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Design and performance of a TDC ASIC for the upgrade of the ATLAS Monitored Drift Tube detector

Journal Article · · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
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  1. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States); University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
  2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  3. University of Milan-Bicocca, Milano (Italy)
  4. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
  5. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China)
  6. Max-Planck-Institute for Physics, Munich (Germany)
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We present the prototype of a time-to-digital (TDC) ASIC for the upgrade of the ATLAS Monitored Drift Tube (MDT) detector for high-luminosity LHC operation. This ASIC is based on a previously submitted demonstrator ASIC designed for timing performance evaluation, and includes all features necessary for the various operation modes, as well as the migration to the TSMC 130 nm CMOS technology. Here, we present the TDC design with the emphasis on added features and performance optimization. Tests of the timing performance demonstrate that this ASIC meets the design specifications. The TDC has a bin size of about 780 ps, and a timing bin variations within ±40 ps for all 24 channels with leading and trailing edge digitization, while the power consumption has been limited to 250 mW, corresponding to a consumption of about 5.2 mW per edge measurement.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Ministry of Science and Technology of China; National Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0007859
OSTI ID:
1643333
Journal Information:
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Journal Name: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment Journal Issue: C Vol. 939; ISSN 0168-9002
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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