Readout ASIC for 3D position-sensitive detectors

• Main Authors: De Geronimo, G., Vernon, E., Ackley, K., Fried, J., O'Connor, P., Dragone, A., He, Z., Herman, C., Zhang, F.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anodes; Application specific integrated circuits; Cathodes; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Energy measurement; Integrated circuit measurements; Position sensitive particle detectors; Shape measurement; Timing
• ISSN: 1082-3654; 2577-0829
• DOI: 10.1109/NSSMIC.2007.4436284

We describe an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for 3D position-sensitive detectors. It was optimized for pixelated CZT sensors, and it measures, corresponding to an ionizing event, the energy and timing of signals from 121 anodes and one cathode. Each channel provides low-noise charge amplification, high-order shaping, along with peak- and timing-detection. The cathode's timing can be measured in three different ways: the first is based on multiple thresholds on the charge amplifier's voltage output; the second uses the threshold crossing of a fast-shaped signal; and the third measures the peak amplitude and timing from a bipolar shaper. With its power of 2 mW per channel the ASIC measures, on a CZT sensor connected and biased, charges up to 100 fC with an electronic resolution better than 200 e" rms. Our preliminary spectral measurements applying a simple cathode/anode ratio correction demonstrated a single-pixel resolution of 4.8 keV (0.72 %) at 662 keV, with the electronics and leakage current contributing in total with 2.1 keV.