Journal of Instrumentation latest papers

A Time Projection Chamber with triple GEM and pixel readout

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): C Brezina, K Desch, J Kaminski, M Killenberg, F Klockner, T Krautscheid, U Renz and M Schumacher
Affiliation(s): Physikalisches Institut, Universitat Bonn, Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany; Physikalisches Institut, Universitat Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany

Demonstration of fine pitch FCOB (Flip Chip on Board) assembly based on solder bumps at Fermilab

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): E Skup, M Trimpl, R Yarema and J C Yun
Affiliation(s): Fermi National Laboratory, Batavia IL 60510, USA

Dynamic distortions in the HARP TPC: observations, measurements, modelling and corrections

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): A Bagulya, A Blondel, S Borghi, G Catanesi, P Chimenti, U Gastaldi, S Giani, V Grichine, V Ivanchenko, D Kolev, J Panman, E Radicioni, R Tsenov and I Tsukerman
Affiliation(s): P. N. Lebedev Institute of Physics (FIAN), Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Universite de Geneve, Switzerland; INFN, Bari, Italy; INFN, Trieste, Italy; Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro dell'INFN, Legnaro, Italy; CERN, Geneva, Switzerland; Faculty of Physics, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia, Bulgaria; ITEP, Moscow, Russia

Feasibility, engineering aspects and physics reach of microwave cavity experiments searching for hidden photons and axions

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): F Caspers, J Jaeckel and A Ringwald
Affiliation(s): CERN, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland; Institute for Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany

The front-end readout electronics for the ANDA Focussing-Lightguide Disc DIRC

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): E Cowie, K Fohl, D Glazier, G Hill, M Hoek, R Kaiser, T Keri, M Murray, G Rosner and B Seitz
Affiliation(s): Department of Physics & Astronomy, Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK; School of Physics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland, UK

A MICROMEGAS chamber with embedded DIRAC ASIC for hadronic calorimeter

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): R Gaglione, C Adloff, M Chefdeville, A Espargiliere, N Geffroy, Y Karyotakis and R De Oliveira
Affiliation(s): LAPP, Universite de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, Annecy-le-Vieux Cedex, France; CERN, TS/DEM, CH-1211, Geneve 23, Switzerland

Alpha-particle detection based on the BJT detector and simple, IC-based readout electronics

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): L Rovati, S Bettarini, M Bonaiuti, L Bosisio, G-F Dalla Betta, V Tyzhnevyi, G Verzellesi and N Zorzi
Affiliation(s): Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Pisa and INFN Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Trieste and INFN Trieste, Trieste, Italy; Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienza dell'Informazione, Universita di Trento e INFN Trento, Trento, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell'Ingegneria, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia and INFN Trento, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Trento, Italy

Monte Carlo study of the physics performance of a digital hadronic calorimeter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): C Adloff, J Blaha, J-J Blaising, M Chefdeville, A Espargiliere and Y Karyotakis
Affiliation(s): Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, Universite de Savoie, CNRS/IN2P3, 9 Chemin de Bellevue 74980 Annecy-le-Vieux, France

Operation of an 18-fold segmented n-type HPGe detector in liquid nitrogen

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): I Abt, A Caldwell, D Gutknecht, J Janicsko-Csathy, M Lampert, D Lenz, X Liu, J Liu, B Majorovits, D Quirion, J Schubert, F Stelzer and P Wendling
Affiliation(s): Max-Planck-Institut fur Physik, Fohringer Ring 6, 80805 Munchen, Germany; Canberra-France, Lingolsheim, France

Performances of 4-gap timing RPCs for relativistic ions in the range Z = 1–6

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): P Cabanelas, M Morales, J A Garzon, A Gil, D Gonzalez-Diaz, A Blanco, D Belver, E Casarejos, P Fonte, W Koenig, L Lopes, M Palka, J Pietraszko, M Traxler and M Weber
Affiliation(s): LabCAF, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Rua Xose Maria Suarez Nunez, s/n., Campus sur, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular, Universidad de Valencia (CSIC-UV), Edificio Institutos de Investigacion, Paterna, E-46071, Valencia, Spain; GSI Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionen Forschung, Planckstrasse 1, D-64291, Darmstadt, Germany; Laboratorio de Instrumentacao e Fisica Experimental de Particulas (LIP), Universidade de Coimbra, Departamento de Fisica, 3004-516, Coimbra, Portugal; GENP, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Rua Xose Maria Suarez Nunez, s/n., Campus sur, E-15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (ISEC), Rua Pedro Nunes, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199, Coimbra, Portugal; Physik Department E12, Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM), Arcisstrasse 21, D-80333, Munchen, Germany

Developments of a large area VUV sensitive gas PMT with GEM/μPIC

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author(s): H Sekiya, C Ida, H Kubo, S Kurosawa, T Tanimori, A Yoshikawa, T Yanagida, Y Yokota, K Fukuda, S Ishizu, N Kawaguchi and T Suyama
Affiliation(s): Kamioka Observatory, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, 456 Higashi-Mozumi, Hida, Gifu, 506-1205, Japan; Kamioka Satellite, Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, 456 Higashi-Mozumi, Hida, Gifu, 506-1205, Japan; Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan; Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan; Tokuyama Corporation, 3-3-1 Shibuya, Shibuya, Tokyo, 150-8383, Japan