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View article: Innovative DC-coupled Resistive Silicon Detector for 4D tracking
Innovative DC-coupled Resistive Silicon Detector for 4D tracking Open
In the past 10 years, two design innovations, the introduction of low internal gain (LGAD) and of resistive read-out (RSD), have radically changed the performance of silicon detectors. The LGAD mechanism, increasing the signal-to-noise rat…
View article: Optimizing sea level muon flux modelling: a 2D fit approach and integration into Geant4 generators
Optimizing sea level muon flux modelling: a 2D fit approach and integration into Geant4 generators Open
Starting from the measurements conducted in 2004 with the ADAMO silicon spectrometer, we have performed a 2D fit procedure to diverse combinations of muon flux datasets documented in the literature. The fit employed three different formula…
View article: Exploring the potential of muon radiography for blast furnace assessments: advancements in non-invasive imaging and structural analysis
Exploring the potential of muon radiography for blast furnace assessments: advancements in non-invasive imaging and structural analysis Open
The BLEMAB European project (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through online Muon ABsorption measurements), the evolution of the previous Mu-Blast European project, is designed to investigate in detail the capability of muon radiogra…
View article: Simulation Tools, First Results, and Experimental Status of the MURAVES Experiment
Simulation Tools, First Results, and Experimental Status of the MURAVES Experiment Open
The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of Mt. Vesuvius, an active and hazardous volcano near Naples, Italy, with the use of muons freely and abundantly produced by cosmic rays. In particular, the MURAVES exper…
View article: Simulation tools, first results and experimental status of the MURAVES experiment
Simulation tools, first results and experimental status of the MURAVES experiment Open
The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of Mt. Vesuvius, an active and hazardous volcano near Naples, Italy, with the use of muons freely and abundantly produced by cosmic rays. In particular, the MURAVES exper…
View article: A parametric analytical model of the atmospheric muon flux at sea-level and its application in the field of the muon transmission radiography
A parametric analytical model of the atmospheric muon flux at sea-level and its application in the field of the muon transmission radiography Open
Atmospheric muons represent the primary component of cosmic radiation detected at sea level. Their specific characteristics - natural abundance, energy-based ability to penetrate objects, harmlessness - make them an essential tool for perf…
View article: The MURAVES muon telescope: a low power consumption muon tracker for muon radiography applications
The MURAVES muon telescope: a low power consumption muon tracker for muon radiography applications Open
Muon Radiography or muography is based on the measurement of the absorption or scattering of cosmic muons, as they pass through the interior of large scale bodies, In particular, absorption muography has been applied to investigate the pre…
View article: Model independent measurements of Standard Model cross sections with Domain Adaptation
Model independent measurements of Standard Model cross sections with Domain Adaptation Open
With the ever growing amount of data collected by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the CERN LHC, fiducial and differential measurements of the Higgs boson production cross section have become important tools to test the standard model pred…
View article: BLEMAB European project: muon imaging technique applied to blast furnaces
BLEMAB European project: muon imaging technique applied to blast furnaces Open
The BLEMAB European project (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through on-line Muon ABsorption measurements), evolution of the previous Mu-Blast European project, is designed to investigate in detail the capability of muon radiography…
View article: Absorption-based muography for ore bodies prospecting: a case study from Temperino Mine (Italy)
Absorption-based muography for ore bodies prospecting: a case study from Temperino Mine (Italy) Open
<p><span>In the last twenty years several applications of muography (or muon radiography) technique have been carried out for geological purposes. Among them, particular attention was given to underground ore bodies prospection…
View article: Identification and three-dimensional localization of cavities at the Temperino mine (Tuscany-Italy) with the muon imaging technique&#160;
Identification and three-dimensional localization of cavities at the Temperino mine (Tuscany-Italy) with the muon imaging technique  Open
<p>Muon radiography is a non-invasive imaging technique that allows, through cosmic muon absorption measurements, to obtain two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of the internal structure and average density of very large mate…
View article: The MURAVES Experiment: A Study of the Vesuvius Great Cone with Muon Radiography
The MURAVES Experiment: A Study of the Vesuvius Great Cone with Muon Radiography Open
The MURAVES experiment aims at the muographic imaging of the internal structure of the summit of Mt. Vesuvius, exploiting muons produced by cosmic rays. Though presently quiescent, the volcano carries a dramatic hazard in its highly popula…
View article: Imaging of the Inner Zone of Blast Furnaces Using Muon Radiography: The BLEMAB Project
Imaging of the Inner Zone of Blast Furnaces Using Muon Radiography: The BLEMAB Project Open
The aim of the BLEMAB project (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through online Muons ABsorption measurements) is the application of muon radiography techniques, to image a blast furnace’s inner zone. In particular, the goal of the st…
View article: BLEMAB European project: muon imaging technique applied to blast furnaces
BLEMAB European project: muon imaging technique applied to blast furnaces Open
The BLEMAB European project (BLast furnace stack density Estimation through online Muon ABsorption measurements), evolution of the previous MuBlast European project, is designed to investigate in detail the capability of muon radiography t…
View article: Higgs boson fiducial and differential measurements at CMS
Higgs boson fiducial and differential measurements at CMS Open
Recent measurements from the CMS Collaboration on Higgs boson fiducial and differential cross sections are presented. Results from WW, ZZ, $\\gamma\\gamma$ and $\\text{b}\\overline{\\text{b}}$ Higgs boson decay channels are briefly discuss…
View article: Characterization of planar and 3D Silicon pixel sensors for the high luminosity phase of the CMS experiment at LHC
Characterization of planar and 3D Silicon pixel sensors for the high luminosity phase of the CMS experiment at LHC Open
The High Luminosity upgrade of the CERN LHC collider (HL-LHC) demands for a new, high-radiation tolerant solid-state pixel sensor capable of surviving fluencies up to a few $10^{16}~ \\rm{n_{eq}/cm^2}$ at $\\sim 3 \\, \\rm{cm} $ from the i…
View article: Muon radiography applied to volcanoes imaging: the MURAVES experiment at Mt. Vesuvius
Muon radiography applied to volcanoes imaging: the MURAVES experiment at Mt. Vesuvius Open
Muon radiography is a technique based on the measurement of absorption profiles of muons as they pass through matter. This measurement allows to obtain an image of the inner structure of large volume objects and is suitable to be applied i…
View article: Performances of highly irradiated 3d and planar pixel sensors interconnected to the RD53A readout chip
Performances of highly irradiated 3d and planar pixel sensors interconnected to the RD53A readout chip Open
The High Luminosity upgrade of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) calls for new highly radiation tolerant silicon pixel sensors, capable of withstanding fluences up to 2.3 × 1016 neq/cm2 (1 MeV equivalent neutrons). In this paper resu…
View article: Higgs boson measurements in the $W^+ W^−$ decay channel with the CMS detector
Higgs boson measurements in the $W^+ W^−$ decay channel with the CMS detector Open
Recent measurements of the production of the Higgs boson with subsequent decay to a W boson pair are discussed. Leptonic decays of the W bosons are sought, selecting events with a pair of leptons with opposite charge and missing transverse…
View article: Simplified Template Cross Sections -- Stage 1.1 and 1.2
Simplified Template Cross Sections -- Stage 1.1 and 1.2 Open
Simplified Template Cross Sections (STXS) have been adopted by the LHC experiments as a common framework for Higgs measurements. Their purpose is to reduce the theoretical uncertainties that are directly folded into the measurements as muc…
View article: 3D Muography for the Search of Hidden Cavities
3D Muography for the Search of Hidden Cavities Open
Muography (or muon radiography) is a technique that exploits the penetration capability of muons, elementary particles similar to electrons but with a mass about 200 times larger. High energy muons are naturally produced in the interaction…
View article: Muon Radiography of Ancient Mines: The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mining Park (Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany)
Muon Radiography of Ancient Mines: The San Silvestro Archaeo-Mining Park (Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany) Open
Muon absorption radiography is an imaging technique based on the measurement of the absorption of cosmic ray muons. This technique has recently been used successfully to investigate the presence of unknown cavities in the Bourbon Gallery i…
View article: Simplified Template Cross Sections - Stage 1.1
Simplified Template Cross Sections - Stage 1.1 Open
Simplified Template Cross Sections (STXS) have been adopted by the LHC experiments as a common framework for Higgs measurements. Their purpose is to reduce the theoretical uncertainties that are directly folded into the measurements as muc…
View article: R&D for new silicon pixel sensors for the High Luminosity phase of the CMS experiment at LHC
R&D for new silicon pixel sensors for the High Luminosity phase of the CMS experiment at LHC Open
The High Luminosity upgrade of the CERN LHC collider (HL-LHC) demands a new high-radiation-tolerant solid-state pixel sensor capable of surviving fluencies up to a few 10(16) n(eq)/cm(2) at similar to 3cm from the interaction point. To thi…
View article: Tests of a novel imaging algorithm to localize hidden objects or cavities with muon radiography
Tests of a novel imaging algorithm to localize hidden objects or cavities with muon radiography Open
A novel algorithm developed within muon radiography to localize objects or cavities hidden inside large material volumes was recently proposed by some of the authors (Bonechi et al. 2015 J. Instrum. 10 , P02003 ( doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/0…