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By MindsInMotion 24 June, 2022

Magnetic system for controlling the spin of polarized neutronsf

A spin control magnetic system was developed and assembled at the JINR Laboratory of Neutron Physics (Dubna, Russia) and was tested with a beam of polarized neutrons at the POLI instrument of the FRM II reactor in Garching (Germany). This paper presents the principle of operation and a method for compensating the influence of external magnetic fields on polarization using this device. The system consists of three precession coils in a magnetic screen. The first coil allows, by changing the current in it, to ensure the rotation of the neutron spin by an arbitrary angle relative to the magnetic field inside the coil. The remaining two coils are designed to compensate for the effect of scattered magnetic fields on the beam polarization, and to preserve the polarization vector direction.

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By MindsInMotion 24 June, 2022

Innovative photodetector for LIDAR systems. (Archive)

Optical imaging systems are widely used in the drone industry (optical navigation, terrain scanners), industry (distance measurement, 3D visualization), security (optical scanners and motion sensors), robotics (motion sensors, terrain or field scanning), etc. Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) systems have a different structure depending on their purpose, and the principle of operation is based on measuring the time difference between the emission time of a laser or other light source and the time of its reflection from the object, where the reflected photons fall on the photodetector. This time interval is about hundreds of ps. Accuracy, photography speed and system efficiency depend on the performance of the photodetector module. Modern development of high technologies; the new efficiency of detecting a large photon flux makes it possible to develop photodetectors with a nanolayer micropixel structure. The paper presents the development of a modern and highly sensitive micropixel avalanche photodetector. The developed photodetector have high speed, low noise and high resolution. The improvement of these parameters allows the developed photodetectors to become an indispensable component of lidar systems.

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By MindsInMotion 24 June, 2022

Improvement of parameters of micro-pixel avalanchephotodiodes

The paper is concerned with the parameter study of a new generation of micro-pixel avalanche photodiodes (MAPD) with deeply buried pixel structure, also named silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) or multi-pixel photon counter (MPPC). The new MAPD of type MAPD-3NM was manufactured in the frame of collaboration with Zecotek Company. Measurements were carried out and discussed in terms of the important parameters such as the current-voltage and capacitance-voltage characteristic, gain, the temperature coefficient of breakdown voltage, breakdown voltage, and gamma-ray detection performance using an LFS scintillator. The obtained results showed that the newly developed MAPD-3NM photodiode outperformed the previous generation in most parameters and can be successfully applied in space application, medicine, high-energy physics, and security. New proposals are also discussed, for further improvement of the parameters of the MAPD photodiodes that will be produced in the coming years.

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By MindsInMotion 24 June, 2022

Investigation of parameters of new MAPD-3NM silicon photomultipliers

In the presented work, the parameters of a new MAPD-3NM-II photodiode with buried pixel structure manufactured in cooperation with Zecotek Company are investigated. The photon detection efficiency, gain, capacitance and gamma-ray detection performance of photodiodes are studied. The SPECTRIG MAPD is used to measure the parameters of the MAPD-3NM-II and scintillation detector based on it. The obtained results show that the newly developed MAPD-3NM-II photodiode outperforms its counterparts in most parameters and it can be successfully applied in space application, medicine, high-energy physics and security.

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