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DPG Frühjahrstagung 2017, Münster 1 II. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen; 2 INFN, Sezione di Torino; 3 Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany First characterization of the PASTA chip for the microstrip part of the PANDA MVD Tommaso Quagli 1 , Kai-Thomas Brinkmann 1 , Daniela Calvo 2 , Valentino Di Pietro 1 , Alessandra Lai 3 , Alberto Riccardi 1 , James Ritman 3 , Angelo Rivetti 2 , Manuel Rolo 2 , Robert Schnell 1 , Tobias Stockmanns 3 , Richard Wheadon 2 , André Zambanini 3 , and Hans-Georg Zaunick 1 Tommaso Quagli II. Physikalisches Institut, JLU Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16 D-35392 Gießen [email protected] The Micro-Vertex-Detector 4 concentric barrels and 6 forward disks Vertex reconstruction for primary and secondary vertices Improvement of momentum resolution and PID • Requirements: - spatial resolution (tens of µm) - good time resolution and low material budget - high radiation tolerance (10 14 n 1MeV eq / cm 2 ) Target Spectrometer Forward Spectrometer silicon microstrips silicon hybrid pixels The PANDA Experiment Fixed target experiment Almost 4π acceptance Cooled antiproton beam using electron and stochastic cooling Proton or heavy nuclear target Momentum from 1.5 up to 15 GeV/c Trigger-less readout at ~10 7 interactions / s First PASTA Characterizations Example of chip test signals for an injected pulse Front-end output Comparator output Start of Conversion End of Conversion PANDA STrip ASIC (PASTA) Front-end readout chip for double-sided silicon strip sensors Measurement concept inspired by TOFPET Chip Architecture Number of channels: 64 Input pitch: 63 µm Clock frequency: 160 MHz Rate capability: 100 kHz / ch Time bin width: 50 - 400 ps dE/dx measurement: ToT, 8 bits dynamic range Front-end noise: < 600 e - Power consumption: < 4 mW / ch Radiation tolerance: 100 kGy (TID) Technology: CMOS 110 nm Front-End Architecture • Paperino pippo pluto Chip Simulations 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 200 400 600 800 C det [pF] ENC [e - ] p-type n-type 0 10 20 30 40 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 Q in [fC] Time over Threshold [ns] p-type MIP n-type Electronic noise with an input charge of 4 fC, for a capacitance from 1 pF to 30 pF ToT linearity in the input charge range from 1 fC to 40 fC Preamplifier Current buffer ToT Amplifier Hysteresis Comparator Analog TDC Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) architecture (3.125 - 9.375) ns (0.4 - 1.2) μs TDC working principle C TDC = 4 · C TAC ; I TDC = 1/32 I TAC V TDC = V TAC t TDC = 128 · t TAC PASTA Readout Systems PASTA chips fabricated in UMC CMOS 110nm technology and assembled on dedicated test boards Two readout systems: • Labview-based Torino system - Optimized for parameter scans and chip testing - Acquisition of signal from a radioactive source Jülich Digital Readout System (JDRS) - Modular, flexible system - Higher rate capability suitable for use during beam tests - See A. Lai et al., HK 63.8 20 30 40 50 T 0 2 4 6 8 10 counts ToT gain [clock counts / signal amplitude NC] counts 20 30 40 50 T 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 ToT gain [clock counts / signal amplitude NC] Significant optimization of TDC control with respect to TOFPET: Size reduced by ~80% Overall power consumption halved Radiation-hard logic for Single Event Upset (SEU) protection: 1 bit: Triple Modular Redundancy n bits: Hamming encoding Digital Blocks PASTA chip assembled on a test board and connected to a 2x2 cm 2 silicon strip sensor (strip pitch 50 µm) ToT linearity with ToT = t coarse_E - t coarse_T 0 10 20 30 40 10 0 1000 200 0 400 600 800 20 30 40 Pulse amplitude [A.U.] ToT [ns] y = a + b·x a = (-9.0 ± 1.8) ns b = (28.23 ± 0.09) ns/A.U. χ 2 = 106 n.d.f. = 39 Spectrum of a 90 Sr β - source ToT gain calibration after calibration before calibration First characterizations of the ASIC: measurement of the ToT linearity (using only the coarse timing information); acquisition of signal from alpha an beta radioactive sources on the strip sensor; calibration of the ToT gain on all channels on a chip by adjusting the ToT feedback current.

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First characterization of the PASTA chip for themicrostrip part of the PANDA MVD

Tommaso Quagli1, Kai-Thomas Brinkmann1, Daniela Calvo2, Valentino Di Pietro1, Alessandra Lai3, Alberto Riccardi1, James Ritman3, Angelo Rivetti2,Manuel Rolo2, Robert Schnell1, Tobias Stockmanns3, Richard Wheadon2, André Zambanini3, and Hans-Georg Zaunick1

Tommaso QuagliII. Physikalisches Institut, JLU

Heinrich-Bu�-Ring 16D-35392 Gießen

[email protected]

The Micro-Vertex-Detector• 4 concentric barrels and 6 forward disks• Vertex reconstruction for primary and secondary vertices• Improvement of momentum resolution and PID• Requirements: - spatial resolution (tens of µm) - good time resolution and low material budget - high radiation tolerance (1014 n1MeV eq / cm2)Target

SpectrometerForward

Spectrometersilicon microstrips

siliconhybrid pixelsThe PANDA Experiment

• Fixed target experiment• Almost 4π acceptance• Cooled antiproton beam using electron and stochastic cooling• Proton or heavy nuclear target• Momentum from 1.5 up to 15 GeV/c• Trigger-less readout at ~107 interactions / s

First PASTA Characterizations

Example of chip test signals for an injected pulse

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Comparatoroutput

Start ofConversion

End ofConversion

PANDA STrip ASIC (PASTA)• Front-end readout chip for double-sided silicon strip sensors• Measurement concept inspired by TOFPET

Chip Architecture• Number of channels: 64• Input pitch: 63 µm• Clock frequency: 160 MHz• Rate capability: 100 kHz / ch• Time bin width: 50 - 400 ps• dE/dx measurement: ToT, 8 bits dynamic range• Front-end noise: < 600 e-

• Power consumption: < 4 mW / ch• Radiation tolerance: 100 kGy (TID)• Technology: CMOS 110 nm

Front-End Architecture• Paperino - pippo pluto

Chip Simulations

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Analog TDCTime-to-Digital Converter (TDC) architecture

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TDC working principleCTDC = 4 · CTAC ; ITDC = 1/32 ITAC

VTDC = VTAC tTDC = 128 · tTAC

PASTA Readout Systems• PASTA chips fabricated in UMC CMOS 110nm technology and assembled on dedicated test boards

Two readout systems:

• Labview-based Torino system - Optimized for parameter scans and chip testing - Acquisition of signal from a radioactive source

• Jülich Digital Readout System (JDRS) - Modular, �exible system - Higher rate capability suitable for use during beam tests - See A. Lai et al., HK 63.8

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Significant optimization of TDC controlwith respect to TOFPET:• Size reduced by ~80%• Overall power consumption halved

Radiation-hard logic for Single EventUpset (SEU) protection:• 1 bit: Triple Modular Redundancy• n bits: Hamming encoding

Digital Blocks

PASTA chip assembled on a test boardand connected to a 2x2 cm2

silicon strip sensor (strip pitch 50 µm)

ToT linearity with ToT = tcoarse_E - tcoarse_T

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Spectrum of a 90Sr β− source

ToT gain calibration

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First characterizations of the ASIC:

• measurement of the ToT linearity (using only the coarse timing information);• acquisition of signal from alpha an beta radioactive sources on the strip sensor;• calibration of the ToT gain on all channels on a chip by adjusting the ToT feedback current.