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Publications (18)

physics.ins-det2022

ATHENA Detector Proposal -- A Totally Hermetic Electron Nucleus Apparatus proposed for IP6 at the Electron-Ion Collider

ATHENA Collaboration, J. Adam, L. Adamczyk +433

ATHENA has been designed as a general purpose detector capable of delivering the full scientific scope of the Electron-Ion Collider. Careful technology choices provide fine trackin…

physics.ins-det2023

Long term experience with perfluorobutane in COMPASS RICH

F. Bradamante, A. Bressan, A. Cicuttin +16

COMPASS RICH-1 has used high-purity perfluorobutane as radiator gas since 2001. The operation and control of the radiator gas has evolved over years with continuous improvements. W…

physics.ins-det2018

Humidity effects on evolution of CsI thin Films: Fractal studies of rough surfaces

Nabeel Jammal, R. P. Yadav, Triloki +3

The present work investigates the morphological, micro-structural, compositional and fractal analysis for CsI thin films in case of "as-deposited" and "1 hour humid air aged". The…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017

X-ray diffraction line profile analysis of KBr thin films

R. Rai, Triloki, B. K. Singh

In the present work, the microcrystalline characteristics of KBr thin films have been investigated by evaluating the breadth of diffraction peak. The Williamson-Hall, the Size-Stra…

physics.ins-det2019

The high voltage system with pressure and temperature corrections for the novel MPGD-based photon detectors of COMPASS RICH-1

J. Agarwala, M. Bari, F. Bradamante +17

The novel MPGD-based photon detectors of COMPASS RICH-1 consist of large-size hybrid MPGDs with multi-layer architecture including two layers of Thick-GEMs and a bulk resistive Mic…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018

Growth evolution of self-affine thermally evaporated KBr thin films: A fractal assessment

R. Rai, R. P. Yadav, Triloki +3

In this article, fractal concepts were used to explore the thermally evaporated potassium bromide thin films of different thicknesses 200, 300, and 500 nm respectively; grown on al…

physics.ins-det2024

Progress in coupling MPGD-based Photon Detectors with Nanodiamond Photocathodes

F. M. Brunbauer, C. Chatterjee, G. Cicala +16

The next generation of gaseous photon detectors is requested to overcome the limitations of the available technology, in terms of resolution and robustness. The quest for a novel p…

physics.ins-det2015

Effect of humid air exposure on photoemissive and structural properties of KBr thin film photocathode

R. Rai, Triloki, N. Ghosh +1

We have investigated the influence of water molecule absorption on photoemissive and structural properties of potassium bromide (KBr) thin film photocathode under humid air exposur…

physics.ins-det2018

Structural and optical properties of CsI thin films: Influence of film thickness and humidity

Nabeel Jammal, Richa Rai, Triloki +1

Structural and optical studies have been performed on the thermally-evaporated "as-deposited" and "humid air aged" CsI thin films. The structural analysis for both "as-deposited" a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015

Optical and structural properties of CsI thin film photocathode

Triloki, R. Rai, B. K. Singh

In the present work performance of cesium iodide thin film photocathode is studied in detail. The optical absorbance of cesium iodide thin films have been analyzed in the spectral…

physics.ins-det2025

Nanodiamond photocathodes for MPGD-based single photon detectors

F. M. Brunbauer, C. Chatterjee, G. Cicala +11

This study investigates the suitability of Hydrogenated NanoDiamond (HND) materials as an alternative for CsI in MPGD-based photon detectors. The research focuses on characterizing…

physics.ins-det2021

Science Requirements and Detector Concepts for the Electron-Ion Collider: EIC Yellow Report

R. Abdul Khalek, A. Accardi, J. Adam +410

This report describes the physics case, the resulting detector requirements, and the evolving detector concepts for the experimental program at the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC). The…

physics.ins-det2017

Correlation between photoemissive and morphological properties of KBr thin film photocathodes

R. Rai, Triloki, B. K. Singh +1

In the present work, the morphological properties of KBr photocathodes are correlated with their photoemissive behaviour using a combination of analyzing techniques including SEM,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2013

Structural characterization of as-deposited cesium iodide films studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy techniques

Triloki, P. Garg, R. Rai +1

In the present work, cesium iodide (CsI) thin films of different thickness have been prepared by thermal evaporation technique. The crystallite size and grain size of these films a…

physics.ins-det2024

Study of nanodiamond photocathodes for MPGD-based detectors of single photons

F. M. Brunbauer, C. Chatterjee, G. Cicala +16

The proposed new Electron-Ion Collider poses a technical and intellectual challenge for the detector design to accommodate the long-term diverse physics goals envisaged by the prog…

physics.ins-det2020

Nanodiamond photocathodes for MPGD-based single photon detectors at future EIC

F. M. Brunbauer, C. Chatterjee, G. Cicala +17

We are developing gaseous photon detectors for Cherenkov imaging applications in the experiments at the future Electron Ion Collider. CsI, converting photons in the far ultraviolet…

physics.ins-det2019

Nanodiamond photocathodes for MPGD-based single photon detectors at future EIC

C. Chatterjee, G. Cicala, A. Cicuttin +12

The design of a Ring Imaging CHerenkov (RICH) detector for the identification of high momentum particles at the future Electron Ion Collider (EIC) is extremely challenging by using…

physics.ins-det2015

Photoemission and optical constant measurements of Cesium Iodide thin film photocathode

Triloki, R. Rai, Nikita Gupta +2

The performance of cesium iodide as a reflective photocathode is presented. The absolute quantum efficiency of a 500 nm thick film of cesium iodide has been measured in the wavelen…