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most citedGPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector

8 citations · 22 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.ins-det2026

The CYGNO experiment: a gaseous TPC with optical readout for rare events searches

F. D. Amaro, R. Antonietti, E. Baracchini +39

The CYGNO collaboration is developing a novel strategy for directional Dark Matter searches based on a gaseous Time Projection Chamber (TPC). The detector is optimized for the expl…

physics.ins-det2026

Simulation of the CYGNO Gaseous TPC Optical Readout

F. D. Amaro, R. Antonietti, E. Baracchini +41

Gaseous Time Projection Chambers with Optical Readout are sensitive detectors suitable for 3D measurement of low-energy O(1 keV) particles and are proposed for detecting rare event…

hep-ex2025

First results of the NEXT-100 detector using Kr decays

NEXT Collaboration, G. Martínez-Lema, C. Hervés Carrete +113

The NEXT collaboration is investigating the double beta decay of Xe using high-pressure gas electroluminescent time projection chambers, which provide excellent energy reso…

physics.ins-det2025★ 1 cited

Bayesian network 3D event reconstruction in the Cygno optical TPC for dark matter direct detection

Fernando Domingues Amaro, Rita Antonietti, Elisabetta Baracchini +50

The CYGNO experiment is developing a high-resolution gaseous Time Projection Chamber with optical readout for directional dark matter searches. The detector uses a helium-tetrafluo…

physics.ins-det2025

Modeling the light response of an optically readout GEM based TPC for the CYGNO experiment

Fernando Dominques Amaro, Rita Antonietti, Elisabetta Baracchini +56

The use of gaseous Time Projection Chambers enables the detection and the detailed study of rare events due to particles interactions with the atoms of the gas with energy releases…

physics.ins-det2025

High Voltage Delivery and Distribution for the NEXT-100 Time Projection Chamber

NEXT Collaboration, C. Adams, H. Almazán +105

A critical element in the realization of large liquid and gas time projection chambers (TPCs) is the delivery and distribution of high voltages into and around the detector. Such e…

physics.ins-det2025★ 2 cited

Performance of an Optical TPC Geant4 Simulation with Opticks GPU-Accelerated Photon Propagation

NEXT Collaboration, I. Parmaksiz, K. Mistry +113

We investigate the performance of Opticks, a NVIDIA OptiX API 7.5 GPU-accelerated photon propagation tool compared with a single-threaded Geant4 simulation. We compare the simulati…

physics.ins-det2024★ 3 cited

Enhancing the light yield of He:CF based gaseous detector

F. D. Amaro, R. Antonietti, E. Baracchini +51

The CYGNO experiment aims to build a large ( m) directional detector for rare event searches, such as nuclear recoils (NRs) induced by dark matter (DM), such a…

physics.ins-det2024

Fluorescence Imaging of Individual Ions and Molecules in Pressurized Noble Gases for Barium Tagging in Xe

NEXT Collaboration, N. Byrnes, E. Dey +112

The imaging of individual Ba ions in high pressure xenon gas is one possible way to attain background-free sensitivity to neutrinoless double beta decay and hence establish…

hep-ex2024

Measurement of Energy Resolution with the NEXT-White Silicon Photomultipliers

T. Contreras, B. Palmeiro, H. Almazán +107

The NEXT-White detector, a high-pressure gaseous xenon time projection chamber, demonstrated the excellence of this technology for future neutrinoless double beta decay searches us…

physics.ins-det2023★ 6 cited

Design, characterization and installation of the NEXT-100 cathode and electroluminescence regions

NEXT Collaboration, K. Mistry, L. Rogers +107

NEXT-100 is currently being constructed at the Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees and will search for neutrinoless double beta decay using a high-pressure…

hep-ex2023★ 1 cited

Demonstration of Event Position Reconstruction based on Diffusion in the NEXT-White Detector

J. Haefner, K. E. Navarro, R. Guenette +108

Noble element time projection chambers are a leading technology for rare event detection in physics, such as for dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay searches. Time proje…

physics.ins-det2023

NEXT-CRAB-0: A High Pressure Gaseous Xenon Time Projection Chamber with a Direct VUV Camera Based Readout

NEXT Collaboration, N. K. Byrnes, I. Parmaksiz +116

The search for neutrinoless double beta decay () remains one of the most compelling experimental avenues for the discovery in the neutrino sector. Electroluminescent gas-phas…

physics.ins-det2023★ 1 cited

A Compact Dication Source for Ba Tagging and Heavy Metal Ion Sensor Development

K. E. Navarro, B. J. P. Jones, J. Baeza-Rubio +107

We present a tunable metal ion beam that delivers controllable ion currents in the picoamp range for testing of dry-phase ion sensors. Ion beams are formed by sequential atomic eva…

physics.ins-det2022★ 8 cited

GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector

L. Althueser, B. Antunović, E. Aprile +77

Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection ch…