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In this paper we present a complete and detailed computational model of the response of the hybrid Muon Telescope (MuTe), designed to perform muography volcanic studies. This instrument combines two particle detection techniques: first, a…

We report measurements of the angular distributions of low momentum atmospheric muons at 38 m above sea level for zenith angles $\theta$ between -60 and 60 degrees in the south-north direction. The muon detection was performed with two…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-04-14 Issa Briki , Malek Mazouz , Lotfi Ghedira

The KM3NeT research infrastructure instruments a large volume of seawater using photomultiplier tubes, which are sensitive to the Cherenkov radiation stimulated by the products of neutrino interactions in the water, as well as that…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-05-04 Brían Ó Fearraigh

Bubble detectors are widely used to measure neutron flux from laser-driven sources employing a pitcher-catcher setup, due to their insensitivity to intense $\gamma$-ray backgrounds and strong electromagnetic pulses (EMP).\\ This paper…

A new high-precision detector for studying neutrons from beta-delayed neutron emission and direct reaction studies is proposed. The Neutron dEtector with Xn Tracking (NEXT) array is designed to maintain high intrinsic neutron detection…

Radioactive decays are of concern in a wide variety of applications using Monte-Carlo simulations. In order to properly estimate the quality of such simulations, knowledge of the accuracy of the decay simulation is required. We present a…

GRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array, is an array of highly-segmented HPGe detectors designed to track {\gamma}-rays emitted in beam-physics experiments. Its high detection efficiency and state-of-the-art position resolution make it…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-07-05 Robert Crabbs , I-Yang Lee , Kai Vetter

In the future several Spallation Source facilities will be available worldwide. Spallation Sources produce large amount of neutrinos from decay-at-rest muons and thus can be well adapted to accommodate state-of-the-art neutrino experiments.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-12-02 R. Lazauskas , C. Volpe

Muography is an innovative imaging technique using naturally produced elementary particles -- atmospheric muons -- like the X-rays of medical imaging. The modification of the particles flux -- by scattering or absorption --, reflects the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-01-31 Theodore Avgitas , Jean Christophe Ianigro , Jacques Marteau

The use of conventional imaging techniques becomes problematic when faced with challenging logistics and confined environments. In particular, such scenarios are not unusual in the field of archaeological and mining explorations as well as…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-02-03 S. Basnet , E. Cortina Gil , P. Demin , R. M. I. D. Gamage , A. Giammanco , R. Karnam , M. Moussawi , A. Samalan , M. Tytgat

At muon colliders, muon decays naturally produce intense electrons and positrons with unique features, namely high energies, high repetition rates, and small intrinsic uncertainties, that are unavailable at existing accelerator facilities.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-03-06 Yasuhito Sakaki , Daiki Ueda

Simulation studies have been carried out to explore the ability to discriminate between single-site and multi-site energy depositions in large scale liquid scintillation detectors. A robust approach has been found that is predicted to lead…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-11-26 Jack Dunger , Steven D. Biller

A simple device for determining the azimuthal location of a source of gamma radiation, using ideas from astrophysical gamma-ray burst detection, is described. A compact and robust detector built from eight identical modules, each comprising…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-09 D. Hanna , L. Sagnières , P. Boyle , A. M. L. MacLeod

Muons have a similar latency/energy correlation from pion decay as do the neutrinos, and hence in each time-slice in a stroboscopic analysis measurements of their momentum spectra can reduce systematic uncertainties due to flux. There are,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-12-20 Henry J. Frisch

We report on the first detailed measurements of electron backscattering from plastic scintillator targets, extending our previous work on beryllium and silicon targets. The scintillator experiment posed several additional experimental…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 J. W. Martin , J. Yuan , M. J. Betancourt , B. W. Filippone , S. A. Hoedl , T. M. Ito , B. Plaster , A. R. Young

Scintillators have long been known as radiation detectors and are still used in various applications. Recently, scintillators containing $^6$Li have been developed as neutron detectors and have attracted attention. $^6$Li absorbs thermal…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-01-09 Takashi Iida , Masao Yoshino , Kei Kamada , Rei Sasaki , Ryuga Yajima

We propose a high-precision, fast, robust and cost-effective muon detector concept for an FCC-ee experiment. This design combines precision drift tubes with fast plastic scintillator strips to enable both spatial and timing measurements.…

Recent results obtained from leading cosmic ray experiments indicate that simulations using LHC-tuned hadronic interaction models underestimate the number of muons in extensive air showers compared to experimental data. This is the…

Plastic scintillators are widely used as particle detectors in many fields, mainly, medicine, particle physics and astrophysics. Traditionally, they are coupled to a photo-multplier (PMT) but now silicon photo-multipliers (SiPM) are…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-28 G. Ros , G. Sáez-Cano , G. A. Medina-Tanco , A. D. Supanitsky

We present results demonstrating the time resolution and $\mu$/e separation capabilities with a new concept of an EAS detector capable for measurements of cosmic rays arriving with large zenith angles. This kind of detector has been…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 M. Iori , H. Denizli , A. Yilmaz , F. Ferrarotto , J. Russ