Title :
Experimental behavior of a two-chip charge amplifier for high-stability spectroscopy systems
Author :
Sampietro, Marco ; Guazzoni, Chiara ; Cruciata, Hermes ; Lechner, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica a Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present the first experimental characterization of an innovative two-chip detector system for X-ray spectroscopy experiments in which stability of operation is mandatory to avoid on-line calibration procedures. The system is based on a silicon drift detector and on a charge amplifier partly integrated in the detector chip. The design guidelines of both the “detector chip” produced on a high resistivity substrate and the “amplifier chip” designed in 0.8-μm BiCMOS technology are reviewed. The proper functionality of each of the two chips and the performance of the whole system have been experimentally verified
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; X-ray spectroscopy; nuclear electronics; pulse amplifiers; silicon radiation detectors; 0.8 micron; BiCMOS; Si; Si drift detector; X-ray spectroscopy; amplifier chip; detector chip; stability; two-chip charge amplifier; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Detectors; Energy resolution; Face detection; Operational amplifiers; Parasitic capacitance; Silicon; Spectroscopy; Stability; X-ray detection;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
