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Engineering Division 2018 Publications

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Electronics, Software, and Instrumentation Engineering Department

  • M. Aaboud, et al. “Search for flavor-changing neutral currents in top quark decays t→ H c and t→ H u in multilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at s= 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector.” Physical Review D 98.3 (2018): 032002. Link

 
  • Abbott, Brad, et al. “Production and integration of the ATLAS Insertable B-Layer.” Journal of instrumentation 13.05 (2018): T05008. Link

 
  • B. Abi et al., “The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report Volume 1: Physics, Technology and Strategies,” arXiv: 1807.10334, 26 Jul. 2018, Link

 
  • B. Abi et al., “The DUNE far detector interim design report, Volume 2: single-phase module,” PUBART, 26 Jul. 2018, Link

 
  • B. Abi et al., “The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 3: Dual-Phase Module,” arXiv: 1807.10340, 26 Jul. 2018, Link

 
  • O. Agazzi et al., (2018). “High-speed receiver architecture,” U.S. Patent No. 10097273), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Link

 
  • O. Agazzi et al., (2018). “High-speed receiver architecture,” U.S. Patent No. 9882648), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Link

 
  • J. Anderson, et al., “Electronics Systems for the Gamma Ray Energy Tracking Nuclear Array (GRETA),” 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Proceedings (NSS/MIC), 2018, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2018.8824647.

 
  • Chevtsov, Pavel, Miroslaw Dach, and Trivan Pal. “MATLAB Control Applications Embedded Into Epics Process Controllers (IOC) and their Impact on Facility Operations at Paul Scherrer Institute.” 16th Int. Conf. on Accelerator and Large Experimental Control Systems (ICALEPCS’17), Barcelona, Spain, 8-13 October 2017. JACOW, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018. Link

 
  • Cornell, Earl, et al. BCS (Beamline Control System) v2. No. BCS v2. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.(LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States), (28 November 2018). https://doi.org/10.11578/dc.20181205.1

 
  • Kunz, Martin, et al. “Implementation and application of the peak scaling method for temperature measurement in the laser heated diamond anvil cell.” Review of Scientific Instruments 89.8 (2018): 083903. Link

 
  • Doolittle, L., et al. “Cascading RF deflectors in compact beam spreader schemes.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 899 (2018): 32-42, Link

 
  • D. Dwyer et al., “Demonstration of low-power 3D pixelated charge readout for liquid argon time projection chambers,” JINST 13 P10007, 2 Oct. 2018, Link

 
  • Dwyer, Daniel A., et al. “LArPix: Demonstration of low-power 3D pixelated charge readout for liquid argon time projection chambers.” Journal of Instrumentation 13.10 ( 2 Oct. 2018): P10007. Link

 
  • J. M., Gates, et al. “First direct measurements of superheavy-element mass numbers.” Physical review letters 121.22 (November 2018): 222501.Link

 
  • C. Grace et al., “A 32-Channel ASIC for the Readout of Pixelated Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers,” 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Proceedings (NSS/MIC), 2018, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2018.8824340.

 
  • N. Hasan, et al. “Enhanced ionic sensitivity in solution‐gated graphene‐hexagonal boron nitride heterostructure field‐effect transistors.” Advanced Materials Technologies 3.8 (August 2018): 1800133. Link

 
  • N. Hasan, “Electrical Characterization of Graphene and Nanodiamond Nanostructures.” (2018). Link

 
  • Hellert, T., et al. “Status of the Conceptual Design of ALS-U.” (2018), Link

 
  • J. Holzbauer, et al., Active Microphonics Compensation for LCLS-II. United States: N. p., June 2018. Web. doi:10.18429/JACoW-IPAC2018-WEPML007. Link

 
  • Holzbauer, Jeremiah, et al. Active Microphonics Compensation for LCLS-II. No. FERMILAB-CONF-18-612-AD-TD. Fermi National Accelerator Lab.(FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States), 1 June, 2018. Link

 
  • Huang, Gang. LCLS-II gun/buncher LLRF system design. No. FERMILAB-CONF-18-604-AD. Fermi National Accelerator Lab.(FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States), 1 June, 2018. Link

 
  • Hunziker, et al. “Ultra-Stable Fiber-Optic Reference Distribution for SwissFEL C-Band Linacs Based on S-Band Radio-Over-Fiber Links and Frequency Doubler/Power Amplifiers.” 6th Int. Beam Instrumentation Conf.(IBIC’17), Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 20-24 August 2017. JACOW, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018. Link

 
  • I.J. Johnson, et al. “A next generation electron microscopy detector aimed at enabling new scanning diffraction techniques and online data reconstruction.” Microscopy and Microanalysis 24.S1 (2018): 166-167. Link

 
  • Lacey, Ian, et al. “The ALS OSMS: Optical Surface Measuring System for high accuracy two-dimensional slope metrology with state-of-the-art x-ray mirrors.” Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components XIII. Vol. 10760. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 17 September 2018. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321347

 
  • S. Marconi et al., “Design implementation and test results of the RD53A, a 65 nm large scale chip for next generation pixel detectors at the HL-LHC,” 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Proceedings (NSS/MIC), 2018, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2018.8824486.

 
  • Marini, Laura, et al. “Results from the CUORE experiment.” Proceedings of Science 332.1-4 (2018): 64-77, Link

 
  • N. Mishra, et al. “A compact dual-band open-ended metamaterial antenna for microwave frequency applications.” 2018 3rd International Conference on Microwave and Photonics (ICMAP). IEEE, 2018. Link

 
  • Monteil, Ennio, et al. “RD53A: a large scale prototype for HL-LHC silicon pixel detector phase 2 upgrades.” Topical Workshop on Electronics for Particle Physics (TWEPP2018). Vol. 343. 2018.

 
  • Sirunyan, Albert M., et al. “Search for high-mass resonances in dilepton final states in proton-proton collisions at s= 13$$\sqrt {s}= 13$$ TeV.” Journal of High Energy Physics 2018.6 (June 2018): 1-44. Link

 
  • Sirunyan, Albert M., et al. “Search for pair-produced resonances decaying to quark pairs in proton-proton collisions at s= 13 TeV.” Physical Review D 98.11 (28 Dec 2018): 112014. Link

 
  • Sirunyan, Albert M., et al. “Measurement of the single top quark and antiquark production cross sections in the t channel and their ratio in proton-proton collisions at s= 13TeV.” Physics Letters B 800 (2020): 135042. Link

 
  • Sirunyan, Albert M., et al. “Measurement of angular parameters from the decay B0→ K⁎ 0μ+ μ− in proton–proton collisions at s= 8TeV.” Physics Letters B 781 (2018): 517-541. Link

 
  • Steier, Christoph, et al. “Status of the conceptual design of ALS-U.” Proc. IPAC’18 (1 June 2018): 4134-4137, Link

 
  • M. Turqueti and J. Taylor, “Implementation and Cryogenic Operation of FPGA Based n-bit Analog to Digital Converter,” 2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference Proceedings (NSS/MIC), 2018, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2018.8824580.

 
  • Xu, Y., et al. “Phase Extraction and Stabilization for Coherent Pulse Stacking.” (2018), Link

 
  • Xu, Y., et al. “Phase Extraction and Stabilization for Coherent Pulse Stacking.” (21 Dec. 2018). Link

 
  • Yang, Yawei, et al. “FPGA Based Optical Phase Control for Coherent Laser Pulse Stacking.” (2018), Link

 
  • Yang, Yawei, et al. “Optical phase control of coherent pulse stacking via modulated impulse response.” JOSA B 35.9 (2018): 2081-2090, Link

 
  • Yang, Yawei, et al. “High Precision Synchronization Development for HiRES, the Ultrafast Electron Diffraction Beamline at LBNL.” 9th Int. Particle Accelerator Conf.(IPAC’18), Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 29-May 4, 2018. JACOW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018, Link

 
  • Yang, Y., et al. “Cavity Phase Measurement via Modulated Impulse Response for Coherent Temporal Pulse Stacking.” 2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO). IEEE, 2018. Link

 
  • S. Tengming, et al. “Stable, predictable and training-free operation of superconducting Bi-2212 Rutherford cable racetrack coils at the very high wire current density of more than 1000 A/mm2.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.02864 (2018). Link

 
  • J. Myslik, et al. “Performance of the MAJORANA Low-Mass Front-End in liquid cryogen.” APS April Meeting Abstracts. Vol. 2018. 2018. Link

 
  • M. Turqueti, et al., “Smart acoustic sensor array system for real-time sound processing applications.” Smart Sensors and Mems. Woodhead Publishing, 2018. 541-565. Link

 

Magnetics Engineering Department

  • Arbelaez, D., et al. “Magnetic field correction methods for hybrid permanent magnet and superconducting undulators.” Synchrotron Radiation News 31.3 (2018): 9-13, Link

 
  • H. Bajas et al., “Test Result of the Short Models MQXFS3 and MQXFS5 for the HL-LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4007006, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2810100.

 
  • Charles, T. K., et al. “The Compact Linear $ e^+ e^-$ Collider (CLIC)-2018 Summary Report.” CERN Yellow Rep. Monogr. 1802 (2018): 1, Link

 
  • D. W. Cheng et al., “Fabrication and Assembly Performance of the First 4.2 m MQXFA Magnet and Mechanical Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-7, April 2018, Art no. 4006207, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2799563.

 
  • H. Enquist et al., “FemtoMAX – an X-ray beamline for structural dynamics at the short-pulse facility of MAX IV,” Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 570–579, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.1107/S1600577517017660.

 
  • L. Garcia Fajardo, L. Brouwer, S. Caspi, S. Gourlay, S. Prestemon and T. Shen, “Designs and Prospects of Bi-2212 Canted-Cosine-Theta Magnets to Increase the Magnetic Field of Accelerator Dipoles Beyond 15 T,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 1-5, June 2018, Art no. 4008305, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2818278.

 
  • Lehti, S., et al. “arXiv: The Compact Linear Collider (CLIC)-2018 Summary Report.” CERN Yellow Rep. Monogr. 2.CERN-2018-005-M (2018), Link

 
  • Majkic, Goran, et al. “Engineering current density over 5 kA mm− 2 at 4.2 K, 14 T in thick film REBCO tapes.” Superconductor Science and Technology 31.10 (2018): 10LT01, Link

 
  • E. Ravaioli et al., “Quench Protection of a Nb$_3$Sn Superconducting Magnet System for a 45-GHz ECR Ion Source,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4700906, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2793891.

 
  • R. Schlueter, “Undulators,” Synchrotron Radiation News, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 2–3, May 2018, doi: 10.1080/08940886.2018.1460167.

 
  • Shen, Tengming, et al. “Hts magnet technology as path to fourth and fifth generation ecr ion sources.” 23th Int. Workshop on ECR Ion Sources (ECRIS’18), Catania, Italy. 2018, Link

 
  • C. Steier, et al. “Status of the conceptual design of ALS-U.” Proc. IPAC’18 (2018): 4134-4137. Link

 
  • E. Todesco et al., “Progress on HL-LHC Nb3Sn Magnets,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 1-9, June 2018, Art no. 4008809, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2830703.

 
  • D. Tommasini et al., “Status of the 16 T Dipole Development Program for a Future Hadron Collider,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-5, April 2018, Art no. 4001305, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2780045.

 
  • Tommasini, Davide, et al. “IEEE: Status of the 16 T Dipole Development Program for a Future Hadron Collider.” IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. 28 (Aug – Sept 2018): 4001305. Link

 
  • Wang, Xiaorong, et al. “A viable dipole magnet concept with REBCO CORC® wires and further development needs for high-field magnet applications.” Superconductor Science and Technology 31.4 (2018): 045007, Link

 
  • H. W. Zhao, et al., “Superconducting ECR ion source: From 24-28 GHz SECRAL to 45 GHz fourth generation ECR”, Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 052301 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5017479

 
  • L. Zhong et al., “Results from phase 1 of the HAYSTAC microwave cavity axion experiment,” Physical Review D. 97. (March 2018). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.97.092001.

 

Manufacturing Engineering & CAD Department

  • D. Leitner, et al., “Dark energy spectroscopic instrument (DESI) fiber positioner production,” Proc. SPIE 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, 1070669 (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312228

 
  • C. Poppett, et al., “Design, production, and performance of the DESI front end fiber system,” Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107027P (9 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312195

 
  • Schubnell, Michael, et al. “DESI fiber positioner testing and performance (Conference Presentation).” Advances in optical and mechanical technologies for telescopes and instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 10 July 2018. Link

 
  • Steier, Christoph, et al. “Status of the conceptual design of ALS-U.” Proc. IPAC’18 (2018): 4134-4137. Link

 
  • K. Zhang,et al., “Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) fiber positioner thermal and wind disturbance test,” Proc. SPIE 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, 107064R (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314666

 

Mechanical Engineering Department

  • Abbott, Brad, et al. “Production and integration of the ATLAS Insertable B-Layer.” Journal of instrumentation 13.05 (16 May 2018): T05008. Link

 
  • N. Aggarwal, et al. “All-sky search for long-duration gravitational wave transients in the first Advanced LIGO observing run.” (2018). Link

 
  • N. Aggarwal, et al. “GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence.” (2018). Link

 
  • Allen, Lori, et al. “DESI installation: preparations and progress (Conference Presentation).” Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII. Vol. 10700. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 10 July 2018. Link

 
  • D.Androic, et al. “Precision measurement of the weak charge of the proton.” arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.08283 (9 May 2019). Link

 
  • Arbelaez, D., et al. “Magnetic field correction methods for hybrid permanent magnet and superconducting undulators.” Synchrotron Radiation News 31.3 (2018): 9-13, Link

 
  • H. Bajas et al., “Test Result of the Short Models MQXFS3 and MQXFS5 for the HL-LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4007006, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2810100.

 
  • S. I. Bermudez et al., “Geometric Field Errors of Short Models for MQXF, the Nb3Sn Low-β Quadrupole for the High Luminosity LHC,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4006306, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2793240.

 
  • D. W. Cheng et al., “Fabrication and Assembly Performance of the First 4.2 m MQXFA Magnet and Mechanical Model for the Hi-Lumi LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-7, April 2018, Art no. 4006207, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2018.2799563.

 
  • Chiuchiolo, Antonella, et al. “Strain measurements with fiber Bragg grating sensors in the short models of the HiLumi LHC low-beta quadrupole magnet MQXF.” IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 28.4 (June 2018): 1-5. Link

 
  • Contin, Giacomo, et al. “The STAR MAPS-based PiXeL detector.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 907 (1 Nov 2018): 60-80. Link

 
  • F. Delmotte, et al. “Soft x-ray optical constants of sputtered chromium thin films with improved accuracy in the L and M absorption edge regions.” Journal of Applied Physics 124.3 (2018): 035107. Link

 
  • Duan, Yutong, et al. “DESI focal plate alignment.” Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.1.014003

 
  • Duan, Yutong, et al. “DESI focal plate alignment.” Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 10 July 2018. Link

 
  • P. Fagrelius et al., “ProtoDESI: First On-Sky Technology Demonstration for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, vol. 130, no. 984, p. 025005, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1088/1538-3873/aaa225.

 
  • G. Gutierrez et al., “As-built new Mayall telescope top end for the DESI project,” Proc. SPIE 10702, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, 107027Y (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312728

 
  • Steier, Christoph, et al. “Status of the conceptual design of ALS-U.” Proc. IPAC’18 (2018): 4134-4137, Link

 
  • Jung, J., et al. “Design of Asymmetric Quadrupole Gradient Bending R&D Magnet for the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U).” Proc. IPAC (2018), Link

 
  • Leitner, Daniela, et al. “Dark energy spectroscopic instrument (DESI) fiber positioner production.” Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. Link

 
  • Leitner, Daniela, et al. “Dark energy spectroscopic instrument (DESI) fiber positioner production.” Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. Link

 
  • P. Martini, et al. “Overview of the dark energy spectroscopic instrument.” Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII. Vol. 10702. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. Link

 
  • J.P. Martins, et al. “MicroTCA. 4 Integration at ESS: From the Front-End Electronics to the EPICS OPI.” 16th Int. Conf. on Accelerator and Large Experimental Control Systems (ICALEPCS’17), Barcelona, Spain, 8-13 October 2017. JACOW, Geneva, Switzerland, (1 January 2018), Link

 
  • T. N. Miller et al., “Broadband anti-reflection coating for the meter class Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument lenses,” in Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, Jul. 2018, p. 62. doi: 10.1117/12.2313006.

 
  • T. N. Miller, et al., “Fabrication of the DESI corrector lenses,” Proc. SPIE 10706, Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation III, 107060X (10 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312949

 
  • J. Schmoll et al., “Design and production of the DESI fibre cables,” in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, Jul. 2018, p. 279. doi: 10.1117/12.2312140.

 
  • Schubnell, Michael, et al. “DESI fiber positioner testing and performance (Conference Presentation).” Advances in optical and mechanical technologies for telescopes and instrumentation III. Vol. 10706. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. Link

 
  • Steier, Christoph, et al. “Status of the conceptual design of ALS-U.” Proc. IPAC’18 (2018): 4134-4137. Link

 
  • S. Stoynev et al., “Summary of Test Results of MQXFS1—The First Short Model 150 mm Aperture Nb3Sn Quadrupole for the High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-5, April 2018, Art no. 4001705, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2782664.

 
  • J. Ferradas Troitino et al., “Applied Metrology in the Production of Superconducting Model Magnets for Particle Accelerators,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4002106, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2786262.

 
  • L. Tyas et al., “Design and production of DESI slit assemblies,” in Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, Jul. 2018, p. 277. doi: 10.1117/12.2312034.

 
  • G. Vallone et al., “Mechanical Analysis of the Short Model Magnets for the Nb $_{3}$Sn Low-$\beta$ Quadrupole MQXF,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-6, April 2018, Art no. 4003106, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2785388.

 
  • G. Vallone et al., “Mechanical Design Analysis of MQXFB, the 7.2-m-Long Low- $\beta$ Quadrupole for the High-Luminosity LHC Upgrade,” in IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1-5, April 2018, Art no. 4003705, doi: 10.1109/TASC.2017.2778064.