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Characterization of alpha and beta interactions in liquid xenon

Liquid xenon based detectors have achieved great sensitivities in rare event searches. Precise knowledge of the scintillation and ionization responses of the medium is essential to correctly model different interaction types in the detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-04-28 Florian Jörg , Dominick Cichon , Guillaume Eurin , Luisa Hötzsch , Teresa Marrodán Undagoitia , Natascha Rupp

Optimization of GEM detectors for applications in X-ray fluorescence imaging

In this work a set of simulations that aim at the optimization of gaseous detectors for applications in X-ray fluorescence imaging in the energy range of 3 -- 30keV is presented. By studying the statistical distribution of the radiation…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-01 Geovane G. A. de Souza , Hugo Natal da Luz , Marco Bregant

MiX: A Position Sensitive Dual-Phase Liquid Xenon Detector

The need for precise characterization of dual-phase xenon detectors has grown as the technology has matured into a state of high efficacy for rare event searches. The Michigan Xenon detector was constructed to study the microphysics of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-08-25 S. Stephenson , J. Haefner , Q. Lin , K. Ni , K. Pushkin , R. Raymond , M. Schubnell , N. Shutty , G. Tarlé , C. Weaverdyck , W. Lorenzon

Absolute efficiency calibration of 6LiF-based solid state thermal neutron detectors

The demand for new thermal neutron detectors as an alternative to 3He tubes in research, industrial, safety and homeland security applications, is growing. These needs have triggered research and development activities about new generations…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-01-09 Paolo Finocchiaro , Luigi Cosentino , Sergio Lo Meo , Ralf Nolte , Desiree Radeck

Projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to the two-neutrino and neutrinoless double beta decays of $^{134}$Xe

The projected sensitivity of the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment to two-neutrino and neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{134}$Xe is presented. LZ is a 10-tonne xenon time projection chamber optimized for the detection of dark matter particles,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-01-12 The LUX-ZEPLIN , Collaboration , : , D. S. Akerib , A. K. Al Musalhi , S. K. Alsum , C. S. Amarasinghe , A. Ames , T. J. Anderson , N. Angelides , H. M. Araujo , J. E. Armstrong , M. Arthurs , X. Bai , J. Balajthy , S. Balashov , J. Bang , J. W. Bargemann , D. Bauer , A. Baxter , P. Beltrame , E. P. Bernard , A. Bernstein , A. Bhatti , A. Biekert , T. P. Biesiadzinski , H. J. Birch , G. M. Blockinger , E. Bodnia , B. Boxer , C. A. J. Brew , P. Bras , S. Burdin , J. K. Busenitz , M. Buuck , R. Cabrita , M. C. Carmona-Benitez , M. Cascella , C. Chan , N. I. Chott , A. Cole , M. V. Converse , A. Cottle , G. Cox , O. Creaner , J. E. Cutter , C. E. Dahl , L. de Viveiros , J. E. Y. Dobson , E. Druszkiewicz , S. R. Eriksen , A. Fan , S. Fayer , N. M. Fearon , S. Fiorucci , H. Flaecher , E. D. Fraser , T. Fruth , R. J. Gaitskell , J. Genovesi , C. Ghag , E. Gibson , S. Gokhale , M. G. D. van der Grinten , C. B. Gwilliam , C. R. Hall , S. J. Haselschwardt , S. A. Hertel , M. Horn , D. Q. Huang , C. M. Ignarra , O. Jahangir , R. S. James , W. Ji , J. Johnson , A. C. Kaboth , A. C. Kamaha , K. Kamdin , K. Kazkaz , D. Khaitan , A. Khazov , I. Khurana , D. Kodroff , L. Korley , E. V. Korolkova , H. Kraus , S. Kravitz , L. Kreczko , B. Krikler , V. A. Kudryavtsev , E. A. Leason , J. Lee , D. S. Leonard , K. T. Lesko , C. Levy , J. Liao , J. Lin , A. Lindote , R. Linehan , W. H. Lippincott , X. Liu , M. I. Lopes , E. Lopez Asamar , B. Lopez Paredes , W. Lorenzon , S. Luitz , P. A. Majewski , A. Manalaysay , L. Manenti , R. L. Mannino , N. Marangou , M. E. McCarthy , D. N. McKinsey , J. McLaughlin , E. H. Miller , E. Mizrachi , A. Monte , M. E. Monzani , J. A. Morad , J. D. Morales Mendoza , E. Morrison , B. J. Mount , A. St. J. Murphy , D. Naim , A. Naylor , C. Nedlik , H. N. Nelson , F. Neves , J. A. Nikoleyczik , A. Nilima , I. Olcina , K. C. Oliver-Mallory , S. Pal , K. J. Palladino , J. Palmer , S. Patton , N. Parveen , E. K. Pease , B. Penning , G. Pereira , A. Piepke , Y. Qie , J. Reichenbacher , C. A. Rhyne , A. Richards , Q. Riffard , G. R. C. Rischbieter , R. Rosero , P. Rossiter , D. Santone , A. B. M. R. Sazzad , R. W. Schnee , P. R. Scovell , S. Shaw , T. A. Shutt , J. J. Silk , C. Silva , R. Smith , M. Solmaz , V. N. Solovov , P. Sorensen , J. Soria , I. Stancu , A. Stevens , K. Stifter , B. Suerfu , T. J. Sumner , N. Swanson , M. Szydagis , W. C. Taylor , R. Taylor , D. J. Temples , P. A. Terman , D. R. Tiedt , M. Timalsina , W. H. To , D. R. Tovey , M. Tripathi , D. R. Tronstad , W. Turner , U. Utku , A. Vaitkus , B. Wang , J. J. Wang , W. Wang , J. R. Watson , R. C. Webb , R. G. White , T. J. Whitis , M. Williams , F. L. H. Wolfs , D. Woodward , C. J. Wright , X. Xiang , J. Xu , M. Yeh , P. Zarzhitsky

Fast Neutron Detection with a Segmented Spectrometer

A fast neutron spectrometer consisting of segmented plastic scintillator and He-3 proportional counters was constructed for the measurement of neutrons in the energy range 1 MeV to 200 MeV. We discuss its design, principles of operation,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-11-24 T. J. Langford , C. D. Bass , E. J. Beise , H. Breuer , D. K. Erwin , C. R. Heimbach , J. S. Nico

Wide band X-ray Imager (WXI) and Soft Gamma-ray Detector (SGD) for the NeXT Mission

The NeXT mission has been proposed to study high-energy non-thermal phenomena in the universe. The high-energy response of the super mirror will enable us to perform the first sensitive imaging observations up to 80 keV. The focal plane…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 T. Takahashi , A. Awaki , T. Dotani , Y. Fukazawa , K. Hayashida , T. Kamae , J. Kataoka , N. Kawai , S. Kitamoto , T. Kohmura , M. Kokubun , K. Koyama , K. Makishima , H. Matsumoto , E. Miyata , T. Murakami , K. Nakazawa , M. Momachi , M. Ozaki , H. Tajima , M. Tashiro , T. Tamagawa , Y. Terada , H. Tsunemi , T. Tsuru , K. Yamaoka , D. Yonetoku , A. Yoshida

Concept of a fast neutron detector based on 10B-RPCs

We propose an alternative approach for the detection of fast neutrons in the energy range from 10-4 to 5 MeV based on 10B-RPCs (hybrid double-gap Resistive Plate Chambers with 10B4C neutron converters) surrounded by a polyethylene…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-02-23 A. Morozov , L. M. S. Margato , A. Blanco , D. Galaviz

Transmission of xenon scintillation light through PTFE

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), also known as Teflon, is a common material used in the construction of liquid xenon detectors due to its high reflectivity for the VUV scintillation light of xenon. We present transmission measurements of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-09-10 Dominick Cichon , Guillaume Eurin , Florian Jörg , Teresa Marrodán Undagoitia , Natascha Rupp

Development of a Hermetic Gaseous Xenon Detector for Suppressing External Radon Background

Radon-induced backgrounds, particularly from $^{222}$Rn and its beta-emitting progeny, present a critical challenge for next-generation liquid xenon (LXe) detectors aimed at probing dark matter down to the neutrino fog. To address this, we…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-06 Ryuta Miyata , Koki Fujikawa , Rina Harata , Yoshitaka Itow , Shingo Kazama , Masatoshi Kobayashi

Initial results of NEXT-DEMO, a large-scale prototype of the NEXT-100 experiment

NEXT-DEMO is a large-scale prototype of the NEXT-100 detector, an electroluminescent time projection chamber that will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe-136 using 100 to 150 kg of enriched xenon gas. NEXT-DEMO was built to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-04-04 NEXT Collaboration , V. Álvarez , F. I. G. M. Borges , S. Cárcel , J. Castel , S. Cebrián , A. Cervera , C. A. N. Conde , T. Dafni , T. H. V. T. Dias , J. Díaz , M. Egorov , R. Esteve , P. Evtoukhovitch , L. M. P. Fernandes , P. Ferrario , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , V. M. Gehman , A. Gil , A. Goldschmidt , H. Gómez , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , D. González-Díaz , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Hauptman , J. A. Hernando Morata , D. C. Herrera , F. J. Iguaz , I. G. Irastorza , M. A. Jinete , L. Labarga , A. Laing , I. Liubarsky , J. A. M. Lopes , D. Lorca , M. Losada , G. Luzón , A. Marí , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , T. Miller , A. Moiseenko , F. Monrabal , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , L. M. Moutinho , J. Muñoz Vidal , H. Natal da Luz , G. Navarro , M. Nebot-Guinot , D. Nygren , C. A. B. Oliveira , R. Palma , J. Pérez , J. L. Pérez Aparicio , J. Renner , L. Ripoll , A. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , L. Segui , L. Serra , D. Shuman , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , J. F. Toledo , A. Tomás , J. Torrent , Z. Tsamalaidze , D. Vázquez , J. F. C. A. Veloso , J. A. Villar , R. Webb , J. T White , N. Yahlali

PETALO, a new concept for a Positron Emission TOF Apparatus based on Liquid xenOn

This master thesis presents a new type of Positron Emission TOF Apparatus using Liquid xenOn (PETALO). The detector is based in the Liquid Xenon Scintillating Cell (LXSC). The cell is a box filled with liquid xenon (LXe) whose transverse…

Medical Physics · Physics 2016-06-01 J. M. Benlloch-Rodriguez

GraXe, graphene and xenon for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

We propose a new detector concept, GraXe (to be pronounced as grace), to search for neutrinoless double beta decay in Xe-136. GraXe combines a popular detection medium in rare-event searches, liquid xenon, with a new, background-free…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2012-02-28 J. J. Gomez-Cadenas , F. Guinea , M. M. Fogler , M. I. Katsnelson , J. Martin-Albo , F. Monrabal , J. Muñoz-Vidal

Latest results of NEXT-DEMO, the prototype of the NEXT 100 double beta decay experiment

NEXT-DEMO is a 1:4.5 scale prototype of the NEXT100 detector, a high-pressure xenon gas TPC that will search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of $^{136}$Xe. X-ray energy depositions produced by the de-excitation of Xenon atoms after…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-08-13 L. Serra , D. Lorca , J. Martin-Albo , M. Sorel , J. J. Gomez-Cadenas

Liquid Xenon Detectors for Particle Physics and Astrophysics

This article reviews the progress made over the last 20 years in the development and applications of liquid xenon detectors in particle physics, astrophysics and medical imaging experiments. We begin with a summary of the fundamental…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2010-12-01 E. Aprile , T. Doke

Characterization of the silicon+6LiF thermal neutron detection technique

The worldwide need to replace 3He for the neutron detection has triggered R&D on new technologies and methods. A promising one is based on commercial solid state silicon detectors coupled with thin neutron converter layers containing 6Li.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-01-20 A. Pappalardo , M. Barbagallo , L. Cosentino , C. Marchetta , A. Musumarra , C. Scirè , S. Scirè , G. Vecchio , P. Finocchiaro

Energy calibration of the NEXT-White detector with 1% resolution near Q$_{\beta\beta}$ of $^{136}$Xe

Excellent energy resolution is one of the primary advantages of electroluminescent high pressure xenon TPCs, and searches for rare physics events such as neutrinoless double-beta decay ($\beta\beta0\nu$) require precise energy measurements.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-19 J. Renner , G. Díaz López , P. Ferrario , J. A. Hernando Morata , M. Kekic , G. Martínez-Lema , F. Monrabal , J. J. Gómez-Cadenas , C. Adams , V. Álvarez , L. Arazi , I. J. Arnquist , C. D. R Azevedo , K. Bailey , F. Ballester , J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez , F. I. G. M. Borges , N. Byrnes , S. Cárcel , J. V. Carrión , S. Cebrián , E. Church , C. A. N. Conde , T. Contreras , J. Díaz , M. Diesburg , J. Escada , R. Esteve , R. Felkai , A. F. M. Fernandes , L. M. P. Fernandes , A. L. Ferreira , E. D. C. Freitas , J. Generowicz , S. Ghosh , A. Goldschmidt , D. González-Díaz , R. Guenette , R. M. Gutiérrez , J. Haefner , K. Hafidi , J. Hauptman , C. A. O. Henriques , P. Herrero , V. Herrero , Y. Ifergan , S. Johnston , B. J. P. Jones , L. Labarga , A. Laing , P. Lebrun , N. López-March , M. Losada , R. D. P. Mano , J. Martín-Albo , A. Martínez , A. D. McDonald , C. M. B. Monteiro , F. J. Mora , J. Muñoz Vidal , P. Novella , D. R. Nygren , B. Palmeiro , A. Para , J. Pérez , F. Psihas , M. Querol , J. Repond , S. Riordan , L. Ripoll , Y. Rodríguez García , J. Rodríguez , L. Rogers , B. Romeo , C. Romo-Luque , F. P. Santos , J. M. F. dos Santos , A. Simón , C. Sofka , M. Sorel , T. Stiegler , J. F. Toledo , J. Torrent , A. Usón , J. F. C. A. Veloso , R. Webb , R. Weiss-Babai , J. T. White , K. Woodruff , N. Yahlali

Performance of the LBNL FastCCD for the European XFEL

The European X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL.EU) is currently being commissioned in Schenefeld, Germany. From 2017 onwards it will provide spatially coherent X-rays of energies between 0.25\,keV and 25\,keV with a unique timing structure.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-12-13 Friederike Januschek , Ivana Klackova , Nord Andresen , Peter Denes , Steffen Hauf , John Joseph , Markus Kuster , Craig Tindall

The EXO-200 detector, part II: Auxiliary Systems

The EXO-200 experiment searched for neutrinoless double-beta decay of $^{136}$Xe with a single-phase liquid xenon detector. It used an active mass of 110 kg of 80.6%-enriched liquid xenon in an ultra-low background time projection chamber…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-02-23 N. Ackerman , J. Albert , M. Auger , D. J. Auty , I. Badhrees , P. S. Barbeau , L. Bartoszek , E. Baussan , V. Belov , C. Benitez-Medina , T. Bhatta , M. Breidenbach , T. Brunner , G. F. Cao , W. R. Cen , C. Chambers , B. Cleveland , R. Conley , S. Cook , M. Coon , W. Craddock , A. Craycraft , W. Cree , T. Daniels , L. Darroch , S. J. Daugherty , J. Daughhetee , C. G. Davis , J. Davis , S. Delaquis , A. Der Mesrobian-Kabakian , R. deVoe , T. Didberidze , J. Dilling , A. Dobi , A. G. Dolgolenko , M. J. Dolinski , M. Dunford , J. Echevers , L. Espic , W. Fairbank , D. Fairbank , J. Farine , W. Feldmeier , S. Feyzbakhsh , P. Fierlinger , K. Fouts , D. Franco , D. Freytag , D. Fudenberg , P. Gautam , G. Giroux , R. Gornea , K. Graham , G. Gratta , C. Hagemann , C. Hall , K. Hall , G. Haller , E. V. Hansen , C. Hargrove , R. Herbst , S. Herrin , J. Hodgson , M. Hughes , A. Iverson , A. Jamil , C. Jessiman , M. J. Jewell , A. Johnson , T. N. Johnson , S. Johnston , A. Karelin , L. J. Kaufman , R. Killick , T. Koffas , S. Kravitz , R. Krücken , A. Kuchenkov , K. S. Kumar , Y. Lan , A. Larson , D. S. Leonard , F. Leonard , F. LePort , G. S. Li , S. Li , Z. Li , C. Licciardi , Y. H. Lin , D. Mackay , R. MacLellan , M. Marino , J. -M. Martin , Y. Martin , T. McElroy , K. McFarlane , T. Michel , B. Mong , D. C. Moore , K. Murray , R. Neilson , O. Njoya , O. Nusair , K. O'Sullivan , A. Odian , I. Ostrovskiy , C. Ouellet , A. Piepke , A. Pocar , C. Y. Prescott , K. Pushkin , F. Retiere , A. Rivas , A. L. Robinson , E. Rollin , P. C. Rowson , M. P. Rozo , J. Runge , J. J. Russell , S. Schmidt , A. Schubert , D. Sinclair , K. Skarpaas , S. Slutsky , E. Smith , A. K. Soma , V. Stekhanov , V. Strickland , M. Swift , M. Tarka , J. Todd , T. Tolba , D. Tosi , T. I. Totev , R. Tsang , K. Twelker , B. Veenstra , V. Veeraraghavan , J. -L. Vuilleumier , J. -M. Vuilleumier , M. Wagenpfeil , A. Waite , J. Walton , T. Walton , K. Wamba , J. Watkins , M. Weber , L. J. Wen , U. Wichoski , M. Wittgen , J. Wodin , J. Wood , G. Wrede , S. X. Wu , Q. Xia , L. Yang , Y. -R. Yen , O. Ya Zeldovich , T. Ziegler

Neutron Energy Spectrum Measurements with a Compact Liquid Scintillation Detector on EAST

A neutron detector based on EJ301 liquid scintillator has been employed at EAST to measure the neutron energy spectrum for D-D fusion plasma. The detector was carefully characterized in different quasi-monoenergetic neutron fields generated…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-04-30 Xi Yuan , Xing Zhang , Xufei Xie , G. Gorini , Zhongjing Chen , Xingyu Peng , Jinxiang Chen , Guohui Zhang , Tieshuan Fan , Guoqiang Zhong , Liqun Hu , Baonian Wan