Multi-channel front-end ASIC for a 3D position-sensitive detector

Journal Article · Mon Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Journal of Instrumentation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/17/02/c02011· OSTI ID:1846364

Pinaroli, G. ^[1]; Herrmann, S. ^[1]; Miryala, S. ^[1]; Manthena, V. ^[1]; Deptuch, G. W. ^[1]; Carini, G. A. ^[1]; Bolotnikov, A. E. ^[1]; Dellapenna, A. ^[1]; Raguzin, E. ^[1]; Fried, J. ^[1]; Deane, C. R. ^[1]; Brown, C. A. ^[2]; Christian, J. ^[2]; Cirignano, L. ^[2]; Kargar, A. ^[2]; Kim, H. ^[2]; Shah, K. S. ^[2]; Squillante, M. ^[2]; Squillante, M. S. ^[2]; Weststrate, E. ^[2] ; Valente, A. J. ^[3]; Koslowsky, M. R. ^[3]; Miller, A. L. ^[3]; Smith, M. B. ^[3]

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1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
2. Radiation Monitoring Devices, Watertown, MA (United States)
3. Bubble Technology Industries, Chalk River, ON (Canada)

Arrays of 3D position-sensitive detectors (3DPSD), operating at room temperature and using cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) and thallium bromide (TIBr) sensors, are suitable for gamma-ray spectrometry in many applications. One detector configuration, the 3D position-sensitive Virtual Frisch-Grid detector (VFG), is particularly advantageous for integrating into large area arrays. The signals generated inside each detector of the array are captured with the anode, cathode and four pads that enable the reconstruction of the position and energy of the ionizing interaction by measurements of amplitude and timing of the signals. For these applications, a low-noise front-end ASIC has been developed, capable of processing bipolar signals (needed because of AC-coupling of certain electrodes). The ASIC can be coupled to an ADC in order to form a compound “waveform digitizer” capable of post-processing the analog signals and determining amplitude and timing information. This paper describes a 32-channel front-end ASIC that is suitable for reading out a 3 × 3 or 4 × 4 element matrix in the VFG configuration. Each channel is composed of a low-noise charge amplifier with an adaptive continuous reset feedback circuit suitable for both positive and negative charge, a first order shaper and a single-to-differential converter output stage. Voltage and current references are all internally generated by 10-bit DACs and the chip is fully controllable with the I²C communication protocol. The readout channel response has been verified using the implemented injection circuit. Linear behavior up to ~75 ke^± with the gain of ~80 mV/fC, and up to ~200 ke^± with the gain of ~30 mV/fC was demonstrated. In conclusion, the first test result waveforms using a ¹³⁷Cs radioactive source on a 5 × 5 × 12 mm³ TIBr crystal are reported.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0012704; 70RDND18C00000024
• OSTI ID: 1846364
• Report Number(s): BNL-222791-2022-JAAM
• Journal Information: Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 17, Issue 02; ISSN 1748-0221
• Publisher: Institute of Physics (IOP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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