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Main Authors: De Benedetti, Federico, Coco, Victor, Collins, Paula, Dumps, Raphael, Cid, Edgar Lemos, Gomez, Alfonso Puicercus, Rodriguez, Efren Rodriguez, Williams, Morag
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15937
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author De Benedetti, Federico
Coco, Victor
Collins, Paula
Dumps, Raphael
Cid, Edgar Lemos
Gomez, Alfonso Puicercus
Rodriguez, Efren Rodriguez
Williams, Morag
author_facet De Benedetti, Federico
Coco, Victor
Collins, Paula
Dumps, Raphael
Cid, Edgar Lemos
Gomez, Alfonso Puicercus
Rodriguez, Efren Rodriguez
Williams, Morag
contents In the new era of HL-LHC experiments, fast-timing detectors are emerging as critical tools for background rejection. Typical requirements include a temporal hit resolution of about 50 ps, a spatial resolution of around 12 $μ$m, and radiation hardness up to $10^{17}$n$_\text{eq}$/cm$^2$. To address these challenges, the development of non-standard sensor designs and advanced fast readout electronics is required. The OPTIMA multichannel board addresses the need for testing small sensor demonstrators when they cannot yet be bonded to dedicated readout ASICs. It provides fast readout of up to 16 channels and can be integrated into various test setups, including test beam environments. This contribution presents the design of the OPTIMA board, its integration in test beams, and the first experimental results.
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spellingShingle OPTIMA, a board dedicated to Optimized Precision Timing for Multichannel Acquisition
De Benedetti, Federico
Coco, Victor
Collins, Paula
Dumps, Raphael
Cid, Edgar Lemos
Gomez, Alfonso Puicercus
Rodriguez, Efren Rodriguez
Williams, Morag
Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
In the new era of HL-LHC experiments, fast-timing detectors are emerging as critical tools for background rejection. Typical requirements include a temporal hit resolution of about 50 ps, a spatial resolution of around 12 $μ$m, and radiation hardness up to $10^{17}$n$_\text{eq}$/cm$^2$. To address these challenges, the development of non-standard sensor designs and advanced fast readout electronics is required. The OPTIMA multichannel board addresses the need for testing small sensor demonstrators when they cannot yet be bonded to dedicated readout ASICs. It provides fast readout of up to 16 channels and can be integrated into various test setups, including test beam environments. This contribution presents the design of the OPTIMA board, its integration in test beams, and the first experimental results.
title OPTIMA, a board dedicated to Optimized Precision Timing for Multichannel Acquisition
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15937