Title :
The silicon tracker readout electronics of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope
Author :
Baldini, Luca ; Brez, Alessandro ; Himel, Thomas ; Hirayama, Masaharu ; Johnson, R.P. ; Kroeger, Wilko ; Latronico, Luca ; Minuti, Massimo ; Nelson, David ; Rando, Riccardo ; Sadrozinski, H.F.-W. ; Sgro´, Carmelo ; Spandre, Gloria ; Spencer, E.N. ; Sugiza
Author_Institution :
Ist. Nazionale di Fisica Nucl., Pisa
Abstract :
A unique electronics system has been built and tested for reading signals from the silicon-strip detectors of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope mission. The system amplifies and processes signals from 884,736 36-cm strips using only 160 W of power, and it achieves close to 100% detection efficiency with noise occupancy sufficiently low to allow it to self trigger. The design of the readout system is described, and results are presented from ground-based testing of the completed detector system
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; astronomical telescopes; gamma-ray apparatus; nuclear electronics; readout electronics; silicon radiation detectors; 160 W; 36 cm; Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope; ground-based testing; noise occupancy; readout system design; silicon tracker readout electronics; silicon-strip detectors; Electronic equipment testing; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Readout electronics; Signal processing; Silicon; Space missions; Strips; System testing; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fajardo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596235
