Current status of the CMS Inner Tracker upgrade for HL-LHCDuring the High Luminosity programme of the LHC collider (called HL-LHC), planned to start in 2030, the instantaneous luminosity will be increased from 2e34~cm-2s-1 to an…Lorenzo Damenti·May 8, 2025SaveLearn
Ponderomotive-expulsion: toward creating an electron-free volumeWe describe a demonstration of a prototype approach to clear the laser focal volume of free electrons and disable their atomic and molecular sources. Employing two temporally separated, copropagating…Smrithan Ravichandran, Teresa Cebriano, José Luis Henares et al.·May 7, 2025SaveLearn
Development, Characterization, and Testing of a Bias Supply for SiPMs in the CMVD ExperimentTo assess the viability of a shallow-depth neutrino detector, a Cosmic Muon Veto Detector (CMVD) is being constructed on top of the stack of Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detectors at TIFR, Mumbai.…Prajjalak Chattopadhyay, Mandar N. Saraf, Gobinda Majumder et al.·May 7, 2025SaveLearn
CEPC Project StatusIn this article we give a brief historical review of particle physics achievement through e+e- colliders and proton accelerators in the last half century and perspective for the next half century…Jie Gao·May 7, 2025SaveLearn
Development of a polarimetry method toward in-situ substrate birefringence characterization of ground-based gravitational wave detectorsImproving the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors is necessary to enrich scientific outcome of gravitational wave astronomy. Birefringence in test mass mirrors of gravitational wave detectors…Satoshi Tanioka, Terri Pearce, Keiko Kokeyama·May 6, 2025SaveLearn
Timing performance of a digital SiPM prototype measured with a picosecond injection laserThe DESY digital silicon photomultiplier (dSiPM) is a monolithic detector based on complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) and features a fully digital…Daniil Rastorguev, Inge Diehl, Karsten Hansen et al.·May 5, 2025SaveLearn
Improving Positron Lifetime Spectra Quality by Suppressing Corrupted Coincidences via Pulse-Height Spectrum Window AdjustmentsPositron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PALS) is a powerful technique for detecting microstructural defects in various material classes. In a commonly used 180 detector configuration…Dominik Boras, Danny Petschke, Torsten Staab·May 5, 2025SaveLearn
Pre-study of a Li2MoO4 based bolometer for 100Mo neutrinoless double beta decay experiment in ChinaThe cryogenic phonon scintillating bolometer is a promising and extremely attractive option to search for the nuclide neutrinoless double beta decay. In this paper, a pre-study of bolometer based on…Deyong Duan, Mingxuan Xue, Kangkang Zhao et al.·May 4, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of micro-SPECT system based on Timepix detectorIn this work, the characteristics of a prototype SPECT system based on the Timepix readout chip, with a MURA type encoding mask, were evaluated. The set-up has a small field of view and can be used…V. Rozhkov, I. Hernandez, A. Leyva et al.·May 3, 2025SaveLearn
Design and Monte Carlo Simulation of a Phase Grating Moir\'e Neutron Interferometer to Measure the Gravitational ConstantThe gravitational constant (G) is the least precisely known fundamental constant of nature, with persistent and significant discrepancies between measurement methods. New techniques for measuring G…C. Kapahi, D. Sarenac, B. Heacock et al.·Apr 30, 2025SaveLearn
Levitated Sensor for Magnetometry in Ambient EnvironmentLevitated particle systems have gained significant attention as a rapidly advancing platform for precision sensing, offering low-loss, highly isolated environments by eliminating mechanical contact…Wei Ji, Changhao Xu, Guofeng Qu et al.·Apr 30, 2025SaveLearn
Full realization of the RIBLL2 separator at the HIRFL-CSR facilityA new experimental platform was constructed at the Second Radioactive Ion Beam Line in Lanzhou (RIBLL2) of HIRFL-CSR accelerator facility at Lanzhou, China. Its performance, along with several newly…Xiao-Dong Xu, Yong Zheng, Zhi-Yu Sun et al.·Apr 30, 2025SaveLearn
Turning a Disposable Bronchoscope into a Dynamic Speckle Imaging Tool: Yes, It WorksDynamic speckle imaging, typically used in laser-illuminated surface diagnostics, has proven valuable for assessing biological activity. In this work, we demonstrate its feasibility in an endoscopic…Aurélien plyer, Elise Colin, Enrique Garcia-Caurel·Apr 30, 2025SaveLearn
Characterisation of the neutron beam in the nTOF-EAR2 experimental area at CERN following the spallation target upgradeThe nTOF facility at CERN has undergone a major upgrade after the installation of a new spallation target, designed to improve the features of both neutron beamlines at the experimental areas 1 and…J. A. Pavon-Rodriguez, J. Lerendegui-Marco, A. Manna et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Light-Based Fast Timing in Bulk CsPbBr3 Crystals for TOF-PET and Proton Range VerificationHalide perovskite semiconductors such as CsPbBr3 (CLB) are emerging gamma-ray detectors for applications requiring very high energy resolution and potential for fine detector segmentation.…Nicolaus Kratochwil, Leonor Rebolo, Indra R. Pandey et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Testing Compact, Fused Silica Resonator Based Inertial Sensors in a Gravitational Wave Detector Prototype FacilityFuture gravitational wave observatories require significant advances in all aspects of their seismic isolation; inertial sensors being a pressing example. Inertial sensors using gram-scale high…J J Carter, P Birckigt, J Lehmann et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Design and performance of the prototype of the new Particle Identification system for the MAGNEX spectrometer within the NUMEN projectThe MAGNEX large acceptance magnetic spectrometer is installed at the Laboratori Nazionali del Sud of the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN-LNS) in Catania. In the past, MAGNEX experimental…C. Lombardo, D. Carbone, A. Spatafora et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Low dose gamma irradiation study of ATLAS ITk MD8 diodesSilicon strip detectors developed for the Inner Tracker (ITk) of the ATLAS experiment will operate in a harsh radiation environment of the HL-LHC accelerator. The ITk is thus designed to endure a…M. Mikeštíková, V. Fadeyev, P. Federičová et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Simulation of radiation damage effect on silicon detectors using RASERSilicon detectors play a crucial role in high energy physics experiments. In future high energy physics experiments, silicon detectors will be exposed to extremely high fluence environment, which can…Xingchen Li, Chenxi Fu, Hui Li et al.·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Preliminary Design and Performance Simulation of a Thermal Neutron Diffractometer Using McStasThis study presents a preliminary design and simulation of a thermal neutron diffractometer using the McStas Monte Carlo ray-tracing package. The simulated system is based on generalized instrument…Li-Fang Chen·Apr 29, 2025SaveLearn
Gas-cell development for nuclear astrophysics motivated studies on noble gas targets and the 3He(α,γ)7Be reactionIn many astrophysical scenarios, alpha induced reactions on noble gas nuclei play a crucial role. Studying these reactions in the laboratory requires the noble gas atoms to be confined in a…Á. Tóth, Z. Elekes, Zs. Fülöp et al.·Apr 28, 2025SaveLearn
Relative Spectral Response Function Retrieval of Hyperspectral Instruments in Atmospheric SpectrometryNowadays, tens of satellites carry hyperspectral spectrometers. Such instruments allow decomposing the light that exits the atmosphere from its top into hundreds to thousands of contiguous spectral…Pierre Dussarrat, Guillaume Deschamps·Apr 28, 2025SaveLearn
Wombat, the high intensity diffractometer in operation at the Australian Centre for Neutron ScatteringWombat is the high intensity neutron diffractometer in operation at the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering. While primarily used as a high-speed powder diffractometer, the high-performance area…Helen E. Maynard-Casely, Siobhan M. Tobin, Chin-Wei Wang et al.·Apr 28, 2025SaveLearn
Neutron source-based event reconstruction algorithm in large liquid scintillator detectorsWe developed an event reconstruction algorithm, applicable to large liquid scintillator detectors, built primarily upon neutron calibration data. We employ a likelihood method using photon detection…Akira Takenaka, Zhangming Chen, Arran Freegard et al.·Apr 27, 2025SaveLearn
Performance Study of a Position-sensitive Plastic Scintillator DetectorFor a long time, scintillator detectors have suffered from relatively weak spatial resolution due to various influencing factors. Additionally, the high cost of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) has…S. K. Lv, C. S. Dai, D. D. Hu et al.·Apr 27, 2025SaveLearn