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We report on the construction, operation, and performance of the Time-of-Propagation detector with imaging used for the Belle II experiment running at the Super-KEKB $e^+e^-$ collider. This detector is located in the central barrel region…

In this work, we present a novel compact particle identification (PID) detector concept based on Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) optimized to perform combined Ring-Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) and Time-of-Flight (TOF) measurements using a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-01-22 M. N. Mazziotta , L. Congedo , G. De Robertis , M. Giliberti , F. Licciulli , A. Liguori , L. Lorusso , N. Nicassio , G. Panzarini , R. Pillera

The PICOSEC detector concept uses a micro-pattern gaseous detector (MPGD) amplification structure combined with a Cerenkov radiator coated with a semi-transparent photocathode to provide below tens of picosecond-level precision timing…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-12-12 Kondo Gnanvo

Particle identification at the Belle II experiment will be provided by two ring imaging Cherenkov devices, the time of propagation counters in the central region and the proximity focusing RICH with aerogel radiator in the forward end-cap…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-06-28 S. Sandilya

Halide perovskite semiconductors such as CsPbBr3 (CLB) are emerging gamma-ray detectors for applications requiring very high energy resolution and potential for fine detector segmentation. Semiconductor detectors typically offer poor time…

We study the impact of picosecond precision timing detection systems on the LHC experiments' long-lived particle search program during the HL-LHC era. We develop algorithms that allow us to reconstruct the mass of such charged particles and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-05-01 O. Cerri , S. Xie , Cristian Peña , Maria Spiropulu

Several prototypes of a Cherenkov Correlated Timing (CCT) Detector have been tested at the KEK-PS test beam line. We describe the results for Cherenkov light yields and timing characteristics from quartz and acrylic bar prototypes. A…

The innovative Barrel DIRC (Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov light) counter will provide hadronic particle identification (PID) in the central region of the PANDA experiment at the new Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research…

Large Area Picosecond PhotoDetectors (LAPPDs) are photosensors based on microchannel plate technology with about 400 cm$^2$ sensitive area. The external readout plane of a capacitively coupled LAPPD can be segmented into pads providing a…

A dedicated R\&D is ongoing for the charged particle identification system of the \mbox{ALICE 3} experiment proposed for the LHC Run 5 and beyond. One of the subsystems for the high-energy charged particle identification will be a…

Timing-pick up detectors with excellent timing resolutions are essential in many modern nuclear physics experiments. Aiming to develop a Time-Of-Flight system with precision down to about 10 ps, we have made a systematic study of the timing…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-04-19 J. W. Zhao , B. H. Sun , I. Tanihata , S. Terashima , L. H. Zhu , A. Enomoto , D. Nagae , T. Nishimura , S. Omika , A. Ozawa , Y. Takeuchi , T. Yamaguchi

The PICOSEC Micromegas detector is a~precise-timing gaseous detector based on a~Cherenkov radiator coupled with a~semi-transparent photocathode and a~Micromegas amplifying structure, targeting a~time resolution of tens of picoseconds for…

We discuss the design and performance of a threshold Cerenkov counter for identification of charged hadrons. The radiator is pressurized gas, which is contained in thin-walled cylindrical modules. A mirror system of novel design transports…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2008-11-26 Michael Sivertz , Bruce Berger , Richard Ehrlich , John Bartlet , Steven Csorna , Vivek Jain , Szabolcs Marka , Kay Kinoshita , Paula Pomianowski

With the emergence of advanced Silicon (Si) sensor technologies such as LGADs, it is now possible to achieve exceptional time measurement precision below 50 ps. As a result, the implementation of time-of-flight (TOF) particle identification…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2023-11-09 Bohdan Dudar , Ulrich Einhaus , Jenny List , Konrad Helms , Frank Gaede

We describe a detector for measuring the time of flight of forward protons at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) up to and beyond the full instantaneous design luminosity of 1034 cm-2 s-1. Our design is based on deep diffused, high gain…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-01-19 Sebastian White , Mickey Chiu , Milind Diwan , Grigor Atoian , Vladimir Issakov

Large liquid-scintillator-based detectors have proven to be exceptionally effective for low energy neutrino measurements due to their good energy resolution and scalability to large volumes. The addition of directional information using…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-16 C. Aberle , A. Elagin , H. J. Frisch , M. Wetstein , L. Winslow

A prototype detector is being developed which combines the functions of a Time Projection Chamber for charged particle tracking and a Cherenkov detector for particle identification. The TPC consists of a 10x10x10 cm3 drift volume where the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-18 Craig Woody , Babak Azmoun , Richard Majka , Michael Phipps , Martin Purschke , Nikolai Smirnov

We have designed a threshold Cherenkov detector at the Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory to identify muons with momenta between 230 and 350 MeV/c. We investigated the properties of three aerogels for the design. The nominal indexes of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-09-28 Lucien Cremaldi , David A. Sanders , Peter Sonnek , Donald J. Summers , Jim Reidy

During 2003, a camera designed to measure the optical pulsations of pulsars was installed on a telescope of the H.E.S.S. array. The array is designed for gamma-ray astronomy in the ~100 GeV - 100 TeV energy regime. The aims of this exercise…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 J. A. Hinton , G. Hermann , P. Kroetz , S. Funk

A first experimental test of tracking relativistic charged particles by `drifting' Cherenkov photons in a water-based optical time-projection chamber (OTPC) has been performed at the Fermilab Test Beam Facility. The prototype OTPC detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-02-17 E. Oberla , H. J. Frisch