Instrumentation and Detectors
We present a NIM 2U slow-control system designed for continuous monitoring of environmental and facility parameters during data taking in nuclear physics experiments. The architecture integrates a base controller board with eight channels…
We present T-DAQ-P, a compact and portable data acquisition and telemetry platform designed to support detector deployments in laboratory and field conditions by integrating event streaming, slow-control telemetry, and operator-oriented…
The primary objective of research in modern sensor technologies is to develop innovative detection methods for the rapid analysis of complex molecular systems. The present work demonstrates that the quantum mechanism of selective detection,…
Semiconductor pixel detectors are widely established in High Energy Physics (HEP) and Medical physics for their high spatial resolution and tracking capabilities. Research on both monolithic detectors and hybrid detectors is ongoing.…
Computationally expensive, high-accuracy detector simulations are a major bottleneck for many particle physics experiments such as those at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) as well as those planned for future colliders. This challenge has…
This paper presents the development of a high field pulsed magnet system combined with an optical fiber-coupled low temperature cryostat for magneto-photoluminescence measurements. A novel aspect of our system is the use of electrolyte…
The ATLAS Trigger system is a key component of the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), designed to reduce the event rate from the 40 MHz proton-proton bunch crossing frequency to an output suitable for offline storage…
Scintillators are transparent materials that interact with high-energy particles and emit visible light as a result. They are used in state of the art methods of measuring high-energy particles and radiation sources. Most existing methods…
We report results of characterizing the response and light transport of wavelength-shifting (WLS) and scintillating-wavelength-shifting (Sci-WLS) fibers under irradiation by radioactive $\alpha$, $\beta$, and $\gamma$ sources. Light yield…
We present an experimental test of the use of stress engineered optics incorporated into a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor in such a way that the shape of the point spread function (PSF) provides polarization information while the…
We describe, and test, a method of obtaining spectrally and spatially sampled Stokes polarimetry measurements based on star test polarimetry enabled by a stress engineered optic (SEO). When the SEO is placed in the pupil plane of an imaging…
In the heterodyne approach to axion detection, axion dark matter induces transitions between two modes of a microwave cavity, resulting in a parametrically enhanced signal power. We describe the fabrication and characterization of a…
Background and Purpose: Architectural deficiencies in EPICS lead to inefficiency in the development and application of EPICS IOCs. An unintrusive solution is replacing EPICS IOCs with more maintainable and flexible Python IOCs, only reusing…
Diamond detectors are attractive for operation in harsh radiation environments because they combine radiation tolerance, fast signal formation, and low leakage current. Realistic detector-response simulations require an accurate description…
We introduce a reduced set of thermodynamic-topological observables for ordered multiscale dissipative systems. An interface-local quadratic reduction produces bounded integrity and residual channels, a flux-force stability channel, a…
The nonlinear inductance of the Josephson junction has enabled the development of a wide range of continuous-variable amplifiers and qubit-based devices with unprecedented sensitivity. We present an alternative use of the Josephson junction…
The Superallowed Transition Beta-Neutrino Decay Ion Coincidence Trap (St. Benedict) is currently under construction at the Nuclear Science Laboratory (NSL) of the University of Notre Dame. It aims to measure the beta-neutrino angular…
Chemiresistive gas sensors transduce gas adsorption into changes in the electrical resistance across a pair of electrodes connected by a sensitive layer of material. This type of sensor is used due to its simple operation, high sensitivity,…
The next generation of particle physics experiments will face a new era of challenges in data acquisition, due to unprecedented data rates and volumes along with extreme environments and operational constraints. Harnessing this data for…
Nanostructured materials, critical for thermal management in semiconductor devices, exhibit a strong size dependence in thermal transport. Studying thermal resistance variation across grain boundaries is critical for designing effective…