Measurement of cosmic muon-induced events in an HPGe detector using time-coincidence techniqueDetailed understanding and suppression of backgrounds are among the key challenges faced by Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CENS) experiments. The sensitivity of these…Roni Dey, Dipanwita Mondal, Sudipta Das et al.·May 23, 2025SaveLearn
Sub-keV Electron Recoil Calibration for Macroscopic Cryogenic Calorimeters using a Novel X-ray Fluorescence SourcePercent-level calibration of cryogenic macro-calorimeters with energy thresholds below 100~eV are crucial for light Dark Matter (DM) searches and reactor neutrino studies based on coherent elastic…H. Abele, G. Angloher, B. Arnold et al.·May 23, 2025SaveLearn
Use of Bayesian Inference to Diagnose Issues in Experimental Measurements of Mechanical Disk ResonatorsGravitational wave detectors, such as LIGO, are predominantly limited by coating Brownian thermal noise (CTN), arising from mechanical losses in the Bragg mirror coatings used on test-mass optics.…Simon C. Tait, Michael J. Williams, Joseph Bayley et al.·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
Proof-of-Principle Experiment on a Displacement-Noise-Free Neutron Interferometer for Gravitational Wave DetectionThe displacement-noise-free interferometer (DFI) is designed to eliminate all displacement-induced noise while retaining sensitivity to gravitational wave (GW) signals. Ground-based DFIs suffer from…Shoki Iwaguchi, Takuhiro Fujiie, Taro Nambu et al.·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
Spontaneous generation of athermal phonon bursts within bulk silicon causing excess noise, low energy background events and quasiparticle poisoning in superconducting sensorsSolid state phonon detectors used in the search for dark matter and coherent neutrino nucleus interactions (CE) require excellent energy resolution (eV-scale or below) and low backgrounds. An…C. L. Chang, Y. -Y. Chang, M. Garcia-Sciveres et al.·May 22, 2025SaveLearn
Polarizing 3He via Metastability Exchange Optical Pumping Using a 1.2 mbar Sealed Cell at Magnetic Fields up to 5 TWe report high nuclear polarization of 1.2 mbar 3He gas in a sealed cell in magnetic fields up to 5 T using Metastability Exchange Optical Pumping (MEOP). The creation of a highly polarized 3He gas…Pushpa Pandey, Hao Lu, James Maxwell et al.·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
The CRAB facility at the TU Wien TRIGA reactor: status and related physics programThe CRAB (Calibrated nuclear Recoils for Accurate Bolometry) project aims to precisely characterize the response of cryogenic detectors to sub-keV nuclear recoils of direct interest for coherent…H. Abele, P. Ajello, A. Armatol et al.·May 21, 2025SaveLearn
Simulation of charge transport at the surface of planar silicon sensorsRadiation-hard silicon sensors used in high-energy physics require a high electric field and are susceptible to surface breakdown. This study aims to improve the understanding of the underlying…Ingo Bloch, Ben Bruers, Heiko Lacker et al.·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Updates on MURAVES Project at Mt. VesuviusThe MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims to use muography imaging techniques to study the internal structure of the summit of the Mt. Vesuvius, an active volcano near Naples, Italy.…Yanwen Hong, Marwa Al Moussawi, Fabio Ambrosino et al.·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Revealing Information from Weak Signal in Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy with a Deep DenoiserElectron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) coupled with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is a powerful technique to determine materials composition and bonding with high spatial…Yifan Wang, Mai Tan, Carlos Fernandez-Granda et al.·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
An exploratory study of a tellurium-loaded liquid scintillator based on water and p-dioxaneTellurium-loaded liquid scintillators are critical for neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments. However, conventional organic scintillators are constrained by the limited solubility of organic…Ye Liang, Haozhe Sun, Zhe Wang·May 20, 2025SaveLearn
Resistive Plate Chamber Detector Construction and Certification: State-of-the-Art Facilities at the Max Planck Institute for Physics, in Partnership with Industrial PartnersResistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) featuring 1 mm gas volumes combined with high-pressure phenolic laminate (HPL) electrodes provide excellent timing resolution down to a few hundred picoseconds, along…Davide Costa, Francesco Fallavollita, Hubert Kroha et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
A High-Flux Electron Detector System to Measure Non-linear Compton Scattering at LUXERecently, advancements in high-intensity laser technology have enabled the exploration of non-perturbative Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) in strong-field regimes. Notable aspects include non-linear…Antonios Athanassiadis, Robert Ariniello, Louis Helary et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
Optimization of 3D diamond detectors with graphitized electrodes based on an innovative numerical simulationFuture experiments at hadron colliders require an evolution of the tracking sensors to ensure sufficient radiation hardness as well as space and time resolution to handle unprecedented particle…Lucio Anderlini, Alessandro Bombini, Clarissa Buti et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
The influence of pixel cell layout on the timing performance of 3D sensorsThree-dimensional (3D) pixel sensors are a promising technology for implementing the 4D-tracking paradigm in high-radiation environments. Despite their advantages in radiation tolerance, 3D pixel…Clara Lasaosa, Marcos Fernández, Iván Vila et al.·May 19, 2025SaveLearn
Universal Convergence Metric for Time-Resolved Neutron ScatteringThis work introduces a model-independent, dimensionless metric for predicting optimal measurement duration in time-resolved Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) using early-time data. Built on a…Chi-Huan Tung, Lijie Ding, Yuya Shinohara et al.·May 17, 2025SaveLearn
The Dublin Lens: A Cc=1.0 mm Objective Lens Intended for CryoEM at 100 keVWe have designed, fabricated and tested a lens with chromatic aberration coefficient (Cc) of 1.0 mm, a 4.0 mm pole-gap and 2.0 mm bore that is wide enough to accommodate an anti-contamination system…Germano Motta Alves, Theo Andrews, Patrick McBean et al.·May 16, 2025SaveLearn
Magnetic dipole-dipole transition for scintillation quenchingA magnetic dipole-dipole interaction is proposed as a scintillation quenching mechanism. The interaction rate follows R-6 as the electric dipole-dipole interaction in Foster…Zhe Wang·May 16, 2025SaveLearn
Particle identification in the GlueX detector with machine learningIn particle physics experiments, identifying the types of particles registered in a detector is essential for the accurate reconstruction of particle collisions. At Thomas Jefferson National…Eric Habjan, Richard Dube, James McIntyre et al.·May 16, 2025SaveLearn
Laser, Vacuum, and Gas Reaction Chamber for Operando Measurements at NSLS-II's 28-ID-2We present a laser reaction chamber that we developed for in-situ/operando X-ray diffraction measurements at the NSLS-II 28-ID-2 XPD (X-Ray Powder Diffraction) beamline. This chamber allows for rapid…Lauren Y. Moghimi, Patrik Johansson, Subhechchha Paul et al.·May 15, 2025SaveLearn
Detector Designs for Frontier Measurements in Neutrino and Collider Physics in the 21st CenturyThe last energy-frontier lepton collider, LEP, established several limits that still hold today. A key one is the counting of three light neutrino species from the invisible decay width of the Z…Wonyong Chung·May 15, 2025SaveLearn
HRPPD photosensors for RICH detectors with a high resolution timing capabilityRecently, a new version of DC-coupled High Rate Picosecond Photodetectors (DC-HRPPDs) substantially re-designed for use at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) has been developed. A first batch of seven…A. V. Lyashenko, J. Agarwala, A. Asaturyan et al.·May 15, 2025SaveLearn
Pixel column issue in the ATLAS Inner Tracker modulesPixel modules are currently being built for the ATLAS ITk Pixel detector upgrade. During the preproduction phase, recurring chip malfunctioning was observed during electrical testing. It was possible…L. Meng, R. Bates, C. Buttar et al.·May 15, 2025SaveLearn
Photomultiplier Requirements and Pre-Calibration for the SABRE South Liquid Scintillator VetoWe present a study of the oil-proof base Hamamatsu R5912 photomultiplier tubes that will be used in the SABRE South linear-alkylbenzene liquid scintillator veto. SABRE South is a dark matter direct…L. J. Milligan, P. Urquijo, E. Barberio et al.·May 15, 2025SaveLearn
Metal oxide decoration on Si-FETs for selective gas sensing at room temperatureMetal oxide semiconductors have been thoroughly studied for gas sensing applications due to the electrical transduction phenomenon in the presence of gaseous analytes. The chemiresistive sensors…A. Shahid, J. Gum, S. Mokkapati et al.·May 15, 2025SaveLearn