Front-end electronics development of large-area SiPM arrays for high-precision single-photon time measurement

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Main Authors: Zhi, Wei, Cao, Ruike, Tang, Jiannan, Wang, Mingxin, Tan, Yongqi, Wu, Weihao, Xu, Donglian
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author Zhi, Wei
Cao, Ruike
Tang, Jiannan
Wang, Mingxin
Tan, Yongqi
Wu, Weihao
Xu, Donglian
author_facet Zhi, Wei
Cao, Ruike
Tang, Jiannan
Wang, Mingxin
Tan, Yongqi
Wu, Weihao
Xu, Donglian
contents TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) plans to incorporate silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) with superior time resolution in addition to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) into its detection units, namely hybrid Digital Optical Modules (hDOMs), to improve its angular resolution. However, the time resolution significantly degrades for large-area SiPMs due to the large detector capacitance, posing significant challenges for the readout electronics of SiPMs in hDOM. We analyzed the influences of series and parallel connections when constructing a large-area SiPM array and designed a series-parallel connection SiPM array with differential output. We also designed a high-speed pre-amplifier based on transformers (MABA-007159) and radio frequency amplifiers (BGA2803), and an analog multi-channel summing circuit based on operational amplifiers (LMH6629). We measured the single photon time resolution (SPTR) of a $4\times4$ SiPM (Hamamatsu S13360-3050PE) array ($12\times12~\mathrm{mm}^2$) of approximately 300 ps FWHM. This front-end readout design enables the large-area SiPM array to achieve high-precision single photon time measurement in one readout channel.
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spellingShingle Front-end electronics development of large-area SiPM arrays for high-precision single-photon time measurement
Zhi, Wei
Cao, Ruike
Tang, Jiannan
Wang, Mingxin
Tan, Yongqi
Wu, Weihao
Xu, Donglian
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) plans to incorporate silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) with superior time resolution in addition to photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) into its detection units, namely hybrid Digital Optical Modules (hDOMs), to improve its angular resolution. However, the time resolution significantly degrades for large-area SiPMs due to the large detector capacitance, posing significant challenges for the readout electronics of SiPMs in hDOM. We analyzed the influences of series and parallel connections when constructing a large-area SiPM array and designed a series-parallel connection SiPM array with differential output. We also designed a high-speed pre-amplifier based on transformers (MABA-007159) and radio frequency amplifiers (BGA2803), and an analog multi-channel summing circuit based on operational amplifiers (LMH6629). We measured the single photon time resolution (SPTR) of a $4\times4$ SiPM (Hamamatsu S13360-3050PE) array ($12\times12~\mathrm{mm}^2$) of approximately 300 ps FWHM. This front-end readout design enables the large-area SiPM array to achieve high-precision single photon time measurement in one readout channel.
title Front-end electronics development of large-area SiPM arrays for high-precision single-photon time measurement
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02948