465 papers
This collection explores the fascinating world of instrumentation and detection within physics, focusing on the tools and sensors that allow scientists to measure the universe. From advanced particle trackers to sensitive gravitational wave detectors, these innovations form the backbone of modern discovery, turning abstract theories into observable data.
On Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this field as it appears on arXiv, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve. Each paper is accompanied by a clear, plain-language explanation alongside a detailed technical summary, bridging the gap between complex research and accessible knowledge.
Below are the latest papers in physics instrumentation and detection, offering fresh insights into how we observe the fundamental nature of reality.
This paper provides a theoretical analysis of oscillation and frequency modulation phenomena in circuits where a cross-coupled transconductance pair implements negative resistance, inductance, and capacitance to drive resonance when combined with passive RLC components.
ArchGEM is an automated framework that uses peak-finding and Gaussian Mixture Model clustering to identify scattered-light noise in LIGO spectrograms, allowing researchers to characterize the physical properties and motion of scattering surfaces to guide noise mitigation strategies.
This paper presents an efficient additive manufacturing method for producing high-resolution, pixelated plastic scintillator arrays using a custom photocurable resin and an automated assembly process, achieving rapid production and effective gamma-neutron discrimination.
This study develops a vertical homoepitaxial GaN -particle detector featuring an ultrathin dead layer and guard-ring structure that achieves high energy resolution, while using Geant4 simulations to identify depletion-width nonuniformity as the primary cause of the low-energy tail phenomenon.
This paper describes the design of the custom cryogenic charge readout electronics for the DUNE horizontal drift far detector and presents their performance results based on data from the ProtoDUNE-HD prototype operated at CERN.
This paper investigates how molecular polarity and high dielectric constants contribute to quenching in liquid scintillators, specifically demonstrating through measurements of the SNO+ experiment's TeBD solution that hydroxyl groups increase the dielectric constant and reduce scintillation efficiency.
This paper presents an improved Kinetic Inductance Detector (KID) design that utilizes dedicated aluminum phonon collectors to funnel quasi-particles into a lower-gap superconducting sensor, resulting in a sevenfold increase in phonon collection efficiency compared to standard designs.
This paper presents the conceptual design and implementation of a remote analog-to-digital conversion (RADC) data acquisition system developed to handle the high-rate, precision electron spectroscopy required for the TRISTAN detector upgrade in the search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos.
This paper reports on the August 2024 beam tests conducted at the CERN PS T10 beam line to evaluate the energy and timing performance of a Lead-Scintillating Fiber (Pb/SciFi) prototype designed for the Electron-Ion Collider's Barrel Imaging Calorimeter.
This paper reports the design and initial performance of a 13-liter liquid argon test stand at Wellesley College, which successfully achieved an oxygen-equivalent impurity concentration of 0.25 ppb and an electron lifetime of 1.2 ms to support R&D for future large-scale liquid argon time projection chambers.