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Vertex-reconstructed muon-spin spectroscopy (vx-{\mu}SR) based on silicon pixel detectors has recently demonstrated unprecedented lateral resolution and operation at muon stop rates exceeding 400 kHz. However, the intrinsic timing…

Switched capacitor arrays (SCA) ASICs are becoming more and more popular for the readout of detector signals, since the sampling frequency of typically several gigasamples per second allows excellent pile-up rejection and time measurements.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-24 D. Stricker-Shaver , S. Ritt , B. J. Pichler

The performance of an electroluminescence (EL) Time Projection Chamber (TPC) with a multi avalanche photodiode (APD) readout was studied in pure xenon at 3.8 bar. Intercalibration and reconstruction methods were developed and applied to the…

Plastic scintillators detectors (PSDs) have been studied as dosimeters, since they provide a cost-effective alternative to conventional ionization chambers. Measurement and analysis of energy dependency were performed on a Siemens Mammomat…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-11-06 J. Antunes , J. Machado , L. Peralta , N. Matela

We report a 1.036 GHz gated Geiger mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode with a detection dead time of just 1.93 ns. This is demonstrated by full recovery of the detection efficiency two gate cycles after a detection event, as well as a measured…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-08-05 A. R. Dixon , J. F. Dynes , Z. L. Yuan , A. W. Sharpe , A. J. Bennett , A. J. Shields

PIXELATED geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes(PPDs), often called silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are emerging as an excellent replacement for traditional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) in a variety of detectors, especially those for subatomic…

Plastic scintillator detectors have been extensively used in particle physics experiments for decades. A large-scale detector is typically arranged as an array of staggered long bars which provide a fast trigger signal and/or particle…

Silicon carbide detectors exhibit good detection performance such as fast time resolution, high radiation tolerances, high breakdown voltage and low temperature sensitivity and have been studied for detection applications. Meanwhile,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-31 Suyu Xiao , Hui Liang , Congcong Wang , Zhenyu Jiang , Lin Zhu

A high-granularity crystal calorimeter (HGCCAL) has been proposed for the future Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC). This study investigates the time resolution of various crystal - Silicon Photomultiplier (SiPM) detection units for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-03-24 Zhiyu Zhao , Dejing Du , Yong Liu , Jiyuan Chen , Junfeng Chen , Fangyi Guo , Shu Li , Baohua Qi

With the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) the number of collisions per bunch crossing increases. To cope with these high rates in the pixel trackers, per-pixel time measurements are required, which implies the need for fast…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-18 Daan Oppenhuis

The SuperFGD will be a part of the ND280 near detector of the T2K and Hyper Kamiokande projects, that will help to reduce systematic uncertainties related with neutrino flux and cross-section modeling. The upgraded ND280 will be able to…

The absolute light yield of a scintillator, defined as the number of scintillation photons produced per unit energy deposited, is a useful quantity for scintillator development, research, and applications. Yet, literature data on the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-06-06 J. A. Brown , T. A. Laplace , B. L. Goldblum , J. J. Manfredi , T. S. Johnson , F. Moretti , A. Venkatraman

The design of a detector system comprised of four silicon sensors bump-bonded to Timepix4 ASICs is described together with its data acquisition system, operational infrastructure, and dedicated software. The spatial and temporal performance…

We have measured scintillation properties of pure CsI crystals used in the shower calorimeter built for a precise determination of the pi+ -> pi0 e+ nu decay rate at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). All 240 individual crystals painted…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-31 E. Frlez , Ch. Broennimann , B. Krause , D. Pocanic , D. Renker , S. Ritt , P. L. Slocum , I. Supek , H. P. Wirtz

This paper reports on the time resolution of two photodetectors operated as single photon counters at high rate: a Hamamatsu R13742-103-M64 "conventional" (based on metal dynodes) multi-anode photomultiplier tube (MaPMT) and a Hamamatsu…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-12-30 M. Calvi , S. Capelli , P. Carniti , C. Gotti , G. Pessina

Capacitive-coupled Low-Gain Avalanche Diode (AC-LGAD) sensors are being developed for high-energy particle physics experiments as a detector which provides fast time information with fine spatial resolution. This paper describes…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-01-25 Sayuka Kita , Koji Nakamura , Tatsuki Ueda , Ikumi Goya , Kazuhiko Hara

In this paper we prove that the choice of a suitable treatment of the scintillator surfaces, along with suitable photodetectors electronics and specific algorithms for raw data analysis, allow to achieve an optimal tradeoff between energy,…

Medical Physics · Physics 2012-03-02 Luigi Cosentino , Paolo Finocchiaro , Alfio Pappalardo , Franco Garibaldi

Medical applications, such as Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and space applications, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), are in need of highly specialized ASICs. Weeroc, in collaboration with different partners, is highly…

The detector of TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) will use large-area silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays combined with photomultiplier tubes to boost photon detection efficiency and pointing capability. An…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-02-06 M. X. Wang , Y. Liu , Y. Q. Tan , J. N. Tang , W. H. Wu , D. L. Xu , W. Zhi , Z. Z. Zhou

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…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-02-08 A. Lampis , F. Borgato , D. Brundu , A. Cardini , G. M. Cossu , G. -F. Dalla Betta , M. Garau , L. La Delfa , A. Lai , A. Loi , M. Obertino , G. Simi , S. Vecchi