Design and Characterization of a High Dynamic Range and Ultra Low Power 16-Channel ASIC for an Innovative 3D Imaging Space Plasma Analyzer
| Autor: | G. Sou, J-D Techer, M. Berthomier, A. Rhouni |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire d'Electronique et Electromagnétisme (L2E), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Sorbonne Université-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-École polytechnique (X)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Spectrum analyzer Discriminator Materials science discriminator 02 engineering and technology CSA 01 natural sciences 7. Clean energy Nuclear electronics 0103 physical sciences Wide dynamic range 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering [SPI.NANO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics low power consumption 010308 nuclear & particles physics business.industry Dynamic range Amplifier 020208 electrical & electronic engineering Detector Electrical engineering high dynamic range space particle analyser [SPI.TRON]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Electronics Nuclear Energy and Engineering CMOS MCP ASIC readout electronics Optoelectronics business |
| Zdroj: | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 2012, 59 (5), pp.2580-2586. ⟨10.1109/TNS.2012.2211933⟩ IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012, ⟨10.1109/TNS.2012.2211933⟩ IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2012, 59 (5), pp.2580-2586. ⟨10.1109/TNS.2012.2211933⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0018-9499 |
| Popis: | International audience; A very low power 16-channel ASIC has been designed and fabricated in a standard 0.35 $mu{hbox{m}}$ CMOS technology. It is to be used as the front-end electronics of the micro-channel plates (MCPs) based detector of a 3D space plasma analyzer. Each channel includes a charge sensitive amplifier (CSA) and a discriminator. With a CSA conversion gain of 0.5 mV/fC, the ASIC is able to detect charges emitted by the MCPs over a wide dynamic range of 10 fC to 3.5 pC. The CSA pulse-pair-resolution (PPR) is 170 ns, and the maximum counting rate frequency is 7.5 MHz for input charges limited to 100 fC and 4.6 MHz for full scale inputs. The CSA input devices are optimized for a detector capacitance varying in the range of 2-12 pF. The measured input equivalent noise charge $({hbox{ENC}}_{rm in})$ is 1.3 fC $+$ 0.1 fC/pF rms. These features have been obtained with an unprecedented low power consumption of only 0.64 mW per channel. Experimental tests under the extended temperature range of $-{hbox{40}}~^{circ}{hbox{C}}$ to 85$~^{circ}{hbox{C}}$ have shown no significant performance variations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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