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Data encoding efficiency in pixel detector readout with charge information
The average minimum number of bits needed for lossless readout of a pixel
detector is calculated, in the regime of interest for particle physics where
only a small fraction of pixels have a non-zero value per frame. This permits a
systematic comparison of the readout efficiency of different encoding imple-
mentations. The calculation is compared to the number of bits used by the FE-I4
pixel readout chip of the ATLAS experiment.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figure
A review of advances in pixel detectors for experiments with high rate and radiation
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments ATLAS and CMS have established
hybrid pixel detectors as the instrument of choice for particle tracking and
vertexing in high rate and radiation environments, as they operate close to the
LHC interaction points. With the High Luminosity-LHC upgrade now in sight, for
which the tracking detectors will be completely replaced, new generations of
pixel detectors are being devised. They have to address enormous challenges in
terms of data throughput and radiation levels, ionizing and non-ionizing, that
harm the sensing and readout parts of pixel detectors alike. Advances in
microelectronics and microprocessing technologies now enable large scale
detector designs with unprecedented performance in measurement precision (space
and time), radiation hard sensors and readout chips, hybridization techniques,
lightweight supports, and fully monolithic approaches to meet these challenges.
This paper reviews the world-wide effort on these developments.Comment: 84 pages with 46 figures. Review article.For submission to Rep. Prog.
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Optimal use of Charge Information for the HL-LHC Pixel Detector Readout
The pixel detectors for the High Luminosity upgrades of the ATLAS and CMS
detectors will preserve digitized charge information in spite of extremely high
hit rates. Both circuit physical size and output bandwidth will limit the
number of bits to which charge can be digitized and stored. We therefore study
the effect of the number of bits used for digitization and storage on single
and multi-particle cluster resolution, efficiency, classification, and particle
identification. We show how performance degrades as fewer bits are used to
digitize and to store charge. We find that with limited charge information (4
bits), one can achieve near optimal performance on a variety of tasks.Comment: 27 pages, 20 figure
Application of Time Projection Chambers with GEMs and Pixels to WIMP Searches and Fast Neutron Detection
We present work on the detection of neutral particles via nuclear recoils in
gas-filled Time Projection Chambers (TPCs). We employ Gas Electron Multipliers
(GEMs) to amplify the signal and silicon pixel electronics to detect the
avalanche charge. These technologies allow ionization in the target gas to be
detected with low noise, improved position and time resolution, and high
efficiency. We review experimental results obtained in previous years, and
report on ongoing simulation studies and construction of the first prototype at
the University of Hawaii. We also present prospects of using such detectors to
perform direction-sensitive searches for WIMP dark matter and fast neutron from
fissionable material.Comment: Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Technology and
Instrumentation in Particle Physics (TIPP 2011), to be published in Physics
Procedia, 8 pages, 9 figure
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