Publications (28)
Optical Signatures of Spin-Orbit Exciton in Bandwidth Controlled SrIrO Epitaxial Films via High-Concentration Ca and Ba Doping
M. Souri, B. H. Kim, J. H. Gruenewald +8
We have investigated the electronic and optical properties of (SrCa)IrO (x= 0 - 0.375) and (SrBa)IrO (y= 0 - 0.375) epitaxial thin-films,…
Unified approach to contextuality, non-locality, and temporal correlations
M. Markiewicz, P. Kurzynski, J. Thompson +4
We highlight the existence of a joint probability distribution as the common underpinning assumption behind Bell-type, contextuality, and Leggett-Garg-type tests. We then present a…
Alleviating polarity-conflict at the heterointerfaces of KTaO/GdScO polar complex-oxides
J. Thompson, J. Hwang, J. Nichols +3
We have synthesized and investigated the heterointerfaces of KTaO (KTO) and GdScO (GSO), which are both polar complex-oxides along the pseudo-cubic [001] direction. Since t…
The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator} Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment
Majorana Collaboration, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +82
The {\sc Majorana Demonstrator will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of the isotope Ge-76 with a mixed array of enriched and natural germanium detectors. The observati…
Enhanced metallic properties of SrRuO3 thin films via kinetically controlled pulsed laser epitaxy
J. Thompson, J. Nichols, S. Lee +10
Metal electrodes are a universal element of all electronic devices. Conducting SrRuO3 (SRO) epitaxial thin films have been extensively used as electrodes in complex-oxide heterostr…
The NuMI Neutrino Beam
P. Adamson, K. Anderson, M. Andrews +187
This paper describes the hardware and operations of the Neutrinos at the Main Injector (NuMI) beam at Fermilab. It elaborates on the design considerations for the beam as a whole a…
The Majorana Parts Tracking Database
The Majorana Collaboration, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +89
The Majorana Demonstrator is an ultra-low background physics experiment searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Ge. The Majorana Parts Tracking Database is used…
Multilayer graphene, Moiré patterns, grain boundaries and defects identified by scanning tunneling microscopy on the m-plane, non-polar surface of SiC
P. Xu, D. Qi, J. K. Schoelz +9
Epitaxial graphene is grown on a non-polar n+ 6H-SiC m-plane substrate and studied using atomic scale scanning tunneling microscopy. Multilayer graphene is found throughout the sur…
The LAGUNA design study- towards giant liquid based underground detectors for neutrino physics and astrophysics and proton decay searches
LAGUNA Collaboration, D. Angus, A. Ariga +121
The feasibility of a next generation neutrino observatory in Europe is being considered within the LAGUNA design study. To accommodate giant neutrino detectors and shield them from…
The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 3: Dual-Phase Module
DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092
The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…
The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 2: Single-Phase Module
DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092
The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…
Selective growth of epitaxial Sr2IrO4 by controlling plume dimensions in pulsed laser deposition
S. S. A. Seo, J. Nichols, J. Hwang +6
We report that epitaxial Sr2IrO4 thin-films can be selectively grown using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Due to the competition between the Ruddlesden-Popper phases of strontium i…
Trapping in irradiated p-on-n silicon sensors at fluences anticipated at the HL-LHC outer tracker
W. Adam, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic +682
The degradation of signal in silicon sensors is studied under conditions expected at the CERN High-Luminosity LHC. 200 m thick n-type silicon sensors are irradiated with proton…
Light Yield in DarkSide-10: a Prototype Two-phase Liquid Argon TPC for Dark Matter Searches
T. Alexander, D. Alton, K. Arisaka +119
As part of the DarkSide program of direct dark matter searches using liquid argon TPCs, a prototype detector with an active volume containing 10 kg of liquid argon, DarkSide-10, wa…
Handbook of LHC Higgs Cross Sections: 3. Higgs Properties
The LHC Higgs Cross Section Working Group, S. Heinemeyer, C. Mariotti +155
This Report summarizes the results of the activities in 2012 and the first half of 2013 of the LHC Higgs Cross Section Working Group. The main goal of the working group was to pres…
Electronic and optical properties of La-doped SrIrO epitaxial thin-films
M. Souri, J. Terzic, J. M. Johnson +7
We have investigated structural, transport, and optical properties of tensile strained (SrLa)IrO (x = 0, 0.025, 0.05) epitaxial thin-films. While High-T…
Observation of the rare decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data
The CMS, LHCb Collaborations, : +2807
A joint measurement is presented of the branching fractions and in proton-proton collisions at the LHC by the CMS and LHCb experiments. The data…
Radiative Corrections to the Decay Revised
V. Bytev, E. Kuraev, A. Baratt +1
We consider the lowest order radiative corrections for the decay , usually referred as decay. This decay is the best way to extract the v…
A Dark Matter Search with MALBEK
G. K. Giovanetti, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR is an array of natural and enriched high purity germanium detectors that will search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76-Ge and perform a search…
ENDF/B-VIII.1: Updated Nuclear Reaction Data Library for Science and Applications
G. P. A. Nobre, R. Capote, M. T. Pigni +106
The ENDF/B-VIII.1 library is the newest recommended evaluated nuclear data file by the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) for use in nuclear science and technology appl…
A search for bremsstrahlung solar axions using the Majorana low-background BEGe detector at Kimballton (MALBEK)
N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo, F. T. Avignone +76
A low-background, high-purity germanium detector has been used to search for evidence of low-energy, bremsstrahlung-generated solar axions. An upper bound of …
The Large Enriched Germanium Experiment for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay (LEGEND)
LEGEND Collaboration, N. Abgrall, A. Abramov +230
The observation of neutrinoless double-beta decay (0) would show that lepton number is violated, reveal that neutrinos are Majorana particles, and provide information on ne…
Combined phase space characterization at the PEP-II IP using single-beam and luminous-region measurements
A. Bevan, W. Kozanecki, B. Viaud +5
We present a novel method to characterize the e+/- phase space at the IP of the SLAC B-factory, that combines single-beam measurements with a detailed mapping of luminous-region ob…
Background Model for the Majorana Demonstrator
C. Cuesta, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
The Majorana Collaboration is constructing a system containing 40 kg of HPGe detectors to demonstrate the feasibility and potential of a future tonne-scale experiment capable of pr…
Status of the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR experiment
MAJORANA Collaboration, R. D. Martin, N. Abgrall +82
The MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR neutrinoless double beta-decay experiment is currently under construction at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota, USA. An overview a…
Experimental investigation of linear-optics-based quantum target detection
G. H. Aguilar, M. A. de Souza, R. M. Gomes +4
The development of new techniques to improve measurements is crucial for all sciences. By employing quantum systems as sensors to probe some physical property of interest allows th…
Testing the Ge detectors for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR
W. Xu, N. Abgrall, E. Aguayo +84
High purity germanium (HPGe) crystals will be used for the MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, where they serve as both the source and the detector for neutrinoless double beta decay. It is cru…
The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report Volume 1: Physics, Technology and Strategies
DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092
The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE Far Detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…