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Supernova Observation Via Neutrino-Nucleus Elastic Scattering in the CLEAN Detector

Development of large mass detectors for low-energy neutrinos and dark matter may allow supernova detection via neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering. An elastic-scattering detector could observe a few, or more, events per ton for a galactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. J. Horowitz , K. J. Coakley , D. N. McKinsey

Atmospheric muons at PeV energies in radio neutrino detectors

Experiments seeking to detect radio emission stemming from neutrino interactions will soon reach sensitivities that bring a detection within reach. Since experiments like RNO-G or the future IceCube-Gen2 target more than an order of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-17 Lilly Pyras , Christian Glaser , Steffen Hallmann , Anna Nelles

The preliminary results of fast neutron flux measurements in the DULB laboratory at Baksan

One of the main sources of a background in underground physics experiments (such as the investigation of solar neutrino flux, neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay, and the search for annual and daily Cold Dark Matter…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2007-05-23 J. N. Abdurashitov , V. N. Gavrin , A. V. Kalikhov , A. A. Shikhin , V. E. Yants , O. S. Zaborskaya , A. A. Klimenko , S. B. Osetrov , A. A. Smolnikov , S. I. Vasiliev

Cosmic ray modulation studies with Lead-free Gulmarg neutron monitor

A lead-free neutron monitor operating at High Altitude Research Laboratory (HARL), Gulmarg optimized for detecting 2.45 MeV neutron bursts produced during the atmospheric lightning discharges is also concurrently used for studying…

General Physics · Physics 2013-12-25 M. A. Darzi , P. M. Ishtiaq , T. A. Mir , S. Mufti , G. N. Shah

Neutrons from multifragmentation reactions

The neutron emission in the fragmentation of stable and radioactive Sn and La projectiles of 600 MeV per nucleon has been studied with the Large Neutron Detector LAND coupled to the ALADIN forward spectrometer at SIS. A cluster-recognition…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2011-08-30 W. Trautmann , A. S. Botvina , J. Brzychczyk , N. Buyukcizmeci , I. N. Mishustin , P. Pawlowski , ALADIN2000 Collaboration

Atmospheric Dependence of the Stopping Cosmic Ray Muon Rate at Ground Level

The rate of low energy (< 150 MeV) cosmic ray muons was measured at ground level as a function of several atmospheric parameters. Stopped muons were detected in a plastic scintillator block and correlations were determined using a linear…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-14 Greg Bernero , Jacob Olitsky , Reinhard A. Schumacher

Neutrons from projectile fragmentation at 600 MeV/nucleon

The neutron emission in projectile fragmentation at relativistic energies was studied with the Large-Area-Neutron-Detector LAND coupled to the ALADIN forward spectrometer at the GSI Schwerionen-Synchrotron (SIS). Stable 124Sn and…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2023-10-19 P. Pawłowski , J. Brzychczyk , N. Buyukcizmeci , H. T. Johansson , W. Trautmann , A. Wieloch , P. Adrich , T. Aumann , T. Barczyk , S. Bianchin , K. Boretzky , A. S. Botvina , A. Chbihi , J. Cibor , B. Czech , H. Emling , J. D. Frankland , M. Heil , A. Le Fèvre , Y. Leifels , J. Lühning , J. Łukasik , U. Lynen , Z. Majka , I. N. Mishustin , W. F. J. Müller , R. Ogul , H. Orth , R. Palit , D. Rossi , C. Schwarz , C. Sfienti , H. Simon , K. Sümmerer , H. Weick , B. Zwiegliński

Surrounding material effect on measurement of thunderstorm-related neutrons

Observations of strong flux of low-energy neutrons were made by $^{3}\mathrm{He}$ counters during thunderstorms [Gurevich et al (Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 125001, 2012)]. How the unprecedented enhancements were produced remains elusive. To…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 H. Tsuchiya

Constraining the Prompt Atmospheric Neutrino Flux Combining IceCube's Cascade and Track Samples

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has observed a diffuse flux of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos for more than a decade. A relevant background to the astrophysical flux is prompt atmospheric neutrinos, originating from the decay of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-22 R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , S. K. Agarwalla , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , J. M. Alameddine , S. Ali , N. M. Amin , K. Andeen , C. Argüelles , Y. Ashida , S. Athanasiadou , S. N. Axani , R. Babu , X. Bai , J. Baines-Holmes , A. Balagopal V. , S. W. Barwick , S. Bash , V. Basu , R. Bay , J. J. Beatty , J. Becker Tjus , P. Behrens , J. Beise , C. Bellenghi , S. Benkel , S. BenZvi , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Z. Besson , E. Blaufuss , L. Bloom , S. Blot , I. Bodo , F. Bontempo , J. Y. Book Motzkin , C. Boscolo Meneguolo , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Böttcher , J. Braun , B. Brinson , Z. Brisson-Tsavoussis , R. T. Burley , D. Butterfield , M. A. Campana , K. Carloni , J. Carpio , S. Chattopadhyay , N. Chau , Z. Chen , D. Chirkin , S. Choi , B. A. Clark , P. Coleman , G. H. Collin , D. A. Coloma Borja , A. Connolly , J. M. Conrad , D. F. Cowen , C. De Clercq , J. J. DeLaunay , D. Delgado , T. Delmeulle , S. Deng , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , G. de Wasseige , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , S. DiKerby , T. Ding , M. Dittmer , A. Domi , L. Draper , L. Dueser , D. Durnford , K. Dutta , M. A. DuVernois , T. Ehrhardt , L. Eidenschink , A. Eimer , C. Eldridge , P. Eller , E. Ellinger , D. Elsässer , R. Engel , H. Erpenbeck , W. Esmail , S. Eulig , J. Evans , P. A. Evenson , K. L. Fan , K. Fang , K. Farrag , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , N. Feigl , C. Finley , L. Fischer , D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , S. Fukami , P. Fürst , J. Gallagher , E. Ganster , A. Garcia , M. Garcia , G. Garg , E. Genton , L. Gerhardt , A. Ghadimi , C. Glaser , T. Glüsenkamp , J. G. Gonzalez , S. Goswami , A. Granados , D. Grant , S. J. Gray , S. Griffin , S. Griswold , K. M. Groth , D. Guevel , C. Günther , P. Gutjahr , C. Ha , C. Haack , A. Hallgren , L. Halve , F. Halzen , L. Hamacher , M. Ha Minh , M. Handt , K. Hanson , J. Hardin , A. A. Harnisch , P. Hatch , A. Haungs , J. Häußler , K. Helbing , J. Hellrung , B. Henke , L. Hennig , F. Henningsen , L. Heuermann , R. Hewett , N. Heyer , S. Hickford , A. Hidvegi , C. Hill , G. C. Hill , R. Hmaid , K. D. Hoffman , D. Hooper , S. Hori , K. Hoshina , M. Hostert , W. Hou , M. Hrywniak , T. Huber , K. Hultqvist , K. Hymon , A. Ishihara , W. Iwakiri , M. Jacquart , S. Jain , O. Janik , M. Jansson , M. Jeong , M. Jin , N. Kamp , D. Kang , W. Kang , A. Kappes , L. Kardum , T. Karg , M. Karl , A. Karle , A. Katil , M. Kauer , J. L. Kelley , M. Khanal , A. Khatee Zathul , A. Kheirandish , H. Kimku , J. Kiryluk , C. Klein , S. R. Klein , Y. Kobayashi , A. Kochocki , R. Koirala , H. Kolanoski , T. Kontrimas , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , P. Koundal , M. Kowalski , T. Kozynets , A. Kravka , N. Krieger , J. Krishnamoorthi , T. Krishnan , K. Kruiswijk , E. Krupczak , A. Kumar , E. Kun , N. Kurahashi , N. Lad , C. Lagunas Gualda , L. Lallement Arnaud , M. J. Larson , F. Lauber , J. P. Lazar , K. Leonard DeHolton , A. Leszczyńska , C. Li , J. Liao , C. Lin , Q. R. Liu , Y. T. Liu , M. Liubarska , C. Love , L. Lu , F. Lucarelli , W. Luszczak , Y. Lyu , M. Macdonald , J. Madsen , E. Magnus , Y. Makino , E. Manao , S. Mancina , A. Mand , I. C. Mari{ş} , S. Marka , Z. Marka , L. Marten , I. Martinez-Soler , R. Maruyama , J. Mauro , F. Mayhew , F. McNally , K. Meagher , S. Mechbal , A. Medina , M. Meier , Y. Merckx , L. Merten , J. Mitchell , L. Molchany , S. Mondal , T. Montaruli , R. W. Moore , Y. Morii , A. Mosbrugger , M. Moulai , D. Mousadi , E. Moyaux , T. Mukherjee , R. Naab , M. Nakos , U. Naumann , J. Necker , L. Neste , M. Neumann , H. Niederhausen , M. U. Nisa , K. Noda , A. Noell , A. Novikov , A. Obertacke , V. O'Dell , A. Olivas , R. Orsoe , J. Osborn , E. O'Sullivan , V. Palusova , H. Pandya , A. Parenti , N. Park , V. Parrish , E. N. Paudel , L. Paul , C. Pérez de los Heros , T. Pernice , T. C. Petersen , J. Peterson , M. Plum , A. Pontén , V. Poojyam , Y. Popovych , M. Prado Rodriguez , B. Pries , R. Procter-Murphy , G. T. Przybylski , L. Pyras , C. Raab , J. Rack-Helleis , N. Rad , M. Ravn , K. Rawlins , Z. Rechav , A. Rehman , I. Reistroffer , E. Resconi , S. Reusch , C. D. Rho , W. Rhode , L. Ricca , B. Riedel , A. Rifaie , E. J. Roberts , M. Rongen , A. Rosted , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , L. Ruohan , D. Ryckbosch , J. Saffer , D. Salazar-Gallegos , P. Sampathkumar , A. Sandrock , G. Sanger-Johnson , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , M. Scarnera , P. Schaile , M. Schaufel , H. Schieler , S. Schindler , L. Schlickmann , B. Schlüter , F. Schlüter , N. Schmeisser , T. Schmidt , F. G. Schröder , L. Schumacher , S. Schwirn , S. Sclafani , D. Seckel , L. Seen , M. Seikh , S. Seunarine , P. A. Sevle Myhr , R. Shah , S. Shah , S. Shefali , N. Shimizu , B. Skrzypek , R. Snihur , J. Soedingrekso , D. Soldin , P. Soldin , G. Sommani , C. Spannfellner , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , J. Stachurska , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , T. Stezelberger , T. Stürwald , T. Stuttard , G. W. Sullivan , I. Taboada , S. Ter-Antonyan , A. Terliuk , A. Thakuri , M. Thiesmeyer , W. G. Thompson , J. Thwaites , S. Tilav , K. Tollefson , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , A. Trettin , A. K. Upadhyay , K. Upshaw , A. Vaidyanathan , N. Valtonen-Mattila , J. Valverde , J. Vandenbroucke , T. Van Eeden , N. van Eijndhoven , L. Van Rootselaar , J. van Santen , J. Vara , F. Varsi , M. Venugopal , M. Vereecken , S. Vergara Carrasco , S. Verpoest , D. Veske , A. Vijai , J. Villarreal , C. Walck , A. Wang , E. H. S. Warrick , C. Weaver , P. Weigel , A. Weindl , J. Weldert , A. Y. Wen , C. Wendt , J. Werthebach , M. Weyrauch , N. Whitehorn , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , L. Witthaus , M. Wolf , G. Wrede , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , Y. Yao , E. Yildizci , S. Yoshida , R. Young , F. Yu , S. Yu , T. Yuan , S. Yun-Cárcamo , A. Zander Jurowitzki , A. Zegarelli , S. Zhang , Z. Zhang , P. Zhelnin , P. Zilberman

A new method to reduce the statistical and systematic uncertainty of chance coincidence backgrounds measured with waveform digitizers

A new method for measuring chance-coincidence backgrounds during the collection of coincidence data is presented. The method relies on acquiring data with near-zero dead time, which is now realistic due to the increasing deployment of flash…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-11-22 J. M. O'Donnell

A Highly Efficient Neutron Veto for Dark Matter Experiments

We present a conceptual design for an active neutron veto, based on boron-loaded liquid scintillator, for use in direct-detection dark matter experiments. The simulated efficiency of a 1 meter thick veto, after including the effects of…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2011-06-13 Alex Wright , Pablo Mosteiro , Ben Loer , Frank Calaprice

Study of neutron response using time of flight technique in ISMRAN detector

We report the measurements of the fast neutron energy response in Indian Scintillator Matrix for Reactor Anti-Neutrinos (ISMRAN) detector consisting of an array of 9$\times$10 Plastic Scintillator Bars (PSBs) at BARC, Mumbai. ISMRAN is an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-18 R. Dey , P. K. Netrakanti , D. K. Mishra , S. P. Behera , R. Sehgal , V. Jha , L. M. Pant

Radioactivity induced dark count rate for single near-infrared photon detection with a tungsten transition edge sensor at 80 mK

The intrinsic background count rate of tungsten superconducting transition-edge sensors (TES) is low, and the calorimeters using these sensors can resolve the energy of single photons. These facts make the sensors particularly interesting…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-06-30 N. Bastidon , D. Horns

Measurement of Muon-induced High-energy Neutrons from Rock in an Underground Gd-doped Water Detector

We present a measurement of the rate of correlated neutron captures in the WATCHBOY detector, deployed at a depth of approximately 390 meters water equivalent (m.w.e.) in the Kimballton Underground Research Facility (KURF). WATCHBOY…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-10-06 F. Sutanto , O. A. Akindele , M. Askins , M. Bergevin , A. Bernstein , N. S. Bowden , S. Dazeley , P. Jaffke , I. Jovanovic , S. Quillin , C. Roecker , S. D. Rountree

A systematic analysis of the XMM-Newton background: III. Impact of the magnetospheric environment

A detailed characterization of the particle induced background is fundamental for many of the scientific objectives of the Athena X-ray telescope, thus an adequate knowledge of the background that will be encountered by Athena is desirable.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-16 Simona Ghizzardi , Martino Marelli , David Salvetti , Fabio Gastaldello , Silvano Molendi , Andrea De Luca , Alberto Moretti , Mariachiara Rossetti , Andrea Tiengo

Search for a diffuse flux of astrophysical muon neutrinos with the IceCube 59-string configuration

A search for high-energy neutrinos was performed using data collected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory from May 2009 to May 2010, when the array was running in its 59-string configuration. The data sample was optimized to contain muon…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-04-02 The IceCube Collaboration , M. G. Aartsen , R. Abbasi , M. Ackermann , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , D. Altmann , C. Arguelles , T. C. Arlen , J. Auffenberg , X. Bai , M. Baker , S. W. Barwick , V. Baum , R. Bay , J. J. Beatty , J. Becker Tjus , K. -H. Becker , S. BenZvi , P. Berghaus , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , A. Bernhard , D. Z. Besson , G. Binder , D. Bindig , M. Bissok , E. Blaufuss , J. Blumenthal , D. J. Boersma , C. Bohm , D. Bose , S. Böser , O. Botner , L. Brayeur , H. -P. Bretz , A. M. Brown , R. Bruijn , J. Casey , M. Casier , D. Chirkin , A. Christov , B. Christy , K. Clark , L. Classen , F. Clevermann , S. Coenders , S. Cohen , D. F. Cowen , A. H. Cruz Silva , M. Danninger , J. Daughhetee , J. C. Davis , M. Day , J. P. A. M. de André , C. De Clercq , S. De Ridder , P. Desiati , K. D. de Vries , M. de With , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , M. Dunkman , R. Eagan , B. Eberhardt , B. Eichmann , J. Eisch , S. Euler , P. A. Evenson , O. Fadiran , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , J. Feintzeig , T. Feusels , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , T. Fischer-Wasels , S. Flis , A. Franckowiak , K. Frantzen , T. Fuchs , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , L. Gerhardt , L. Gladstone , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , G. Golup , J. G. Gonzalez , J. A. Goodman , D. Góra , D. T. Grandmont , D. Grant , P. Gretskov , J. C. Groh , A. Groß , C. Ha , A. Haj Ismail , P. Hallen , A. Hallgren , F. Halzen , K. Hanson , D. Hebecker , D. Heereman , D. Heinen , K. Helbing , R. Hellauer , S. Hickford , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , R. Hoffmann , A. Homeier , K. Hoshina , F. Huang , W. Huelsnitz , P. O. Hulth , K. Hultqvist , S. Hussain , A. Ishihara , E. Jacobi , J. Jacobsen , K. Jagielski , G. S. Japaridze , K. Jero , O. Jlelati , B. Kaminsky , A. Kappes , T. Karg , A. Karle , M. Kauer , J. L. Kelley , J. Kiryluk , J. Kläs , S. R. Klein , J. -H. Köhne , G. Kohnen , H. Kolanoski , L. Köpke , C. Kopper , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , M. Kowalski , M. Krasberg , A. Kriesten , K. Krings , G. Kroll , J. Kunnen , N. Kurahashi , T. Kuwabara , M. Labare , H. Landsman , M. J. Larson , M. Lesiak-Bzdak , M. Leuermann , J. Leute , J. Lünemann , O. Macías , J. Madsen , G. Maggi , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , H. S. Matis , F. McNally , K. Meagher , M. Merck , T. Meures , S. Miarecki , E. Middell , N. Milke , J. Miller , L. Mohrmann , T. Montaruli , R. Morse , R. Nahnhauer , U. Naumann , H. Niederhausen , S. C. Nowicki , D. R. Nygren , A. Obertacke , S. Odrowski , A. Olivas , A. Omairat , A. O'Murchadha , T. Palczewski , L. Paul , J. A. Pepper , C. Pérez de los Heros , C. Pfendner , D. Pieloth , E. Pinat , J. Posselt , P. B. Price , G. T. Przybylski , M. Quinnan , L. Rädel , M. Rameez , K. Rawlins , P. Redl , R. Reimann , E. Resconi , W. Rhode , M. Ribordy , M. Richman , B. Riedel , S. Robertson , J. P. Rodrigues , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , B. Ruzybayev , D. Ryckbosch , S. M. Saba , H. -G. Sander , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , K. Schatto , F. Scheriau , T. Schmidt , M. Schmitz , S. Schoenen , S. Schöneberg , A. Schönwald , A. Schukraft , L. Schulte , O. Schulz , D. Seckel , Y. Sestayo , S. Seunarine , R. Shanidze , C. Sheremata , M. W. E. Smith , D. Soldin , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , N. A. Stanisha , A. Stasik , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , A. Stößl , E. A. Strahler , R. Ström , N. L. Strotjohann , G. W. Sullivan , H. Taavola , I. Taboada , A. Tamburro , A. Tepe , S. Ter-Antonyan , G. Tešić , S. Tilav , P. A. Toale , M. N. Tobin , S. Toscano , M. Tselengidou , E. Unger , M. Usner , S. Vallecorsa , N. van Eijndhoven , A. Van Overloop , J. van Santen , M. Vehring , M. Voge , M. Vraeghe , C. Walck , T. Waldenmaier , M. Wallraff , Ch. Weaver , M. Wellons , C. Wendt , S. Westerhoff , B. Whelan , N. Whitehorn , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , H. Wissing , M. Wolf , T. R. Wood , K. Woschnagg , D. L. Xu , X. W. Xu , J. P. Yanez , G. Yodh , S. Yoshida , P. Zarzhitsky , J. Ziemann , S. Zierke , M. Zoll

Gamma-Hadron Separation using Cerenkov Photon Density Fluctuations

In the atmospheric Cerenkov technique gamma rays are detected against the abundant background produced by hadronic showers. In order to improve the signal to noise ratio of the experiment, it is necessary to reject a significant fraction of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-08-17 V. R. Chitnis , P. N. Bhat

Observation of gamma ray bursts at ground level under the thunderclouds

We observed three $\gamma$-ray bursts related to thunderclouds in winter using the prototype of anti-neutrino detector PANDA made of 360-kg plastic scintillator deployed at Ohi Power Station at the coastal area of the Japan Sea. The maximum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-05-18 Y. Kuroda , S. Oguri , Y. Kato , R. Nakata , Y. Inoue , C. Ito , M. Minowa

Characterization of a scintillating lithium glass ultra-cold neutron detector

A $^{6}$Li glass based scintillation detector developed for the TRIUMF neutron electric dipole moment experiment was characterized using the ultra-cold neutron source at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The data acquisition system for…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-02-01 Blair Jamieson , Lori A Rebenitsch , Sean Hansen-Romu , Bernhard Lauss , Thomas Lindner , Jeffery W Martin , Edgard Pierre

Since the expected rates for neutralino-nucleus scattering are expected to be small, one should exploit all the characteristic signatures of this reaction. Such are: (i) In the standard recoil measurements the modulation of the event rate…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 J. D. Vergados