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Could we efficiently operate 3D silicon pixel-based tracking detectors irradiated with neutron fluences up to ? Open

A. Lampis, M. J. Addison, A. Bellora, M. Boscardin, A. Cardini , et al. · 2025

Challenging Spontaneous Quantum Collapse with XENONnT Open

E Aprile, J. Aalbers, K Abe, S. Ahmed Maouloud, L. Althueser , et al. · 2025

We report on the search for X-ray radiation as predicted from dynamical quantum collapse with low-energy electronic recoil data in the energy range of 1-140 keV from the first science run of the XENONnT dark matter detector. Spontaneous ra…

New developments in 3D-trench electrode sensors Open

Jixing Ye, M. Boscardin, M. Centis Vignali, F. Ficorella, O. Hammad Alì , et al. · 2025

Future high-luminosity hadron collider experiments feature unprecedented levels of event pile-up and extreme radiation environments, calling for sensors capable of 4D tracking, even after significant radiation damage. To this purpose, 3D s…

New developments in 3D-trench electrode sensors Open

M. Boscardin, F. Ficorella, O. Hammad Alì, A. Lai, A. Loi , et al. · 2025

Future high-luminosity hadron collider experiments feature unprecedented levels of event pile-up and extreme radiation environments, calling for sensors capable of 4D tracking, even after significant radiation damage. To this purpose, 3D s…

Timing-Optimised 3D Silicon Sensor with Columnar Electrode Geometry Open

A. Loi, A. Lai, Jixing Ye, G.‐F. Dalla Betta · 2025

Among various silicon sensor technologies, 3D silicon sensors demonstrate significant potential for applications requiring exceptional radiation hardness and intrinsic high time resolutions. Silicon pixel sensors with columnar-type electro…

Study of neutron production for 360 GeV cosmic muons Open

Xinshun Zhang, Jinjing Li, Shaomin Chen, Wei Dou, Haoyang Fu , et al. · 2024

The China Jinping underground Laboratory (CJPL) is an excellent location for studying solar, terrestrial, and supernova neutrinos due to its 2400-meter vertical rock overburden. Its unparalleled depth gives an opportunity to investigate th…

A novel mechanism and model of hydrogen isotope exchange in vacancy considering nuclear quantum effects Open

A. Loi, Fei Sun, Jipeng Zhu, Hai-Shan Zhou, Hongxiang Zong , et al. · 2024

Tritium (T) retention in plasma-facing materials (PFMs) raises significant radiological safety concerns and adversely affects the self-sustained burning of T in fusion reactors. Therefore, the removal of retained T from PFMs has become an …

Characterisation of 3D trench silicon pixel sensors irradiated at 1⋅1017 1 MeV neqcm-2 Open

M. J. Addison, A. Bellora, F. Borgato, D. Brundu, A. Cardini , et al. · 2024

The 3D trench silicon pixel sensors developed by the TimeSPOT collaboration have demonstrated exceptional performance, even after exposure to extreme radiation fluences up to . This study assesses the radiation tolerance of these sensors …

Performance of 3D trench silicon pixel sensors irradiated up to Open

A. Lampis, M. J. Addison, A. Bellora, M. Boscardin, D. Brundu , et al. · 2024

A 4D-tracker demonstrator based on the Timespot1, a CMOS 28-nm ASIC Open

M. J. Addison, L. Anderlini, S. Cadeddu, A. Cardini, Gian Matteo Cossu , et al. · 2024

Characterisation of highly irradiated 3D trench silicon pixel sensors for 4D tracking with 10 ps timing accuracy Open

F. Borgato, A. Cardini, G. M. Cossu, G.‐F. Dalla Betta, M. Garau , et al. · 2024

3D trench silicon pixel sensors, recently developed by the TimeSPOT collaboration, have shown excellent performance in terms of spatial resolution, timing precision and detection efficiency. The combination of these three features make the…

A prototype 4D-tracking demonstrator based on the TimeSPOT developments Open

A. Loi, M. J. Addison, L. Anderlini, D. Brundu, M. Boscardin , et al. · 2024

We present first results obtained with a prototype 4D-tracking demonstrator, using sensors and electronics developed within the TimeSPOT project, and tested on a positive charged pion beam at CERN SPS. The setup consists of five small trac…

End-to-End Learning for SLP-Based ISAC Systems Open

Yixian Zheng, Rang Liu, Ming Li, A. Loi · 2024

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is an encouraging wireless technology which can simultaneously perform both radar and communication functionalities by sharing the same transmit waveform, spectral resource, and hardware platform…

Design and simulation of modified 3D-trench electrode sensors Open

Jixing Ye, A. Loi, A. Lai, G.‐F. Dalla Betta · 2023

Future experiments at high-luminosity hadron colliders will involve unprecedent levels of pile up, calling for ultrafast detectors in order to add time information to distinguish between particle tracks. The unique geometry of 3D sensors e…

Security Analysis of Diffie-Hellman Algorithm in Cryptographic Key Exchange Open

Jeni Nova Situmoran, Eunike Nainggolan, A. Loi, Andreas Wendi Hutablian, Anju Franjein Hutasoit · 2023

The Diffie-Hellman algorithm is a cryptographic method used for secure key exchange between two parties over an insecure channel. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the Diffie-Hellman algorithm, focusing on its security and e…

Position-resolved timing characterisation tests of hexagonal and trench 3D silicon detectors Open

M. J. Addison, C. Da Viá, A. Lai, G.‐F. Dalla Betta, M. Garau , et al. · 2023

Position-resolved timing characterisation tests were performed on individual pixels of hexagonal and trench 3D silicon sensors. An IR laser was used to deposit energy equivalent to 1 MIP with a 1μm spatial resolution onto each sensor, whic…

Charged-particle timing with 10 ps accuracy using TimeSPOT 3D trench-type silicon pixels Open

F. Borgato, D. Brundu, A. Cardini, Gian Matteo Cossu, G.‐F. Dalla Betta , et al. · 2023

For the next generation of vertex detectors, the accurate measurement of the charged particle timing at the pixel level is considered to be the ultimate solution in experiments operating at very high instantaneous luminosities. This work s…

10 ps timing with highly irradiated 3D trench silicon pixel sensors Open

A. Lampis, F. Borgato, D. Brundu, A. Cardini, Gian Matteo Cossu , et al. · 2023

In this paper the results of a beam test characterization campaign of 3D trench silicon pixel sensors are presented. A time resolution in the order of 10 ps was measured both for non-irradiated and irradiated sensors up to a fluence of 2.5…

Picosecond timing resolution with 3D trench silicon sensors Open

F. Borgato, D. Brundu, A. Cardini, Gian Matteo Cossu, Gian -Franco Dalla Betta , et al. · 2022

Future vertex detectors operating in colliders at very high instantaneous luminosity will face great challenges in the event reconstruction due to the increase in track density. To guarantee good detector performance the additional informa…

A Method Based on Muon System to Monitor LHCb Luminosity Open

P. Albicocco, W. Baldini, S. Belin, V. Bocci, Nikolay Bondar , et al. · 2022

LHCb is one of the four main experiments running at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Since 2010, it has been collecting data to study the Physics of b and c quarks. For the past three years…

Modeling of Solid State Detectors Using Advanced Multi-Threading: The TCoDe and TFBoost Simulation Packages Open

D. Brundu, A. Contu, Gian Matteo Cossu, A. Loi · 2022

Particle tracking for future experiments at colliders is an incredible challenge in terms of sensor technology and readout. Simulation tools are a crucial ingredient to investigate new layouts able to cope with harsh radiation conditions a…

Accurate modelling of 3D-trench silicon sensor with enhanced timing performance and comparison with test beam measurements Open

D. Brundu, A. Cardini, A. Contu, Gian Matteo Cossu, G.‐F. Dalla Betta , et al. · 2021

This paper presents the detailed simulation of a double-pixel structure for charged particle detection based on the 3D-trench silicon sensor developed for the TIMESPOT project and a comparison of the simulation results with measurements pe…

Timing optimisation and analysis in the design of 3D silicon sensors: the TCoDe simulator Open

A. Loi, A. Contu, A. Lai · 2021

Solid state sensors having timing capabilities are becoming an\nabsolute need in particle tracking techniques of future experiments at\ncolliders. In this sense, silicon sensors having 3D structure are becoming an\ninteresting solution, du…

Accurate modelling of 3D-trench silicon sensor with enhanced timing performance and comparison with test beam measurements Open

D. Brundu, A. Cardini, A. Contu, Gian Matteo Cossu, G.‐F. Dalla Betta , et al. · 2021

This paper presents the detailed simulation of a double-pixel structure for charged particle detection based on the 3D-trench silicon sensor developed for the TIMESPOT project and a comparison of the simulation results with measurements pe…

Fabrication and Characterisation of 3D Diamond Pixel Detectors With Timing Capabilities Open

L. Anderlini, Marco Bellini, Andrea Bizzeti, A. Cardini, R. Ciaranfi , et al. · 2020

Diamond sensors provide a promising radiation hard solution to the challenges posed by the future experiments at hadron machines. A 3D geometry with thin columnar resistive electrodes orthogonal to the diamond surface, obtained by laser na…

Timing Optimisation and Analysis in the Design of 3D silicon sensors: the TCoDe Simulator Open

A. Loi, A. Contu, A. Lai · 2020

Solid state sensors having timing capabilities are becoming an absolute need in particle tracking techniques of future experiments at colliders. In this sense, silicon sensors having 3D structure are becoming an interesting solution, due t…

First results of the TIMESPOT project on developments on fast sensors for future vertex detectors Open

A. Lai, L. Anderlini, M. Aresti, A. Bizzeti, A. Cardini , et al. · 2020

Timing optimization for 3D silicon sensors Open

A. Loi, A. Contu, R. Mendicino, G. T. Forcolin, A. Lai , et al. · 2019

Long-term operation of the multi-wire-proportional-chambers of the LHCb muon system Open

F.P. Albicocco, L. Anderlini, M. Anelli, F. Archilli, G. Auriemma , et al. · 2019

The muon detector of LHCb, which comprises 1368 multi-wire-proportional-chambers (MWPC) for a total area of 435 m2 , is the largest instrument of its kind exposed to such a high-radiation environment. In nine years of operation, from 2010 …

Simulation of 3D-Silicon sensors for the TIMESPOT project Open

A. Loi, A. Lai, G.‐F. Dalla Betta, R. Mendicino, S. Vecchi · 2018

The experimental conditions in future High Luminosity LHC experiments require new detector systems with increased performances compared to the current state of the art. In this context, increasing spacial resolution and including time meas…

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