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A robust process for fabricating intrinsic single-photon emitters in silicon nitride has been recently established. These emitters show promise for quantum applications due to room-temperature operation and monolithic integration with the…

Two detectors for energy-resolved fast-neutron imaging in pulsed broad-energy neutron beams are presented. The first one is a neutron-counting detector based on a solid neutron converter coupled to a gaseous electron multiplier (GEM). The…

This paper introduces a thermal infrared detector utilizing a nano-optomechanical silicon nitride (SiN) resonator, equipped with a free-space impedance-matched (FSIM) absorber composed of a platinum (Pt) thin film, offering a broadband…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-12 Paolo Martini , Stefan Emminger , Kostas Kanellopulos , Niklas Luhmann , Markus Piller , Robert Greyson West , Silvan Schmid

The GEM-based neutron detector has flourished in the past decade. However almost all the GEM-based neutron detectors work in the flow-gas mode, and the long-term performances of the detectors may be unstable due to the dynamic changes of…

A new method for directional fast neutron detection is proposed based on a neutron time projection chamber (TPC) and position-sensitive plastic scintillation detectors. The detection system can efficiently locate the approximate location of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-07-11 Yidong Fu , Yang Tian , Yulan Li , Jian Yang , Jin Li

This paper details preliminary photon measurements with the monolithic silicon detector ATLASPix, a pixel detector built and optimized for the CERN experiment ATLAS. The goal of this paper is to determine the promise of pixelated silicon in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-13 Isabella Brewer , Regina Caputo , Michela Negro , Richard Leys , Carolyn Kierans , Ivan Peric , Jessica Metcalfe , Jeremy Perkins

The primary secondary particles from the spallation target of the China Spallation Neutron Source are mainly gammas and neutrons, which are related to the distribution of the incident proton. The reconstruction of proton beam spot could be…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-03-09 Y. K. Sun , H. T. Jing , B. B. Tian , X. L. Gao , X. Y. Yang

Results obtained with 3D columnar pixel sensors bump-bonded to the RD53A prototype readout chip are reported. The interconnected modules have been tested in a hadron beam before and after irradiation to a fluence of about…

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…

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

Pixel sensors using 8" CMOS processing technology have been designed and characterized offering the benefits of industrial sensor fabrication, including large wafers, high throughput and yield, as well as low cost. The pixel sensors are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-02 D. -L. Pohl , T. Hemperek , I. Caicedo , L. Gonella , F. Hügging , J. Janssen , H. Krüger , A. Macchiolo , N. Owtscharenko , L. Vigani , N. Wermes

Synchrotron radiation facilities provide highly polarized X-ray beams across a wide energy range. However, the exact type and degree of polarization varies according to the beamline and experimental setup. To accurately determine the angle…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-05-31 L. Manzanillas , J. M. Ablett , M. Choukroun , F. J. Iguaz , J. P. Rueff

The SoLid experiment aims to measure neutrino oscillation at a baseline of 6.4 m from the BR2 nuclear reactor in Belgium. Anti-neutrinos interact via inverse beta decay (IBD), resulting in a positron and neutron signal that are correlated…

We developed a 12-liter volume neutron detector filled with the liquid scintillator EJ301 that measures neutrons in an underground laboratory where dark matter and neutrino experiments are located. The detector target is a cylindrical…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-15 C. Zhang , D. -M. Mei , P. Davis , B. Woltman , F. Gray

The detection and characterization of lunar water are critical for enabling sustainable human and robotic exploration of the Moon. Orbital neutron spectrometers, such as instruments on Lunar Prospector and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter,…

One of our two methods for fast-neutron imaging with spectrometric capability is presented here. It is a neutron-counting technique based on a hydrogenous neutron converter coupled to Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEM). The principles of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-10 V. Dangendorf , A. Breskin , R. Chechik , M. Goldberg , G. Laczko , I. Mor , M. Reginatto , D. Vartsky

We report on a recently developed novel type of large area (62 mm x 62 mm) position sensitive silicon detector with four-corner readout. It consists of a square-shaped ion-implanted resistive anode framed by additional low-resistivity…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 A. Banu , Y. Li , M. McCleskey , M. Bullough , S. Walsh , C. A. Gagliardi , L. Trache , R. E. Tribble , C. Wilburn

A neutron time projection chamber can locate the approximate direction of a neutron hot spot with high efficiency and a 4{\pi} field of view. The angular resolution can be significantly improved by adding several plastic scintillation…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-07-11 Yidong Fu , Yang Tian , Yulan Li , Yigang Yang , Yiming Cai , Jian Yang , Jin Li

On-chip integration of two-dimensional (2D) materials offers great potential for the realization of novel optoelectronic devices in different photonic platforms. In particular, indium selenide (InSe) is a very promising 2D material due to…

Hyperspectral imaging provides high-dimensional spatial-temporal-spectral information revealing intrinsic matter characteristics. Here we report an on-chip computational hyperspectral imaging framework with high spatial and temporal…