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The Silicon Tracker Readout Electronics of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

Journal Article · · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
A unique electronics system has been built and tested for reading signals from the silicon-strip detectors of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope mission. The system amplifies and processes signals from 884,736 36-cm strips using only 160 W of power, and it achieves close to 100% detection efficiency with noise occupancy sufficiently low to allow it to self trigger. The design of the readout system is described, and results are presented from ground-based testing of the completed detector system.
Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
876756
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-11713
Journal Information:
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Vol. 53; ISSN 0018-9499; ISSN IETNAE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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