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physics.ins-det2025

MATHUSLA: An External Long-Lived Particle Detector to Maximize the Discovery Potential of the HL-LHC

Branden Aitken, Cristiano Alpigiani, Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez +70

We present the current status of the MATHUSLA (MAssive Timing Hodoscope for Ultra-Stable neutraL pArticles) long-lived particle (LLP) detector at the HL-LHC, covering the design, f…

physics.ins-det2023★ 2 cited

Production and validation of industrially produced large-sized GEM foils for the Phase-2 upgrade of the CMS muon spectrometer

Inseok Yoon

The upgrade of the CMS detector for the high luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) will include gas electron multiplier (GEM) detectors in the end-cap muon spectrometer. Due to the limited suppl…

physics.ins-det2023★ 2 cited

Machine Learning based tool for CMS RPC currents quality monitoring

E. Shumka, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +105

The muon system of the CERN Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment includes more than a thousand Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). They are gaseous detectors operated in the hostile…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

RPC based tracking system at CERN GIF++ facility

K. Mota Amarilo, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +105

With the HL-LHC upgrade of the LHC machine, an increase of the instantaneous luminosity by a factor of five is expected and the current detection systems need to be validated for s…

physics.ins-det2022★ 26 cited

Quality Control of Mass-Produced GEM Detectors for the CMS GE1/1 Muon Upgrade

M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia, H. Abdalla +179

The series of upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider, culminating in the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, will enable a significant expansion of the physics program of the CMS…

physics.ins-det2017★ 490 cited

Discovery of a big void in Khufu's Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons

Kunihiro Morishima, Mitsuaki Kuno, Akira Nishio +31

The Great Pyramid or Khufu's Pyramid was built on the Giza Plateau (Egypt) during the IVth dynasty by the pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), who reigned from 2509 to 2483 BC. Despite being on…