Publications (17)
PICOSEC: Charged particle timing at sub-25 picosecond precision with a Micromegas based detector
J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +37
The prospect of pileup induced backgrounds at the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) has stimulated intense interest in developing technologies for charged particle detection with accura…
Performance Optimization and Characterization of 7-pad Resistive PICOSEC Micromegas Detectors
A. Kallitsopoulou, R. Aleksan, S. Aune +49
We present a comprehensive characterization of resistive PICOSEC Micromegas detector prototypes, tested under identical conditions, constant drift gap, field configurations, and ph…
X-ray imaging with Micromegas detectors with optical readout
A. Cools, S. Aune, F. Beau +12
In the last years, optical readout of Micromegas gaseous detectors has been achieved by implementing a Micromegas detector on a glass anode coupled to a CMOS camera. Effective X-ra…
Medica-Plus: a Micromegas-based proof-of-concept detector for sub-becquerel tritium activity assessment at the service of oncological research
F. Jambon, S. Aune, P. Baron +17
To fulfill needs in oncological research a new Micromegas detector has been developed to follow radiolabelled drugs in living organisms at the single cell level. This article descr…
The large inner Micromegas modules for the Atlas Muon Spectrometer Upgrade: construction, quality control and characterization
J. Allard, M. Anfreville, N. Andari +71
The steadily increasing luminosity of the LHC requires an upgrade with high-rate and high-resolution detector technology for the inner end cap of the ATLAS muon spectrometer: the N…
Precise Charged Particle Timing with the PICOSEC Detector
J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +38
The experimental requirements in near future accelerators (e.g. High Luminosity-LHC) has stimulated intense interest in development of detectors with high precision timing capabili…
PICOSEC-Micromegas Detector, an innovative solution for Lepton Time Tagging
A. Kallitsopoulou, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +49
The PICOSEC-Micromegas (PICOSEC-MM) detector is a novel gaseous detector designed for precise timing resolution in experimental measurements. It eliminates time jitter from charged…
Snowmass 2021 White Paper Instrumentation Frontier 05 -- White Paper 1: MPGDs: Recent advances and current R&D
K. Dehmelt, M. Della Pietra, H. Muller +67
This paper will review the origins, development, and examples of new versions of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors. The goal for MPGD development was the creation of detectors that could…
Design and Performance of a 96-channel Resistive PICOSEC Micromegas Detector for ENUBET
A. Kallitsopoulou, S. Aune, Y. Angelis +54
The PICOSEC-Micromegas (PICOSEC-MM) detector is a fast gaseous detector that achieves picosecond-level timing by coupling a Cherenkov radiator, typically an MgF2 crystal, to a Micr…
Timing performance of a multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas detector prototype
S. Aune, J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer +39
The multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas is an improved detector prototype with a segmented anode, consisting of 19 hexagonal pads. Detailed studies are performed with data collected in a…
Spatial resolution improvement of PICOSEC Micromegas precise timing detectors
F. M. Brunbauer, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +47
The combination of a Cherenkov radiator with a semi-transparent photocathode and a Micromegas based amplification stage allows PICOSEC Micromegas detectors to achieve a time resolu…
Charged particle timing at sub-25 picosecond precision: the PICOSEC detection concept
F. J. Iguaz, J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer +38
The PICOSEC detection concept consists in a "two-stage" Micromegas detector coupled to a Cherenkov radiator and equipped with a photocathode. A proof of concept has already been te…
Precise timing and recent advancements with segmented anode PICOSEC Micromegas prototypes
I. Manthos, S. Aune, J. Bortfeldt +41
Timing information in current and future accelerator facilities is important for resolving objects (particle tracks, showers, etc.) in extreme large particles multiplicities on the…
Observation of a nuclear recoil peak at the 100 eV scale induced by neutron capture
CRAB Collaboration, NUCLEUS Collaboration, H. Abele +75
Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering and low-mass Dark Matter detectors rely crucially on the understanding of their response to nuclear recoils. We report the first observ…
The COMPASS Setup for Physics with Hadron Beams
Ph. Abbon, C. Adolph, R. Akhunzyanov +228
The main characteristics of the COMPASS experimental setup for physics with hadron beams are described. This setup was designed to perform exclusive measurements of processes with…
Modeling the Timing Characteristics of the PICOSEC Micromegas Detector
J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +38
The PICOSEC Micromegas detector can time the arrival of Minimum Ionizing Particles with a sub-25 ps precision. A very good timing resolution in detecting single photons is also dem…
A 4 tonne demonstrator for large-scale dual-phase liquid argon time projection chambers
B. Aimard, Ch. Alt, J. Asaadi +169
A 10 kilo-tonne dual-phase liquid argon TPC is one of the detector options considered for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The detector technology relies on amplifi…