Publications (20)
Future Circular Collider Feasibility Study Report: Volume 3, Civil Engineering, Implementation and Sustainability
M. Benedikt, F. Zimmermann, B. Auchmann +1461
Volume 3 of the FCC Feasibility Report presents studies related to civil engineering, the development of a project implementation scenario, and environmental and sustainability asp…
First in-beam studies of a Resistive-Plate WELL gaseous multiplier
S. Bressler, L. Moleri, M. Pitt +10
We present the results of the first in-beam studies of a medium size (1010 cm) Resistive-Plate WELL (RPWELL): a single-sided THGEM coupled to a pad anode through a resi…
THGEM-based detectors for sampling elements in DHCAL: laboratory and beam evaluation
L. Arazi, A. Breskin, R. Chechik +17
We report on the results of an extensive R&D program aimed at the evaluation of Thick-Gas Electron Multipliers (THGEM) as potential active elements for Digital Hadron Calorimetry (…
Precision QCD, Hadronic Structure & Forward QCD, Heavy Ions: Report of Energy Frontier Topical Groups 5, 6, 7 submitted to Snowmass 2021
M. Begel, S. Hoeche, M. Schmitt +47
This report was prepared on behalf of three Energy Frontier Topical Groups of the Snowmass 2021 Community Planning Exercise. It summarizes the status and implications of studies of…
Future Circular Collider Feasibility Study Report: Volume 2, Accelerators, Technical Infrastructure and Safety
M. Benedikt, F. Zimmermann, B. Auchmann +1461
In response to the 2020 Update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, the Future Circular Collider (FCC) Feasibility Study was launched as an international collaboration ho…
Recent advances with THGEM detectors
S. Bressler, L. Arazi, L. Moleri +3
The Thick Gaseous Electron Multiplier (THGEM) is a simple and robust electrode suitable for large area detectors. In this work the results of extensive comparative studies of the p…
SAMPLE: Parity Violating Electron Scattering from Hydrogen and Deuterium
E. J. Beise, J. Arrington, D. H. Beck +20
Recently, there has been considerable theoretical interest in determining strange quark contributions to hadronic matrix elements. Such matrix elements can be accessed through the…
Measurements of charging-up processes in THGEM-based particle detectors
M. Pitt, P. M. M. Correia, S. Bressler +5
The time-dependent gain variation of detectors incorporating Thick Gas Electron Multipliers (THGEM) electrodes was studied in the context of charging-up processes of the electrode'…
Simulation of gain stability of THGEM gas-avalanche particle detectors
P. M. M. Correia, M. Pitt, C. D. R. Azevedo +6
Charging-up processes affecting gain stability in Thick Gas Electron Multipliers (THGEM) were studied with a dedicated simulation toolkit. Integrated with Garfield++, it provides a…
The Qweak Experiment: A Search for New Physics at the TeV Scale via a Measurement of the Proton's Weak Charge
R. D. Carlini, J. M. Finn, S. Kowalski +83
We propose a new precision measurement of parity-violating electron scattering on the proton at very low Q^2 and forward angles to challenge predictions of the Standard Model and s…
Beam studies of novel THGEM-based potential sampling elements for Digital Hadron Calorimetry
S. Bressler, L. Arazi, H. Natal da Luz +8
Beam studies of thin single- and double-stage THGEM-based detectors are presented. Several 10 x 10 cm^2 configurations with a total thickness of 5-6 mm (excluding readout electroni…
Measurement of the Proton's Neutral Weak Magnetic Form Factor
B. Mueller, D. H. Beck, E. J. Beise +22
We report the first measurement of the parity-violating asymmetry in elastic electron scattering from the proton. The asymmetry depends on the neutral weak magnetic form factor of…
First studies with the Resistive-Plate WELL gaseous multiplier
A. Rubin, L. Arazi, S. Bressler +3
We present the results of first studies of the Resistive Plate WELL (RPWELL): a single-faced THGEM coupled to a copper anode via a resistive layer of high bulk resistivity. We expl…
A concept for laboratory studies of radiation detectors over a broad dynamic-range: instabilities evaluation in THGEM-structures
S. Bressler, L. Moleri, L. Arazi +4
A simple methodology for evaluating the dynamic-range of gas avalanche detectors in the laboratory is presented and discussed. It comprises two tools: a charge injector of tunable…
An Energy Feedback System for the MIT/Bates Linear Accelerator
D. H. Barkhuff, S. P. Wells, T. Averett +11
We report the development and implementation of an energy feedback system for the MIT/Bates Linear Accelerator Center. General requirements of the system are described, as are the…
Optical readout: a tool for studying gas-avalanche processes
A. Rubin, L. Arazi, S. Bressler +5
Optical recording of avalanche-induced photons is an interesting tool for studying basic physics processes in gaseous detectors. In this work we demonstrate the potential of optica…
Physics with high-luminosity proton-nucleus collisions at the LHC
D. d'Enterria, C. A. Flett, I. Grabowska-Bold +29
The physics case for the operation of high-luminosity proton-nucleus () collisions during Run 3 and 4 at the LHC is reviewed. The collection of (1-10 pb) of…
Future Circular Collider Feasibility Study Report: Volume 1, Physics, Experiments, Detectors
M. Benedikt, F. Zimmermann, B. Auchmann +1461
Volume 1 of the FCC Feasibility Report presents an overview of the physics case, experimental programme, and detector concepts for the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This volume o…
The Resistive-Plate WELL with Argon mixtures - a robust gaseous radiation detector
L. Moleri, F. D. Amaro, L. Arazi +9
A thin single-element THGEM-based, Resistive-Plate WELL (RPWELL) detector was operated with 150 GeV/c muon and pion beams in Ne/(5%CH), Ar/(5%CH) and Ar/(7%CO); signals…
Laboratory studies of THGEM-based WELL structures with resistive anodes
L. Arazi, M. Pitt, S. Bressler +3
In this work we investigate three variants of single amplification-stage detector elements; they comprise THGEM electrodes closed at their bottom with metallic or resistive anodes…