Development of a SiPM readout circuit and a trigger system for microfluidic scintillation detectors MIKHAIL ASIATICI 08/05/2014

OVERVIEW So far PicoScope interfacement and preliminary PMT measurements Advanced SiPM workshop Amplifiers SPICE simulation PCBs Next steps PCB fabrication LabVIEW interface for XY table Tests with INFN PCBs?

ACQUISITION SYSTEM 1/20 SiPM PMT A B PicoScope 6403C C D ext LabVIEW PC USB Trigger(s)/signal(s) in progress

PICOSCOPE 6403C: FEATURES Input stages 350 MHz analog bandwidth (t r = 1 ns) 4 channels (+1 external trigger channel) AC, DC 1 MΩ, DC 50 Ω coupling Sampling Minimum sampling time: 200 ps 1 channel, 800 ps 2+ channels 512 MS internal memory Complex trigger conditions available Interfacing USB 3.0 SDK available 2/20

PICOSCOPE 6403C: CAPTURE MODES Block mode Up to 512 MS collected immediately/after a trigger event and downloaded at the end Tens of ms of dead time between each capture Rapid block mode Internal memory can be segmented (up to segments of 512 samples each to be shared among channels) One trigger event -> one segment filled All the segments 3/20

C# INTERFACE 3/20

LABVIEW INTERFACE: OVERVIEW 4/20

LABVIEW INTERFACE: FEATURES (1) 5/20 Each channel can be independently Set as signal, trigger or disabled (temperature and timebase input readily implementable) Connected to any pulse source (PMT, SiPM, …) Trigger modes Self trigger (on any signal channel) Single external trigger A function generator can emulate a periodic/random trigger Coincidence trigger with programmable coincidence window Online pulse integral calculation and histogram generation Optionally, remove pulses DC component (-> pedestal) and/or store absolute value of integrals

LABVIEW INTERFACE: FEATURES (2) 6/20 Waveforms circular buffer Optionally sortable by integral value Visual indication of the integral of the current waveform on the histogram File logging XML format Easy to debug, to read and to parse Both events (integrals, timestamp, temperature and trigger position) and capture settings Files can be read back in LabVIEW to load events and capture settings An external C++ program performs XML -> ROOT conversion

LABVIEW INTERFACE: PMT ACQUISITIONS 7/20 No source, no scintillator, V bias = 1000 V, 25 ns integration time, 50Ω coupling Periodic trigger (10 Hz)Self trigger (- 5 mV, falling edge) Thanks Pietro!

LABVIEW INTERFACE: PMT ACQUISITIONS 8/20 V bias = 1000 V, 100 ns integration time, 50 Ω coupling, external trigger provided by NIM coincidence module from 2 scintillating fibers 90 Sr source, no tile 90 Sr source with scintillating tile (≈ 1 cm 2 )Thanks Pietro!

CTA ADVANCED SIPM WORKSHOP -March 24-26, Cartigny -Better understanding of SiPM physics and models -Examples of SiPM readout circuits (PCBs based on some of them) -Contacts with companies -SensL could provide custom linear array for k€ -Philips could have some digital SiPM providing spatial information in development -Waiting for NDA? 9/20

PCB: OVERVIEW 10/20 Step-up switching converter Amplifiers Low voltage power supply (4.75 V – 6 V) Optionally -5 V LV HV PicoScope SiPM (SMD package) connector (coax) cable (or direct mounting?)

AMPLIFIERS SIMULATIONS For SiPM: equivalent model by F. Corsi et al. 1 Parameters from one of the devices presented in the paper (SiPM IRST), with Q = e*M ≈ 200 fC (M ≈ 1.25 x 10 6 for the devices received) Amplifier 1: transconductance amplifier + voltage amplifier (single stage from C. Piemonte et al.) 2 with wide-band voltage-feedback op amp (ADA4817) 11/20 1 F. Corsi et al. – Modelling a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) as a signal source for optimum front-end design 2 C. Piemonte et al. – Development of an automatic procedure for the characterization of silicon photomultipliers ≈ 10 mV/pe single stage ≈ 100 mV/pe double stage (but slower) T settle5% ≈ 50 – 150 ns (trade gain for speed) Very low noise (EIN = 4.4 nV/sqrt(Hz))

AMPLIFIERS SIMULATIONS Amplifier 2: transconductance amplifier + non-inverting amplifier with wide band current-feedback op amp (AD8000) from F. Giordano et al. 12/20 F. Giordano et al. – Tests on FBK SiPM sensor for a CTA-INFN Progetto PREMIALE demonstrator (presentation) ≈ 10 mV/pe single stage ≈ 80 mV/pe double stage T settle5% ≈ 40 – 60 ns (fast) Higher noise (EIN = 520 nV/sqrt(Hz))

AMPLIFIERS PERFORMANCES SUMMARY Gain in the order of 10s mV/pe, time constants in the order of 10s-100s ns Amplifier 1 less noisy Amplifier 2 faster 13/20

AMPLIFIERS PCB REQUIREMENTS The PCB is meant as a test board from which possibly derive a definitive configuration, so it is important to ensure the maximum possible flexibility For both the configurations, the signal can be extracted after single or double stage For all of the 4 signal sources, the output can be exctracted before/after a decoupling capacitor Capacitor performs on-board AC coupling, but might results in signal reflections Optional dual supply +/- 5 V as an additional way to produce a signal with no DC component (but maybe decoupling capacitor is enough) All the feedback resistors are potentiometers, to allow gain tuning There is always a certain degree of gain-bandwidth tradeoff Avoid saturation for events with a higher number of photoelectrons Bypassable on-board linear voltage regulator Compare noise with on-board/external voltage regulation 14/20

SMD SIPM ADAPTER BOARD 15/20 Holes for mechanical support Size? Position? Number? (currently M2) SiPM (Hamamatsu S P) Connector: -currently: or -LEMO? BNC? -Direct plugging? (dimensions in mm)

AMPLIFIERS BOARD 16/20 Power supply (HV, LV, optional -5 V, GND) SiPM connectors (same choices as for SiPM boards) Output connectors (here pin headers, different connector?) Jumpers for on-board/external voltage regulation choice Jumpers for single/dual voltage supply choice

POWER SUPPLY BOARD Step-up switching voltage regulator, to avoid the need of an high- voltage supply just for SiPM biasing Output voltage tuning Integrated DAC with serial interface Digital pins available for a possible future integration with e.g. a microcontroller Potentiometer (here not shown) Input voltage range: 4.75 V – 6 V Output voltage range: 64 V – 69 2 mA V op of the available SiPM: 66.6 V ± 1.3 V Recommended Vop range: 2.1 V Bypassable additional LC filter at the output to reduce ripple (not shown) Same architecture used for SiPM biasing in the Schwarzschild- Couder CTA Telescope 17/20K. Meagher (Georgia Tech) – SiPM Electronics for the Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (presentation)

POWER SUPPLY BOARD 18/20 LV in (4.75 V – 6 V) HV out (64 V – 69 V) Digital interface pins Jumpers to choose DAC/potentiometer for output voltage regulation

PCB: TO BE DEFINED Connectors Physical dimensions Size, number and position of mounting holes (Number of SiPM adapter boards to be fabricated) 19/20

NEXT STEPS SiPM PCB fabrication (test with INFN amplifiers?) Amplifiers test and characterization SiPM signals acquisition XY table Assembly Development of a LabVIEW interface 20/20

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