, 2025SaveLearn
Silicon pinhole strip defects and their impact on ATLAS Inner Tracker HV current measurementIn preparation for the High-Luminsoity LHC (HL-LHC), the ATLAS detector will undergo major detector upgrades, including the replacement of the current Inner Detector with the new all-silicon Inner…Anthony Affolder, Kirsten Affolder, Emily Duden et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
Evaluation of CZT Detector Performance in Alpha and Gamma SpectrometryPresented is a work on the performance studies of Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) planar detector structures. Current-voltage (IV), capacitance-voltage (CV), and gamma- and alpha-spectroscopy…N. Kramarenko, M. Väänänen, M. Kalliokoski et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
Scintillating properties of Cs2ZrCl6 crystals in the temperature range of 5-300 KA new comprehensive study on the Cs2ZrCl6 (CZC) crystal scintillating properties under different types of irradiation was performed over a wide temperature range from 5 to 300 K. The light…F. Cappella, P. C. F. Di Stefano, E. Ellingwood et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
Design and Evaluation of CZT-based Micro-activity Dose Calibrator for TAT Application using Monte Carlo SimulationA novel CZT-based micro-activity dose calibrator has been designed via Monte Carlo simulation (GATE) to accurately measure low-level activity 225Ac for targeted alpha therapy (TAT) application.…Seoyun Jang, Robin Peter, Biswajit Das et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
Comparative study of YSO, GaGG, and BGO scintillators coupled to a SiPM array for gamma-ray spectroscopyA compact gamma-ray detector module was developed and characterized for spectroscopic applications across a wide energy range. The detector comprises a 4x4 array of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs,…S. Nuruyev, G. Ahmadov, D. Berikov et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
BABY 1L: First Tritium Breeding Campaign ResultsAchieving tritium self-sufficiency is a critical challenge for future fusion power plants. The BABY 1L experiment, part of the LIBRA project at MIT, aims to benchmark tritium breeding and release in…Rémi Delaporte-Mathurin, Nikola Goles, Collin Dunn et al.·Sep 30, 2025SaveLearn
Development Status of the KIPM Detector ConsortiumA Kinetic Inductance Phonon-Mediated Detector is a calorimeter that uses kinetic inductance detectors to read out phonon signals from the device substrate. We have established a consortium comprising…Dylan J Temples, Zoë J. Smith, Selby Q Dang et al.·Sep 29, 2025SaveLearn
The SWEET project: probing sugar crystals for direct dark matter searchesSeveral experiments searching for direct dark matter interactions aim to achieve unprecedented sensitivity to sub-GeV/c2 dark matter masses through elastic scattering with nuclei in various target…A. Bento, F. Casadei, E. Cipelli et al.·Sep 29, 2025SaveLearn
The development of a high granular crystal calorimeter prototype of VLASTVery Large Area gamma-ray Space Telescope (VLAST) is the next-generation flagship space observatory for high-energy gamma-ray detection proposed by China. The observation energy range covers from MeV…Yanshuo Zhang, Qian Chen, Dengyi Chen et al.·Sep 29, 2025SaveLearn
Laboratory and Synchrotron Validation of μ-XRF for Sulfur Mapping in CTMP Paper SamplesThe transition toward renewable, fiber-based packaging requires an improved understanding of chemical modifications in high-yield pulps such as chemithermomechanical pulp (CTMP). Sulfonation…F. Foroughi, H. Bergman, D. Krapohl et al.·Sep 29, 2025SaveLearn