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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.

Applying reinforcement learning to optical cavity locking tasks: considerations on actor-critic architectures and real-time hardware implementation

This paper presents a study on applying deep reinforcement learning, specifically Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient within a custom Gymnasium environment, to achieve autonomous locking of Fabry-Perot optical cavities in non-linear regimes for gravitational-wave detectors, while also discussing architectural improvements and strategies for real-time hardware implementation.

Mateusz Bawaj, Andrea Svizzeretto2026-01-15🔬 physics

Towards High-Efficiency Particle Detection Using Superconducting Microwire Arrays

This paper reports the first muon detection efficiency measurements and demonstrates a 75% fill factor-normalized efficiency with 130 ps time resolution for an 8-channel WSi superconducting microwire array, marking a significant step toward high-efficiency charged particle tracking systems for future accelerator experiments.

Christina Wang, Cristián Peña, Adolf Bornheim, Shuoxing Wu, Alexander Albert, Thomas Sievert, Artur Apresyan, Emanuel Knehr, Boris Korzh, Jamie Luskin, Ludovico Mori, Sahil Patel, Guillermo Reales Gut (…)2026-01-15⚛️ hep-ex

Cyclotron Radiation Signal Characterization in Resonant Cavities for the Project 8 Neutrino Mass Experiment

This paper derives and validates an analytic model describing how trapped electrons radiate cyclotron energy into resonant cavity modes, providing critical insights to guide the design of cavities for the Project 8 neutrino mass experiment and similar Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy applications.

A. Ashtari Esfahani, S. Bhagvati, H. P. Binney, S. Böser, M. J. Brandsema, N. Buzinsky, R. Cabral, M. C. Carmona-Benitez, C. Claessens, L. de Viveiros, A. El Boustani, M. G. Elliott, S. Enomoto, M. Fe (…)2026-01-15🔬 physics

Hybrid-Contact Planar HPGe Process Vehicle Toward Ring-Contact Designs

This paper demonstrates the successful fabrication and characterization of a hybrid-contact planar HPGe detector (KL01) that combines a lithium-suspension paint process with thin-film a-Ge/Al contacts, validating a practical workflow for future scalable ring-contact designs essential for high-sensitivity rare-event searches.

Kunming Dong, Dongming Mei, Shasika Panamaldeniya, Anupama Karki, Patrick Burns, Sanjay Bhataarai2026-01-15⚛️ nucl-ex