A simulation model of front-end electronics for high-precision timing measurements with low-gain avalanche detectors

Peña, C.; Deptuch, G.; Xie, S.; Apresyan, A.; Narváez, L.; Ristori, L.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.010

Title: A simulation model of front-end electronics for high-precision timing measurements with low-gain avalanche detectors

Abstract

Here, we report simulation results of a study aiming to optimize parameters of a detector that uses low-gain avalanche detectors (LGAD) for high-precision timing measurements. The detector is assumed to be composed of a 50μm LGAD sensor coupled to front-end readout electronics which is used to measure the time of arrival of minimum ionizing particles. The simulation includes modeling of signal fluctuations in the LGAD sensor, variations of the analog bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the front-end electronics, time bin quantization, and radiation damage of the LGAD sensors. Two approaches to measure the timestamp are considered: leading edge and constant fraction. Simulated LGAD pulses before irradiation, and after irradiation with neutron fluences of 5×10¹⁴ n/cm² and 1×10¹⁵ n/cm², are studied. The time resolution for a 50μm LGADs was found to be 35 ps for front-end electronics bandwidths larger than 350 MHz and SNRs larger than 30. The time resolution at SNR of 30 for fluences of 5×10¹⁴ n/cm² and 1×10¹⁵ n/cm² were found to be 31 ps and 37 ps, respectively.

Authors:

Peña, C. ^[1]; Deptuch, G. ^[2]; Xie, S. ^[3]; Apresyan, A. ^[2]; Narváez, L. ^[3]; Ristori, L. ^[2]

Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; European Research Council (ERC); Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) (Spain)

OSTI Identifier:: 1765127

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1691741

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-19-370-PPD
Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002; oai:inspirehep.net:1740975; TRN: US2206221

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359; 2017.027; FG02-04ER41286; SC0011925; 654168; 669529; FPA2014-55295-C3-2-R; FPA2015-69260-C3-3-R

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 940; Journal ID: ISSN 0168-9002

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon; Timing; LGAD

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                    Peña, C., Deptuch, G., Xie, S., Apresyan, A., Narváez, L., and Ristori, L. A simulation model of front-end electronics for high-precision timing measurements with low-gain avalanche detectors.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Peña, C., Deptuch, G., Xie, S., Apresyan, A., Narváez, L., & Ristori, L. A simulation model of front-end electronics for high-precision timing measurements with low-gain avalanche detectors.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.010

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                    Peña, C., Deptuch, G., Xie, S., Apresyan, A., Narváez, L., and Ristori, L. Tue .  
"A simulation model of front-end electronics for high-precision timing measurements with low-gain avalanche detectors".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.06.010.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1765127.

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  abstractNote = {Here, we report simulation results of a study aiming to optimize parameters of a detector that uses low-gain avalanche detectors (LGAD) for high-precision timing measurements. The detector is assumed to be composed of a 50μm LGAD sensor coupled to front-end readout electronics which is used to measure the time of arrival of minimum ionizing particles. The simulation includes modeling of signal fluctuations in the LGAD sensor, variations of the analog bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the front-end electronics, time bin quantization, and radiation damage of the LGAD sensors. Two approaches to measure the timestamp are considered: leading edge and constant fraction. Simulated LGAD pulses before irradiation, and after irradiation with neutron fluences of 5×1014 n/cm2 and 1×1015 n/cm2, are studied. The time resolution for a 50μm LGADs was found to be 35 ps for front-end electronics bandwidths larger than 350 MHz and SNRs larger than 30. The time resolution at SNR of 30 for fluences of 5×1014 n/cm2 and 1×1015 n/cm2 were found to be 31 ps and 37 ps, respectively.},

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