85 papers
This paper presents a rapid, GPU-parallelized array-based algorithm that enables real-time, high-fidelity particle coincidence detection and centroiding for TimePix3-based velocity map imaging instruments, achieving processing speeds 25 times faster than data acquisition while outperforming traditional delay line anode detectors in discriminating simultaneous hits.
The PLASEN system at the Beijing Radioactive Ion-beam Facility has been fully commissioned, successfully utilizing an RFQ cooler-buncher to deliver high-quality bunched beams for high-resolution and high-sensitivity collinear resonance ionization spectroscopy of exotic nuclei.
This paper presents a compact, low-cost diagnostic for pulsed D-T fusion systems that utilizes an undoped fused-silica rod to detect short-lived radioactive isotopes via Cherenkov radiation, enabling rapid, pulse-to-pulse neutron yield measurements validated against existing detectors and currently deployed on Helion Energy's Polaris prototype.
This paper describes the design and construction of the BUTTON-30, a 30-tonne hybrid detector installed 1.1 km underground at the Boulby Laboratory to evaluate the potential of simultaneous Cherenkov and scintillation light detection for neutrino interactions in a low-background environment.
This paper presents experimental results validating the feasibility of a graphite cube moderator for creating a standing neutron target for inverse kinematics measurements, demonstrating strong agreement between measured and simulated neutron flux distributions for a full cube setup while highlighting discrepancies in a half-cube configuration to inform future proof-of-principle campaigns.
This paper describes a server system and GUI application developed to automatically retrieve, process, and store data from the SNAPPY CubeSat while maintaining a command database, with future plans to implement automated email notifications for the team.
This paper summarizes the achievements of the MexNICA Collaboration, established in 2016 to coordinate Mexican participation in the MPD-NICA experiment at JINR, highlighting their contributions to the development of the miniBeBe trigger detector and advances in phenomenological and theoretical studies of the baryon-rich QCD phase diagram.
This paper presents the design, implementation, and theoretical validation of a compact, modular, and cost-effective tabletop high-harmonics generation beamline utilizing a hollow capillary waveguide to produce intense, broadband extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray pulses for ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy of complex optoelectronic devices.
This paper introduces an erasure-Pauli channel model to derive rigorous bounds on the optimal two-way assisted rates of polarization entanglement distribution in optical fibers, establishing a benchmark for long-distance quantum communication that remains robust against polarization mode dispersion and detector dark counts.
This paper demonstrates that various commercial off-the-shelf electronics components tested for radiation tolerance meet the specific Total Ionizing Dose and Non-Ionizing Energy Loss requirements for the Thin Gap Chamber frontend electronics in the ATLAS experiment's High-Luminosity LHC upgrade.
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the Muon Endcap 0 (ME0) upgrade for the CMS experiment, detailing its design, production status, and quality assurance procedures aimed at extending forward muon coverage and enhancing reconstruction performance for the High-Luminosity LHC.
This paper introduces a new, computationally efficient matrix-based algorithm for determining antineutrino directionality in segmented reactor detectors, offering improved accuracy and error analysis over conventional methods while identifying optimal segmentation scales for low-count regimes.
This paper presents a novel, low-power, software-based calibration method for gamma-ray detectors that utilizes full-spectrum analysis and Monte-Carlo modeling to maintain stable energy calibration in uncontrolled environments, effectively eliminating the need for active temperature control while decoupling instrumental drift from environmental background fluctuations.
This paper presents a novel two-dimensional shift and rotation method that leverages the correlation between time-of-flight mass-squared and ionization energy loss to significantly improve charged pion and kaon identification in heavy-ion collisions, extending the reliable measurement range to approximately 3 GeV/ while maintaining over 98% purity and preserving elliptic flow consistency.
This paper presents a radiation-hardened 130 nm CMOS delta-sigma current digitizer capable of achieving over 200 dB dynamic range and sub-picoampere resolution for beam loss monitoring, while maintaining a 10 µs response time for machine protection and demonstrating robust performance up to 100 Mrad total ionizing dose.
To meet the ultra-low radioactive contamination requirements of the JUNO detector, the study details the implementation of a large-scale underground cleanroom system that maintains air cleanliness around class 74,000 and introduces a highly sensitive ICP-MS method for directly measuring and controlling U/Th deposition rates on detector surfaces.
This study presents a practical method using acid extraction and ICP-MS to measure U and Th in liquid scintillator at sub-ppq levels with nearly 100% recovery efficiency and a detection limit of 0.2–0.3 ppq, achieved through rigorous cleanliness control and validated by three standard addition techniques.
This paper details the strategies and results of optimizing fresh air ventilation to successfully reduce radon concentration in the main hall of the 700-m deep JUNO underground laboratory from 1600 Bq/m³ to the required 100 Bq/m³, identifying underground water as a primary radon source.
This paper outlines recent enhancements to the VOXES Von Hamos spectrometer, including the integration of an energy-dispersive detection line, a liquid-sample holder, and a Y-shaped support for transmission geometry, which collectively expand its capabilities for high-resolution, automated laboratory XES and XAS studies.
This paper establishes a per-pixel optogeometric throughput factor, , to explicitly map scene radiance to incident photon counts at the detector level, thereby defining the fundamental shot-noise-limited signal-to-noise ratio bounds for individual pixels based on optical geometry.