Title :
Performance of a 128 channel analogue front-end chip for readout of Si strip detector modules for LHC experiments
Author :
Chesi, E. ; Clark, J.A. ; Cindro, V. ; Dabrowski, W. ; Ferrere, D. ; Kramberger, G. ; Kaplon, J. ; Lacasta, C. ; Lozano, J. ; Mikuz, M. ; Morone, C. ; Roe, S. ; Rugde, A. ; Szczygie, R. ; Tadel, M. ; Weilhammer, P. ; Zsenei, A.
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
8/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a 128-channel analogue front-end chip, SCT 128A-HC, for readout of silicon strip detectors employed in the inner tracking detectors of the LHC experiment. The chip is produced in the radiation hard DMILL technology. The architecture of the chip and critical design issues are discussed. The performance of the chip has been evaluated in detail in the test bench and is presented in the paper. The chip is used to read out prototype analogue modules compatible in size, functionality and performance with the ATLAS SCT base line modules. Several full size detector modules equipped with SCT128A-HC chips has been built and tested successfully in the lab with β particles as well as in the test beam. The results concerning the signal-to-noise ratio, noise occupancy, efficiency and spatial resolution are presented. The radiation hardness issues are discussed
Keywords :
analogue integrated circuits; nuclear electronics; semiconductor device noise; LHC; SCT128A-HC chip; Si; Si strip detector; analogue front-end chip; efficiency; inner tracking detector; noise occupancy; radiation hard DMILL technology; radiation hardness; readout; signal-to-noise ratio; spatial resolution; Buffer storage; Collision mitigation; Detectors; Large Hadron Collider; Optical fiber communication; Physics; Signal to noise ratio; Spatial resolution; Strips; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
