621 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 proposes and theoretically models two schemes for detecting low-power twisted radiowaves using Rydberg atoms, one based on nondipole transitions induced by twisted photons and the other utilizing an antenna array to measure constituent plane waves.
This paper presents a multi-scale optimal control framework that jointly optimizes feedback and blending filters for the Einstein Telescope's active seismic isolation, demonstrating superior low-frequency motion reduction with the OmniSens system while enabling efficient re-optimization under varying sensor configurations.
This paper presents the technical design and theoretical framework of GEMINI, an underground testbed dedicated to advancing seismic isolation and inter-platform control technologies for next-generation gravitational-wave detectors like the Einstein Telescope and the Lunar Gravitational-Wave Antenna.
This paper reports the first demonstration of massively parallel, wavelength-resolved Hanbury Brown-Twiss interference across 100 spectral channels using a fast, data-driven single-photon spectrometer, establishing a scalable and throughput-efficient platform for broadband quantum technologies without the need for narrowband filtering.
This paper presents and compares magnetic sensitivity measurements of three different Kinetic Inductance Detector (KID) designs for the CCAT Observatory's Prime-Cam instrument at 100 mK to evaluate their performance under the magnetic field variations expected during telescope operations.
This paper outlines recent advancements and future prospects of the Caribou DAQ system, detailing hardware, firmware, and software developments that prepare the versatile platform for its upcoming transition to version 2.0 based on a Zynq UltraScale+ architecture.
This paper introduces Doberman, a lightweight, modular, and open-source slow control system with a web-based interface designed to bridge the gap between industrial SCADA frameworks and ad hoc solutions for small- to medium-scale physics experiments, as validated through diverse deployments ranging from underground spectrometers to liquid xenon facilities.
This paper demonstrates a microwave cavity-based displacement transducer using a split-post geometry that exhibits a controllable crossover between quadratic and linear coupling regimes depending on the membrane's position, establishing it as a promising platform for quantum microwave-mechanical transduction.
This paper presents the design, theoretical modeling, and experimental validation of a radio-frequency helical deflector system that converts keV electron arrival times into spatial positions by utilizing the amplitude-beating field of two phase-locked RF frequencies to generate controlled spiral scanning with picosecond resolution over an extended time range.
This paper presents the design, simulation, and successful beam test validation of the High-Energy Proton Beam Telescope (HEPTel), a high-resolution system based on monolithic active pixel sensors developed for the CSNS-II upgrade that achieved a telescope resolution of approximately 2.70 micrometers and over 99.5% detection efficiency.