C. Sofka

3.2k citations

41 papers · 2.4k · 1 hit paper · h-index 19

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
Radiation top 5%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 41
- Neutrino Physics Research 25
- Particle Detector Development and Performance 22
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena 3
Radiation 4
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies 4

Journals: Journal of Instrumentation (13 papers)Journal of High Energy Physics (7 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (7 papers)Physical Review Letters (2 papers)Physics Letters B (1 paper)
Partner nations: Portugal United States Spain

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C. Sofka

40 papers receiving 2.4k citations

C. Sofka's Hit Papers

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First Results from the LUX Dark Matter Experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility 2014 · 1.3k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2014 Physical Review Letters

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1	First Results from the LUX Dark Matter Experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility Physical Review Letters ·D. S. Akerib, Henrique M. Araújo, Xinhua Bai, Adam Bailey, J. Balajthy, S. Bedikian, Ethan Bernard, A. Bernstein Hit paper breakdown →	2014	1292
2	The Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·D. S. Akerib, Xinhua Bai, S. Bedikian, Ethan Bernard, A. Bernstein, Alexander I. Bolozdynya, A. Bradley, D. Byram	2012	219
3	Sensitivity of NEXT-100 to neutrinoless double beta decay RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) ·Justo Martin-Albo, J. Muñoz Vidal, P. Ferrario, Miquel Nebot-Guinot, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, Carlos D. R. Azevedo, F.I.G.M. Borges	2016	83
4	NEXT-100 Technical Design Report (TDR). Executive summary Journal of Instrumentation ·V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, José Manuel Carmona Martínez, J. Castel, J. Catala, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde	2012	72
5	Near-intrinsic energy resolution for 30–662 keV gamma rays in a high pressure xenon electroluminescent TPC Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde, T. Dafní, T.H.V.T. Dias	2013	63
6	Present Status and Future Perspectives of the NEXT Experiment Advances in High Energy Physics ·Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde, T. Dafní	2014	53
7	First proof of topological signature in the high pressure xenon gas TPC with electroluminescence amplification for the NEXT experiment Journal of High Energy Physics ·P. Ferrario, A. Laing, Neus Lopez March, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, Carlos D. R. Azevedo, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel	2016	49
8	Background rejection in NEXT using deep neural networks Journal of Instrumentation ·J. Renner, Amir Farbin, J. Muñoz Vidal, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, P. Ferrario, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, Carlos D. R. Azevedo	2017	49
9	Initial results of NEXT-DEMO, a large-scale prototype of the NEXT-100 experiment Journal of Instrumentation ·V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde, T. Dafní, T.H.V.T. Dias	2013	43
10	Demonstration of Single-Barium-Ion Sensitivity for Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence Imaging Physical Review Letters ·A.D. McDonald, B. J. P. Jones, David R Nygren, C. Adams, V. Álvarez, Carlos D. R. Azevedo, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, F.I.G.M. Borges	2018	43
11	The NEXT White (NEW) detector Zaguan (University of Zaragoza Repository) ·F. Monrabal, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, Jose F. Toledo, A. Laing, V. Álvarez, J. M. Benlloch-Rodríguez, S. Cárcel, R. Felkai	2019	32
12	Accurate γ and MeV-electron track reconstruction with an ultra-low diffusion Xenon/TMA TPC at 10 atm Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Diego González-Díaz, V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, Manuél Camargo, S. Cárcel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde, T. Dafní	2015	31
13	Radiopurity control in the NEXT-100 double beta decay experiment: procedures and initial measurements Journal of Instrumentation ·V. Álvarez, I. Bandac, A. Bettini, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde	2013	30
14	Radiopurity assessment of the tracking readout for the NEXT double beta decay experiment Journal of Instrumentation ·S. Cebrián, J. Pérez, I. Bandac, Luis Labarga, V. Álvarez, Ana Isabel Barrado, A. Bettini, F.I.G.M. Borges	2015	27
15	Characterization of a medium size Xe/TMA TPC instrumented with microbulk Micromegas, using low-energy γ-rays Journal of Instrumentation ·V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, S. Cárcel, J. Castel, S. Cebrián, Carlos A. N. Conde, T. Dafní, T.H.V.T. Dias	2014	23
16	Energy calibration of the NEXT-White detector with 1% resolution near Qββ of 136Xe Journal of High Energy Physics ·J. Renner, Gonzalo Díaz López, P. Ferrario, J. A. Hernando Morata, M. Kekic, G. Martínez-Lema, F. Monrabal, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas	2019	23
17	Secondary scintillation yield of xenon with sub-percent levels of CO2 additive for rare-event detection Physics Letters B ·C. A. O. Henriques, E.D.C. Freitas, Carlos D. R. Azevedo, Diego González-Díaz, R. D. P. Mano, Marina Jorge, L.M.P. Fernandes, C. M. B. Monteiro	2017	22
18	Characterisation of NEXT-DEMO using xenon KαX-rays Journal of Instrumentation ·D. Lorca, Justo Martin-Albo, A. Laing, P. Ferrario, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas, V. Álvarez, F.I.G.M. Borges, Manuél Camargo	2014	21
19	Microscopic simulation of xenon-based optical TPCs in the presence of molecular additives Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Carlos D. R. Azevedo, Diego González-Díaz, Stephen F. Biagi, C.A.B. Oliveira, C. A. O. Henriques, J. Escada, F. Monrabal, Juan José Gómez-Cadenas	2017	20
20	Measurement of radon-induced backgrounds in the NEXT double beta decay experiment Journal of High Energy Physics ·P. Novella, B. Palmeiro, A. Simón, Michel Sorel, C. Adams, P. Ferrario, G. Martínez-Lema, F. Monrabal	2018	19

About C. Sofka

C. Sofka is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Biophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 41 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neutrino Physics Research (25 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (22 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (4 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (3 papers), Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (1 paper), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (1 paper) and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.3k citations), Radiation (134 citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (15 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (82 citations) and Spectroscopy (40 citations). C. Sofka has collaborated with scholars based in Portugal, United States and Spain. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Instrumentation, Journal of High Energy Physics, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Physical Review Letters and Physics Letters B.

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