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ArticleNature communications2026

An ultrafast plenoptic-camera system for high-resolution 3D particle tracking in unsegmented scintillators.

Till Dieminger, Saúl Alonso-Monsalve, Christoph Alt, Claudio Bruschini, Noemi Bührer, Edoardo Charbon, Kodai Kaneyasu, Tim Weber, Matthew Franks, Davide Sgalaberna

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Till DiemingerIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1501-8083
Saúl Alonso-MonsalveIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-7121
Christoph AltIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Claudio BruschiniAdvanced Quantum Architecture Lab (AQUA), EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6636-6596
Noemi BührerIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8307-9896
Edoardo CharbonAdvanced Quantum Architecture Lab (AQUA), EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-3365
Kodai KaneyasuAdvanced Quantum Architecture Lab (AQUA), EPFL, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Tim WeberIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Matthew FranksIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Davide SgalabernaIPA, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland. davide.sgalaberna@cern.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6205-5013

Funding

DOE | Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy - U.S. Department of Energy) DDR-ERCAP0034642Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 20QT21_187716Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) PCEFP2_203261
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Abstract

Neutrino detectors, particle calorimeters and some dark matter detectors require dense and massive active materials. An extremely fine segmentation is desirable to achieve precise three-dimensional particle tracking. However, such systems introduce significant challenges in construction and demand a large number of readout electronics channels, leading to extremely high costs. In this article, we propose an alternative approach to elementary particle detection that enables ultrafast three-dimensional high-resolution imaging in large volumes of unsegmented scintillator. Enabling technologies are plenoptic systems and time-resolving single-photon avalanche diode array imaging sensors. Together, they enabled us, using a plenoptic camera, to reconstruct the origin of single photons in the scintillator. A case study focused on neutrino detection demonstrates full event reconstruction with a spatial resolution of two hundred micrometres. This work paves the way for a class of particle detectors whose capabilities should be further enhanced through future developments and expanded to Cherenkov light detection, medical imaging and neutron detection.

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