K. Desch

17.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 704 citations indexed

About

K. Desch is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Desch has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 704 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 27 papers in Radiation and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Desch's work include Particle Detector Development and Performance (32 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (27 papers) and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (18 papers). K. Desch is often cited by papers focused on Particle Detector Development and Performance (32 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (27 papers) and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (18 papers). K. Desch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. K. Desch's co-authors include C Brezina, Francesco Zappon, R. Kluit, A. Kruth, V. Gromov, T. Poikela, Juha Plosila, V. Zivkovic, M. van Beuzekom and Yi Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Physics Letters B and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

In The Last Decade

K. Desch

39 papers receiving 686 citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Timepix3: a 65K channel hybrid pixel readout chip with simultaneous ToA/ToT and sparse readout
    2014 344 citations T. Poikela, Juha Plosila et al. Journal of Instrumentation profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Desch Germany 11 562 378 216 79 58 45 704
P. Burger Italy 13 265 0.5× 319 0.8× 158 0.7× 25 0.3× 35 0.6× 44 471
L. Latronico Italy 15 568 1.0× 388 1.0× 224 1.0× 141 1.8× 33 0.6× 57 628
Robert Andritschke Germany 13 411 0.7× 382 1.0× 168 0.8× 219 2.8× 34 0.6× 77 626
M.M. Massai Italy 17 857 1.5× 615 1.6× 399 1.8× 74 0.9× 98 1.7× 71 1.0k
M. De Napoli Italy 14 382 0.7× 280 0.7× 134 0.6× 30 0.4× 133 2.3× 73 623
I. Pshenichnov Russia 17 330 0.6× 359 0.9× 123 0.6× 20 0.3× 90 1.6× 65 738
C. Amsler Switzerland 14 600 1.1× 188 0.5× 73 0.3× 32 0.4× 125 2.2× 43 723
A. Bressan Italy 14 843 1.5× 671 1.8× 326 1.5× 10 0.1× 120 2.1× 46 920
W. Riegler Switzerland 13 487 0.9× 331 0.9× 274 1.3× 13 0.2× 81 1.4× 57 595
V. Gromov Netherlands 11 557 1.0× 526 1.4× 373 1.7× 6 0.1× 38 0.7× 25 743

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Desch

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All Works

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Beuzekom, M. van, K. Desch, H. van der Graaf, et al.. (2025). Towards a Pixel TPC part I: Construction and test of a 32-chip GridPix detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1075. 170397–170397.
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Bortfeldt, J., F. Brunbauer, K. Desch, et al.. (2023). Performance of the new RD51 VMM3a/SRS beam telescope — studying MPGDs simultaneously in energy, space and time at high rates. Journal of Instrumentation. 18(5). C05017–C05017. 1 indexed citations
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Gruber, Markus, et al.. (2022). SRS-based Timepix3 readout system. Journal of Instrumentation. 17(4). C04015–C04015. 1 indexed citations
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Bortfeldt, J., F. Brunbauer, K. Desch, et al.. (2021). X-ray imaging with gaseous detectors using the VMM3a and the SRS. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1011. 165576–165576. 6 indexed citations
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Beuzekom, M. van, K. Desch, H. van der Graaf, et al.. (2021). On the properties of a negative-ion TPC prototype with GridPix readout. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1014. 165706–165706. 1 indexed citations
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Brunbauer, F., K. Desch, M. Lupberger, et al.. (2020). Resolving soft X-ray absorption in energy, space and time in gaseous detectors using the VMM3a ASIC and the SRS. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 977. 164310–164310. 2 indexed citations
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Desch, K., H. van der Graaf, Markus Gruber, et al.. (2019). Performance of the GridPix detector quad. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 956. 163331–163331. 8 indexed citations
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Krieger, C., K. Desch, J. Kamiński, & M. Lupberger. (2018). Operation of an InGrid based X-ray detector at the CAST experiment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 174. 2008–2008. 4 indexed citations
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Lupberger, M., et al.. (2017). Toward the Pixel-TPC: Construction and Operation of a Large Area GridPix Detector. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 64(5). 1159–1167. 3 indexed citations
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Krieger, C., J. Kamiński, M. Lupberger, & K. Desch. (2017). A GridPix-based X-ray detector for the CAST experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 867. 101–107. 7 indexed citations
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Bechtle, P., K. Desch, Herbert K. Dreiner, et al.. (2016). How alive is constrained SUSY really?. Nuclear and Particle Physics Proceedings. 273-275. 589–594. 6 indexed citations
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Poikela, T., Juha Plosila, Tomi Westerlund, et al.. (2014). Timepix3: a 65K channel hybrid pixel readout chip with simultaneous ToA/ToT and sparse readout. Journal of Instrumentation. 9(5). C05013–C05013. 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Desch, K., et al.. (2012). Gridpix: Production and application of integrated pixel readouts. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 718. 391–394. 3 indexed citations
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Kamiński, J., et al.. (2010). Development of charged particle detectors by integrating gas amplification stages and CMOS ASICS on wafer level. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Kruth, A., C Brezina, V. Gromov, et al.. (2010). GOSSIPO-3: measurements on the prototype of a read-out pixel chip for Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors. Journal of Instrumentation. 5(12). C12005–C12005. 10 indexed citations
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Bamberger, A., K. Desch, M. Titov, et al.. (2007). Readout of GEM detectors using the Medipix2 CMOS pixel chip. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 573(3). 361–370. 20 indexed citations
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Kuhl, T. & K. Desch. (2007). Simulation of the measurement of the hadronic branching ratios for a light Higgs boson at the ILC. Desy Publications Database (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY). 1 indexed citations
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Bechtle, P., K. Desch, & P. Wienemann. (2005). SUSY Parameter Measurements with Fittino. ArXiv.org. 2 indexed citations
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Desch, K., et al.. (2004). Determining resonance parameters of heavy Higgs bosonsat a future linear collider. The European Physical Journal C. 35(2). 171–176. 9 indexed citations
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