Low-Power Amplifier-Discriminators for High Time Resolution Detection

Author

Despeisse, Matthieu ; Jarron, Pierre ; Anghinolfi, Francis ; Tiuraniemi, Sakari ; Osmic, Fadmar ; Riedler, Petra ; Kluge, Alexander ; Ceccucci, Augusto

Author_Institution

Eur. Organ. for Nucl. Res. (CERN), Geneva

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2009

fDate

4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

375

Lastpage

381

Abstract

Low-power amplifier-discriminators based on a so-called NINO architecture have been developed with high time resolution for the readout of radiation detectors. Two different circuits were integrated in the NINO13 chip, processed in IBM 130 nm CMOS technology. The LCO version (Low Capacitance and consumption Optimization) was designed for potential use as front-end electronics in the Gigatracker of the NA62 experiment at CERN. It was developed as pixel readout for solid-state pixel detectors to permit minimum ionizing particle detection with less than 180 ps rms resolution per pixel on the output pulse, for power consumption below 300 muW per pixel. The HCO version (High Capacitance Optimization) was designed with 4 mW power consumption per channel to provide timing resolution below 20 ps rms on the output pulse, for charges above 10 fC. Results presented show the potential of the LCO and HCO circuits for the precise timing readout of solid-state detectors, vacuum tubes or gas detectors, for applications in high energy physics, bio-technologies or medical imaging.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; amplifiers; capacitance; low-power electronics; nuclear electronics; position sensitive particle detectors; readout electronics; silicon radiation detectors; CERN; CMOS technology; HCO circuits; LCO circuits; NA62 experiment; NINO13 chip; front-end electronics; gas detectors; high capacitance optimization; high time resolution detection; ionizing particle detection; low capacitance and consumption optimization; low-power amplifier-discriminators; radiation detectors; readout electronics; silicon sensor; solid-state pixel detectors; vacuum tubes; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Capacitance; Design optimization; Energy consumption; Energy resolution; Integrated circuit technology; Radiation detectors; Solid state circuits; Timing; CMOS circuits; detector instrumentation; fluorescence spectroscopy; high energy physics instrumentation; photodetectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2013350

Filename

4812299