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Preliminary results on the long term operation of RPCs with eco-friendly gas mixtures under irradiation at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility
L. Quaglia, D. Ramos, M. Abbrescia +55
Since 2019 a collaboration between researchers from various institutes and experiments (i.e. ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb/SHiP and the CERN EP-DT group), has been operating several RPCs…
LIME -- a gas TPC prototype for directional Dark Matter search for the CYGNO experiment
Fernando Domingues Amaro, Elisabetta Baracchini, Luigi Benussi +44
The CYGNO experiment aims at the development of a large gaseous TPC with GEM-based amplification and an optical readout by means of PMTs and scientific CMOS cameras for 3D tracking…
Identification of Coronal Holes on AIA/SDO images using unsupervised Machine Learning
Fadil Inceoglu, Yuri Y. Shprits, Stephan G. Heinemann +1
Through its magnetic activity, the Sun governs the conditions in Earth's vicinity, creating space weather events, which have drastic effects on our space- and ground-based technolo…
The CYGNO Experiment
Fernando Domingues Amaro, Elisabetta Baracchini, Luigi Benussi +47
The search for a novel technology able to detect and reconstruct nuclear and electron recoil events with the energy of a few keV has become more and more important now that large r…
Upgrade of the CMS Resistive Plate Chambers for the High Luminosity LHC
A. Samalan, M. Tytgat, G. A. Alves +108
During the upcoming High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), the integrated luminosity of the accelerator will increase to 3000 fb. The expected experime…
Performance of a Triple-GEM Demonstrator in Collisions at the CMS Detector
M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia, H. Abdalla +178
After the Phase-2 high-luminosity upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the collision rate and therefore the background rate will significantly increase, particularly in the…
Stability and detection performance of a GEM-based Optical Readout TPC with He/CF gas mixtures
E. Baracchini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +26
The performance and long term stability of an optically readout Time Projection Chamber with an electron amplification structure based on three Gas Electron Multipliers was studied…
CYGNO: a gaseous TPC with optical readout for dark matter directional search
E. Baracchini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +26
The CYGNO project has the goal to use a gaseous TPC with optical readout to detect dark matter and solar neutrinos with low energy threshold and directionality. The CYGNO demonstra…
A density-based clustering algorithm for the CYGNO data analysis
E. Baracchini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +26
Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) working in combination with Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) produce a very sensitive detector capable of observing low energy events. This is achiev…
Towards a two-dimensional readout of the improved CMS Resistive Plate Chamber with a new front-end electronics
Sabino Meola
As part of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment Phase-II upgrade program, new Resistive Plate Chambers will be installed in the forward region. High background conditions are expec…
CMS RPC Background -- Studies and Measurements
R. Hadjiiska, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +106
The expected radiation background in the CMS RPC system has been studied using the MC prediction with the CMS FLUKA simulation of the detector and the cavern. The MC geometry used…
First evidence of luminescence in a He/CF gas mixture induced by non-ionizing electrons
E. Baracchini, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +25
Optical readout of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM) provides very interesting performances and has been proposed for different applications in particle physics. In particular, thanks…
A 1 m Gas Time Projection Chamber with Optical Readout for Directional Dark Matter Searches: the CYGNO Experiment
E. Baracchini, R. Bedogni, F. Bellini +25
The aim of the CYGNO project is the construction and operation of a 1~m gas TPC for directional dark matter searches and coherent neutrino scattering measurements, as a prototy…
2019/20 Lessons from \& and {\bf CP} asymmetry in charm decays
S. Bianco, I. I. Bigi
Our 2003 "Cicerone" had discussed charm dynamics with different directions and levels \cite{CICERONE}. Here we focus on two items, where the `landscape' has changed sizably. (A) Th…
CYGNO: Triple-GEM Optical Readout for Directional Dark Matter Search
I. Abritta Costa, E. Baracchini, R. Bedogni +17
CYGNO is a project realising a cubic meter demonstrator to study the scalability of the performance of the optical approach for the readout of large-volume, GEM-equipped TPC. This…
Planck-scale-deformed relativistic symmetries and diffeomorphisms in momentum space
Giovanni Amelino-Camelia, Stefano Bianco, Giacomo Rosati
We study the implications of a change of coordinatization of momentum space for theories with curved momentum space. We of course find that after a passive diffeomorphism the theor…
Planck-scale dual-curvature lensing and spacetime noncommutativity
Giovanni Amelino-Camelia, Leonardo Barcaroli, Stefano Bianco +1
It was recently realized that Planck-scale momentum-space curvature, which is expected in some approaches to the quantum-gravity problem, can produce dual-curvature lensing, a feat…
Modified dispersion relations, inflation and scale invariance
Stefano Bianco, Victor Nicolai Friedhoff, Edward Wilson-Ewing
For a certain type of modified dispersion relations, the vacuum quantum state for very short wavelength cosmological perturbations is scale-invariant and it has been suggested that…
Eco-friendly gas mixtures for Resistive Plate Chambers based on Tetrafluoropropene and Helium
M. Abbrescia, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +8
Due to the recent restrictions deriving from the application of the Kyoto protocol, the main components of the gas mixtures presently used in the Resistive Plate Chambers systems o…
Fiber Bragg Grating sensors for deformation monitoring of GEM foils in HEP detectors
L. Benussi, S. Bianco, M. Caponero +7
Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors have been so far mainly used in high energy physics (HEP) as high precision positioning and re-positioning sensors and as low cost, easy to mount,…
Candidate eco-friendly gas mixtures for MPGDs
L. Benussi, S. Bianco, G. Saviano +13
Modern gas detectors for detection of particles require F-based gases for optimal performance. Recent regulations demand the use of environmentally unfriendly F-based gases to be l…
Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors as flatness and mechanical stretching sensors
D. Abbaneo, M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia +153
A novel approach which uses Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors has been utilised to assess and monitor the flatness of Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEM) foils. The setup layout and…
Properties of potential eco-friendly gas replacements for particle detectors in high-energy physics
L. Benussi, S. Bianco, D. Piccolo +8
Modern gas detectors for detection of particles require F-based gases for optimal performance. Recent regulations demand the use of environmentally unfriendly F-based gases to be l…
Performance of a Large-Area GEM Detector Prototype for the Upgrade of the CMS Muon Endcap System
D. Abbaneo, M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia +134
Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) technology is being considered for the forward muon upgrade of the CMS experiment in Phase 2 of the CERN LHC. Its first implementation is planned for…