English
Related papers

Related papers: Embedding the Timepix4 in Micro-Pattern Gaseous De…

200 papers

Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGDs) represent a category of gaseous ionization detectors that utilize microelectronics. They feature a remarkably small distance between the high potential difference anode and cathode electrodes and are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-10-08 Md Kaosor Ali Mondal , Poojan Angiras , Sachin Rana , A. Sarkar

We performed a new series of systematic studies of gain and rate characteristics of several micropattern gaseous detectors. Extending earlier studies, these measurements were done at various pressures, gas mixtures, at a wide range of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Peskov , P. Fonte , M. Danielsson , C. Iacobaeus , J. Ostling , M. Wallmark

A gaseous pixel readout module with four GridPix chips, called the quad, has been developed as a building block for a large time projection chamber readout plane. The quad module has dimensions 39.6 mm $\times$ 28.38 mm and an active…

The fast timing MPGD is a micro-pattern gaseous detector conceived for achieving sub-nanosecond time resolution while maintaining the ability to instrument large areas in high-rate environments; applications of such technology are…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-12-21 Antonello Pellecchia , Piet Verwilligen

The demand for a large number of readout channels has been a limiting factor for the application of Micro-pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) in achieving higher spatial resolution and larger detection areas. This challenge is further…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-05-22 Yu Wang , Shubin Liu , Hao Zhuang , Zhengwu Ding , Zhihang Yao , Changqing Feng , Zhiyong Zhang

This submission will focus on advancements and advantages of Micro Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) technologies and their applications to the construction of a dedicated Time Projection Chamber (TPC) that can serve as an excellent main tracker…

A large volume Time Projection Chamber (TPC) is being considered for the central charged particle tracker for the detector for the proposed International Linear Collider (ILC). To meet the ILC-TPC spatial resolution challenge of ~100…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 K. Boudjemline , M. S. Dixit , J. -P. Martin , K. Sachs

Since long time, the compelling scientific goals of future high energy physics experiments were a driving factor in the development of advanced detector technologies. A true innovation in detector instrumentation concepts came in 1968, with…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2010-08-25 Maxim Titov

UV lasers for the calibration of gaseous detectors have seen newfound employment with current-generation micro-pattern gaseous detectors (MPGDs), especially those devices not suitable for tests with traditional sources (e.g. cosmic rays or…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-06 Antonello Pellecchia , Antonio Ranieri , Piet Verwilligen

A GridPix readout for a TPC based on the Timepix3 chip is developed for future applications at a linear collider. The GridPix detector consists of a gaseous drift volume read out by a single Timepix3 chip with an integrated amplification…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-08-23 C. Ligtenberg , K. Heijhoff , Y. Bilevych , K. Desch , H. van der Graaf , F. Hartjes , J. Kaminski , P. M. Kluit , G. Raven , T. Schiffer , J. Timmermans

The Time Projection Chamber (TPC) for the International Linear Collider will need to measure about 200 track points with a resolution close to 100 $\mu$m. A Micro Pattern Gas Detector (MPGD) readout TPC could achieve the desired resolution…

The aim of the presented work is the development of single-stage amplification resistive Micro Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD) based on Micromegas technology with the following characteristics: ability to efficiently operate up to 10…

Transition Radiation Detectors (TRDs) are useful for electron identification and hadron suppression in high energy nuclear and particle physics experiments. Conventional wire-chamber TRDs face operational limitations due to space charge…

We discuss a new class of Micro Pattern Gas Detectors, the Gas Pixel Detector (GPD), in which a complete integration between the gas amplification structure and the read-out electronics has been reached. An Application-Specific Integrated…

Many current and future nuclear physics (NP) experiments across the United States have and are implementing micro-pattern gas detectors (MPGDs) to be used for tracking and PID purposes. MPGDs are capable of operating in high rate…

Gaseous detectors are used in both low energy and high energy physics experiments. The present day gaseous detectors, i.e., the Micro-Pattern gaseous detectors (MPGD) are more efficient and fast. Gas Electron multiplier (GEM) is quite well…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-08 Deb Sankar Bhattacharya , P K Sahu , Sagarika Swain , Sanjib K Sahu

We present a comparative study of three resistive Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD) technologies - Micromegas, RPWELL, and $\mu\mathrm{-RWELL}$ - with VMM3a based readout, using relativistic muons and pions. The Micromegas and the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-11-04 D. Zavazieva , I. Ravinovich , L. Moleri , M. Borysova , E. B. Shields , O. Arie , M. Kwok Lam Chu , L. Arazi , S. Bressler

With the ultimate goal of developing a pixel-based readout for a TPC at the ILC, a GridPix readout system consisting of one Timepix3 chip with an integrated amplification grid was embedded in a prototype detector. The performance was…

Optically read out gaseous detectors are used in track reconstruction and imaging applications requiring high granularity images. Among resolution-determining factors, the amplification stage plays a crucial role and optimisations of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-07-23 A. Cools , E. Ferrer-Ribas , T. Papaevangelou , E. C. Pollacco , M. Lisowska , F. M. Brunbauer , E. Oliveri , F. J. Iguaz