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# IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

## Issue 6  Part 2 • Dec. 2013

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Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):C1 - 4581
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• ### Development of an Ultrahigh Resolution Block Detector Based on 0.4 mm Pixel Ce:GAGG Scintillators and a Silicon Photomultiplier Array

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4582 - 4587
Cited by:  Papers (11)
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Ce doped Gd3Al2Ga3O12 (Ce:GAGG) is a newly developed single-crystal scintillator which has a large light output and longer emission light wavelength. The longer wavelength of the scintillation photons will produce a larger signal when coupled to typical silicon photomultiplier (Si-PM) as the quantum efficiency of semiconductor based photodetector is gene... View full abstract»

• ### Time Measurement System Based on Waveform Digitization for Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4588 - 4594
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To guarantee a good resolution of a Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOF-MS), a high-performance time measurement system was required. This paper presents a time measurement system based on waveform digitization. The critical part, the 2-GSPS analog-to-digital converter is implemented using the Time-Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Conversion (TIADC) technique. Through a digital post-processing algo... View full abstract»

• ### A Comprehensive Zero-Copy Architecture for High Performance Distributed Data Acquisition Over Advanced Network Technologies for the CMS Experiment

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4595 - 4602
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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This paper outlines a software architecture where zero-copy operations are used comprehensively at every processing point from the Application layer to the Physical layer. The proposed architecture is being used during feasibility studies on advanced networking technologies for the CMS experiment at CERN. The design relies on a homogeneous peer-to-peer message passing system, which is built around... View full abstract»

• ### Feedback Control of Loaded Q Values of the Superconducting Cavities at FLASH

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4603 - 4609
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The well-established technology of superconducting niobium cavities (TESLA - TeV-Energy Superconducting Linear Accelerator) finds an increasing number of applications for linear accelerators in high-energy physics experiments. Together with cavity design and manufacturing, control systems for accelerating field parameters were developed. The digital control system developed for cryomodule operatio... View full abstract»

• ### Tiled Array of Pixelated CZT Imaging Detectors for ProtoEXIST2 and MIRAX-HXI

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4610 - 4617
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We have assembled a tiled array (220 cm2) of fine pixel (0.6 mm) imaging CZT detectors for a balloon borne wide-field hard X-ray telescope, ProtoEXIST2. ProtoEXIST2 is a prototype experiment for a next generation hard X-ray imager MIRAX-HXI on board Lattes, a spacecraft from the Agencia Espacial Brasilieira. MIRAX will survey the 5 to 200 keV sky of Galactic bulge, adjoining southern Ga... View full abstract»

• ### Magnet with Uncoupled Combined Functions

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4618 - 4626
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Efficient extraction by ion stripping of a number of ion beams from a multipurpose cyclotron through the same transport line could be achieved with a combined function magnet. Characteristics of a combined magnet used for this purpose are significantly different from those of commonly used combined function magnets. For example, bending and focusing functions must be independently adjustable, beam... View full abstract»

• ### Importance of Accurate Static Equilibrium Orbit Calculation in Cyclotron Design

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4627 - 4633
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Knowledge of the static equilibrium orbit properties is crucial for cyclotron design and development. With the increase of computational speed, numerical orbit calculations are more and more often employed as a part of other methods. Direct numerical integration of the canonical equations of motion is used most often for orbit calculations. We propose an original method for the calculation of stat... View full abstract»

• ### Noise Analysis in Pulse-Processing Discrete-Time Filters

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4634 - 4640
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Discrete-time filters represent a promising solution for pulse-processing in high-energy physics experiments due to their flexibility, reliability, and their capability to synthesize weighting functions with virtually any shape. One of the major concerns when designing one of these filters is to calculate the filter parameters that maximize the signal-to-noise ratio. The classic way to address thi... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization and Simulation of a New Design Parallel-Plate Ionization Chamber for CT Dosimetry at Calibration Laboratories

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4641 - 4649
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In this work, a new extended-length parallel-plate ionization chamber was tested in the standard radiation qualities for computed tomography established according to the half-value layers defined at the IEC 61267 standard, at the Calibration Laboratory of the Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN). The experimental characterization was made following the IEC 61674 standard r... View full abstract»

• ### A Bi-Dimensional Multi-Wire Cathode Strip Detector for Fission Fragments

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4650 - 4655
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A large area bi-dimensional position sensitive multi-wire cathode strip detector (MCSD) has been developed for the detection of fission fragments (FFs). The performance of the detector has been characterized with FFs from 252Cf and α particles from 241Am-239Pu sources. The position information is obtained from the measurement of time delay signals of the cat... View full abstract»

• ### Induced Charge Profile in a Glass RPC Operated in Avalanche Mode

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4656 - 4659
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We measured the spatial distribution of induced charges in resistive plate chambers (RPCs) using thin readout wires. The RPC was operated in avalanche mode with gas mixtures containing SF6, C4H10, and C2H2F4. We found that the maximum spread of 4-9 mm was dependent on the time window of the signal acquisition. The spatial distributi... View full abstract»

• ### Atmospheric Radiation Environment Analyses Based-on CCD Camera, Neutron Spectrometer and Multi-Physics Modeling

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4660 - 4667
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In this paper, high-altitude measurements of both radiation environment and effects are described. Measurements are made using a neutron spectrometer and CCD camera. MUSCA SEP3 software is used to correlate both measurement approaches. Analyses of the charge levels in pixels induced by radiation events are proposed. Then, cross-comparison analyses based on a CCD camera and HERMEIS neutron spectrom... View full abstract»

• ### Single-Event Transient Effect on a Self-Biased Ring-Oscillator PLL and an LC PLL Fabricated in SOS Technology

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4668 - 4672
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The single-event transient effect on a ring-oscillator based and an LC-tank based phased-locked loop circuits fabricated in a 0.25 μm silicon-on-sapphire technology is analyzed with circuit-level simulations followed by laser experiments. Advantages of the LC-tank based circuits in terms of single-event tolerance over the ring-oscillator based circuits are discussed. View full abstract»

• ### Total and Partial Fragmentation Cross-Section of 500 MeV/nucleon Carbon Ions on Different Target Materials

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4673 - 4682
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By using an experimental setup based on thin and thick double-sided microstrip silicon detectors, it has been possible to identify the fragmentation products due to the interaction of very high energy primary ions on different targets. Here we report total and partial cross-sections measured at GSI (Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung), Darmstadt, for 500 MeV/n energy 12C beam inciden... View full abstract»

• ### Field Oxide n-channel MOS Dosimeters Fabricated in CMOS Processes

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4683 - 4691
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This paper presents a new technique to build MOS dosimeters using unmodified standard CMOS processes. The devices are n-channel MOS transistors built with the regular Field Oxide as a thick radiation-sensitive gate. The devices were fabricated in two different commercial 0.6 μm CMOS processes, gate oxide thicknesses of ~600 nm and ~400 nm. Responsivities up to 4.4 mV/rad with positive bias,... View full abstract»

• ### Neutron Induced Single Event Upset Dependence on Bias Voltage for CMOS SRAM With BPSG

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4692 - 4696
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We have measured the Single Event Upset (SEU) probability of a static random access memory (SRAM) under neutron irradiation as a function of the memory 6 T cell bias voltage supply. In these memories the presence of a BoronPhosphorSilicateGlass layer induces the memory state upset as a consequence of 10B neutron capture reactions. The Single Event Upset (SEU) probability versus voltage ... View full abstract»

• ### A New Method for Extracting the Radiation Induced Trapped Charge Density Along the STI Sidewall in the PDSOI NMOSFETs

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4697 - 4704
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The effects of the radiation-induced trapped charge in shallow trench isolation (STI) and buried oxide (BOX) on total ionizing radiation response of 0.13 μm partially-depleted silicon-on-insulator (PDSOI) NMOS technology are analyzed respectively. The positive trapped charge in the STI oxide, but not in the BOX, is responsible for the off-state leakage increase after ON bias radiation. A ne... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization of an Innovative p-type Epitaxial Diode for Dosimetry in Modern External Beam Radiotherapy

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4705 - 4712
Cited by:  Papers (8)
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Due to the ever-increasing complexity of treatment modalities in radiation therapy, there has been a greater need for detectors to perform quality assurance to ensure patients are treated correctly and safely. Modern radiation therapy techniques involve small field sizes, high dose gradients, and varying intensity of energy and rate. The ideal dosimeter for this treatment should display high spati... View full abstract»

• ### Charge Summing in Spectroscopic X-Ray Detectors With High-Z Sensors

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4713 - 4718
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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The spectroscopic performance of photon counting detectors is limited by the effects of charge sharing between neighboring pixels and the emission of characteristic X-rays. For these reasons, an event can be either missed or counted more than once. These effects become more and more of a concern when pixel pitches are reduced, and for the technology available so far, this meant that there would al... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization of a High Spatial Resolution $gamma$ Camera for Scanning HPGe Segmented Detectors

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4719 - 4726
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Characterization of the electrical response of HPGe segmented detectors as a function of the interaction position is one of the current goals for the Nuclear Physics community in order to perform γ-ray tracking or even imaging with these detectors. For this purpose, scanning devices must be developed to achieve the signal-position association with the highest precision. With this aim, SALSA... View full abstract»

• ### Simulation Study of Using High-Z EMA to Suppress Recoil Protons Crosstalk in Scintillating Fiber Array for 14.1 MeV Neutron Imaging

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4727 - 4736
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This paper studies the effect of a high-Z extra mural absorber (EMA) to improve the spatial resolution of a plastic (polystyrene) scintillating fiber array for 14.1 MeV fusion neutron imaging. Crosstalk induced by recoil protons was studied, and platinum (Pt) was selected as EMA material, because of its excellent ability to suppress the recoil protons penetrating the fibers. Three common fiber arr... View full abstract»

• ### LAr TPC Electronics CMOS Lifetime at 300 K and 77 K and Reliability Under Thermal Cycling

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4737 - 4743
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A study of hot-carrier effects (HCE) on the 180-nm CMOS device lifetime has been performed at 300 K and 77 K for Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC). Two different measurements were used: accelerated lifetime measurement under severe electric field stress by the drain-source voltage Vds, and a separate measurement of the substrate current as a function of 1/Vds. The former verifies the ... View full abstract»

• ### 2013 Index IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Vol. 60

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):4744 - 4844
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