591 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 demonstrates the first successful event-by-event separation of Cherenkov and scintillation light in BGO and BSO crystals coupled to SiPMs using optical filtering and waveform template fitting, validating their potential for dual-readout electromagnetic calorimetry in future Higgs factory detectors.
This paper presents the finite element analysis-based design of a Cavallo high-voltage multiplier electrode system capable of generating a low-noise 650 kV output from a 50 kV input within a cryogenic neutron electric dipole moment experiment, achieving a gain of 18 while minimizing electrical breakdown risks in liquid helium.
This paper establishes a general theory for optimal null-constrained sensing in time-reversed Young interferometers, demonstrating that source patterns can be engineered to enforce a vanishing nominal response while preserving finite sensitivity through inverse-noise-weighted projection, thereby quantifying the information loss as a geometric factor dependent on the overlap between nominal and derivative responses.
This paper presents the design, operation, and AI-driven automation of a 140 GHz microwave system for the SpinQuest experiment, utilizing a digital twin simulation to optimize dynamic nuclear polarization through advanced feedback strategies and combined cavity tuning and anode voltage control.
This paper presents updated energy-dependent asymmetry calibrations and a simulation-based correction factor for beam-sample overlap to improve the accuracy of quantitative depth-resolved analysis in low-energy SR experiments following recent beamline upgrades at PSI.
This paper proposes a purely theoretical framework for "cross-sensor RGB spectrograms," a visualization method that maps the power spectra of three concurrent magnetometers into a single color image to intuitively distinguish between coherent magnetic activity, localized sensor faults, and asymmetric sources across both classical and quantum sensing technologies.
This paper proposes Njord and Remora, a paired spectrometer concept for the European Spallation Source (ESS), designed to overcome limitations in neutron flux and sample geometry for challenging scientific studies while simultaneously increasing available beamtime.
This study investigates the mortality mechanisms of ultra-thin Low Gain Avalanche Diodes and PiN diodes under high-energy particle irradiation by pre-irradiating devices and exposing them to proton and heavy ion beams, identifying distinct electrical and mechanical damage signatures to better understand and mitigate permanent radiation damage like Single Event Burnout in future high-radiation detector applications.
This paper characterizes the charge and timing responses, gain non-uniformity, and pulse artifacts of two 20-inch Hamamatsu R12860 photomultiplier tubes to support signal interpretation and systematic uncertainty estimation for the RENE neutrino detector.
This paper presents a simulation-based proof-of-concept demonstrating that isolated MeV-scale energy deposits ("blips") from neutron inelastic scattering in Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers can be used to identify and reconstruct the direction and energy of final-state neutrons, thereby enhancing neutrino interaction studies such as neutrino-antineutrino separation.