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This paper describes the design and testing results of an 8 channels preamplifier-discriminator circuit based on a resistive feedback Transimpedance Amplifier architecture and a Leading-Edge Discriminator stage for fast high-accuracy time…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-10-26 Abderrahmane Ghimouz , Fatah Ellah Rarbi , Olivier Rossetto

We report the calibration of a gaseous Time Projection Chamber based on Micromegas charge readout modules with cosmic ray muons, utilizing their penetrating power and relatively uniform energy deposition per unit length. Muon events were…

Lasers with hertz-level linewidths on timescales up to seconds are critical for precision metrology, timekeeping, and manipulation of quantum systems. Such frequency stability typically relies on bulk-optic lasers and reference cavities,…

The proven radiation hardness of silicon 3D devices up to fluences of $1 {\times} 10^{17}$ $n_{eq}/cm^{2}$ makes them an excellent choice for next generation trackers, providing < 10 ${\mu}m$ position resolution at a high multiplicity…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-03-05 Evangelos-Leonidas Gkougkousis , Edgar Lemos Cid , Viktor Coco

A new particle detector with sub-nanosecond time resolution capable of working in high-rate environment (rate capability of the order of $MHz/ cm^2$) is under developmnet. Semiconductive electrodes with resistivity $\rho$ up to $10^8…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-01-29 A. Rocchi , R. Cardarelli , G. Aielli , E. Alunno Camelia , S. Bruno , A. Caltabiano , P. Camarri , A. Di Ciaccio , B. Liberti , L. Massa , L. Pizzimento

A PET scanner based on silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) has been widely used as an advanced nuclear medicine imaging technique that yields quantitative images of regional in vivo biology and biochemistry. The compact size of the SiPM allows…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-02-02 Cong Ma , Xiaokun Zhao , Size Gao , Fengping Zhang , Guocheng Wu , Xing Li , Lei Lu , Hongwei Ye , Hua Qian

We report on the realization of a novel SiPM-based, cryogenic photosensor with an active area of 24 cm$^2$ that operates as a single-channel analog detector. The device is capable of single photon counting with a signal to noise ratio…

We present a comprehensive characterization of the LAPPD Gen-II, a large-area microchannel-plate photomultiplier tube (MCP-PMT) equipped with a capacitively coupled sensing (readout) electrode. Two detector variants with different…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-12-03 S. Korpar , R. Dolenec , F. Grijalva , A. Lozar , A. Kodrič , P. Križan , S. Parashari , R. Pestotnik , A. Seljak , D. Žontar

In this paper we present a novel way to manufacture the bulk Micromegas detector. A simple process based on the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) technology is employed to produce the entire sensitive detector. Such fabrication process could be…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-11 I. Giomataris , R. De Oliveira , S. Andriamonje , S. Aune , G. Charpak , P. Colas , A. Giganon , Ph. Rebourgeard , P. Salin

Multichip modules (MCM) with 4 single photon counting MPEC 2.3 chips bump bonded to 1.3 cm x 1.3 cm large CdTe and Si semiconductor sensors as well as to single chip pixel detectors have been successfully built and operated. The MPEC 2.3…

Muon imaging technology is an innovative imaging technique that can be applied in volcano imaging, heavy nuclear material detection, and archaeological research. The Micromegas detector is a promising choice for muon imaging due to its high…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-28 Ting Wang , Yu Wang , Zhihang Yao , Yulin Liu , Changqing Feng , Zhiyong Zhang , Shubin Liu

The time resolution of the second monolithic silicon pixel prototype produced for the MONOLITH H2020 ERC Advanced project was studied using a femtosecond laser. The ASIC contains a matrix of hexagonal pixels with 100 {\mu}m pitch, readout…

The bulk Micromegas detector is considered to be a promising candidate for building TPCs for several future experiments including the projected linear collider. The standard bulk with a spacing of 128 micron has already established itself…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-05-11 Purba Bhattacharya , Sudeb Bhattacharya , Nayana Majumdar , Supratik Mukhopadhyay , Sandip Sarkar , Paul Colas , David Attie

We propose an optimal MMSE precoding technique using quantized signals with constant envelope. Unlike the existing MMSE design that relies on 1-bit resolution, the proposed approach employs uniform phase quantization and the bounding step…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-26 Erico S. P. Lopes , Lukas T. N. Landau

COMPASS is a fixed target experiment at CERN SPS aimed to study Hadron Structure and Spectroscopy. Hadron Identification in the momentum range between 3 and 55 GeV/c is provided by a large gaseous Ring Imaging Cherenkov Counter (RICH-1). To…

We present an evaluation of a novel on-chip charge detector, called the Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO), for charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor applications. It uses a p-MOSFET transistor at the output stage with a…

As part of the Phase II upgrade program, the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector will incorporate a new timing layer designed to measure minimum ionizing particles (MIPs) with a time resolution of $\sim$30 ps. Precision timing will…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-11-27 Olmo Cerri

Multiple-Amplifier Sensing (MAS) charge-coupled devices (CCDs) have recently been shown to be promising silicon detectors that meet noise sensitivity requirements for next generation Stage-5 spectroscopic surveys and potentially, future…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 Kenneth W. Lin , Abby Bault , Armin Karcher , Julien Guy , Stephen E. Holland , William F. Kolbe , Peter E. Nugent