FPGA-Accelerated SpeckleNN with SNL for Real-time X-ray Single-Particle ImagingWe implement a specialized version of our SpeckleNN model for real-time speckle pattern classification in X-ray Single-Particle Imaging (SPI) using the SLAC Neural Network Library (SNL) on an FPGA.…Abhilasha Dave, Cong Wang, James Russell et al.·Feb 27, 2025SaveLearn
Low-energy neutron cross-talk between organic scintillator detectorsA series of measurements have been performed with low-energy monoenergetic neutrons to characterise cross-talk between two organic scintillator detectors. Cross-talk time-of-flight spectra and…M. Sénoville, F. Delaunay, N. L. Achouri et al.·Feb 26, 2025SaveLearn
Water Cherenkov detectors with fiber enhanced PMT for cosmic ray observationWater Cherenkov detectors (WCDs) have been widely used in cosmic ray observations. This paper presents, for the first time, a cost-effective WCD design integrating a small photomultiplier tube (PMT)…H. Sun, Z. Huang, B. Wang et al.·Feb 25, 2025SaveLearn
Probabilistic Analysis of Event-Mode Experimental DataNeutron and x-ray scattering experiments traditionally rely upon histogrammed data sets, which are analysed using least-squares curve fitting of multiple probability distribution components to…Phillip M. Bentley, Thomas H. Rod·Feb 25, 2025SaveLearn
An experimental platform for levitated mechanics in spaceConducting levitated mechanical experiments in extreme conditions has long been the aim of researchers, as it allows for the investigation of new fundamental physics phenomena. One of the great…Jack Homans, Elliot Simcox, Jakub Wardak et al.·Feb 24, 2025SaveLearn
Development of a picosecond-timing Cherenkov detector using gaseous photomultiplificationPhotosensitive gaseous detectors with a simple photoelectron multiplication mechanism as resistive plate chambers are expected to offer both large photo coverage and excellent time resolution while…R. Okubo, K. Matsuoka, T. Iijima et al.·Feb 24, 2025SaveLearn
A Monitoring Method for the Ice Shape and the Freeze-Thaw Process of Ice Accretion on Transmission Lines Based on Circular FBG Plane Principal Strain SensorAs a key infrastructure for China's "West-to-East Power Transmission" project, transmission lines (TL) face the threat of ice accretion under complex microclimatic conditions. This study proposes a…Zhuoke Qin, Bin Jia, Xiahui Shen et al.·Feb 24, 2025SaveLearn
Large area curved silicon modules for future trackersFor many years there has been an aspiration within the community to develop curved silicon detectors for particle physics applications. We present the results from 10 x 10cm low mass support modules…Sam Moss, Zhidong Zhang, Adrian Bevan et al.·Feb 23, 2025SaveLearn
Muon tagging with Flash ADC waveform baselinesThis manuscript describes an innovative method to tag the muons using the baseline information of the Flash ADC (FADC) waveform of PMTs in the JSNS1 (J-PARC Sterile Neutrino Search at J-PARC…D. H. Lee, M. K. Cheoun, J. H. Choi et al.·Feb 22, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of proton-induced damage in thick, p-channel skipper-CCDsIn this work, we characterize the radiation-induced damage in two thick, p-channel skipper-CCDs irradiated unbiased and at room temperature with 217-MeV protons. We evaluate the overall performance…Brenda A. Cervantes-Vergara, Santiago E. Perez, Claudio R. Chavez et al.·Feb 22, 2025SaveLearn
Quasi Crystal based Circular Patch Antenna with Artificial Magnetic Conductor for Breast Cancer DetectionDesign and simulation of Quasi Crystal based Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) Circular Microstrip Patch Antenna for tumor detection is discussed. Initially, a Circular Microstrip patch antenna is…Vishnupriya Leena, Nikhil Kumar·Feb 22, 2025SaveLearn
A Test System for the JUNO 20-inch PMTs Prior to InstallationThe JUNO experiment requires an excellent energy resolution of 3\% at 1 MeV. To achieve this objective, a total of 20,012 20-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) will be deployed for JUNO, comprising…Zhaoyuan Peng, Haojie Dong, Kaile Wen et al.·Feb 22, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of external cross-talk from silicon photomultipliers in a liquid xenon detectorThe Light-only Liquid Xenon experiment (LoLX) employs a small-scale detector equipped with 96 Hamamatsu VUV4 silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) submerged in 5 kg of liquid xenon (LXe) to perform…D Gallacher, A. de St. Croix, S. Bron et al.·Feb 21, 2025SaveLearn
Inverse Surrogate Model of a Soft X-Ray Spectrometer using Domain AdaptationIn this study, we present a method to create a robust inverse surrogate model for a soft X-ray spectrometer. During a beamtime at an electron storage ring, such as BESSY II, instrumentation and…Enrico Ahlers, Peter Feuer-Forson, Gregor Hartmann et al.·Feb 21, 2025SaveLearn
Overview of the data acquisition system architecture for the DarkSide-20k experimentThe DarkSide-20k (DS-20k) detector is designed to directly search for dark matter by detecting weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) scattering off nuclei in a 20 tonnes target of low…Maria Adriana Sabia·Feb 21, 2025SaveLearn
Measuring dark currents in multiple cryogenic SiPMs with sub-pA sensitivity using an automated IV multiplexerWe present the design of an automated current-voltage (IV) multiplexer (MUX) that enables accurate measurement of the dark current in cryogenic silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), achieving a…Lucas Darroch, Eamon Egan, Marc-Antoine Leclerc et al.·Feb 21, 2025SaveLearn
Simulation Studies of the Effect of SiPM Dark Noise on the Performance of a Highly Granular Crystal ECALA proposal for the CEPC ECAL is a highly-granular scintillating crystal design that uses SiPMs to measure physics signals from photons. Radiation damage to the silicon will impair the performance of…Jack Rolph, Yong Liu, Baohua Qi et al.·Feb 21, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of sealed (zero gas flow) RPCs under strong irradiation sourceThe phase-out of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), due to their high Global Warming Potential (GWP), affecting the main gas used in Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs), tetrafluorethane C2H2F4, has created…A. Blanco, Mário Carvalho, Susete Fetal et al.·Feb 20, 2025SaveLearn
Physics Prospects with MeV Neutrino-Argon Charged Current Interactions using Enhanced Photon Detection in Future LArTPCsWe investigate MeV-scale electron neutrino charged current interactions in a liquid argon time projection chamber equipped with an enhanced photon detection system. Using simulations of deposited…Wei Shi, Xuyang Ning, Daniel Pershey et al.·Feb 20, 2025SaveLearn
Compact multi-channel analyzer for SiPM detectors with real time on-board signal analysisMulti-channel analysers (MCAs) play a crucial role in spectral measurements, especially in the context of Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) used for gamma spectroscopy. Most commercial MCAs, while…P. Kučera, O. Urban, O. Růžička et al.·Feb 20, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization of the large-size NDL EQR20 silicon photomultipliersUnlike most commercially available silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), EQR20 SiPMs produced by the Novel Device Laboratory (NDL) avoid using individual resistors to quench the avalanche multiplication…Yu. A. Melikyan, I. G. Bearden, V. Buchakchiev et al.·Feb 19, 2025SaveLearn
Characterization Of MOSS For The ALICE ITS3 For The LHC Run 4ALICE, one of the four main CERN LHC experiments, studies heavy-ion collisions at ultra-relativistic energies. For LHC Run 4 (starting 2030), ALICE will replace the three innermost cylindrical layers…Livia Terlizzi·Feb 19, 2025SaveLearn
Timing characterization of MALTA and MALTA2 pixel detectors using Micro X-ray sourceThe MALTA monolithic active pixel detector is developed to address some of the challenges anticipated in future high-energy physics detectors. As part of its characterization, we conducted timing…G. Dash, P. Allport, I. Asensi Tortajada et al.·Feb 18, 2025SaveLearn
Performance of an Optical TPC Geant4 Simulation with Opticks GPU-Accelerated Photon PropagationWe investigate the performance of Opticks, a NVIDIA OptiX API 7.5 GPU-accelerated photon propagation tool compared with a single-threaded Geant4 simulation. We compare the simulations using an…NEXT Collaboration, I. Parmaksiz, K. Mistry et al.·Feb 18, 2025SaveLearn
Validation and demonstration of the AEFC as a practical safeguards tool for inventory verificationThe Advanced Experimental Fuel Counter (AEFC) is a nondestructive assay (NDA) instrument designed to determine the residual fissile mass in irradiated fuel assemblies for safeguards verification…G. Long, G. Gabrieli, I. Levy et al.·Feb 18, 2025SaveLearn