Conveners
Flash talks
- Samip Basnet (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ))
- Mรกria Slavรญฤkovรก (IEAP CTU in Prague)
Flash talks
- Samip Basnet (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ))
- Mรกria Slavรญฤkovรก (IEAP CTU in Prague)
Flash talks
- Mรกria Slavรญฤkovรก (IEAP CTU in Prague)
- Samip Basnet (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ))
Flash talks
- Samip Basnet (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ))
- Mรกria Slavรญฤkovรก (IEAP CTU in Prague)
Description
3-minutes long flash talks by poster authors.
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Mr Poojan Angiras (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi - IIT-Mandi (IN))31/08/2026, 16:001Simulation and softwarePoster
GGas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) are widely used in high-energy physics experiments for charged-particle detection in high-rate environments, where detector optimization is essential for achieving high performance and long-term stability. In this work, we investigate the combined impact of GEM-hole geometry and transfer-gap configuration on the performance of GEM detector. Electric-field maps...
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Mohammad Mondal (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi - IIT-Mandi (IN))31/08/2026, 16:03Simulation and softwarePoster
Modern high-energy physics experiments make considerable use of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs), a crucial type of Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGDs), because of their exceptional spatial resolution, high-rate capabilities, and operational stability. Ion backflow, which results in space-charge accumulation, electric-field distortions, and gain instabilities under high-luminosity...
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Davide Fiorina (GSSI & INFN LNGS)31/08/2026, 16:06Detector PhysicsPoster
The CYGNO collaboration is developing a novel directional gaseous detector aimed at the direct detection of rare events, with particular sensitivity to low-mass Dark Matter candidates (below a few tens of GeV/cยฒ). The detector is based on a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) operated at atmospheric pressure with a He:CFโ gas mixture, and equipped with a triple Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM)...
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Mr Daniel Neves Fachieri31/08/2026, 16:09Detector PhysicsPoster
Detectors based on gas electron multipliers (GEM) are widely used in many high energy experiments due to its high rate capability, good energy resolution and low Ion back flow, for example in ALICE TPC, but they are also employed in applied physics, such as material analysis via x-ray fluorescence and tomography. In the case of a triple GEM, the detector operates by collecting the charge...
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58. Surface mechanisms governing long-term stability of GEM detectors in CO_2-based gaseous mixturesWillian Da Silva (Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) (BR))31/08/2026, 16:12MPGD technologiesPoster
Understanding the chemical stability of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) operated in $CO_2$-based mixtures is essential for improving detector longevity and reliability. In this work, we investigate the interaction between $CO_2$ molecules and the copper electrodes of GEM foils through near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) and complementary Raman mapping. The...
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Seulgi Kim (University of Seoul (KR))31/08/2026, 16:15Detector PhysicsPoster
Gas Electron Multiplier detectors show excellent performance in high rate environment. However, their operation is still limited by electrical discharges. Various sources contribute to discharge formation, including manufacturing defects, dust contamination, space charge effects, and externally induced conditions. These discharges can affect detector longevity, stability, and efficiency,...
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Mr WooJong Kim (University of Seoul, Department of Physics (KR))31/08/2026, 16:18Detector PhysicsPoster
The CMS ME0 Triple-GEM detector will operate in the high-background forward region of the HL-LHC and therefore requires validation of its stability under large accumulated charge. An accelerated X-ray aging study is presented for a localized sector of an ME0 detector with an irradiated area of 67.6 cm^2, operated with an Ar/CO2 (70/30) gas mixture. The irradiation was performed using an X-ray...
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Simone Calzaferri (Yonsei University (KR))31/08/2026, 16:21Detector PhysicsPoster
Discharges and generation of short circuits were observed in CMS GEM detectors during the operation of the CMS magnet. To try to reproduce these phenomena in a controlled environment, a series of tests of GEM detectors in magnetic field have been performed at the CERN North Area. These tests have been fundamental to improve the safe operation of the detectors and shed light on how to improve...
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Abdullah Alsabban (Effat University (SA))31/08/2026, 16:241Detector PhysicsPoster
The High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC) will deliver protonโproton collisions at up to 7.5 times the nominal luminosity of the previous LHC era, with as many as 200 interactions per bunch crossing. Maintaining efficient muon triggering and reconstruction in this challenging environment requires significant upgrades to the forward region of the CMS muon system, including the deployment of Gas Electron...
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Yuanchun Liu (SJTU)01/09/2026, 10:40ElectronicsPoster
The PandaX-III experiment employs a high-pressure gaseous time projection chamber (TPC) to search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of ยนยณโถXe. With its outstanding particle track topology reconstruction capability, the detector enables efficient discrimination between signal and background events. To fully realize this capability, we have developed DAQ software and upgraded the Micromegas...
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Kacper Chmiel (Universita e INFN Roma Tre (IT))01/09/2026, 10:43MPGD technologiesPoster
Recent developments in resistive Micromegas detectors have demonstrated excellent performance, stability and robustness in high-rate environments, making them strong candidates for future collider experiments. Leveraging these developments, we investigate a novel readout concept based on capacitive charge sharing, aimed at improving spatial resolution while significantly reducing the number of...
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Lucian Scharenberg (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))01/09/2026, 10:46ElectronicsPoster
The combination of a pixelized, high-granularity readout Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) with a gaseous amplification stage enables various possibilities for particle physics experiments. Examples include the tracking of low-momentum particles, which requires a low material budget; X-ray polarimetry; and rare-event searches that benefit from selecting events based on their...
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Ms Eliลกka Jelรญnkovรก (CERN)01/09/2026, 10:49MPGD technologiesPoster
High-granularity pixel readouts such as the Timepix4 ASIC are increasingly important in gaseous detectors, as they enable precise spatial and temporal measurements, allowing fine pattern reconstruction and detailed studies of charge transport properties. Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) provide the matching excellent spatial resolution, along with flexible gas amplification structures,...
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Matteo Feltre (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))01/09/2026, 10:52Detector PhysicsPoster
In spring 2024 the upgrade of the T2K off-axis near detector (ND280) was completed and, since then, the new detectors have been running stably. The upgrade includes two gaseous TPCs equipped with Encapsulated Resistive Anode Micromegas (ERAMs) to detect particles produced at high angles with respect to the neutrino beam.
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Lorenzo Maria Marcellino (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))01/09/2026, 10:55ElectronicsPoster
In the context of the Physics-Beyond Colliders initiative at CERN, AMBER (NA66) is a fixed-target experiment at M2 beam line of the SPS, devoted to various fundamental QCD measurements. Several upgrades of the spectrometer are planned for the medium and long-term AMBER program. Among the R&D plans, part of the COMPASS Multi-Wire Proportional Chambers (MWPCs) will be replaced to address their...
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Jan Bjorn Paschek (University of Bonn (DE))01/09/2026, 10:58ElectronicsPoster
AMBER is a new experiment at the CERN SPS dedicated to addressing fundamental questions in hadron physics using high-energy muon, pion, kaon, and proton beams. Following successful physics runs in 2023 and 2024, the experiment provided valuable input for dark matter searches through measurements of antiproton production cross sections on helium targets.
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Konstantinos Spyrou (University of Bonn (DE))01/09/2026, 11:01ApplicationsPoster
This work is dedicated towards characterisation of Timepix ASIC-based GridPix detector with 21 mm drift length using measurements performed at the ELSA accelerator in Bonn. The Gridpix detector is operated as a tracking detector with the incoming electron beam travelling along the drift length of the detector with specific angular configurations creating tracklets. An electron clustering and...
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Daniel Estevao (Universidade de Sรฃo Paulo)02/09/2026, 16:00Production techniquesPoster
Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEMs) are conventionally manufactured through photolithographic and chemical etching processes, which are highly effective for large-area production but can become costly and less practical for small-scale prototyping and laboratory testing. To address the local demand for rapid and low-cost GEM fabrication, an alternative production route based on laser ablation...
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Tim Schuttler (University of Bonn (DE))02/09/2026, 16:03Production techniquesPoster
Gas Electron Multipliers (GEMs) play a crucial role as amplification stages in modern gaseous detectors, offering high spatial and temporal resolution at moderate cost, even at large sizes and high particle rates. By utilizing a $50\,\mu\mathrm{m}$ thin polyimide foil, cladded on both sides with $5\,\mu\mathrm{m}$ of copper and patterned with a large number of microscopic holes, GEMs allow for...
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Mr Shubhabrata Dutta (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, A CI of Homi Bhabha National Institute.)02/09/2026, 16:06Production techniquesPoster
Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) detectors are robust devices which can be manufactured using standard PCB drilling and etching technology, typically on double-clad, insulating materials. These detectors are ideal for cosmic muon tracking in large-area muon imaging/muography applications due to their low-cost, scalable production. Essential requirements for these tracking devices to be...
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Muhammad Usman Uraf Ishafaq02/09/2026, 16:09Simulation and softwarePoster
In conventional energy spectrometry that uses Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors, a serious issue is severe spectral dispersion. This dispersion blurs the measured energy deposition profiles, making them less distinct. At the same time, a dominant low energy pedestal overlap appears, were signals from different events merge together at lower energies. Because of these limitations...
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Daniel Szaraz (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))02/09/2026, 16:12Simulation and softwarePoster
The ALICE Collaboration has proposed a major upgrade for the HL-LHC era, termed ALICE 3, which requires a new Muon Identification (MID) system to effectively identify low-energy muons ($p_{\text{T}}>1.5~\text{GeV}/c$) amidst significant hadronic background. Primary candidate technologies for this subsystem are scintillators with SiPM readout coupled to WLS fibres, and lightweight Multi-wire...
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Giorgio Canezin (Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics, University of Coimbra)02/09/2026, 16:15ApplicationsPoster
Neutron beam monitoring is crucial at neutron spallation sources in order to ensure that parameters such as neutron flux, beam profile, and pulse timing match those expected for the instrument's design. Accurate monitoring of the neutron flux in the thermal and epithermal energy ranges is essential for applications such as energy-resolved neutron imaging and diffraction. They require neutron...
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Jorge Porrรณn Lafuente02/09/2026, 16:18ApplicationsPoster
The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a next-generation axion helioscope designed to search for solar axions by converting them into X-rays in a strong magnetic field via the Inverse Primakoff Effect. To detect these rare signals, the experiment requires X-ray detectors combining ultra-low background levels with low energy thresholds. Several detection technologies are being explored...
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Max Meurer (LMU Munich)02/09/2026, 16:21ApplicationsPoster
A high-performing clinical proton computed tomography (pCT) system requires single-particle tracking detectors with good spatial resolution, high rate capability, and a minimal material budget to reduce coulomb scattering, particularly critical for the low-energy protons encountered in pCT. Large-area Floating Strip Micromegas with a two-dimensional strip readout are particularly well suited...
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Hussam Badran (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))03/09/2026, 15:40Detector PhysicsPoster
Ion-Backflow (IBF) of gas-filled detectors for ionising radiation is a limiting factor especially for large Time Projection Chambers (TPC) used in high energy physics experiments such as the ALICE experiment at LHC [1]. ALICE TPC readout chambers consist of a stack of Gas Electron Multipliers (GEM).
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Pedro Alberto Oliveira Costa E Silva (Polish Academy of Sciences (PL))03/09/2026, 15:43Simulation and softwarePoster
In this work, we report the development of a simulation framework aimed at the characterization and optimization of optical amplification structures based on MPGD technologies. The framework enables full customization of detector geometries with the goal of optimizing primary charge collection, light amplification, and conversion and collection efficiencies for both primary (S1) and secondary...
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Daniel Vรกzquez Lago (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES))03/09/2026, 15:46Simulation and softwarePoster
Gaseous wavelength shifting (GWS) plays a key role in the optical readout of modern micropattern gaseous detectors (MPGDs).
It is closely analogous to Penning transfer, although occurring between excited states. In principle, GWS enables the use of minute
additive concentrations to tailor both the spectrum and intensity of gas scintillation.Indirect, mostly qualitative evidence...
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Cong Liu03/09/2026, 15:49MPGD technologiesPoster
Optical readout Micromegas detectors offer high spatial resolution and simplify readout electronics by directly imaging avalanche-induced scintillation light, making them attractive for various applications, including dark matter search and rare event detection. However, long-term stability under high-rate or continuous operation remains a critical challenge due to discharge risks and gain...
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Dr Lunlin Shang (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)03/09/2026, 15:52MPGD technologiesPoster
Particle tracking in high-energy physics experiments requires tracking detectors with large sensitive area, good spatial resolution, and high counting rate capability. This contribution presents research and development on large-area, high-performance micro-Resistive Groove (ฮผRGroove) detectors. Two ฮผRGroove detectors with fast-grounding line arrays and sensitive areas of 50 cm ร 50 cm and 100...
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Dr Davide Raspino03/09/2026, 15:55ElectronicsPoster
This paper presents the development of a versatile FPGA firmware for reading out ยณHe resistive wire tubes used in neutron scattering experiments. 3He-base resistive wire tubes are widely used worldwide on neutron scattering instruments at both Spallation and reactor neutron sources. In fact, the main neutron sources, such as ISIS in the UK, ILL in France, SNS in the US, FRM2 in Germany, ESS in...
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Asta Tamuleviฤienฤ (Kaunas University of Technology)03/09/2026, 15:58Production techniquesPoster
In this work, we report the experimental results of studies aimed at producing electrodes for glass-based Gaseous Electron Multiplier (GEM) detectors, employing different approaches of femtosecond laser processing. The fabrication of micro-holes in fused silica glass was achieved via two approaches - selective laser etching and direct laser ablation. The first approach is a two-step process....
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