A novel liquid argon purity monitor based on 207 BiA novel liquid argon purity monitor based on a 207 Bi radioactive source, emitting monochromatic internal-conversion electrons, is presented. This new monitor allows for a very precise and fast…B. Baibussinov, M. Bettini, F. Fabris et al.·Nov 16, 2024SaveLearn
FANSIC: a Fast ANalog SiPM Integrated Circuit for the readout of large silicon photomultipliersSilicon photo-multipliers (SiPM) have been replacing traditional photomultiplier tubes in most light sensing applications. However, when large detection surface coverage is needed, photomultipliers…Luca Giangrande, Matthieu Heller, Yannick Favre et al.·Nov 14, 2024SaveLearn
Electrospray Propulsion Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry DiagnosticThe design and capability of a novel time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry electrospray propulsion diagnostic is presented to investigate secondary species emission from surface impingement…Giuliana Caramella Hofheins, Zach Ulibarri, Elaine M. Petro·Nov 14, 2024SaveLearn
Radon emanation rate measurements using liquid scintillation countingThis article describes a radon emanation measurement technique using liquid scintillator counting. A model for radon loading and transport is described, along with its calibration. Detector…A. B. M. R. Sazzad, P. Acharya, P. Back et al.·Nov 14, 2024SaveLearn
Microlens-enhanced SiPMsA novel concept to enhance the photo-detection efficiency (PDE) of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) has been applied and remarkable positive results can be reported. This concept uses arrays of…Guido Haefeli, Frederic Blanc, Esteban Currás-Rivera et al.·Nov 14, 2024SaveLearn
DarkSHINE Baseline Design Report: Physics Prospects and Detector TechnologiesDarkSHINE is a newly proposed fixed-target experiment initiative to search for the invisible decay of Dark Photon via missing energy/momentum signatures, based on the high repetition rate electron…Jing Chen, Ji-Yuan Chen, Jun-Feng Chen et al.·Nov 14, 2024SaveLearn
Performance Analyses of the Newly Developed Operational Amplifier aRD820Operational amplifiers are critical components in modern analog electronics, widely used across applications such as signal conditioning, instrumentation, voltage regulation, and analog-to-digital…Aigars Atvars, Dmitry Kostrichkin, Sergey Rudenko et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
Vertically stacked amorphous selenium based VUV photodetectors for use in liquid noble detectorsWe present results from the characterization of a vertically stacked amorphous selenium (aSe)-based photodetector for use in cryogenic environments. aSe has been identified as an ideal photoconductor…Iakovos Tzoka, M. Rooks, A. C. A. Ishida et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
Characterisation of analogue MAPS produced in the 65 nm TPSCo processWithin the context of the ALICE ITS3 collaboration, a set of MAPS small-scale test structures were developed using the 65 nm TPSCo CMOS imaging process with the upgrade of the ALICE inner tracking…Eduardo Ploerer, Hitoshi Baba, Jerome Baudot et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
X-ray measurements of gas distribution in a zero gap alkaline water electrolyzerX-ray radioscopy was used to measure the 2D projected dynamic void fraction in a zero/narrow gap alkaline water electrolyzer at a spatial resolution of 15 μm, for narrow gap sizes up to 300…On-Yu Dung, Stephan Boden, Albertus W. Vreman et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
Production of GEM-like structures using laser-cutting techniquesTo enhance the ionization yield of liquid argon time projection chambers (LArTPC) used in dark matter and neutrino experiments it was proposed the use of dopants in LAr, with ionization energies…L. M. Ramos, A. F. V. Cortez, M. Kuźniak et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
A High Precision Time Measurement Method Based on Frequency-domain Phase-Fitting for Nuclear Pulse DetectionThis paper proposes a high-precision time measurement method based on digital frequency-domain phase-fitting (DFPF) by using the digitized nuclear pulses. The averaging effect inherent in the…Jianjun Wang, Zhaohui Bu, Zhao Wang et al.·Nov 13, 2024SaveLearn
Commissioning of the 2.6 m tall two-phase xenon time projection chamber of XenoscopeXenoscope is a demonstrator for a next-generation xenon-based observatory for astroparticle physics, as proposed by the XLZD (XENON-LUX-ZEPLIN-DARWIN) collaboration. It houses a 2.6 m tall, two-phase…M. Adrover, M. Babicz, L. Baudis et al.·Nov 12, 2024SaveLearn
A computer-vision aided Compton-imaging system for radioactive waste characterization and decommissioning of nuclear power plantsNuclear energy production is inherently tied to the management and disposal of radioactive waste. Enhancing classification and monitoring tools is therefore crucial, with significant socioeconomic…Victor Babiano-Suarez, Javier Balibrea-Correa, Ion Ladarescu et al.·Nov 12, 2024SaveLearn
A fast plastic scintillator for low intensity proton beam monitoringIn the context of particle therapy monitoring, we are developing a gamma-ray detector to determine the ion range in vivo from the measurement of particle time-of-flight. For this application, a beam…Adélie André, Christophe Hoarau, Yannick Boursier et al.·Nov 12, 2024SaveLearn
Investigation and optimization of the deconvolution method for PMT waveform reconstructionPhotomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are extensively employed as photosensors in neutrino and dark matter detection. The precise charge and timing information extracted from the PMT waveform plays a crucial…Jingzhe Tang, Tianying Xiao, Xuan Tang et al.·Nov 12, 2024SaveLearn
High-Precision Excited-State Nuclear Recoil Spectroscopy with Superconducting SensorsSuperconducting sensors doped with rare isotopes have recently demonstrated powerful sensing performance for sub-keV radiation from nuclear decay. Here, we report the first high-resolution recoil…C. Bray, S. Fretwell, L. A. Zepeda-Ruiz et al.·Nov 12, 2024SaveLearn
MEOP based 3He polarization and injection system for experiments below 1 KMetastability exchange optical pumping (MEOP) is a widely used technique for producing polarized 3He. In connection with an experiment to search for the electric dipole moment of the neutron…T. Rao, L. Barron-Palos, I. Berkutov et al.·Nov 11, 2024SaveLearn
Exploring Scintillators and Cherenkov Radiators for MIP Timing DetectorsThis article presents the timing performance of materials with fast light emission, tested as Minimum Ionizing Particle detectors using 150 GeV hadron beams in Monte Carlo simulations and at the CERN…R. Cala', L. Martinazzoli, N. Kratochwil et al.·Nov 11, 2024SaveLearn
Sensorless Measurement of Solenoid Stroke and Temperature using Convolution Neural Network with Two Points of PWM Driving CurrentIn this paper, we describe the algorithm to measure the stroke and the temperature of solenoid using PWM driving current at two points based on the electric characteristics of the solenoid with CNN,…Junichi Akita·Nov 10, 2024SaveLearn
Accurate Unsupervised Photon Counting from Transition Edge Sensor SignalsWe compare methods for signal classification applied to voltage traces from transition-edge sensors (TES) which are photon-number resolving detectors fundamental for accessing quantum advantages in…Nicolas Dalbec-Constant, Guillaume Thekkadath, Duncan England et al.·Nov 8, 2024SaveLearn
New methods of neutrino and anti-neutrino detection from 0.115 to 105 MeVWe have developed a neutrino detector with threshold energies from ~0.115 to 105 MeV in a clean detection mode almost completely void of accidental backgrounds. It was initially developed for the…Nickolas Solomey, Mark Christl, Brian Doty et al.·Nov 8, 2024SaveLearn
Radiopurity measurements of liquid scintillator for the COSINE-100 UpgradeA new 2,400 L liquid scintillator has been produced for the COSINE-100 Upgrade, which is under construction at Yemilab for the next COSINE dark matter experiment phase. The linear-alkyl-benzene-based…J. Kim, C. Ha, S. H. Kim et al.·Nov 8, 2024SaveLearn
Towards Real Time Compton Imaging in Demanding ConditionsCompton cameras are radiation detectors that provide spatial information on the origin of the γ-ray sources based on the Compton scattering effect. Many applications require these detectors to…Bernardo Gameiro, Jorge Lerendegui-Marco, Victor Babiano-Suarez et al.·Nov 7, 2024SaveLearn
Characterization of the LUNA neutron detector array for the measurement of the 13C(a,n)16O reactionWe introduce the LUNA neutron detector array developed for the investigation of the 13C(a,n)16O reaction towards its astrophysical s-process Gamow peak in the low-background environment of the…L. Csedreki, G. F. Ciani, J. Balibrea-Correa et al.·Nov 7, 2024SaveLearn