RT Journal Article
T1 Automatic Optimization of a Parallel-Plate Avalanche Counter with Optical Readout
A1 Pereira Martínez, Maria
A1 Cid Vidal, Xabier
A1 Vischia, Pietro
K1 Differentiable programming
K1 Machine learning
K1 Detector optimization
K1 Nuclear physics
AB An automatic optimization procedure is proposed for some operational parameters of a Parallel-Plate Avalanche Counter with Optical Readout, a detector designed for heavy-ion tracking and imaging. Exploiting differentiable programming and automatic differentiation, we model the reconstruction of the position of impinging 5.5 MeV alpha particles for different detector configurations and build an optimization cycle that minimizes an objective function. We analyze the performance improvement using this method, exploring the potential of these techniques in detector design.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46909
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46909
LA eng
NO Martinez, M. P., Vidal, X. C., & Vischia, P. (2025). Automatic Optimization of a Parallel-Plate Avalanche Counter with Optical Readout. PARTICLES, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/PARTICLES8010026
NO The work of M. Pereira and X. Cid is supported by the Spanish Research State Agency under projects PID2022-139514NA-C33 and PCI2023-145984-2; by the "Maria de Maeztu" grant CEX2023-001318-M, funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033; and by the Xunta de Galicia (CIGUS Network of Research Centres). Pietro Vischia's work was supported by the "Ramon y Cajal" program under Project No. RYC2021-033305-I funded by the MCIN MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
DS Minerva
RD 9 may 2026