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To advance precise inertial navigation, we present a compact quantum sensor which is based on novel quantum phenomenon of the angular Bloch oscillations and measures solely the angular acceleration of slow external rotation. We investigate…
An instrument has been developed for precision controlled exposures of electronic devices and material samples in particle beams. The instrument provides simultaneously a real time record of the profile of the beam and the fluence received.…
This article presents a method that uses turn-by-turn beam position data and k-modulation data to measure the calibration factors of beam position monitors in high energy accelerators. In this method, new algorithms have been developed to…
The paper proposes the design of a tri-mode coupled coil which enables three modes of operation for inducing electromagnetic field, where the focal adjustment of the E field can be optimized. Methods: The setup consists of two identical…
We describe a direct method for monitoring the geometrical dimensions of a synchrotron beam at the target position for internal target installations. The method allows for the observation of the proton beam size as well as the position of…
A light beam is said to be position squeezed if its position can be determined to an accuracy beyond the standard quantum limit. We identify the position and momentum observables for bright optical beams and show that position and momentum…
Flying particle sensors in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers require accurate localization of the optically trapped microparticles. We report position measurement to micrometer-resolution, using optical frequency domain reflectometry, of…
The paper proposes a method of finding the beam loss locations in a linac. If the beam is scraped at an aperture limitation, moving its centroid with two dipole correctors located upstream and oscillating in sync produces a line at the…
Silicon tracking detectors provide excellent spatial resolution, and so can provide excellent momentum resolution for energetic charged particles, even in compact detectors. However, at lower momenta, multiple scattering in the silicon…
We have constructed and tested a 2d position sensitive parallel-plate gas ionization chamber with scanned charge transfer readout. The scan readout method described here is based on the development of a new position dependent charge…
The topic of the paper is the position reconstruction from signals of segmented detectors. With the help of a simple simulation, it is shown that the position reconstruction using the centre-of-gravity method is strongly biased, if the…
The spatial sensitivity pattern of millimeter-wavelength receivers is an important diagnostic of performance and is affected by the alignment of coupling optics. Characterization can be challenging in the field, particularly in the…
In this paper, we propose a method to estimate the position, orientation and gain of a magnetic field sensor using a set of (large) electromagnetic coils. We apply the method for calibrating an array of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs)…
A novel, non-invasive method of measuring the beam energy at the International Linear Collider is proposed. Laser light collides head-on with beam particles and either the energy of the Compton scattered electrons near the kinematic…
A novel system to monitor the intensity and the stability of a bunched beam of $\simeq 1.2\times 10^{7}$ antiprotons ($\bar{p}$s) with a length of $\simeq$ 250 ns (FWHM) and to measure its trapping efficiency in a Penning trap is described.…
We have performed a novel comparison between electron-beam polarimeters based on M{\o}ller and Compton scattering. A sequence of electron-beam polarization measurements were performed at low beam currents ($<$ 5 $\mu$A) during the $Q_{\rm…
The EDDA-Detector at the Cooler-Synchrotron COSY/J\"ulich has been operated with an internal CH$_2$ fiber target to measure proton-proton elastic scattering differential cross sections. For the data analysis knowledge of beam parameters,…
The time-resolved electron beam envelope parameters including sectional distribution and position are important and necessary for the study of beam transmission characteristics in the magnetic field and verifying the magnetic field setup…
In superconducting linear accelerators (linacs), accurately monitoring beam dynamics is essential for minimizing beam losses and ensuring stable operations. However, destructive diagnostics must be avoided in superconducting sections to…
We report the design and test results of a beam monitor developed for online monitoring in hadron therapy. The beam monitor uses eight silicon pixel sensors, \textit{Topmetal-${II}^-$}, as the anode array. \textit{Topmetal-${II}^-$} is a…