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SPHERE/ZIMPOL high resolution polarimetric imager
摘要： Context. The SPHERE “planet finder” is an extreme adaptive optics (AO) instrument for high resolution and high contrast observations at the Very Large Telescope (VLT). We describe the Zurich Imaging Polarimeter (ZIMPOL), the visual focal plane subsystem of SPHERE, which pushes the limits of current AO systems to shorter wavelengths, higher spatial resolution, and much improved polarimetric performance. Aims. We present a detailed characterization of SPHERE/ZIMPOL which should be useful for an optimal planning of observations and for improving the data reduction and calibration. We aim to provide new benchmarks for the performance of high contrast instruments, in particular for polarimetric differential imaging. Methods. We have analyzed SPHERE/ZIMPOL point spread functions (PSFs) and measure the normalized peak surface brightness, the encircled energy, and the full width half maximum (FWHM) for different wavelengths, atmospheric conditions, star brightness, and instrument modes. Coronagraphic images are described and the peak flux attenuation and the off-axis flux transmission are determined. Simultaneous images of the coronagraphic focal plane and the pupil plane are analyzed and the suppression of the diffraction rings by the pupil stop is investigated. We compared the performance at small separation for different coronagraphs with tests for the binary α Hyi with a separation of 92 mas and a contrast of Δm ≈ 6m. For the polarimetric mode we made the instrument calibrations using zero polarization and high polarization standard stars and here we give a recipe for the absolute calibration of polarimetric data. The data show small (<1 mas) but disturbing differential polarimetric beam shifts, which can be explained as Goos-H?nchen shifts from the inclined mirrors, and we discuss how to correct this effect. The polarimetric sensitivity is investigated with non-coronagraphic and deep, coronagraphic observations of the dust scattering around the symbiotic Mira variable R Aqr. Results. SPHERE/ZIMPOL reaches routinely an angular resolution (FWHM) of 22?28 mas, and a normalized peak surface brightness of SB0 ? mstar ≈ ?6.5m arcsec?2 for the V-, R- and I-band. The AO performance is worse for mediocre (?1.0″) seeing conditions, faint stars mR ? 9m, or in the presence of the “low wind” effect (telescope seeing). The coronagraphs are effective in attenuating the PSF peak by factors of >100, and the suppression of the diffracted light improves the contrast performance by a factor of approximately two in the separation range 0.06″?0.20″. The polarimetric sensitivity is Δp < 0.01% and the polarization zero point can be calibrated to better than Δp ≈ 0.1%. The contrast limits for differential polarimetric imaging for the 400 s I-band data of R Aqr at a separation of ρ = 0.86″ are for the surface brightness contrast SBpol(ρ)?mstar ≈ 8m arcsec?2 and for the point source contrast mpol(ρ)?mstar ≈ 15m and much lower limits are achievable with deeper observations. Conclusions. SPHERE/ZIMPOL achieves imaging performances in the visual range with unprecedented characteristics, in particular very high spatial resolution and very high polarimetric contrast. This instrument opens up many new research opportunities for the detailed investigation of circumstellar dust, in scattered and therefore polarized light, for the investigation of faint companions, and for the mapping of circumstellar Hα emission.
关键词： circumstellar matter,instrumentation: adaptive optics,planetary systems,instrumentation: polarimeters,instrumentation: high angular resolution,instrumentation: detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Enhancing the Performance of Commercial Infrared Detectors by Surface Plasmons
摘要： The feasibility to improve the response of quantum type (photonic) infrared (IR) detectors by applying surface plasmons is investigated. The HgCdTe material system is used as the detector platform of interest for which selected plasmonic structures and materials are applied and the influence studied by full-fielded electromagnetic simulations. It is shown that even for the several-micrometers-thick detector structures, similar to the commercial ones, broadband absorption enhancements of 30–40% can be achieved. The results suggest that improved, or new, pixel-level functionalities can be created for commercial IR detectors by relatively simple means. Additionally, high potential for cost reduction in high-performance IR imaging systems with multicolour capabilities is foreseen.
关键词： plasmonics,finite element method,computational simulations,infrared detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Characterisation of Timepix3 with 3D sensor
摘要： Tests were performed at the SPS facilities at CERN using a 40 GeV/c pion beam with prototype 3D-Timepix3 detectors (3D detector). A planar-Timepix3 (planar detector) was placed along the beam axis together with the 3D detectors in a telescope arrangement for comparison and reference. We demonstrate that the combination of 3D-geometry silicon sensors and Timepix3 module can reduce the effect of charge sharing and lowers the carrier drift-time, while giving the same spectroscopy performance without sacrificing the timing or any performance advantages of the Timepix3 module.
关键词： Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors,databases),Detector control systems (detector and experiment monitoring and slow-control systems,hardware,algorithms,architecture
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Using a commercial mini-X-ray source for calibrating Bragg crystals
摘要： In this paper we describe a procedure for calibration of Bragg crystals used for X-ray spectroscopy of laser plasmas. The method uses a relatively inexpensive commercially available X-ray source. By using the source to pump a metallic foil such as vanadium or titanium we were able to create a K-α emission source with minimal background radiation outside the desired photon energy. By using photon counting techniques with a CCD detector we were able to get absolute calibrations of curved and flat Bragg crystals in the 4–5 keV region. An important advantage of our method is that absolute calibration was not necessary either for the commercial source or the detector.
关键词： X-ray detectors and telescopes,spectroscopy and imaging,Plasma diagnostics - interferometry
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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X-ray imaging demonstration of glass GEM detector with dynamic time-over-threshold-based readout
摘要： Large-scale detection is one of the important roles for gaseous detectors to play in high-energy physics. In many cases, energy resolving multi-channel readout is required. Recent micro-pattern gaseous detectors (MPGDs) have finer pitches or pixels; hence, large-sized detectors have thousands of readout channels. In those cases, it becomes important to reduce the scale and complexity of the readout circuit while keeping its energy resolving capability. The signal processing technique called dynamic time-over-threshold (dynamic ToT, dToT) achieves both the good conversion linearity from analog to digital signal and the compact circuit scale compared with conventional analog-to-digital-converter (ADC)-based readout. In this study, we developed and demonstrated a dToT-based readout circuit for glass gas electron multiplier (glass GEM, G-GEM). The readout circuit showed better linearity than that of normal ToT. We demonstrated the readout circuit by X-ray imaging with the charge-division scheme. The good linearity of the readout circuit enabled imaging over a 100 × 100 mm2 area with small distortion. We expect that the dToT-based readout would be a promising candidate for the future readout of large-scaled MPGDs.
关键词： Digital electronic circuits,Electronic detector readout concepts (gas, liquid),Analogue electronic circuits,Micropattern gaseous detectors (MSGC, GEM, THGEM, RETHGEM, MHSP, MICROPIC, MICROMEGAS, InGrid, etc)
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Study of the depletion depth in a frontside biased CMOS pixel sensors
摘要： Depletion of the sensitive volume for semiconductor based detectors is a key to achieve high performance. It is for instance required for charged particle detection in highly radiative environment and for X-ray spectroscopy. PIPPER-2 is a CMOS pixel sensor featuring an architecture that allows the application of the reverse bias of the pn junction from the frontside (cathode), on the electronic side, without process modification. Biasing voltages up to 45 V have been applied to sensor prototypes fabricated on two different high resistivity substrates: a thin epitaxial layer (1 kW cm) and a 40 μm thick bulk substrate (600 W cm). Calculations from a simplified analytical model and 3D-TCAD simulations were conducted to predict the evolution of the depletion depth with the bias voltage. These expectations were compared to measurements of PIPPER-2 illuminated with two X-ray energies. We conclude that the frontside biasing method allows the full-depletion of the thin epitaxial layer. In contrast, depletion of the bulk substrate reaches about half-depth but X-rays are still detected over the full depth.
关键词： X-ray detectors,Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors)
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Development and evaluation of polycrystalline cadmium telluride dosimeters for accurate quality assurance in radiation therapy
摘要： For quality assurance in radiation therapy, several types of dosimeters are used such as ionization chambers, radiographic films, thermo-luminescent dosimeter (TLD), and semiconductor dosimeters. Among them, semiconductor dosimeters are particularly useful for in vivo dosimeters or high dose gradient area such as the penumbra region because they are more sensitive and smaller in size compared to typical dosimeters. In this study, we developed and evaluated Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) dosimeters, one of the most promising semiconductor dosimeters due to their high quantum efficiency and charge collection efficiency. Such CdTe dosimeters include single crystal form and polycrystalline form depending upon the fabrication process. Both types of CdTe dosimeters are commercially available, but only the polycrystalline form is suitable for radiation dosimeters, since it is less affected by volumetric effect and energy dependence. To develop and evaluate polycrystalline CdTe dosimeters, polycrystalline CdTe films were prepared by thermal evaporation. After that, CdTeO3 layer, thin oxide layer, was deposited on top of the CdTe film by RF sputtering to improve charge carrier transport properties and to reduce leakage current. Also, the CdTeO3 layer which acts as a passivation layer help the dosimeter to reduce their sensitivity changes with repeated use due to radiation damage. Finally, the top and bottom electrodes, In/Ti and Pt, were used to have Schottky contact. Subsequently, the electrical properties under high energy photon beams from linear accelerator (LINAC), such as response coincidence, dose linearity, dose rate dependence, reproducibility, and percentage depth dose, were measured to evaluate polycrystalline CdTe dosimeters. In addition, we compared the experimental data of the dosimeter fabricated in this study with those of the silicon diode dosimeter and Thimble ionization chamber which widely used in routine dosimetry system and dose measurements for radiation therapy.
关键词： X-ray detectors,Dosimetry concepts and apparatus,Solid state detectors,Materials for solid-state detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Testbeam and laboratory characterization of CMS 3D pixel sensors
摘要： The pixel detector is the innermost tracking device in CMS, reconstructing interaction vertices and charged particle trajectories. The sensors located in the innermost layers of the pixel detector must be upgraded for the ten-fold increase in luminosity expected at the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC). As a possible replacement for planar sensors, 3D silicon technology is under consideration due to its good performance after high radiation fluence. In this paper, we report on pre- and post- irradiation measurements of CMS 3D pixel sensors with different electrode configurations from different vendors. The effects of irradiation on electrical properties, charge collection efficiency, and position resolution are discussed. Measurements of various test structures for monitoring the fabrication process and studying the bulk and surface properties of silicon sensors, such as MOS capacitors, planar and gate-controlled diodes are also presented.
关键词： Radiation-hard detectors,Si microstrip and pad detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Characterization of ECR plasma by means of radial and axial X-ray diagnostics
摘要： This work presents the X-ray characterization of the plasma generated in a simple mirror axis symmetric trap as a function of the magnetic field profile. A Si-Pin detector has been used to characterize warm electron population in axial and radial directions at 6.83 GHz. Moreover, the hot electrons emitted in axial direction has been measured by means of a HyperPure Germanium (HpGe) detector. Results show that X-ray emission is not homogenous, and its homogeneity and temperature depend strongly on the magnetic field profile, and especially on the Bmin/BECR ratio.
关键词： Ion sources (positive ions, negative ions, electron cyclotron resonance (ECR), electron beam (EBIS)),Solid state detectors,X-ray detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Initial evaluation of proportional scintillation in liquid Xenon for direct dark matter detection
摘要： The Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber (LXeTPC) is often seen as an ideal detector for the direct Dark Matter (DM) search. In such experiments an efficient γ-ray background discrimination is essential. This can be achieved by distinguishing the ionization density, different for γ-rays and Nuclear Recoils. Two quantities are used for this measurement, the direct scintillation light generated by the ionizing event, and the free charges swept away by an electric field before recombination occurs. Present LXe detectors apply the Dual Phase principle, i.e. the charges are extracted into the gas phase and are measured by the proportional light they produce in a strong electric field in the gas. With ever growing dimensions of the detectors it is difficult to meet the tight mechanical tolerances required. Proportional scintillation also occurs in the liquid phase, although at much higher field strengths. Such field strengths can be reached in the 1/r field close to thin wires. All the limitations due to the extraction of electrons into the gas phase are avoided. Since the liquid level has not to be crossed, the design of the detector becomes simpler with many advantages over Dual Phase detectors. Our initial tests clearly show the pulses. They are much shorter, and their length is limited by longitudinal diffusion of the drifting charges. The threshold for proportional light production seems significantly lower, and estimates of the gain are more favorable than previously predicted. We attribute these discrepancies to our improved liquid purity.
关键词： Time projection Chambers (TPC),Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs,multiplication and electroluminescence in rare gases and liquids,ionization,Charge transport,double-phase),axions,etc.),Noble liquid detectors (scintillation
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29