Development of a sub-100 ps Time-of-Flight detector with SiPM-readout scintillator for measurement of cosmic muon velocity
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| author | Yang, Ziyi Wang, Xiyang Zou, Shiming Wang, Ting Huang, Kairui Zhuang, Wanyi Pu, Yicheng Wang, Xiaolong |
| author_facet | Yang, Ziyi Wang, Xiyang Zou, Shiming Wang, Ting Huang, Kairui Zhuang, Wanyi Pu, Yicheng Wang, Xiaolong |
| contents | Accurate Time-of-Flight (TOF) measurement with sub-100 picosecond resolution is a critical requirement for particle identification in future high-energy physics experiments, such as the Belle II $K_{L}$ and Muon (KLM) detector upgrade. Achieving this precision with large-area Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) is challenging due to the inherent junction capacitance, which degrades signal rise time. In this work, we developed and evaluated a high-time-resolution cosmic ray detector based on plastic scintillators and customized SiPM arrays. To optimize the readout for block-shaped scintillators, we systematically compared different sensor topologies. We demonstrate that a multi-face readout topology, utilizing low-capacitance 4-series (4S) SiPM modules coupled to four faces of the scintillator, achieves an excellent coincidence time resolution of approximately 68 ps, outperforming the $\sim$100 ps resolution of the concentrated 4-series 3-parallel (4S3P) hybrid topology. Furthermore, to validate the system's practical performance, we successfully measured well-known cosmic ray observables, specifically the relativistic muon velocity via TOF reconstruction. These results highlight the potential of the multi-face 4S configuration as a high-precision solution for future TOF detector upgrades. |
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| spellingShingle | Development of a sub-100 ps Time-of-Flight detector with SiPM-readout scintillator for measurement of cosmic muon velocity Yang, Ziyi Wang, Xiyang Zou, Shiming Wang, Ting Huang, Kairui Zhuang, Wanyi Pu, Yicheng Wang, Xiaolong Instrumentation and Detectors Accurate Time-of-Flight (TOF) measurement with sub-100 picosecond resolution is a critical requirement for particle identification in future high-energy physics experiments, such as the Belle II $K_{L}$ and Muon (KLM) detector upgrade. Achieving this precision with large-area Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs) is challenging due to the inherent junction capacitance, which degrades signal rise time. In this work, we developed and evaluated a high-time-resolution cosmic ray detector based on plastic scintillators and customized SiPM arrays. To optimize the readout for block-shaped scintillators, we systematically compared different sensor topologies. We demonstrate that a multi-face readout topology, utilizing low-capacitance 4-series (4S) SiPM modules coupled to four faces of the scintillator, achieves an excellent coincidence time resolution of approximately 68 ps, outperforming the $\sim$100 ps resolution of the concentrated 4-series 3-parallel (4S3P) hybrid topology. Furthermore, to validate the system's practical performance, we successfully measured well-known cosmic ray observables, specifically the relativistic muon velocity via TOF reconstruction. These results highlight the potential of the multi-face 4S configuration as a high-precision solution for future TOF detector upgrades. |
| title | Development of a sub-100 ps Time-of-Flight detector with SiPM-readout scintillator for measurement of cosmic muon velocity |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13199 |