Application of the VMM ASIC for SiPM-based calorimetry
Abstract Highly integrated multichannel readout electronics is crucial in contemporary particle physics experiments. A novel silicon photomultiplier readout system based on the VMM3a ASIC was developed, for the first time exploiting this chip for calorimetric purposes. To extend the dynamic range the signal from each SiPM channel was processed by two electronics channels with different gain. A fully operational prototype system with 256 SiPM readout channels allowed the collection of data from a prototype of the ALICE Forward Hadron Calorimeter (FoCal-H Prototype 2). The design and the test beam results using high energy hadron beams are presented and discussed, confirming the applicability of VMM3a-based solutions for energy measurements in a high rate environment.
Authors
- I. G. Bearden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-3094)
- A.R. Buhl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2644-2464)
- Max Philip Rauch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0635-0231)
- Alexandru Rusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-0581)
- H. Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2830-0617)
- V. Kozhuharov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-7799)
- T. Isidori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-4038)
- C. Loizides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8635-8465)
- R. Simeonov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7729-5503)
- Valentin Dimitrov Buchakchiev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7504-2561)
- L. Dufke
- D. Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3893-2308)
- S. Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2421-5409)
Institutions
- Institute of Particle Physics (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Instrumentation
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/19/10/p10009
- Primary Topic
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- CERN
- European Commission
- Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond
- Office of Science
- Nuclear Physics