Integration of the FastIC front-end electronics into the Picosec MicroMegas detector

L. Scharenberg; J. Alozy; Y. Angelis; S. Aune; R. Ballabriga; J. Bortfeldt; F. Brunbauer; M. Brunoldi; M. Campbell; J. Datta; R. De Oliveira; K. Dehmelt; G. Fanourakis; J. M. Fernandez-Tenllado; K. J. Flöthner; D. Fiorina; M. Gallinaro; F. Garcia; D. Gascon; I. Giomataris; K. Gnanvo; S. Gomez; F. J. Iguaz; D. Janssens; A. Kallitsopoulou; M. Kovacic; B. Kross; P. Legou; M. Lisowska; J. Liu; M. Lupberger; R. Manera; I. Maniatis; A. Mariscal; J. Mauricio; J. McKisson; Y. Meng; H. Muller; E. Oliveri; G. Orlandini; A. Pandey; T. Papaevangelou; E. Picatoste; M. Piller; M. Pomorski; L. Ropelewski; D. Sampsonidis; A. Sanuy; T. Schneider; E. Scorsone; L. Sohl; M. van Stenis; Y. Tsipolitis; S. E. Tzamarias; A. Utrobicic; I. Vai; R. Veenhof; P. Vitulo; X. Wang; S. White; W. Xi; Z. Zhang; Y. Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170496

Integration of the FastIC front-end electronics into the Picosec MicroMegas detector

L. Scharenberg
, J. Alozy
, Y. Angelis
, S. Aune
, R. Ballabriga
, J. Bortfeldt
, F. Brunbauer
, M. Brunoldi
, M. Campbell
, J. Datta
, R. De Oliveira
, K. Dehmelt
, G. Fanourakis
, J. M. Fernandez-Tenllado
, K. J. Flöthner
, D. Fiorina
, M. Gallinaro
, F. Garcia
, D. Gascon
, I. Giomataris

K. Gnanvo, S. Gomez, F. J. Iguaz, D. Janssens, A. Kallitsopoulou, M. Kovacic, B. Kross, P. Legou, M. Lisowska, J. Liu, M. Lupberger, R. Manera, I. Maniatis, A. Mariscal, J. Mauricio, J. McKisson, Y. Meng, H. Muller, E. Oliveri, G. Orlandini, A. Pandey, T. Papaevangelou, E. Picatoste, M. Piller, M. Pomorski, L. Ropelewski, D. Sampsonidis, A. Sanuy, T. Schneider, E. Scorsone, L. Sohl, M. van Stenis, Y. Tsipolitis, S. E. Tzamarias, A. Utrobicic, I. Vai, R. Veenhof, P. Vitulo, X. Wang, S. White, W. Xi, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhou

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CERN
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH)
Centre d'Etudes de Saclay
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
University of Pavia
National Institute for Nuclear Physics
Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research
University of Barcelona
University of Bonn
Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas
University of Helsinki
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
University of Zagreb
Université Paris-Saclay
University of Science and Technology of China
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Graz University of Technology
CEA Saclay
National Technical University of Athens
Ruder Boskovic Institute
University of Virginia

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Abstract

The Picosec MicroMegas collaboration aims to develop gaseous fast-timing detectors; experimentally, intrinsic time resolutions from around 50ps to better than 20ps are obtained, depending on the exact detector configuration. Parts of developments focus on exploring various options of fast-timing multi-channel front-end electronics, to meet the data processing demands of experimental applications. One option is the FastIC, which was developed for reading out positive and negative input polarity sensors with intrinsic amplification. In this paper, the first results from reading out the gaseous Picosec MicroMegas detector with the FastIC are presented. In laboratory studies, a basic description of the data processing chain was performed using a function generator. The results from test beam measurements are used to characterise the timing performance and the charge processing of the combination of FastIC and Picosec MicroMegas, as well as to demonstrate the possibility of a multi-channel detector readout. Although the timing-at-threshold level of the FastIC introduces a time walk of around 1.5ns, time resolutions of around 50ps have been achieved.

Original language	English
Article number	170496
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	1076
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170496
State	Published - Jul 2025

Keywords

FastIC
Gaseous fast-timing detectors
Picosec MicroMegas
Precise timing electronics

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Scharenberg, L., Alozy, J., Angelis, Y., Aune, S., Ballabriga, R., Bortfeldt, J., Brunbauer, F., Brunoldi, M., Campbell, M., Datta, J., De Oliveira, R., Dehmelt, K., Fanourakis, G., Fernandez-Tenllado, J. M., Flöthner, K. J., Fiorina, D., Gallinaro, M., Garcia, F., Gascon, D., ... Zhou, Y. (2025). Integration of the FastIC front-end electronics into the Picosec MicroMegas detector. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, 1076, Article 170496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170496

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