Single channel PICOSEC Micromegas detector with improved time resolution

A. Utrobicic; R. Aleksan; Y. Angelis; J. Bortfeldt; F. Brunbauer; M. Brunoldi; E. Chatzianagnostou; J. Datta; K. Dehmelt; G. Fanourakis; D. Fiorina; K. J. Floethner; M. Gallinaro; F. Garcia; I. Giomataris; K. Gnanvo; F. J. Iguaz; D. Janssens; A. Kallitsopoulou; M. Kovacic; B. Kross; P. Legou; M. Lisowska; J. Liu; M. Lupberger; I. Maniatis; J. McKisson; Y. Meng; H. Muller; E. Oliveri; G. Orlandini; A. Pandey; T. Papaevangelou; M. Pomorski; L. Ropelewski; D. Sampsonidis; L. Scharenberg; T. Schneider; L. Sohl; M. van Stenis; Y. Tsipolitis; S. E. Tzamarias; I. Vai; R. Veenhof; P. Vitulo; X. Wang; S. White; W. Xi; Z. Zhang; Y. Zhou

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2024.170127

Single channel PICOSEC Micromegas detector with improved time resolution

A. Utrobicic
, R. Aleksan
, Y. Angelis
, J. Bortfeldt
, F. Brunbauer
, M. Brunoldi
, E. Chatzianagnostou
, J. Datta
, K. Dehmelt
, G. Fanourakis
, D. Fiorina
, K. J. Floethner
, M. Gallinaro
, F. Garcia
, I. Giomataris
, K. Gnanvo
, F. J. Iguaz
, D. Janssens
, A. Kallitsopoulou
, M. Kovacic

B. Kross, P. Legou, M. Lisowska, J. Liu, M. Lupberger, I. Maniatis, J. McKisson, Y. Meng, H. Muller, E. Oliveri, G. Orlandini, A. Pandey, T. Papaevangelou, M. Pomorski, L. Ropelewski, D. Sampsonidis, L. Scharenberg, T. Schneider, L. Sohl, M. van Stenis, Y. Tsipolitis, S. E. Tzamarias, I. Vai, R. Veenhof, P. Vitulo, X. Wang, S. White, W. Xi, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhou

Physics and Astronomy

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

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This paper presents design guidelines and the experimental verification of a single-channel PICOSEC Micromegas (MM) detector with an improved time resolution. The design encompasses the detector board, vessel, auxiliary mechanical parts, and electrical connectivity for high voltage (HV) and signals, focusing on improving the stability, reducing noise, and ensuring signal integrity to optimize timing performance. A notable feature is the simple and fast reassembly procedure, facilitating quick replacement of the detector internal components that allows for an efficient measurement strategy involving different detector components. The paper also examines the influence of parasitic capacitance and inductance on the output signal integrity. To validate the design, a prototype assembly and three interchangeable detector boards with varying readout pad diameters were manufactured. Detectors were initially tested in the laboratory. Finally, the timing performance of the detectors with different pad sizes was verified using 150 GeV muons. Notably, a record time resolution for a PICOSEC Micromegas detector technology with a CsI photocathode of 12.5 ± 0.8 ps was achieved for a detector with 10 mm diameter readout pad size.

Original language	English
Article number	170127
Journal	Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A
Volume	1072
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.170127
State	Published - Mar 2025

Keywords

Cherenkov detectors
Micromegas
Micropattern gaseous detectors
Photocathode
Picosecond timing
Timing detectors

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Utrobicic, A., Aleksan, R., Angelis, Y., Bortfeldt, J., Brunbauer, F., Brunoldi, M., Chatzianagnostou, E., Datta, J., Dehmelt, K., Fanourakis, G., Fiorina, D., Floethner, K. J., Gallinaro, M., Garcia, F., Giomataris, I., Gnanvo, K., Iguaz, F. J., Janssens, D., Kallitsopoulou, A., ... Zhou, Y. (2025). Single channel PICOSEC Micromegas detector with improved time resolution. Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A, 1072, Article 170127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.170127

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KW - Cherenkov detectors

KW - Micromegas

KW - Micropattern gaseous detectors

KW - Photocathode

KW - Picosecond timing

KW - Timing detectors

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