- -

Browsing by Author "Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M."

RiuNet: Institutional repository of the Polithecnic University of Valencia

Browsing by Author "Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M."

Sort by: Order: Results:

  • thumb
    Background rejection in NEXT using deep neural networks 
    Renner, J.; Farbin, A.; Muñoz Vidal, J.; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M.; Botas, A.; Ferrario, P.; Gómez-Cadenas, J.J.; Álvarez, V.; Azevedo, C.D.R.; Borges, F.I.G.; Cárcel, S.; Carrión, J.V.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2017-01)
    [EN] We investigate the potential of using deep learning techniques to reject background events in searches for neutrinoless double beta decay with high pressure xenon time projection chambers capable of detailed track ...
  • thumb
    Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging 
    McDonald, A.D.; Jones, B.J.P.; Nygren, D.R.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Azevedo, C.D.R.; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M.; Borges, F.I.G.M.; Botas, A.; Cárcel García, Sara; Carrión Burguete, José Vicente; Cebrian, S.; Conde, C.A.N.; Diaz, J.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (American Physical Society, 2018-03-26)
    [EN] A new method to tag the barium daughter in the double-beta decay of Xe-136 is reported. Using the technique of single molecule fluorescent imaging (SMFI), individual barium dication (Ba++) resolution at a transparent ...
  • thumb
    Demonstration of the event identification capabilities of the NEXT-White detector 
    Ferrario, Paola; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M.; Díaz López, G.; Hernando Morata, J.A.; Kekic, M.; Renner, J.; Usón, A.; Gómez-Cadenas, J.J.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I.J.; Azevedo, C.D.R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester Merelo, Francisco José; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (Springer-Verlag, 2019-10-04)
    [EN] In experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay, the possibility of identifying the two emitted electrons is a powerful tool in rejecting background events and therefore improving the overall sensitivity ...
  • thumb
    Dependence of polytetrafluoroethylene reflectance on thickness at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths in air 
    Ghosh, S.; Haefner, J.; Martín-Albo, J.; Guenette, R.; Li, X.; Loya Villalpando, A.A.; Burch, C.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I.J.; Azevedo, C.D.R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester Merelo, Francisco José; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2020-11-23)
    [EN] Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is an excellent diffuse reflector widely used in light collection systems for particle physics experiments. However, the reflectance of PTFE is a function of its thickness. In this work, ...
  • thumb
    Investigation of the CRT performance of a PET scanner based in liquid xenon: a Monte Carlo study 
    Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.; Benlloch-Rodriguez, J. M.; Ferrario, Paola; Monrabal, F.; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2016-09-26)
    The measurement of the time of flight of the two 511 keV gammas recorded in coincidence in a PET scanner provides an effective way of reducing the random background and therefore increases the scanner sensitivity, provided ...
  • thumb
    Mitigation of backgrounds from cosmogenic Xe-137 in xenon gas experiments using He-3 neutron capture 
    Rogers, L.; Jones, B. J. P.; Laing, A.; Pingulkar, S.; Smithers, B.; Woodruff, K.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azevedo, C. D. R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester Merelo, Francisco José; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.; Borges, F. I. G. M.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2020-07)
    [EN] Xe-136 is used as the target medium for many experiments searching for 0 nu beta beta. Despite underground operation, cosmic muons that reach the laboratory can produce spallation neutrons causing activation of detector ...
  • thumb
    Radio Frequency and DC High Voltage Breakdown of High Pressure Helium, Argon, and Xenon 
    Woodruff, K.; Baeza-Rubio, J.; Huerta, D.; Jones, B. J. P.; McDonald, A. D.; Norman, L.; Nygren, D. R.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I. J.; Azevedo, C. D. R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester Merelo, Francisco José; Benlloch-Rodriguez, J. M.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2020-04)
    [EN] Motivated by the possibility of guiding daughter ions from double beta decay events to single-ion sensors for barium tagging, the NEXT collaboration is developing a program of R&D to test radio frequency (RF) carpets ...
  • thumb
    Radiogenic backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment 
    Novella, P.; Palmeiro, B.; Sorel, M.; Usón, A.; Ferrario, P.; Gómez-Cadenas, J. J.; Adams, C.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Arazi, L.; Arnquist, I.J.; Azevedo, C.D.R.; Bailey, K.; Ballester Merelo, Francisco José; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J. M.; Borges, F. I. G. M.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (Springer-Verlag, 2019-10-04)
    [EN] Natural radioactivity represents one of the main backgrounds in the search for neutrinoless double beta decay. Within the NEXT physics program, the radioactivity- induced backgrounds are measured with the NEXT-White ...
  • thumb
    Radiopurity assessment of the energy readout for the NEXT double beta decay experiment 
    Cebrian, S.; Perez, J.; Bandac, I.; Labarga, L.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Azevedo, C. D. R.; Benlloch-Rodriguez, J. M.; Borges, F. I. G. M.; Botas, A.; Carcel, S.; Carrión, J.V.; Conde, C. A. N.; Diaz, J.; Diesburg, M.; Escada, J.; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Querol-Segura, Marc; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (IOP Publishing, 2017-08-21)
    [EN] The "Neutrino Experiment with a Xenon Time-Projection Chamber" (NEXT) experiment intends to investigate the neutrinoless double beta decay of 136Xe, and therefore requires a severe suppression of potential backgrounds. ...
  • thumb
    Secondary scintillation yield of xenon with sub-percent levels of CO2 additive for rare-event detection 
    HENRIQUES, C.A.; Freitas, E.D.C.; Azevedo, C.D.R.; González-Díaz, D.; Mano, R.D.P.; Jorge, M.R.; Fernandes, L.M.P.; Monteiro, C.M.B.; Gómez-Cadenas, J.J.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Benlloch-Rodríguez, J.M.; Borges, F.I.G.M.; Botas, A.; Cárcel García, Sara; Carrión Burguete, José Vicente; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Mora Mas, Francisco José; Querol-Segura, Marc; Rodriguez-Samaniego, Javier; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco (Elsevier, 2017-10-10)
    [EN] Xe-CO2 mixtures are important alternatives to pure xenon in Time Projection Chambers (TPC) based on secondary scintillation (electroluminescence) signal amplification with applications in the important field of rare ...
  • thumb
    The Next White (NEW) detector 
    Monrabal, F.; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Toledo Alarcón, José Francisco; Laing, A.; Álvarez-Puerta, Vicente; Benlloch-Rodriguez, J. M.; Carcel, S.; Carrion, J; Esteve Bosch, Raul; Felkai, R.; Herrero Bosch, Vicente; Martinez, A.; Musti, M.; Ouero, M.; Mora Mas, Francisco José (IOP Publishing, 2018-12)
    [EN] Conceived to host 5 kg of xenón at a pressure of 15 bar in the ¿ducial volume,the NEXTWhite (NEW)apparatus is currently the largest high pressure xenon gas TPC using electroluminescent ampli¿cation in the world. It ...