Demonstrating sub-electron noise performance in Single electron Sensitive Readout (SiSeRO) devices
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| author | Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy Herrmann, Sven Orel, Peter Donlon, Kevan Allen, Steven W. Bautz, Marshall W. Cantrall, Brianna Cooper, Michael LaMarr, Beverly Leitz, Chris Miller, Eric Morris, R. Glenn Pan, Abigail Y. Prigozhin, Gregory Prigozhin, Ilya Stueber, Haley R. Wilkins, Daniel R. |
| author_facet | Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy Herrmann, Sven Orel, Peter Donlon, Kevan Allen, Steven W. Bautz, Marshall W. Cantrall, Brianna Cooper, Michael LaMarr, Beverly Leitz, Chris Miller, Eric Morris, R. Glenn Pan, Abigail Y. Prigozhin, Gregory Prigozhin, Ilya Stueber, Haley R. Wilkins, Daniel R. |
| contents | Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detection technology that can, in principle, provide significantly greater responsivity and improved noise performance than traditional charge coupled device (CCD) readout circuitry. The SiSeRO, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, uses a p-MOSFET transistor with a depleted back-gate region under the transistor channel; as charge is transferred into the back gate region, the transistor current is modulated. With our first generation SiSeRO devices, we previously achieved a responsivity of around 800 pA per electron, an equivalent noise charge (ENC) of 4.5 electrons root mean square (RMS), and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) spectral resolution of 130 eV at 5.9 keV, at a readout speed of 625 Kpixel/s and for a detector temperature of 250 K. Importantly, since the charge signal remains unaffected by the SiSeRO readout process, we have also been able to implement Repetitive Non-Destructive Readout (RNDR), achieving an improved ENC performance. In this paper, we demonstrate sub-electron noise sensitivity with these devices, utilizing an enhanced test setup optimized for RNDR measurements, with excellent temperature control, improved readout circuitry, and advanced digital filtering techniques. We are currently fabricating new SiSeRO detectors with more sensitive and RNDR-optimized amplifier designs, which will help mature the SiSeRO technology in the future and eventually lead to the pathway to develop active pixel sensor (APS) arrays using sensitive SiSeRO amplifiers on each pixel. Active pixel devices with sub-electron sensitivity and fast readout present an exciting option for next generation, large area astronomical X-ray telescopes requiring fast, low-noise megapixel imagers. |
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| spellingShingle | Demonstrating sub-electron noise performance in Single electron Sensitive Readout (SiSeRO) devices Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy Herrmann, Sven Orel, Peter Donlon, Kevan Allen, Steven W. Bautz, Marshall W. Cantrall, Brianna Cooper, Michael LaMarr, Beverly Leitz, Chris Miller, Eric Morris, R. Glenn Pan, Abigail Y. Prigozhin, Gregory Prigozhin, Ilya Stueber, Haley R. Wilkins, Daniel R. Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Instrumentation and Detectors Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO) is a novel on-chip charge detection technology that can, in principle, provide significantly greater responsivity and improved noise performance than traditional charge coupled device (CCD) readout circuitry. The SiSeRO, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, uses a p-MOSFET transistor with a depleted back-gate region under the transistor channel; as charge is transferred into the back gate region, the transistor current is modulated. With our first generation SiSeRO devices, we previously achieved a responsivity of around 800 pA per electron, an equivalent noise charge (ENC) of 4.5 electrons root mean square (RMS), and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) spectral resolution of 130 eV at 5.9 keV, at a readout speed of 625 Kpixel/s and for a detector temperature of 250 K. Importantly, since the charge signal remains unaffected by the SiSeRO readout process, we have also been able to implement Repetitive Non-Destructive Readout (RNDR), achieving an improved ENC performance. In this paper, we demonstrate sub-electron noise sensitivity with these devices, utilizing an enhanced test setup optimized for RNDR measurements, with excellent temperature control, improved readout circuitry, and advanced digital filtering techniques. We are currently fabricating new SiSeRO detectors with more sensitive and RNDR-optimized amplifier designs, which will help mature the SiSeRO technology in the future and eventually lead to the pathway to develop active pixel sensor (APS) arrays using sensitive SiSeRO amplifiers on each pixel. Active pixel devices with sub-electron sensitivity and fast readout present an exciting option for next generation, large area astronomical X-ray telescopes requiring fast, low-noise megapixel imagers. |
| title | Demonstrating sub-electron noise performance in Single electron Sensitive Readout (SiSeRO) devices |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16754 |