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Hadron calorimetry in collider experiments has long faced challenges due to significant fluctuations in the electromagnetic and neutral components of hadronic showers. To tackle these issues, a novel high-granularity, triple-readout calorimeter with fast timing capabilities—ADRIANO3—was developed. ADRIANO3 consists of a layered structure of heavy-glass tiles, plastic scintillator tiles, and thin resistive plate chambers, integrated into a single readout layer. The heavy-glass is primarily sensitive to the fast electromagnetic component of the shower above the Cherenkov threshold, while the plastic scintillator detects all ionizing particles, including neutrons to some extent. The resistive plate chambers, incorporating heavy gases and Gd-doped glass, are sensitive to both ionizing particles and neutrons. Small-scale prototypes of ADRIANO3’s individual components were constructed and subjected to extensive testing in multiple beam test campaigns. This report covers the development of the ADRIANO3 concept and its components, the construction and testing of these prototypes, and presents current findings along with future research directions.
