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The first generation of Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) amplifiers, employed as on-chip charge detectors for charge-coupled devices (CCDs) have demonstrated excellent noise and spectral performance: a responsivity of around 800…

The PICOSEC detection concept consists in a "two-stage" Micromegas detector coupled to a Cherenkov radiator and equipped with a photocathode. A proof of concept has already been tested: a single-photoelectron response of 76 ps has been…

A front end ASIC (BiCMOS-SiGe 0.35 \mum) has been developed within the framework of the MIMAC detector project, which aims at directional detection of non-baryonic Dark Matter. This search strategy requires 3D reconstruction of low energy…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 J. P. Richer , G. Bosson , O. Bourrion , C. Grignon , O. Guillaudin , F. Mayet , D. Santos

Time-of-flight measurement is an important advancement in PET scanners to improve image reconstruction with a lower delivered radiation dose. This article describes the monolithic ASIC for the TT-PET project, a novel idea for a…

This paper presents the design, implementation, and performance evaluation of LUCAS, a low-power, ultra-low jitter ASIC optimized for SiPM readout in Time-of-Flight Computed Tomography (ToF-CT) applications. Leveraging a novel preamplifier…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-06 Seyed Arash Katourani

Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detection technology that can, in principle, provide significantly greater responsivity and improved noise performance than traditional charge coupled device (CCD)…

A readout electronics used in space cosmic-ray charges measurement for multi-channel silicon detector and its performance test results are introduced in this paper. A 64-channel charge sensitive ASIC (VA140) from IDEAS company is adopt in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-07-12 Zhang Fei , Fan Rui-Rui , Peng Wen-Xi , Dong Yi-Fan , Gong Ke , Liang Xiao-Hua , Liu Ya-Qing , Wang Huan-Yu

AstroPix is a high-voltage CMOS (HV-CMOS) monolithic active pixel sensor originally developed to enable precision gamma-ray imaging and spectroscopy in the medium-energy regime (approximately 100 keV-100 MeV) based on the groundwork laid by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-10 Bobae Kim , Regina Caputo , Manoj Jadhav , Sylvester Joosten , Adrien Laviron , Richard Leys , Jessica Metcalfe , Nicolas Striebig , Daniel Violette , Maria Żurek

Reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) can implement arbitrary operations and signal processing functionalities directly in the optical domain. Run-time configuration of these circuits requires an electronic control layer to…

This paper presents the design and characterisation of a front-end prototype ASIC for the ATLAS High Granularity Timing Detector, which is planned for the High-Luminosity phase of the LHC. This prototype, called ALTIROC1, consists of a…

In MicroPattern Gas Detectors (MPGD) when the pixel size is below 100 micron and the number of pixels is large (above 1000) it is virtually impossible to use the conventional PCB read-out approach to bring the signal charge from the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-26 R. Bellazzini , F. Angelini , L. Baldini , F. Bitti , A. Brez , L. Latronico , M. M. Massai , M. Minuti , N. Omodei , M. Razzano , C. Sgro , G. Spandre , E. Costa , P. Soffitta

This study investigates the response of Timepix3 semiconductor pixel detectors in proton beams of varying intensities, with a focus on FLASH proton therapy. Using the Timepix3 ASIC chip, we measured the spatial and spectral characteristics…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-02 C. Oancea , J. Šolc , C. Granja , E. Bodenstein , F. Horst , J. Pawelke , J. Jakubek

Large-area silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) are desired in many applications where large surfaces have to be covered. For instance, a large area SiPM has been developed by Hamamatsu Photonics in collaboration with the University of Geneva,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-08 Nicolas De Angelis , David Gascón , Sergio Gómez , Matthieu Heller , Teresa Montaruli , Andrii Nagai

Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), a new type of photosensor, is considered a substitute for traditional photomultiplier tube (PMT) in the next generation of dark matter and neutrino detectors, especially in noble gas detectors like liquid…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-05-31 T. A. Wang , C. Guo , X. H. Liang , L. Wang , M. Y. Guan , C. G. Yang , J. C. Liu , F. Y. Lin

The design of a detector system comprised of four silicon sensors bump-bonded to Timepix4 ASICs is described together with its data acquisition system, operational infrastructure, and dedicated software. The spatial and temporal performance…

A front-end readout electronics system has been developed for silicon strip detectors. The system uses an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) ATHED to realize multi-channel E&T measurement. The slow control of ASIC chips is…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-06-13 Yi Qian , Hong Su , Jie Kong , Cheng-Fu Dong , Xiao-Li Ma , Xiao-Gang Li

High precision and large dynamic range measurement are required in the readout systems for the Water Cherenkov Detector Array (WCDA) in Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). This paper presents a prototype of 12-bit 40 MSPS…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-12-21 Jian-Feng Liu , Lei Zhao , Jia-Jun Qin , Yun-Fan Yang , Li Yu , Yu Liang , Shu-Bin Liu , Qi An

Glass based Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are going to be used as an active element in the Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) experiment at the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO), which is being constructed to study atmospheric neutrinos. Though…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-11-03 Ashok Kumar , Ankit Gaur , Aman Phogat , Md. Rafik , Md. Naimuddin

The Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detector output stage for charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors. Developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, this technology uses a p-MOSFET transistor with a depleted…

Three generations of full-custom analog integrated circuits designed for low-power, high-speed sampling of Radio-Frequency (RF) transients in excess of the Nyquist minimum have been developed. These 0.25$\mu m$ CMOS devices are denoted the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 G. S. Varner , L. L. Ruckman , J. W. Nam , R. J. Nichol , J. Cao , P. W. Gorham , M. Wilcox