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most citedPICOSEC: Charged particle timing at sub-25 picosecond precision with a Micromegas based detector

87 citations · 157 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

nucl-ex2026

ePIC Early Science Report

D. Abbott, N. Abdelrahman, S. Abhijit +781

This Early Science Report from the ePIC Collaboration outlines the compelling physics program achievable during the first years of operation of the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), pri…

physics.ins-det2025

Design, simulation and performance of the resistive-anode PICOSEC Micromegas detector

Djunes Janssens, Antonija Utrobicic, Marinko Kovacic +52

The PICOSEC Micromegas detector is a Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector concept developed to achieve tens of picosecond timing resolution for charged particle detection by combining a…

physics.ins-det2022

Precise timing and recent advancements with segmented anode PICOSEC Micromegas prototypes

I. Manthos, S. Aune, J. Bortfeldt +41

Timing information in current and future accelerator facilities is important for resolving objects (particle tracks, showers, etc.) in extreme large particles multiplicities on the…

physics.ins-det2022

Snowmass 2021 White Paper Instrumentation Frontier 05 -- White Paper 1: MPGDs: Recent advances and current R&D

K. Dehmelt, M. Della Pietra, H. Muller +67

This paper will review the origins, development, and examples of new versions of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors. The goal for MPGD development was the creation of detectors that could…

physics.ins-det2021★ 2 cited

Medica-Plus: a Micromegas-based proof-of-concept detector for sub-becquerel tritium activity assessment at the service of oncological research

F. Jambon, S. Aune, P. Baron +17

To fulfill needs in oncological research a new Micromegas detector has been developed to follow radiolabelled drugs in living organisms at the single cell level. This article descr…

physics.ins-det2021★ 9 cited

The large inner Micromegas modules for the Atlas Muon Spectrometer Upgrade: construction, quality control and characterization

J. Allard, M. Anfreville, N. Andari +71

The steadily increasing luminosity of the LHC requires an upgrade with high-rate and high-resolution detector technology for the inner end cap of the ATLAS muon spectrometer: the N…

nucl-ex2021★ 9 cited

Stopping power of fission fragments in thin Mylar and nickel foils

T. Materna, E. Berthoumieux, Q. Deshayes +7

The energy loss of heavy ions in thin Mylar and nickel foils was measured accurately using fission fragments from , mass and energy separated by the Lohengrin s…

physics.ins-det2021★ 7 cited

A Comparative Study of Straight-Strip and Zigzag-Interleaved Anode Patterns for MPGD Readouts

C. Perez-Lara, S. Aune, B. Azmoun +12

Due to their simplicity and versatility of design, straight strip or rectangular pad anode structures are frequently employed with micro-pattern gas detectors to reconstruct high p…

physics.ins-det2021★ 14 cited

Timing performance of a multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas detector prototype

S. Aune, J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer +39

The multi-pad PICOSEC-Micromegas is an improved detector prototype with a segmented anode, consisting of 19 hexagonal pads. Detailed studies are performed with data collected in a…

physics.ins-det2019★ 22 cited

Timing Performance of a Micro-Channel-Plate Photomultiplier Tube

Jonathan Bortfeldt, Florian Brunbauer, Claude David +36

The spatial dependence of the timing performance of the R3809U-50 Micro-Channel-Plate PMT (MCP-PMT) by Hamamatsu was studied in high energy muon beams. Particle position informatio…

physics.ins-det2019★ 4 cited

Precise Charged Particle Timing with the PICOSEC Detector

J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +38

The experimental requirements in near future accelerators (e.g. High Luminosity-LHC) has stimulated intense interest in development of detectors with high precision timing capabili…

physics.ins-det2019★ 1 cited

Modeling the Timing Characteristics of the PICOSEC Micromegas Detector

J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +38

The PICOSEC Micromegas detector can time the arrival of Minimum Ionizing Particles with a sub-25 ps precision. A very good timing resolution in detecting single photons is also dem…

physics.ins-det2018★ 2 cited

Charged particle timing at sub-25 picosecond precision: the PICOSEC detection concept

F. J. Iguaz, J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer +38

The PICOSEC detection concept consists in a "two-stage" Micromegas detector coupled to a Cherenkov radiator and equipped with a photocathode. A proof of concept has already been te…

physics.ins-det2017★ 87 cited

PICOSEC: Charged particle timing at sub-25 picosecond precision with a Micromegas based detector

J. Bortfeldt, F. Brunbauer, C. David +37

The prospect of pileup induced backgrounds at the High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) has stimulated intense interest in developing technologies for charged particle detection with accura…

physics.ins-det2016

Fast Timing for High-Rate Environments with Micromegas

Thomas Papaevangelou, Daniel Desforge, Esther Ferrer-Ribas +11

The current state of the art in fast timing resolution for existing experiments is of the order of 100 ps on the time of arrival of both charged particles and electromagnetic showe…