Ultra-sensitive radon assay using an electrostatic chamber in a recirculating systemRare event searches such as neutrinoless double beta decay and Weakly Interacting Massive Particle detection require ultra-low background detectors. Radon contamination is a significant challenge for…nEXO Collaboration, A. Anker, P. A. Breur et al.·Apr 21, 2025SaveLearn
Uncertainty minimization in electronic stopping cross-section measurements using the backscattering methodAccurate determination of electronic stopping cross sections is critical for ion beam analysis and related applications. While transmission methods are well established, backscattering approaches…Victor Pires, Arilson Silva, Cleber L. Rodrigues et al.·Apr 21, 2025SaveLearn
Muon Imaging of Hydrotreatment ReactorsThis study presents the design and simulation-based validation of a muon imaging system tailored for potential applications in industrial hydrotreatment units. The system is built around a two-panel…Rafael Armando Martínez-Rivero, Christian Sarmiento-Cano, Diego Catillo-Morales et al.·Apr 21, 2025SaveLearn
Antenna Arrays for CRES-based Neutrino Mass MeasurementCRES is a technique for precision measurements of kinetic energies of charged particles, pioneered by the Project 8 experiment to measure the neutrino mass using the tritium endpoint method. It was…A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Bhagvati, S. Böser et al.·Apr 21, 2025SaveLearn
Atmospheric muon flux suppression at potential new low-radiation underground physics laboratory in IsraelThe residual atmospheric muon flux was measured at a candidate site for a new underground, low-radiation physics laboratory beneath the Kokhav HaYarden national park in Israel. Located inside the…Nadav Hargittai, Igor Zolkin, Yiftah Silver et al.·Apr 21, 2025SaveLearn
Progress in the Development of Multi-Element Monolithic Germanium Detectors in LEAPS-INNOV Project: Insights from Detector Performance SimulationThis study presents a detailed simulation-based analysis of the detection limits of multi-element monolithic Germanium (Ge) detectors to cadmium traces in environmental soil samples. Using the…N. Goyal, S. Aplin, A. Balerna et al.·Apr 20, 2025SaveLearn
Modeling frequency instability in high-quality resonant experimentsModern resonant sensing tools can achieve increasingly high quality factors, which correspond to extremely narrow linewidths. In such systems, time-variation of the resonator's natural frequency…Hao-Ran Cui, Saarik Kalia, Zhen Liu·Apr 18, 2025SaveLearn
Exploring unique design features of the Monolithic Stitched Sensor with Timing (MOST): yield, powering, timing, and sensor reverse biasMonolithic stitched CMOS sensors are explored for the upgrade of Inner Tracking System of the ALICE experiment (ITS3) and the R&D of the CERN Experimental Physics Department. To learn about…Mariia Selina, R. Barthel, S. Bugiel et al.·Apr 18, 2025SaveLearn
Prototype acoustic positioning system for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino ExperimentWe present the design and initial performance characterization of the prototype acoustic positioning system intended for the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment. It comprises novel piezo-acoustic…ONE Collaboration, M. Agostini, S. Agreda et al.·Apr 17, 2025SaveLearn
Reconstruction and Performance Evaluation of FASER's Emulsion Detector at the LHCThis paper presents the reconstruction and performance evaluation of the FASERν emulsion detector, which aims to measure interactions from neutrinos produced in the forward direction of…FASER Collaboration, Roshan Mammen Abraham, Xiaocong Ai et al.·Apr 17, 2025SaveLearn
Lessons from commissioning of the cryogenic system for the Short-Baseline Neutrino Detector at FermilabResults from commissioning and first year of operations of the cryogenic system of the Short-Baseline Neutrino Detector (SBND) and its membrane cryostat installed at the Fermi National Accelerator…Frederick Schwartz, Roberto Acciarri, Johan Bremer et al.·Apr 17, 2025SaveLearn
Irradiation Studies of the Resistive AC-coupled Silicon Detector (RSD/AC-LGAD)Resistive AC-coupled Silicon Detectors (RSDs) are silicon sensors which provide high temporal and spatial resolution. The RSD is a candidate sensor to be used in future tracking detectors with the…Umut Elicabuk, Brendan Regnery, Luca Menzio et al.·Apr 17, 2025SaveLearn
New Frontiers in Muon-Spin Spectroscopy Using Si-Pixel DetectorsThe study of novel quantum materials relies on muon-spin rotation, relaxation, or resonance () measurements. Yet, a fundamental limitation persists: many of these materials can only be…Heiko Augustin, Niklaus Berger, Andrin Doll et al.·Apr 17, 2025SaveLearn
QSHS: An Axion Dark Matter Resonant Search ApparatusWe describe a resonant cavity search apparatus for axion dark matter constructed by the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) collaboration. The apparatus is configured to search for QCD axion…A. Alsulami, I. Bailey, G. Carosi et al.·Apr 16, 2025SaveLearn
Experimental Studies on Spatial Resolution of a Delay-Line Current-Biased Kinetic-Inductance DetectorA current-biased kinetic inductance detector (CB-KID) is a novel superconducting detector to construct a neutron transmission imaging system. The characteristics of a superconducting neutron detector…The Dang Vu, Hiroaki Shishido, Kazuya Aizawa et al.·Apr 16, 2025SaveLearn
Advantages of off-line analysis of digitally recorded pulses in case of neutron-gamma discrimination in scintillatorsMany modern digital analyzers offer the ability to record raw pulses from ionizing radiation detectors. We use this opportunity to investigate the effectiveness of Charge Comparison Method in Pulse…Lukasz Adamowski, Martyna Grodzicka-Kobylka, Tomasz Szczesniak et al.·Apr 16, 2025SaveLearn
Gamma-ray background from rock: studies for a next-generation dark matter experiment based on liquid xenonRare event experiments, such as those targeting dark matter interactions and neutrinoless double beta (0νββ) decay, should be shielded from gamma-rays that originated in rock. This paper describes…J. K. Tranter, V. A. Kudryavtsev, P. R. Scovell·Apr 15, 2025SaveLearn
The Gaseous Prototype (GaP): a GanESS demonstratorThe GanESS experiment will exploit the high-pressure noble gas time projection chamber technology to detect coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) at the European Spallation Source…L. Larizgoitia, A. Simón, E. Oblak et al.·Apr 15, 2025SaveLearn
The CMS Barrel Timing Layer: test beam confirmation of module timing performanceFirst of its kind, the barrel section of the MIP Timing Detector is a large area timing detector based on LYSO:Ce crystals and SiPMs which are required to operate in an unprecedentedly harsh…F. Addesa, P. Akrap, A. Albert et al.·Apr 15, 2025SaveLearn
Picogram-Level Nanoplastic Analysis with Nanoelectromechanical System Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: NEMS-FTIRWe present a photothermal infrared spectroscopy-based approach for the chemical characterization and quantification of nanoplastics. By combining the high sensitivity of nanoelectromechanical systems…Jelena Timarac-Popović, Johannes Hiesberger, Eldira Šesto et al.·Apr 14, 2025SaveLearn
Comparison of an OGS/Polystyrene scintillator (BSO-406) with pure OGS (BSO-100), EJ-276, EJ-309, and M600 scintillatorsIn this paper, we present an investigation into the scintillation properties and pulse shape discrimination (PSD) performance of the new BSO-406, which is a blend of 40% organic glass scintillator…M. Grodzicka-Kobylka, T. Szczesniak, L. Adamowski et al.·Apr 14, 2025SaveLearn
Ultrahigh-speed digital holography for quantitative Doppler imaging of the human retinaHigh-speed digital holography reveals local blood flow contrasts in the eye fundus through deterministic signal analysis, leveraging a forward scattering model of dynamically diffused light. This…Zacharie Auray, Yann Fischer, Olivier Martinache et al.·Apr 14, 2025SaveLearn
The HYDRA pion-tracker for hypernuclei studies at R3BThe HYpernuclei-Decay at R3B Apparatus (HYDRA) tracker is a novel time projection chamber combined with a plastic scintillator wall for timing and trigger purposes. This detector is a low radiation…Lian-Cheng Ji, Uwe Bonnes, Mikolaj Cwiok et al.·Apr 14, 2025SaveLearn
Can 1957 cold-fusion explain 1989 cold-fusion?The possibility that muon-catalyzed nuclear fusion at ambient temperature takes place in deuterated metals is analyzed theoretically. It is suggested that the muon-catalyzed deuterium-deuterium (dd)…S. Di Matteo·Apr 13, 2025SaveLearn
Analysis of Radiation Level and Estimation of Protection Distance of γ Mobile Flaw Detection SourceObjective To analyze the radiation dose associated with gamma-ray mobile flaw detection, estimate the extent of the supervision and control areas, and assess the associated radiation risks. Methods A…Zhihui Liu, Xiang Hu, Zhengyang Zhang·Apr 13, 2025SaveLearn