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Neural network-based timewalk correction for the Timepix4 ASIC
David Bacher, Kazu Akiba, Martin van Beuzekom +7
Timewalk corrections of hybrid pixel detectors conventionally employ heuristic fits performed independently in bins of the relevant input variables. This requires both an explicit…
Testbeam characterization of a 3D silicon sensor read out by Timepix4
E. Chatzianagnostou, M. J. Madurai, K. Akiba +15
Testbeam results from a -thick 3D silicon sensor bump-bonded to a Timepix4 ASIC, are presented. The hit detection efficiency, spatial resolution, and timing perfo…
Demonstration of length control for a filter cavity with coherent control sidebands
Naoki Aritomi, Yuhang Zhao, Eleonora Capocasa +22
For broadband quantum noise reduction of gravitational-wave detectors, a frequency-dependent squeezed vacuum field realized using a filter cavity is the most promising technique an…
In situ substrate birefringence characterization in gravitational wave detectors using a heterodyne polarimetry method
Satoshi Tanioka, Terri Pearce, Yuta Michimura +6
High-quality test mass substrates play essential roles in laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors. Inhomogeneous birefringence distribution in test mass substrates, howe…
Resonant enhanced detection of the higher-order modes of a locked cavity
Ricardo Cabrita, Aaron Goodwin-Jones, Joris van Heijningen +5
Current gravitational-wave (GW) detectors are limited in the amount of circulating power they can reach. Optical absorption in the test masses leads to thermal effects that shift t…
Antiproton annihilation at rest in thin solid targets and comparison with Monte Carlo simulations
Claude Amsler, Horst Breuker, Marcus Bumbar +33
The mechanism of antiproton-nucleus annihilation at rest is not fully understood, despite substantial previous experimental and theoretical work. In this study we used slow extract…
The LHCb VELO Upgrade Module Construction
K. Akiba, M. Alexander, C. Bertella +84
The LHCb detector has undergone a major upgrade for LHC Run 3. This Upgrade I detector facilitates operation at higher luminosity and utilises full-detector information at the LHC…
Timing resolution performance of Timepix4 bump-bonded assemblies
Riccardo Bolzonella, Jerome Alexandre Alozy, Rafael Ballabriga +15
The timing performance of the Timepix4 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bump-bonded to a thick n-on-p silicon sensor is presented. A picosecond pul…
Transverse Mode Control in Quantum Enhanced Interferometers: A Review and Recommendations for a New Generation
Aaron W. Goodwin-Jones, Ricardo Cabrita, Mikhail Korobko +7
Adaptive optics has made significant advancement over the past decade, becoming the essential technology in a wide variety of applications, particularly in the realm of quantum opt…
Radiation Tolerance of Low-Noise Photoreceivers for the LISA Space Mission
P. Colcombet, N. Dinu-Jaeger, C. Inguimbert +16
This study investigates the effects of space environmental radiation on the performance of InGaAs Quadrant Photodiodes (QPDs) and assesses their suitability for the Laser Interfero…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality: tools
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
Detector characterization and data quality studies -- collectively referred to as {\em DetChar} activities in this article -- are paramount to the scientific exploitation of the jo…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality: results from the O3 run
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
The Advanced Virgo detector has contributed with its data to the rapid growth of the number of detected gravitational-wave (GW) signals in the past few years, alongside the two Adv…
Reconstruction of charged tracks with Timepix4 ASICs
Kazu Akiba, Martin van Beuzekom, Vincent van Beveren +15
The design of a detector system comprised of four silicon sensors bump-bonded to Timepix4 ASICs is described together with its data acquisition system, operational infrastructure,…
ETpathfinder: a cryogenic testbed for interferometric gravitational-wave detectors
A. Utina, A. Amato, J. Arends +112
The third-generation of gravitational wave observatories, such as the Einstein Telescope (ET) and Cosmic Explorer (CE), aim for an improvement in sensitivity of at least a factor o…
Virgo Detector Characterization and Data Quality during the O3 run
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +491
The Advanced Virgo detector has contributed with its data to the rapid growth of the number of detected gravitational-wave signals in the past few years, alongside the two LIGO ins…
Improving the stability of frequency dependent squeezing with bichromatic control of filter cavity length, alignment and incident beam pointing
Yuhang Zhao, Eleonora Capocasa, Marc Eisenmann +21
Frequency dependent squeezing is the main upgrade for achieving broadband quantum noise reduction in upcoming observation runs of gravitational wave detectors. The proper frequency…
Timing performance of the Timepix4 front-end
K. Heijhoff, K. Akiba, R. Ballabriga +7
A characterisation of the Timepix4 pixel front-end with a strong focus on timing performance is presented. Externally generated test pulses were used to probe the per-pixel time-to…
The Virgo O3 run and the impact of the environment
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, A. Ain +486
Sources of geophysical noise (such as wind, sea waves and earthquakes) or of anthropogenic noise impact ground-based gravitational-wave interferometric detectors, causing transient…
Charge and temporal characterisation of silicon sensors using a two-photon absorption laser
R. Geertsema, K. Akiba, M. van Beuzekom +3
First measurements are presented from a newly commissioned two-photon absorption (TPA) setup at Nikhef. The characterisation of the various components of the system is discussed. T…
Spatial resolution and efficiency of prototype sensors for the LHCb VELO Upgrade
E. Buchanan, K. Akiba, M. van Beuzekom +15
A comprehensive study of the spatial resolution and detection efficiency of sensor prototypes developed for the LHCb VELO upgrade is presented. Data samples were collected at the C…
Timing measurements with a 3D silicon sensor on Timepix3 in a 180 GeV/c hadron beam
K. Heijhoff, K. Akiba, R. Bates +9
Test beam measurements have been carried out with a 3D sensor on a Timepix3 ASIC and the time measurements are presented. The measurements are compared to those of a thin planar se…
Temporal characterisation of silicon sensors on Timepix3 ASICs
Elena Dall'Occo, Kazu Akiba, Martin van Beuzekom +8
The timing performance of silicon sensors bump-bonded to Timepix3 ASICs is investigated, prior to and after different types of irradiation up to $8 \times 10^{15} 1 \mathrm{\,Me\ke…
Timing performance of the LHCb VELO Timepix3 Telescope
K. Heijhoff, K. Akiba, M. van Beuzekom +13
We performed a detailed study of the timing performance of the LHCb VELO Timepix3 Telescope with a 180 GeV/c mixed hadron beam at the CERN SPS. A twofold method was developed to im…
The Upgrade I of LHCb VELO -- towards an intelligent monitoring platform
P. Kopciewicz, T. Szumlak, M. Majewski +63
The Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) detector is designed to detect decays of b- and c- hadrons for the study of CP violation and rare decays. At the end of the LHC Run 2, many…