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Characterization of a double Time-Of-Flight detector system for accurate velocity measurement in a storage ring using laser beams
摘要： The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) is a powerful tool for mass measurements of exotic nuclei with half-lives as short as several tens of micro-seconds in storage rings. In order to improve the mass resolving power while preserving the acceptance of the storage ring, the IMS with two Time-Of-Flight (TOF) detectors has been implemented at the storage ring CSRe in Lanzhou, China. Additional velocity information beside the revolution time in the ring can be obtained for each of the stored ions by using the double TOF detector system. In this paper, we introduced a new method of using a 658 nm laser range finder and a short-pulsed ultra-violet laser to directly measure the distance and time delay difference between the two TOF detectors which were installed inside the 10?11 mbar vacuum chambers. The results showed that the distance between the two ultra-thin carbon foils of the two TOF detectors was ranging from 18032.5 mm to 18035.0 mm over a measurable area of 20×20 mm2. Given the measured distance, the time delay difference which comes with signal cable length difference between the two TOF detectors was measured to be ??????????????1?2 = 99(26) ps. The new method has enabled us to use the speed of light in vacuum to calibrate the velocity of stored ions in the ring. The velocity resolution of the current double TOF detector system at CSRe was deduced to be ??(??)∕?? = 4.4 × 10?4 for laser light, mainly limited by the time resolution of the TOF detectors.
关键词： Ultra-high vacuum,Ultra-thin carbon foil,TOF detectors,Velocity measurement,Laser range-finder,ps-pulsed UV laser
更新于2025-11-25 10:30:42
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Measurement of Optical Constants of TiN and TiN/Ti/TiN Multilayer Films for Microwave Kinetic Inductance Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors
摘要： We deposit thin titanium nitride (TiN) and TiN/Ti/TiN multilayer ?lms on sapphire substrates and measure the re?ectance and transmittance in the wavelength range from 400 to 2000 nm using a spectrophotometer. The optical constants (complex refractive indices), including the refractive index n and the extinction coef?cient k, have been derived. With the extracted refractive indices, we propose an optical stack structure using low-loss amorphous Si (a-Si) anti-re?ective coating and a backside aluminum (Al) re?ecting mirror, which can in theory achieve 100% photon absorption at 1550 nm. The proposed optical design shows great promise in enhancing the optical ef?ciency of TiN-based microwave kinetic inductance photon-number-resolving detectors.
关键词： TiN,Optical constants,Microwave kinetic inductance detectors,Refractive index
更新于2025-11-14 15:25:21
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Testbeam results of irradiated ams H18 HV-CMOS pixel sensor prototypes
摘要： HV-CMOS pixel sensors are a promising option for the tracker upgrade of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC, as well as for other future tracking applications in which large areas are to be instrumented with radiation-tolerant silicon pixel sensors. We present results of testbeam characterisations of the 4th generation of Capacitively Coupled Pixel Detectors (CCPDv4) produced with the ams H18 HV-CMOS process that have been irradiated with different particles (reactor neutrons and 18 MeV protons) to fluences between 1 × 10^14 and 5 × 10^15 1-MeV- neq/cm^2. The sensors were glued to ATLAS FE-I4 pixel readout chips and measured at the CERN SPS H8 beamline using the FE-I4 beam telescope. Results for all fluences are very encouraging with all hit efficiencies being better than 97% for bias voltages of 85 V. The sample irradiated to a fluence of 1 × 10^15 neq/cm^2 — a relevant value for a large volume of the upgraded tracker — exhibited 99.7% average hit efficiency. The results give strong evidence for the radiation tolerance of HV-CMOS sensors and their suitability as sensors for the experimental HL-LHC upgrades and future large-area silicon-based tracking detectors in high-radiation environments.
关键词： Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors),Solid state detectors,Radiation-hard detectors,Electronic detector readout concepts (solid-state)
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Optimization of thin n-in-p planar pixel modules for the ATLAS upgrade at HL-LHC
摘要： The ATLAS experiment will undergo around the year 2025 a replacement of the tracker system in view of the high luminosity phase of the LHC (HL-LHC) with a new 5-layer pixel system. Thin planar pixel sensors are promising candidates to instrument the innermost region of the new pixel system, thanks to the reduced contribution to the material budget and their high charge collection efficiency after irradiation. The sensors of 50-150 μm thickness, interconnected to FE-I4 read-out chips, have been characterized with radioactive sources and beam tests. In particular active edge sensors have been investigated. The performance of two different versions of edge designs are compared: the first with a bias ring, and the second one where only a floating guard ring has been implemented. The hit efficiency at the edge has also been studied after irradiation at a fluence of 1015 neq/cm2. Highly segmented sensors will represent a challenge for the tracking in the forward region of the pixel system at HL-LHC. In order to reproduce the performance of 50x50 μm2 pixels at high pseudo-rapidity values, FE-I4 compatible planar pixel sensors have been studied before and after irradiation in beam tests at high incidence angles with respect to the short pixel direction. Results on the hit efficiency in this configuration are discussed for different sensor thicknesses.
关键词： Hybrid detectors,Radiation-hard detectors,Particle tracking detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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The LXe calorimeter and the pixelated timing counter in the MEG II experiment
摘要： The MEG experiment is to look for a lepton flavor violating μ + → e+γ decay with an unprecedented sensitivity, and we set an upper limit of the branching ratio for this decay, 5.7 × 10?13 at 90% C.L. in 2013 which is a twenty times more stringent limit than the previous experiment, MEGA. Since the sensitivity improvement was limited by the accidental background, we have considered the major detector upgrade. A proposal was submitted to PSI committee, and was approved in 2013, which aims at a sensitivity enhancement of one order of magnitude compared with the current MEG experiment. Here mainly two components of the MEG detector will be introduced, a γ-ray calorimeter with 900 L of liquid xenon (LXe), and a pixelated timing counter. The LXe detector will be improved by increasing the granularity at the incident face, by replacing the current PMTs with a larger number of smaller photosensors (MPPC) and optimizing the photosensor layout also on the lateral faces. A new highly segmented, fast timing counter array will replace the old system to allow improved timing resolution capabilities.
关键词： visible and IR photons (solid-state),HPG,Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics,Photon detectors for UV,CZT,Gamma detectors (scintillators,HgI etc),Timing detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Gain and noise in GaAs/AlGaAs avalanche photodiodes with thin multiplication regions
摘要： Avalanche photodiodes based on GaAs/AlGaAs with separated absorption and multiplication regions (SAM-APDs) will be discussed in terms of capacitance, response to light (gain and noise) and time response. The structures have been fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy introducing a δ p layer doped with carbon to separate the multiplication and the absorption regions. The thickness of the latter layer defines the detection efficiency and the time resolution of the structure, which in turn allows tailoring the device for specific scientific applications. Within the multiplication region a periodic modulation of the bandgap is obtained by growing alternating nanometric layers of AlGaAs and GaAs with increasing Al content; this staircase structure enables the tuning of the bandgap and subsequently provides a well-defined charge multiplication. The use of such staircase hetero-junctions enhances electron multiplication and conversely reduces — at least in principle — the impact of the noise associated to hole multiplication, which should result in a decreased overall noise, when compared to p-i-n diodes composed by a single material. The first part of this paper focuses on the electrical characteristics of the grown structure and on the comparison with the simulated behaviour of such devices. In addition, gain and noise measurements, which have been carried out on these devices by utilizing photons from visible light to hard X-rays, will be discussed and will be compared to the results of a nonlocal history-dependent model specifically developed for staircase APDs.
关键词： X-ray detectors,Solid state detectors,Avalanche-induced secondary effects
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Status of the CALDER project: Cryogenic light detectors for background suppression
摘要： The development of large area cryogenic light detectors is one of the priorities of next generation bolometric experiments searching for neutrinoless double beta decay. The simultaneous read-out of the heat and light signals enables particle identification, provided that the energy resolution and the light collection are sufficiently high. CALDER (Cryogenic wide-Area Light Detectors with Excellent Resolution) is developing phonon-mediated silicon light detectors using KIDs, with the goal of sensing an area of 5 × 5 cm2 with a resolution of 20 eV RMS. We present the latest results obtained with aluminum chips and with newly developed multi-layer titanium–aluminum chips featuring a remarkable sensitivity.
关键词： Superconducting device,Kinetic inductance detectors,Rare events searches,Phonon-mediated light detectors
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Achievable noise performance of spectroscopic prototype DEPFET detectors
摘要： A new generation of spectroscopic X-ray DEPFET detectors has been produced in the course of the detector development for the Wide Field Imager (WFI) of Athena. These devices served to perform a detailed analysis of the noise composition, which was enabled by the development of appropriate test algorithms. A result of the analysis is the distinction of different components, which sum up to the total noise. In particular the contribution of shot noise, white noise and 1/f noise to the readout noise is determined as well as the signal noise caused by the generation of charge carriers. The resulting parametrization enables the adaptation and optimization of operation modes to given purposes. The studied prototype detectors included 64×64 pixels with a linear gate design and provided an excellent noise, below 1.6 e?ENC at a readout time faster than 10 μs/pixel and a temperature of -80 ?C in rolling-shutter operation. This performance is enabled by an extended signal integration time. A further noise reduction is prevented by the signal noise, caused by charge carrier generation. In order to demonstrate the low noise properties of the DEPFET transistor, the measurement conditions were adapted and a noise of 0.95 e?ENC was measured at the expense of the sensor size — by operating only parts of the sensor in window mode — and dynamic range — by using the Al Kα line at about 1.49 keV for calibration.
关键词： Imaging spectroscopy,Solid state detectors,Instrumental noise,X-ray detectors and telescopes
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Spectroscopic DEPFETs at high frame rates using window mode
摘要： An active pixel sensor like an array of DEPFET (DEpleted P-channel Field Effect Transistor) pixels allows for very flexible operation modes and an adaptability of the sensor design to the specific needs of the scientific instrument objectives. For a very high time resolution at the order of one microsecond, a full parallel readout of all pixels is required. Every readout node needs to be connected to readout electronics separately. Furthermore, to preserve a good spectroscopic performance, the integration of a storage functionality into each pixel prevents the influence of events occurring during the readout process and provoking an incorrect energy information. The energy of such events is detected incorrectly and is not falsifiable with a subsequent analysis. An active pixel sensor based on a DEPFET with internal storage and wired for full parallel readout is in production and will be available for testing in the future. Alternatively, the ability of an active pixel sensor to be read out in window (region-of-interest readout) mode allows for the investigation of the behavior at high frame rates at the order of 100 kHz for DEPFET devices with and without storage functionality.
关键词： Imaging spectroscopy,Solid state detectors,X-ray detectors and telescopes
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Evaluation of the optical cross talk level in the SiPMs adopted in ASTRI SST-2M Cherenkov Camera using EASIROC front-end electronics
摘要： ASTRI (Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana), is a flagship project of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research whose main goal is the design and construction of an end-to-end prototype of the Small Size of Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array. The prototype, named ASTRI SST-2M, will adopt a wide field dual mirror optical system in a Schwarzschild-Couder configuration to explore the VHE range of the electromagnetic spectrum. The camera at the focal plane is based on Silicon Photo-Multipliers detectors which is an innovative solution for the detection astronomical Cherenkov light. This contribution reports some preliminary results on the evaluation of the optical cross talk level among the SiPM pixels foreseen for the ASTRI SST-2M camera.
关键词： Front-end electronics for detector readout,Gamma detectors,Cherenkov detectors,Gamma telescopes
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52