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View article: Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors
Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors Open
The Belle II experiment, operating at the SuperKEKB e + e - collider, is developing a new pixelated vertex detector (VTX) to handle an higher luminosity, up to 6 × 10 35 cm -2 s -1 . The VTX will feature 5–6 layers, with a material budget …
View article: Characterization of a permanent magnetic dipolar system for the FOOT experiment
Characterization of a permanent magnetic dipolar system for the FOOT experiment Open
The FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experiment aims to measure double differential fragmentation cross-sections for applications in Particle Therapy and space radiation protection. A critical component of the apparatus is its magnetic spect…
View article: Upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector with depleted monolithic CMOS active pixel sensors
Upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector with depleted monolithic CMOS active pixel sensors Open
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View article: OBELIX: A monolithic pixel sensor with triggered readout for the Belle II upgrade
OBELIX: A monolithic pixel sensor with triggered readout for the Belle II upgrade Open
View article: Development and performance assessment of the BGO calorimeter module for the FOOT experiment
Development and performance assessment of the BGO calorimeter module for the FOOT experiment Open
FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) is a nuclear physics experiment currently under construction that will measure differential cross sections for the production of secondary fragments induced by the interactions of proton and ion beams, up to …
View article: Design of the OBELIX monolithic CMOS pixel sensor for the Belle II vertex detector upgrade
Design of the OBELIX monolithic CMOS pixel sensor for the Belle II vertex detector upgrade Open
Targeting a peak luminosity of 6 × 10 35 cm -2 s -1 , the Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB in Japan is considering an upgrade of its interaction region. This upgrade involves the vertex detector, which will be replaced by a new fully p…
View article: Cross Section Measurements of Large Angle Fragments Production in the Interaction of Carbon Ion Beams with Thin Targets
Cross Section Measurements of Large Angle Fragments Production in the Interaction of Carbon Ion Beams with Thin Targets Open
The fragmentation cross sections of carbon ion beams with kinetic energies of $115 - 353~\text{MeV/u}$ impinging on thin targets of graphite (C), polyvinyl-toluene (C$_9$H$_{10}$) and PMMA (C$_2$O$_5$H$_8$) have been measured at 90$^{\text…
View article: Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors
Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors Open
The Belle II experiment at the SuperKEKB e + e − collider is preparing for an upgrade of its vertex detector to cope with an increased luminosity of up to 6 × 10 35 cm −2 s −1 . The new vertex detector (VTX) will consist of six layers of d…
View article: Tractarian Nonsense and Literary Language
Tractarian Nonsense and Literary Language Open
In recent years, Wittgenstein scholarship has renewed its focus on the relationship between Wittgenstein, modernism, and the arts, with particular emphasis on the aesthetic and modernist value of his early work, the Tractatus Logico-Philos…
View article: Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a $400\,\text{MeV/nucleon}$ $^{16}\text{O}$ beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment
Angular differential and elemental fragmentation cross sections of a $400\,\text{MeV/nucleon}$ $^{16}\text{O}$ beam on a graphite target with the FOOT experiment Open
This paper presents the measurements of the angular differential cross sections for the forward production of He, Li, Be, B, C and N nuclei in the fragmentation process of a 400$\text{MeV/nucleon}$ $^{16}\text{O}$ beam interacting with a g…
View article: The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector
The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector Open
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View article: Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with monolithic active pixel sensors
Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector with monolithic active pixel sensors Open
View article: Liquid-based micro-channeling for efficient FPGA cooling
Liquid-based micro-channeling for efficient FPGA cooling Open
View article: The OBELIX chip for the Belle II VTX upgrade
The OBELIX chip for the Belle II VTX upgrade Open
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View article: A new calibration method of an array of plastic scintillating fibers for dosimetry in electron FLASH Radiotherapy
A new calibration method of an array of plastic scintillating fibers for dosimetry in electron FLASH Radiotherapy Open
The challenge of saturation at the high dose rate employed in FLASH radiotherapy and the lack of real-time 2D and 3D dosimeters create an opportunity for the use of plastic scintillators. This study presents the development of an online do…
View article: The Vertex Detector Upgrade of the Belle II Experiment
The Vertex Detector Upgrade of the Belle II Experiment Open
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View article: LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts: a full-sky measurement of gravitational lensing of the CMB
LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts: a full-sky measurement of gravitational lensing of the CMB Open
We explore the capability of measuring lensing signals in LiteBIRD full-sky polarization maps. With a 30 arcmin beam width and an impressively low polarization noise of 2.16 μ K-arcmin, LiteBIRD will be able to measure the full-sky polariz…
View article: LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts: improving sensitivity to inflationary gravitational waves with multitracer delensing
LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts: improving sensitivity to inflationary gravitational waves with multitracer delensing Open
We estimate the efficiency of mitigating the lensing B -mode polarization, the so-called delensing, for the LiteBIRD experiment with multiple external data sets of lensing-mass tracers. The current best bound on the tensor-to-scalar ratio,…
View article: LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts. A case study of the origin of primordial gravitational waves using large-scale CMB polarization
LiteBIRD science goals and forecasts. A case study of the origin of primordial gravitational waves using large-scale CMB polarization Open
We study the possibility of using the LiteBIRD satellite B -mode survey to constrain models of inflation producing specific features in CMB angular power spectra. We explore a particular model example, i.e. spectator axion-SU(2) gauge fiel…
View article: The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector
The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector Open
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View article: The SQUID Controller Unit for the LiteBIRD Space Mission: Description, Functional Tests and Early Performance Assessment
The SQUID Controller Unit for the LiteBIRD Space Mission: Description, Functional Tests and Early Performance Assessment Open
View article: Plastic scintillator-based dosimeters for ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) electron radiotherapy
Plastic scintillator-based dosimeters for ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) electron radiotherapy Open
This paper reports the development of dosimeters based on plastic scintillating fibers imaged by a charge-coupled device camera, and their performance evaluation through irradiations with the electron Flash research accelerator located at …
View article: The DMAPS Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector
The DMAPS Upgrade of the Belle II Vertex Detector Open
In order to profit from the increased luminosity provided by the SuperKEKB accelerator in the future, improvements should be brought to the current Belle II detector. The Belle II collaboration has thus proposed the upgrade of the current …
View article: The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector
The DMAPS upgrade of the Belle II vertex detector Open
The SuperKEKB collider will undergo a major upgrade to reach the target luminosity of 6 × 10 35 cm -2 s -1 during the long shutdown (LS2) foreseen to start around year 2027. We are developing a new vertex detector (VTX) to replace the curr…
View article: Charge identification of fragments produced in 16O beam interactions at 200 MeV/n and 400 MeV/n on C and C2H4 targets
Charge identification of fragments produced in 16O beam interactions at 200 MeV/n and 400 MeV/n on C and C2H4 targets Open
Introduction: Charged Particle Therapy plays a key role in the treatment of deep-seated tumours, because of the advantageous energy deposition culminating in the Bragg peak. However, knowledge of the dose delivered in the entrance channel …
View article: The Fluka Monte Carlo Simulation of the Magnetic Spectrometer of the Foot Experiment
The Fluka Monte Carlo Simulation of the Magnetic Spectrometer of the Foot Experiment Open
View article: Upgrade of Belle II vertex detector with CMOS pixel technology
Upgrade of Belle II vertex detector with CMOS pixel technology Open
The Belle II experiment at KEK in Japan considers upgrading its vertex detector system to address the challenges posed by high background levels caused by the increased luminosity of the SuperKEKB collider. One proposal for upgrading the v…
View article: LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts: Improving Sensitivity to Inflationary Gravitational Waves with Multitracer Delensing
LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts: Improving Sensitivity to Inflationary Gravitational Waves with Multitracer Delensing Open
We estimate the efficiency of mitigating the lensing $B$-mode polarization, the so-called delensing, for the $LiteBIRD$ experiment with multiple external data sets of lensing-mass tracers. The current best bound on the tensor-to-scalar rat…
View article: LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts: A full-sky measurement of gravitational lensing of the CMB
LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts: A full-sky measurement of gravitational lensing of the CMB Open
We explore the capability of measuring lensing signals in $LiteBIRD$ full-sky polarization maps. With a $30$ arcmin beam width and an impressively low polarization noise of $2.16\,μ$K-arcmin, $LiteBIRD$ will be able to measure the full-sky…
View article: LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts. A Case Study of the Origin of Primordial Gravitational Waves using Large-Scale CMB Polarization
LiteBIRD Science Goals and Forecasts. A Case Study of the Origin of Primordial Gravitational Waves using Large-Scale CMB Polarization Open
We study the possibility of using the $LiteBIRD$ satellite $B$-mode survey to constrain models of inflation producing specific features in CMB angular power spectra. We explore a particular model example, i.e. spectator axion-SU(2) gauge f…