Very large SiPM arrays with aggregated output

A. Razeto, F. Acerbi, V. Camillo, M. Carlini, L. Consiglio, A. Flammini, C. Galbiati, C. Ghiano, A. Gola, S. Horikawa, P. Kachru, I. Kochanek, K. Kondo, G. Korga, A. Mazzi, A. Moharana, G. Paternoster, D. Sablone, A. Basco, V. BocciW. Bonivento, B. Bottino, A. Caminata, S. Copello, F. Di Capua, G. K. Giovanetti, M. La Commara, P. Musico, E. Paoloni, L. P. Rignanese, S. Sanfilippo, C. Savarese, Y. Suvorov, G. Testera

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Abstract

In this work we will document the design and the performances of a SiPM-based photo-detector with a surface area of 100 cm2 conceived to operate as a replacement for PMTs. The signals from 94 SiPMs are summed up to produce an aggregated output that exhibits in liquid nitrogen a dark count rate (DCR) lower than 100 cps over the entire surface, a signal to noise ratio better than 13, and a timing resolution better than 5.5 ns. The module feeds about 360 mW at 5 V with a dynamic range in excess of 500 photo-electrons on a 100 ω differential line. The unit can also operate at room temperature, at the cost of an increase of DCR to 108 cps.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberP05038
JournalJournal of Instrumentation
Volume17
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Mathematical Physics

Keywords

  • Front-end electronics for detector readout
  • Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
  • Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state)
  • Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs, CMOS imagers, etc)

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