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Bhattacharya, A.; Esmaili, A.; Palomares-Ruiz, S.; Sarcevic, I. |
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Update on decaying and annihilating heavy dark matter with the 6-year IceCube HESE data |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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03 |
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5 |
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051 - 30pp |
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dark matter theory; ultra high energy photons and neutrinos |
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In view of the IceCube's 6-year high-energy starting events (HESE) sample, we revisit the possibility that the updated data may be better explained by a combination of neutrino fluxes from dark matter decay and an isotropic astrophysical power-law than purely by the latter. We find that the combined two-component flux qualitatively improves the fit to the observed data over a purely astrophysical one, and discuss how these updated fits compare against a similar analysis done with the 4-year HESE data. We also update fits involving dark matter decay via multiple channels, without any contribution from the astrophysical flux. We find that a DM-only explanation is not excluded by neutrino data alone. Finally, we also consider the possibility of a signal from dark matter annihilations and perform analogous analyses to the case of decays, commenting on its implications. |
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[Bhattacharya, Atri] Univ Liege, Space Sci Technol & Astrophys Res STAR Inst, Bat B5a, B-4000 Liege, Belgium, Email: a.bhattacharya@ulg.ac.be; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4038 |
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Gariazzo, S.; de Salas, P.F.; Pastor, S. |
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Thermalisation of sterile neutrinos in the early universe in the 3+1 scheme with full mixing matrix |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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014 - 30pp |
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cosmological neutrinos; neutrino properties; particle physics – cosmology connection; physics of the early universe |
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In the framework of a 3+1 scheme with an additional inert state, we consider the thermalisation of sterile neutrinos in the early Universe taking into account the full 4 x 4 mixing matrix. The evolution of the neutrino energy distributions is found solving the momentum-dependent kinetic equations with full diagonal collision terms, as in previous analyses of flavour neutrino decoupling in the standard case. The degree of thermalisation of the sterile state is shown in terms of the effective number of neutrinos, N-eff, and its dependence on the three additional mixing angles (theta(14), theta(24), theta(34)) and on the squared mass difference Delta m(41)(2) is discussed. Our results are relevant for fixing the contribution of a fourth light neutrino species to the cosmological energy density, whose value is very well constrained by the final Planck analysis. For the preferred region of active-sterile mixing parameters from short-baseline neutrino experiments, we find that the fourth state is fully thermalised (N-eff similar or equal to 4). |
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[Gariazzo, S.; Pastor, S.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: gariazzo@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000474782100001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4076 |
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PTOLEMY Collaboration (Betti, M.G. et al); Gariazzo, S.; Pastor, S. |
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Neutrino physics with the PTOLEMY project: active neutrino properties and the light sterile case |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
047 - 31pp |
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cosmological neutrinos; neutrino detectors; particle physics – cosmology connection; physics of the early universe |
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The PTOLEMY project aims to develop a scalable design for a Cosmic Neutrino Background (CNB) detector, the first of its kind and the only one conceived that can look directly at the image of the Universe encoded in neutrino background produced in the first second after the Big Bang. The scope of the work for the next three years is to complete the conceptual design of this detector and to validate with direct measurements that the non-neutrino backgrounds are below the expected cosmological signal. In this paper we discuss in details the theoretical aspects of the experiment and its physics goals. In particular, we mainly address three issues. First we discuss the sensitivity of PTOLEMY to the standard neutrino mass scale. We then study the perspectives of the experiment to detect the CNB via neutrino capture on tritium as a function of the neutrino mass scale and the energy resolution of the apparatus. Finally, we consider an extra sterile neutrino with mass in the eV range, coupled to the active states via oscillations, which has been advocated in view of neutrino oscillation anomalies. This extra state would contribute to the tritium decay spectrum, and its properties, mass and mixing angle, could be studied by analyzing the features in the beta decay electron spectrum. |
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[Betti, M. G.; Cavoto, G.; Mancini-Terracciano, C.; Mariani, C.; Polosa, A. D.; Rago, I] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, Email: pabferde@gmail.com; |
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WOS:000478735300006 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4097 |
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Stadler, J.; Boehm, C.; Mena, O. |
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Comprehensive study of neutrino-dark matter mixed damping |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
014 - 23pp |
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CMBR theory; cosmological perturbation theory; neutrino properties; power spectrum |
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Mixed damping is a physical effect that occurs when a heavy species is coupled to a relativistic fluid which is itself free streaming. As a cross-case between collisional damping and free-streaming, it is crucial in the context of neutrino-dark matter interactions. In this work, we establish the parameter space relevant for mixed damping, and we derive an analytical approximation for the evolution of dark matter perturbations in the mixed damping regime to illustrate the physical processes responsible for the suppression of cosmological perturbations. Although extended Boltzmann codes implementing neutrino-dark matter scattering terms automatically include mixed damping, this effect has not been systematically studied. In order to obtain reliable numerical results, it is mandatory to reconsider several aspects of neutrino-dark matter interactions, such as the initial conditions, the ultra-relativistic fluid approximation and high order multiple moments in the neutrino distribution. Such a precise treatment ensures the correct assessment of the relevance of mixed damping in neutrino-dark matter interactions. |
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[Stadler, Julia] Univ Durham, Inst Particle Phys Phenomenol, South Rd, Durham DH1 3LE, England, Email: julia.j.stadler@durham.ac.uk; |
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WOS:000481534700003 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4111 |
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Cheng, L.; Eberhardt, O.; Murphy, C.W. |
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Novel theoretical constraints for color-octet scalar models |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
Publication |
Chinese Physics C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Chin. Phys. C |
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43 |
Issue |
9 |
Pages |
093101 - 11pp |
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beyond the Standard Model; extension of Higgs sector; EW symmetry breaking |
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We study the theoretical constraints on a model whose scalar sector contains one color octet and one or two color singlet SU(2)(L) doublets. To ensure unitarity of the theory, we constrain the parameters of the scalar potential for the first time at the next-to-leading order in perturbation theory. Moreover, we derive new conditions guaranteeing the stability of the potential. We employ the HEPfit package to extract viable parameter regions at the electroweak scale and test the stability of the renormalization group evolution up to the multi-TeV region. Furthermore, we set upper limits on the scalar mass splittings. All results are given for both cases with and without a second scalar color singlet. |
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[Cheng, Li] Inst Appl Phys & Computat Math, Beijing 100094, Peoples R China, Email: clmamuphy@sina.cn; |
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1674-1137 |
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WOS:000482015900001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4115 |
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Alcaide, J.; Banerjee, S.; Chala, M.; Titov, A. |
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Probes of the Standard Model effective field theory extended with a right-handed neutrino |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
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031 - 18pp |
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Beyond Standard Model; Effective Field Theories; Neutrino Physics |
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If neutrinos are Dirac particles and, as suggested by the so far null LHC results, any new physics lies at energies well above the electroweak scale, the Standard Model effective field theory has to be extended with operators involving the right-handed neutrinos. In this paper, we study this effective field theory and set constraints on the different dimension-six interactions. To that aim, we use LHC searches for associated production of light (and tau) leptons with missing energy, monojet searches, as well as pion and tau decays. Our bounds are generally above the TeV for order one couplings. One particular exception is given by operators involving top quarks. These provide new signals in top decays not yet studied at colliders. Thus, we also design an LHC analysis to explore these signatures in the tt production. Our results are also valid if the right-handed neutrinos are Majorana and long-lived. |
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[Alcaide, Julien] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: julien.alcaide@uv.es; |
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Springer |
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WOS:000482463900008 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4120 |
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Reig, M. |
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On the high-scale instanton interference effect: axion models without domain wall problem |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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08 |
Issue |
8 |
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167 - 13pp |
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Beyond Standard Model; Gauge Symmetry |
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We show that a new chiral, confining interaction can be used to break Peccei-Quinn symmetry dynamically and solve the domain wall problem, simultaneously. The resulting theory is an invisible QCD axion model without domain walls. No dangerous heavy relics appear. |
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[Reig, Mario] Univ Valencia, AHEP Grp, Inst Fis Corpuscular, CSIC, Parc Cient Paterna,C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: mario.reig@ific.uv.es |
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WOS:000483916900002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bordes, J.; Hong-Mo, C.; Tsun, T.S. |
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Accommodating three low-scale anomalies (g-2, Lamb shift, and Atomki) in the framed Standard Model |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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International Journal of Modern Physics A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Int. J. Mod. Phys. A |
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34 |
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25 |
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1950140 - 27pp |
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Phenomenology beyond the Standard Model; lepton anomalous magnetic; moments Atomki anomaly |
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The framed Standard Model (FSM) predicts a 0(+) boson with mass around 20 MeV in the “hidden sector,” which mixes at tree level with the standard Higgs hW and hence acquires small couplings to quarks and leptons which can be calculated in the FSM apart from the mixing parameter rho Uh. The exchange of this mixed state U will contribute to g – 2 and to the Lamb shift. By adjusting rho Uh alone, it is found that the FSM can satisfy all present experimental bounds on the g – 2 and Lamb shift anomalies for μand e, and for the latter for both hydrogen and deuterium. The FSM predicts also a 1(-) boson in the “hidden sector” with a mass of 17 MeV, that is, right on top of the Atomki anomaly X. This mixes with the photon at 1-loop level and couples thereby like a dark photon to quarks and leptons. It is however a compound state and is thought likely to possess additional compound couplings to hadrons. By adjusting the mixing parameter and the X's compound coupling to nucleons, the FSM can reproduce the production rate of the X in beryllium decay as well as satisfy all the bounds on X listed so far in the literature. The above two results are consistent in that the U, being 0(+), does not contribute to the Atomki anomaly if parity and angular momentum are conserved, while X, though contributing to g – 2 and Lamb shift, has smaller couplings than U and can, at first instance, be neglected there. Thus, despite the tentative nature of the three anomalies in experiment on the one hand and of the FSM as theory on the other, the accommodation of the former in the latter has strengthened the credibility of both. Indeed, if this FSM interpretation were correct, it would change the whole aspect of the anomalies from just curiosities to windows into a vast hitherto hidden sector comprising at least in part the dark matter which makes up the bulk of our universe. |
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[Bordes, Jose] Univ Valencia, Ctr Mixto CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Calle Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: jose.m.bordes@uv.es; |
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WOS:000485680700004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4142 |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Alvarez Piqueras, D.; Aparisi Pozo, J.A.; Bailey, A.J.; Barranco Navarro, L.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo, F.L.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Cerda Alberich, L.; Costa, M.J.; Escobar, C.; Estrada Pastor, O.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fullana Torregrosa, E.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Gonzalvo Rodriguez, G.R.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Jimenez Pena, J.; Lacasta, C.; Lozano Bahilo, J.J.; Madaffari, D.; Mamuzic, J.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Melini, D.; Miñano, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Rodriguez Bosca, S.; Rodriguez Rodriguez, D.; Ruiz-Martinez, A.; Salt, J.; Santra, A.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Valero, A.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Vos, M. |
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Resolution of the ATLAS muon spectrometer monitored drift tubes in LHC Run 2 |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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14 |
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P09011 - 35pp |
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Gaseous detectors; Muon spectrometers; Particle tracking detectors (Gaseous detectors); Wire chambers (MWPC, Thin-gap chambers, drift chambers, drift tubes, proportional chambers etc) |
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The momentum measurement capability of the ATLAS muon spectrometer relies fundamentally on the intrinsic single-hit spatial resolution of the monitored drift tube precision tracking chambers. Optimal resolution is achieved with a dedicated calibration program that addresses the specific operating conditions of the 354 000 high-pressure drift tubes in the spectrometer. The calibrations consist of a set of timing offsets and drift time to drift distance transfer relations, and result in chamber resolution functions. This paper describes novel algorithms to obtain precision calibrations from data collected by ATLAS in LHC Run 2 and from a gas monitoring chamber, deployed in a dedicated gas facility. The algorithm output consists of a pair of correction constants per chamber which are applied to baseline calibrations, and determined to be valid for the entire ATLAS Run 2. The final single-hit spatial resolution, averaged over 1172 monitored drift tube chambers, is 81.7 +/- 2.2 μm. |
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[Deliot, F.; Duvnjak, D.; Jackson, P.; Oliver, J. L.; Petridis, A.; Qureshi, A.; Sharma, A. S.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
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WOS:000486990000011 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4149 |
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Ortiz Arciniega, J.L.; Carrio, F.; Valero, A. |
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FPGA implementation of a deep learning algorithm for real-time signal reconstruction in particle detectors under high pile-up conditions |
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Journal Article |
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2019 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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14 |
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P09002 - 13pp |
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Data processing methods; Pattern recognition; cluster finding; calibration and fitting methods; Simulation methods and programs |
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The analog signals generated in the read-out electronics of particle detectors are shaped prior to the digitization in order to improve the signal to noise ratio (SNR). The real amplitude of the analog signal is then obtained using digital filters, which provides information about the energy deposited in the detector. The classical digital filters have a good performance in ideal situations with Gaussian electronic noise and no pulse shape distortion. However, high-energy particle colliders, such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, can produce multiple simultaneous events, which produce signal pileup. The performance of classical digital filters deteriorates in these conditions since the signal pulse shape gets distorted. In addition, this type of experiments produces a high rate of collisions, which requires high throughput data acquisitions systems. In order to cope with these harsh requirements, new read-out electronics systems are based on high-performance FPGAs, which permit the utilization of more advanced real-time signal reconstruction algorithms. In this paper, a deep learning method is proposed for real-time signal reconstruction in high pileup particle detectors. The performance of the new method has been studied using simulated data and the results are compared with a classical FIR filter method. In particular, the signals and FIR filter used in the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter are used as benchmark. The implementation, resources usage and performance of the proposed Neural Network algorithm in FPGA are also presented. |
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[Ortiz Arciniega, J. L.] Univ Valencia, Avinguda Univ S-N, Burjassot, Spain, Email: orarjo@alumni.uv.es |
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WOS:000486990000002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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