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Optical readout of MPGDs with solid wavelength shifters
F. M. Brunbauer, A. Cools, M. Cortesi +20
Optical readout of MicroPattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) makes use of the high granularity of imaging sensors to achieve good spatial resolution for radiation imaging and particle…
Timing performance of large prototype based on $\upmu$RWELL- PICOSEC detector technology with active area
A. Pandey, K. Gnanvo, B. Kross +60
The $\upmu$RWELL-PICOSEC detector, which combines a $\upmu$RWELL gaseous amplification structure with a Cherenkov radiator and photocathode, is a novel approach to acheive fast and…
Advances in photocathode development for PICOSEC Micromegas precise-timing detectors
M. Lisowska, F. Guerra, A. Gurpinar +46
The PICOSEC Micromegas detector is a~precise-timing gaseous detector that combines a Cherenkov radiator, a~semi-transparent photocathode and a Micromegas amplification stage, targe…
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…
Design and Performance of a 96-channel Resistive PICOSEC Micromegas Detector for ENUBET
A. Kallitsopoulou, S. Aune, Y. Angelis +54
The PICOSEC-Micromegas (PICOSEC-MM) detector is a fast gaseous detector that achieves picosecond-level timing by coupling a Cherenkov radiator, typically an MgF2 crystal, to a Micr…
Measurements of enriched 155 Gd and 157Gd converters with the NMX detector on the nTOF EAR2 beam line at CERN
D. Pfeiffer, F. M. Brunbauer, I. R. Fehse +15
The detectors for the NMX instrument at the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund use natural Gd as the neutron converter. In 2024, beam time was obtained at the neutron time-of…
Embedding the Timepix4 in Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors
L. Scharenberg, J. Alozy, W. Billereau +27
The combination of Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) and pixel charge readout enables specific experimental opportunities. Using the Timepix4 for the readout is advantageous…
Application of the VMM3a/SRS: A t0-less TWIN GEM-based TPC
K. J. Flöthner, F. Garcia, B. Oberhauser +17
Integrating the ATLAS/BNL VMM3a ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) into the RD51/SRS (Scalable Readout System) provides a self-triggered continuous readout system for v…
PICOSEC Micromegas Precise-timing Detectors: Development towards Large-Area and Integration
Y. Meng, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +49
PICOSEC Micromegas (MM) is a precise timing gaseous detector based on a Cherenkov radiator coupled with a semi-transparent photocathode and an MM amplifying structure. The detector…
The Ultra-Low material budget GEM based TPC for tracking with VMM3a readout
F. Garcia, K. J. Flöthner, A. Amato +21
The Gaseous Electron Multiplier-based Time Projection Chamber (GEM-TPC) in TWIN configuration for particle tracking has been consolidated after extensive investigations in differen…
Towards MPGDs with embedded pixel ASICs
L. Scharenberg, J. Alozy, W. Billereau +27
Combining gaseous detectors with a high-granularity pixelated charge readout enables experimental applications which otherwise could not be achieved. This includes high-resolution…
PICOSEC-Micromegas Detector, an innovative solution for Lepton Time Tagging
A. Kallitsopoulou, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +49
The PICOSEC-Micromegas (PICOSEC-MM) detector is a novel gaseous detector designed for precise timing resolution in experimental measurements. It eliminates time jitter from charged…
A Novel Diamond-like Carbon based photocathode for PICOSEC Micromegas detectors
X. Wang, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +48
The PICOSEC Micromegas (MM) detector is a precise timing gaseous detector based on a MM detector operating in a two-stage amplification mode and a Cherenkov radiator. Prototypes eq…
Spatial resolution studies using point spread function extraction in optically read out Micromegas and GEM detectors
A. Cools, E. Ferrer-Ribas, T. Papaevangelou +5
Optically read out gaseous detectors are used in track reconstruction and imaging applications requiring high granularity images. Among resolution-determining factors, the amplific…
Photocathode characterisation for robust PICOSEC Micromegas precise-timing detectors
M. Lisowska, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +55
The PICOSEC Micromegas detector is a~precise-timing gaseous detector based on a~Cherenkov radiator coupled with a~semi-transparent photocathode and a~Micromegas amplifying structur…
Spatial resolution improvements with finer-pitch GEMs
K. J. Flöthner, L. Scharenberg, A. Brask +13
Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) are used in many particle physics experiments, employing their 'standard' configuration with amplification holes of 140 um pitch in a hexagonal patt…
Single channel PICOSEC Micromegas detector with improved time resolution
A. Utrobicic, R. Aleksan, Y. Angelis +47
This paper presents design guidelines and experimental verification of a single-channel PICOSEC Micromegas (MM) detector with an improved time resolution. The design encompasses th…
Characterisation of resistive MPGDs with 2D readout
L. Scharenberg, F. Brunbauer, H. Danielson +22
Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) with resistive anode planes provide intrinsic discharge robustness while maintaining good spatial and time resolutions. Typically read out w…
Observation of strong wavelength-shifting in the argon-tetrafluoromethane system
P. Amedo, D. González-Díaz, F. M. Brunbauer +3
We report the scintillation spectra of Ar-CF mixtures in the range 210-800~nm, obtained under X-ray irradiation for various pressures (1-5~bar) and concentrations (0-100%). Spe…
Studying signals in particle detectors with resistive elements such as the 2D resistive strip bulk MicroMegas
Djunes Janssens, Florian Brunbauer, Karl Jonathan Flöthner +10
As demonstrated by the ATLAS New Small Wheel community with their MicroMegas (MM) design, resistive electrodes are now used in different detector types within the Micro Pattern Gas…
A large area 100 channel Picosec Micromegas detector with sub 20 ps time resolution
Antonija Utrobicic, Yannis Angelis, Stephan Aune +42
The PICOSEC Micromegas precise timing detector is based on a Cherenkov radiator coupled to a semi-transparent photocathode and a Micromegas amplification structure. The first proof…
Towards robust PICOSEC Micromegas precise timing detectors
Marta Lisowska, Yannis Angelis, Stephan Aune +43
The PICOSEC Micromegas (MM) detector is a precise timing gaseous detector consisting of a Cherenkov radiator combined with a photocathode and a MM amplifying structure. A 100-chann…
The novel XYU-GEM to resolve ambiguities
K. J. Flöthner, F. Brunbauer, S. Ferry +16
Removing ambiguities within a single stage becomes crucial when one can not use multiple detectors behind each other to resolve them which naturally is the case for neutral radiati…
X-ray imaging with Micromegas detectors with optical readout
A. Cools, S. Aune, F. Beau +12
In the last years, optical readout of Micromegas gaseous detectors has been achieved by implementing a Micromegas detector on a glass anode coupled to a CMOS camera. Effective X-ra…