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View article: Overlap-aware segmentation for topological reconstruction of obscured objects
Overlap-aware segmentation for topological reconstruction of obscured objects Open
The separation of overlapping objects presents a significant challenge in scientific imaging. While deep learning segmentation-regression algorithms can predict pixel-wise intensities, they typically treat all regions equally rather than p…
View article: Electromagnetic energy calibration of the SoLid detector with horizontal muons
Electromagnetic energy calibration of the SoLid detector with horizontal muons Open
SoLid is a neutrino experiment at very-short baseline searching for active-to-sterile oscillations of reactor antineutrinos. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: polyvinyl toluene and 6 Li:Zn…
View article: Readout electronics for low occupancy High-Pressure Gas TPCs
Readout electronics for low occupancy High-Pressure Gas TPCs Open
HPgTPCs have benefits such as low energy threshold, magnetisability, and 4$π$ acceptance, making them ideal for neutrino experiments such as DUNE. We present the design of an FPGA-based solution optimised for ND-GAr, which is part of the P…
View article: Transforming a rare event search into a not-so-rare event search in real-time with deep learning-based object detection
Transforming a rare event search into a not-so-rare event search in real-time with deep learning-based object detection Open
Deep learning-based object detection algorithms enable the simultaneous classification and localization of any number of objects in image data. Many of these algorithms are capable of operating in real-time on high resolution images, attri…
View article: The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment
The CCube reconstruction algorithm for the SoLid experiment Open
The SoLid experiment is a very-short-baseline experiment aimed at searching for nuclear-reactor-produced active-to-sterile antineutrino oscillations. The detection principle is based on the pairing of two types of solid scintillators: poly…
View article: Timing performance of the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter prototype
Timing performance of the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter prototype Open
This paper describes the experience with the calibration, reconstruction and evaluation of the timing capabilities of the CMS HGCAL prototype in the beam tests in 2018. The calibration procedure includes multiple steps and corrections rang…
View article: Assembly, test and analysis development of the T2K upgrade
Assembly, test and analysis development of the T2K upgrade Open
Parallel Talk presented at the XX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes - Venice 23-27 October 2023 Abstract: The near detector of T2K is undergoing a major upgrade. A new scintillator tracker, named superFGD, with fine granularity…
View article: Performance of the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter prototype to charged pion beams of 20–300 GeV/c
Performance of the CMS High Granularity Calorimeter prototype to charged pion beams of 20–300 GeV/c Open
The upgrade of the CMS experiment for the high luminosity operation of the LHC comprises the replacement of the current endcap calorimeter by a high granularity sampling calorimeter (HGCAL). The electromagnetic section of the HGCAL is base…
View article: The MIGDAL experiment: Measuring a rare atomic process to aid the search for dark matter
The MIGDAL experiment: Measuring a rare atomic process to aid the search for dark matter Open
We present the Migdal In Galactic Dark mAtter expLoration (MIGDAL) experiment aiming at the unambiguous observation and study of the so-called Migdal effect induced by fast-neutron scattering. It is hoped that this elusive atomic process c…
View article: The MIGDAL experiment: Measuring a rare atomic process to aid the search for dark matter
The MIGDAL experiment: Measuring a rare atomic process to aid the search for dark matter Open
We present the Migdal In Galactic Dark mAtter expLoration (MIGDAL) experiment aiming at the unambiguous observation and study of the so-called Migdal effect induced by fast-neutron scattering. It is hoped that this elusive atomic process c…
View article: Feasibility of crystal-assisted collimation in the CERN accelerator complex
Feasibility of crystal-assisted collimation in the CERN accelerator complex Open
Bent silicon crystals mounted on high-accuracy angular actuators were installed in the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) and extensively tested to assess the feasibility of crystal-assisted collimation in circular hadron colliders. The a…
View article: Response of a CMS HGCAL silicon-pad electromagnetic calorimeter prototype to 20–300 GeV positrons
Response of a CMS HGCAL silicon-pad electromagnetic calorimeter prototype to 20–300 GeV positrons Open
The Compact Muon Solenoid collaboration is designing a new high-granularity endcap calorimeter, HGCAL, to be installed later this decade. As part of this development work, a prototype system was built, with an electromagnetic section consi…
View article: Channeling efficiency reduction in high dose neutron irradiated silicon crystals for high energy and high intensity beam collimation and extraction
Channeling efficiency reduction in high dose neutron irradiated silicon crystals for high energy and high intensity beam collimation and extraction Open
The channeling process in bent silicon crystals are used since '70s to manipulate beams of high energy particles. During the last decade, several studies and experiments carried out by the UA9 Collaboration at CERN demonstrated the possibi…
View article: Load-dependent power transfer efficiency for on-chip coils
Load-dependent power transfer efficiency for on-chip coils Open
This paper presents a theory for the power transfer efficiency of printed circuit board coils to integrated circuit coils, with focus on load-dependence for low-power single-chip systems. The theory is verified with electromagnetic simulat…
View article: Construction and commissioning of CMS CE prototype silicon modules
Construction and commissioning of CMS CE prototype silicon modules Open
As part of its HL-LHC upgrade program, the CMS collaboration is developing a High Granularity Calorimeter (CE) to replace the existing endcap calorimeters. The CE is a sampling calorimeter with unprecedented transverse and longitudinal rea…
View article: SoLid: a short baseline reactor neutrino experiment
SoLid: a short baseline reactor neutrino experiment Open
The SoLid experiment, short for Search for Oscillations with a Lithium-6 detector, is a new generation neutrino experiment which tries to address the key challenges for high precision reactor neutrino measurements at very short distances f…
View article: Construction and commissioning of CMS CE prototype silicon modules
Construction and commissioning of CMS CE prototype silicon modules Open
As part of its HL-LHC upgrade program, the CMS Collaboration is developing a High Granularity Calorimeter (CE) to replace the existing endcap calorimeters. The CE is a sampling calorimeter with unprecedented transverse and longitudinal rea…
View article: Observation of strong reduction of multiple scattering for channeled particles in bent crystals
Observation of strong reduction of multiple scattering for channeled particles in bent crystals Open
Strong reduction of multiple scattering for channeled particles has been observed in an experiment on the deflection of a 180 GeV/c π+ -meson beam by bent silicon crystals. The RMS deflections due to multiple scattering for the channeled p…
View article: Angular asymmetry of the nuclear interaction probability of high energy particles in short bent crystals
Angular asymmetry of the nuclear interaction probability of high energy particles in short bent crystals Open
The rate of inelastic nuclear interactions in a short bent silicon crystal was precisely measured for the first time using a 180 GeV/c positive hadron beam produced in the North Experimental Area of the CERN SPS. An angular asymmetry depen…
View article: Operational Challenges of the Multi-Beam Radar Sensor BIRALES for Space Surveillance
Operational Challenges of the Multi-Beam Radar Sensor BIRALES for Space Surveillance Open
This paper illustrates the Italian BIstatic RAdar for LEo Survey (BIRALES) sensor for Space Surveillance and Tracking in the LEO regime. BIRALES is a bistatic radar whose receiving part has been refurbished to synthetize up to 32 simultane…
View article: Double-crystal setup measurements at the CERN SPS
Double-crystal setup measurements at the CERN SPS Open
In this paper, we discuss an experimental layout for the two-crystals scenario at the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS) accelerator. The research focuses on a fixed target setup at the circulating machine in a frame of the Physics Beyond Coll…
View article: J-PARC Neutrino Beamline Upgrade Technical Design Report
J-PARC Neutrino Beamline Upgrade Technical Design Report Open
In this document, technical details of the upgrade plan of the J-PARC neutrino beamline for the extension of the T2K experiment are described. T2K has proposed to accumulate data corresponding to $2\times{}10^{22}$ protons-on-target in the…
View article: Correction: Nilsson, J. et al. Maximal Q Factor for an On-Chip, Fuse-Based Trimmable Capacitor. Electronics 2019, 8, 62
Correction: Nilsson, J. et al. Maximal Q Factor for an On-Chip, Fuse-Based Trimmable Capacitor. Electronics 2019, 8, 62 Open
The authors wish to make the following correction to our published paper [...]
View article: Maximal Q Factor for an On-Chip, Fuse-Based Trimmable Capacitor
Maximal Q Factor for an On-Chip, Fuse-Based Trimmable Capacitor Open
This paper presents a circuit for realising a fuse-programmable capacitor on-chip. The trimming mechanism is implemented using integrated circuit fuses which can be blown in order to lower the resulting equivalent capacitance. However, for…
View article: Demonstration of Loss Reduction Using a Thin Bent Crystal to Shadow an Electrostatic Septum During Resonant Slow Extraction
Demonstration of Loss Reduction Using a Thin Bent Crystal to Shadow an Electrostatic Septum During Resonant Slow Extraction Open
A proof-of-principle experiment demonstrating the feasibility of using a thin, bent crystal aligned upstream of an extraction septum (ES) to increase the efficiency of the third-integer resonant slow extraction process has been carried out…