Low-power SiPM readout BETA ASIC for space applications
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| Title: | Low-power SiPM readout BETA ASIC for space applications |
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| Authors: | Sanmukh, Anand, Gómez, Sergio, Comerma, Albert, Mauricio, Joan, Manera, Rafael, Sanuy, Andreu, Guberman, Daniel, Catala, Roger, Espinya, Albert, Orta, Marina, Torre, Oscar de la, Gascón, David, HERD collaboration |
| Contributors: | Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RIIS - Grup de Recerca en Recursos i Indústries Intel·ligents i Sostenibles |
| Source: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Articles publicats en revistes (Física Quàntica i Astrofísica) Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Publisher Information: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Subject Terms: | Silicon, Mixed-mode ASICs, Circuits integrats analògics, Electronic circuit design, Space technology, Silicon photomultipliers, Front-end electronics, Integrated circuits, Detectors, Photon sensors, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Disseny de circuits electrònics, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal, Radiation detectors, Silici, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors, 0103 physical sciences, Circuits integrats, Analog integrated circuits |
| Description: | The BETA application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is a fully programmable chip designed to amplify, shape and digitize the signal of up to 64 Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) channels, with a power consumption of approximately $$\sim$$ ∼ 1 mW/channel. Owing to its dual-path gain, the BETA chip is capable of resolving single photoelectrons (phes) with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) >5 while simultaneously achieving a dynamic range of $$\sim$$ ∼ 4000 phes. Thus, BETA can provide a cost-effective solution for the readout of SiPMs in space missions and other applications with a maximum rate below 10 kHz. In this study, we describe the key characteristics of the BETA ASIC and present an evaluation of the performance of its 16-channel version, which is implemented using 130 nm technology. The ASIC also contains two discriminators that can provide trigger signals with a time jitter down to 400 ps FWHM for 10 phes. The linearity error of the charge gain measurement was less than 2% for a dynamic range as large as 15 bits. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2210-3147 1001-8042 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41365-024-01419-z |
| DOI: | 10.13039/501100000780 |
| DOI: | 10.13039/501100004837 |
| DOI: | 10.13039/501100003339 |
| DOI: | 10.13039/501100011033 |
| Access URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/216277 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/365692 https://hdl.handle.net/2117/408197 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-024-01419-z http://hdl.handle.net/2445/216277 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....39573dda3a28439a09841e9fc93244e3 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | The BETA application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is a fully programmable chip designed to amplify, shape and digitize the signal of up to 64 Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) channels, with a power consumption of approximately $$\sim$$ ∼ 1 mW/channel. Owing to its dual-path gain, the BETA chip is capable of resolving single photoelectrons (phes) with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) >5 while simultaneously achieving a dynamic range of $$\sim$$ ∼ 4000 phes. Thus, BETA can provide a cost-effective solution for the readout of SiPMs in space missions and other applications with a maximum rate below 10 kHz. In this study, we describe the key characteristics of the BETA ASIC and present an evaluation of the performance of its 16-channel version, which is implemented using 130 nm technology. The ASIC also contains two discriminators that can provide trigger signals with a time jitter down to 400 ps FWHM for 10 phes. The linearity error of the charge gain measurement was less than 2% for a dynamic range as large as 15 bits. |
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| ISSN: | 22103147 10018042 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41365-024-01419-z |