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most citedBeam test results of a 16 ps timing system based on ultra-fast silicon detectors

182 citations · 1.1k across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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27 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

Characterisation of the first wafer-scale prototype for the ALICE ITS3 upgrade: the monolithic stitched sensor (MOSS)

Omar Abdelrahman, Gianluca Aglieri Rinella, Luca Aglietta +136

This paper presents the characterisation and testing of the first wafer-scale monolithic stitched sensor (MOSS) prototype developed for the ALICE ITS3 upgrade that is to be install…

physics.ins-det2025

Fast silicon detectors as proton therapy beam monitors

A. Bellora, L. Grzanka, R. McNulty +7

Low Gain Avalanche Detectors (LGADs) are fast silicon sensors with potential for high-resolution proton beam monitoring. In this work, we investigated their response in a 60 MeV pr…

physics.ins-det2024

Beam test of n-type Silicon pad array detector at PS CERN

Sawan, M. Bregant, J. L. Bouly +21

This work reports the testing of a Forward Calorimeter (FoCal) prototype based on an n-type Si pad array detector at the CERN PS accelerator. The FoCal is a proposed upgrade in the…

physics.ins-det2023★ 2 cited

Using deep neural networks to improve the precision of fast-sampled particle timing detectors

Mateusz Kocot, Krzysztof Misan, Valentina Avati +3

Measurements from particle timing detectors are often affected by the time walk effect caused by statistical fluctuations in the charge deposited by passing particles. The constant…

physics.ins-det2023★ 5 cited

Performance of the electromagnetic and hadronic prototype segments of the ALICE Forward Calorimeter

M. Aehle, J. Alme, C. Arata +74

We present the performance of a full-length prototype of the ALICE Forward Calorimeter (FoCal). The detector is composed of a silicon-tungsten electromagnetic sampling calorimeter…

nucl-ex2023★ 4 cited

Hot QCD White Paper

M. Arslandok, S. A. Bass, A. A. Baty +170

Hot QCD physics studies the nuclear strong force under extreme temperature and densities. Experimentally these conditions are achieved via high-energy collisions of heavy ions at t…

hep-ex2021★ 1 cited

Characterisation of the dip-bump structure observed in proton-proton elastic scattering at = 8 TeV

The TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +85

The TOTEM collaboration at the CERN LHC has measured the differential cross-section of elastic proton-proton scattering at in the squared four-momentum tr…

hep-ex2021

Comparison of and differential elastic cross sections and observation of the exchange of a Colorless -odd gluonic compound

C. Royon

We describe the discovery of the colorless -odd gluonic compound, the odderon, by the D0 and TOTEM Collaborations by comparing elastic differential cross sections measured in $p…

physics.ins-det2021★ 14 cited

Test beam characterization of sensor prototypes for the CMS Barrel MIP Timing Detector

R. Abbott, A. Abreu, F. Addesa +196

The MIP Timing Detector will provide additional timing capabilities for detection of minimum ionizing particles (MIPs) at CMS during the High Luminosity LHC era, improving event re…

physics.ins-det2021★ 10 cited

A novel technique for real-time ion identification and energy measurement for in situ space instrumentation

F. Gautier, A. Greeley, S. G. Kanekal +6

The AGILE (Advanced enerGetic Ion eLectron tElescope) project focuses on the development of a compact low-cost space-based instrument to measure the intensities of charged particle…

physics.ins-det2021★ 13 cited

Performance of a low gain avalanche detector in a medical linac and characterisation of the beam profile

Tommaso Isidori, Patrick McCavana, Brendan McClean +5

Low gain avalanche detectors can measure charged particle fluences with high speed and spatial precision, and are a promising technology for radiation monitoring and dosimetry. A d…

hep-ex2018★ 70 cited

Elastic differential cross-section at 2.76 TeV and implications on the existence of a colourless 3-gluon bound state

TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +73

The proton-proton elastic differential cross section has been measured by the TOTEM experiment at TeV energy with m beam optics. The…

hep-ex2018★ 83 cited

Elastic differential cross-section measurement at TeV by TOTEM

TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +74

The TOTEM collaboration has measured the elastic proton-proton differential cross section at TeV LHC energy using dedicated m beam opti…

hep-ex2018★ 46 cited

First determination of the parameter at TeV -- probing the existence of a colourless three-gluon bound state

TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +93

The TOTEM experiment at the LHC has performed the first measurement at TeV of the parameter, the real to imaginary ratio of the nuclear elastic scattering ampli…

hep-ex2018★ 67 cited

First measurement of elastic, inelastic and total cross-section at TeV by TOTEM and overview of cross-section data at LHC energies

The TOTEM Collaboration, . Antchev, P. Aspell +86

The TOTEM collaboration has measured the proton-proton total cross section at TeV with a luminosity-independent method. Using dedicated m beam optics, the…

physics.ins-det2017★ 19 cited

Test of Ultra Fast Silicon Detectors for Picosecond Time Measurements with a New Multipurpose Read-Out Board

Nicola Minafra, Hussein Al Ghoul, Roberta Arcidiacono +5

Ultra Fast Silicon Detectors (UFSD) are sensors optimized for timing measurements employing a thin multiplication layer to increase the output signal. A multipurpose read-out board…

physics.ins-det2017★ 1 cited

Test of UFSD Silicon Detectors for the TOTEM Upgrade Project

R. Arcidiacono, M. Berretti, E. Bossini +10

This paper describes the performance of a prototype timing detector, based on 50 micrometer thick Ultra Fast Silicon Detector, as measured in a beam test using a 180 GeV/c momentum…

physics.ins-det2016★ 12 cited

Timing Performance of a Double Layer Diamond Detector

M. Berretti, E. Bossini, M. Bozzo +4

In order to improve the time precision of detectors based on diamonds sensors we have built a detector with two scCVD layers connected in parallel to the same amplifier. This note…

hep-ph2016★ 139 cited

LHC Forward Physics

K. Akiba, M. Akbiyik, M. Albrow +184

The goal of this report is to give a comprehensive overview of the rich field of forward physics, with a special attention to the topics that can be studied at the LHC. The report…

nucl-ex2016★ 122 cited

Measurement of Elastic pp Scattering at = 8 TeV in the Coulomb-Nuclear Interference Region - Determination of the -Parameter and the Total Cross-Section

TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +87

The TOTEM experiment at the CERN LHC has measured elastic proton-proton scattering at the centre-of-mass energy = 8 TeV and four-momentum transfers squared, |t|, from 6…

physics.ins-det2016★ 182 cited

Beam test results of a 16 ps timing system based on ultra-fast silicon detectors

N. Cartiglia, A. Staiano, V. Sola +40

In this paper we report on the timing resolution of the first production of 50 micro-meter thick Ultra-Fast Silicon Detectors (UFSD) as obtained in a beam test with pions of 180 Ge…

physics.ins-det2016★ 36 cited

Measurements of timing resolution of ultra-fast silicon detectors with the SAMPIC waveform digitizer

Dominique Breton, Victor De Cacqueray, Éric Delagnes +5

The SAMpler for PICosecond time (SAMPIC) chip has been designed by a collaboration including CEA/IRFU/SEDI, Saclay and CNRS/LAL/SERDI, Orsay. It benefits from both the quick respon…

hep-ex2015★ 176 cited

Evidence for non-exponential elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at low |t| and sqrt(s) = 8 TeV by TOTEM

TOTEM Collaboration, G. Antchev, P. Aspell +80

The TOTEM experiment has made a precise measurement of the elastic proton-proton differential cross-section at the centre-of-mass energy sqrt(s) = 8 TeV based on a high-statistics…