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 presents the development and validation of high-precision Time-of-Flight detectors using high-refractive-index Cherenkov radiators coupled with Silicon Photomultipliers, achieving a system-level time resolution better than 33.2 ps and 100% detection efficiency through rigorous optimization and CERN beam tests.
Researchers at the China Spallation Neutron Source successfully developed and validated an eV-range polarized neutron system using an in-situ He Spin-Exchange Optical Pumping filter and solenoidal guide field, achieving a measured parity violation asymmetry of % at the 0.747 eV resonance of La to support future Time-Reversal Invariance Violation studies.
The SIDDHARTA-2 collaboration characterized the linearity and energy resolution of its large-area Silicon Drift Detectors up to 50 keV, achieving an energy calibration accuracy of to enable future spectroscopy of higher-mass kaonic atoms.
This paper presents a novel Bayesian analysis framework utilizing Monte Carlo uncertainty propagation to project the background index of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment, resulting in a calculated mean background index of cts/(keV kg yr) from thorium and uranium contaminants.
This paper presents a model developed by the CYGNO collaboration that accurately predicts the gain-reduction effect caused by space-charge buildup in optically readout GEM-based TPCs, validated by experimental data from a two-liter prototype with percent-level precision.
This paper presents the design and characterization of a dual-readout photosensor system using Hamamatsu R8520-406 PMTs that successfully mitigates cosmic muon saturation to enable the RELICS experiment to detect coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering signals at the surface level.
This paper establishes a comprehensive microscopic framework to evaluate power attenuation in superconducting rectangular waveguides across the millimeter-wave to terahertz range, revealing that high-purity materials in the clean limit minimize linear losses while native oxide TLS effects dominate at ultra-low temperatures and strong excitation induces a distinct Higgs-mode dissipation peak near the superconducting gap frequency.
This study investigates the effects of low-dose Co60 gamma irradiation (0.5 to 100 krad) on ATLAS ITk MD8 diodes to characterize the previously unknown dependence of surface current on total ionizing dose, annealing, and temperature, while also examining the impact of p-stop implants to ensure the detector's reliability during initial operations.
This study demonstrates that combining neutron depth profiling and neutron reflectometry provides a complementary, non-destructive approach to characterize the sub-30 nm gradient interphases between lithium metal and solid electrolytes across different length scales.
This paper introduces SVAROG, a compact neutron supermirror transmission multichannel polarizer with an electromagnetic system, detailing its fundamental properties, potential applications at the PIK research reactor, and a comparative analysis with existing neutron transmission polarizers.