The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space
AMS-100 is the next-generation high-energy cosmic-ray experiment in Space. It is designed as a magnetic spectrometer with a geometrical acceptance of 100 m<sup>2</sup> · sr to be operated for ten years at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point 2. Its Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector is a crucial sub-...
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| author | Chanhoon Chung Theresa Backes Clemens Dittmar Waclaw Karpinski Thomas Kirn Daniel Louis Georg Schwering Michael Wlochal Stefan Schael |
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| description | AMS-100 is the next-generation high-energy cosmic-ray experiment in Space. It is designed as a magnetic spectrometer with a geometrical acceptance of 100 m<sup>2</sup> · sr to be operated for ten years at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point 2. Its Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector is a crucial sub-detector for the main trigger and the particle identification constructed from individual scintillation counters. A fast time measurement with a resolution of 20 ps for a single counter is required to cover wide energy ranges for particle identification. A prototype counter has been designed based on a fast plastic scintillator tile readout by two silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). An amplifier board was built to merge 16 SiPM channels into four readout channels in a hybrid connection. The signals are read out by a fast waveform digitizer. The timing performance was studied with electrons from a <sup>90</sup>Sr source. A time resolution of 40 ps for a single counter has been achieved. Various operational and environmental conditions have been studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2db817d798244465b4b821b6b4250c172023-11-24T01:44:39ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2022-02-01611410.3390/instruments6010014The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in SpaceChanhoon Chung0Theresa Backes1Clemens Dittmar2Waclaw Karpinski3Thomas Kirn4Daniel Louis5Georg Schwering6Michael Wlochal7Stefan Schael8Physics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyPhysics Institute, RWTH Aachen University, D52056 Aachen, GermanyAMS-100 is the next-generation high-energy cosmic-ray experiment in Space. It is designed as a magnetic spectrometer with a geometrical acceptance of 100 m<sup>2</sup> · sr to be operated for ten years at the Sun–Earth Lagrange Point 2. Its Time-of-Flight (TOF) detector is a crucial sub-detector for the main trigger and the particle identification constructed from individual scintillation counters. A fast time measurement with a resolution of 20 ps for a single counter is required to cover wide energy ranges for particle identification. A prototype counter has been designed based on a fast plastic scintillator tile readout by two silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). An amplifier board was built to merge 16 SiPM channels into four readout channels in a hybrid connection. The signals are read out by a fast waveform digitizer. The timing performance was studied with electrons from a <sup>90</sup>Sr source. A time resolution of 40 ps for a single counter has been achieved. Various operational and environmental conditions have been studied.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/6/1/14TOFSiPMfast scintillatorAMS-100 |
| spellingShingle | Chanhoon Chung Theresa Backes Clemens Dittmar Waclaw Karpinski Thomas Kirn Daniel Louis Georg Schwering Michael Wlochal Stefan Schael The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space Instruments TOF SiPM fast scintillator AMS-100 |
| title | The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space |
| title_full | The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space |
| title_fullStr | The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space |
| title_short | The Development of SiPM-Based Fast Time-of-Flight Detector for the AMS-100 Experiment in Space |
| title_sort | development of sipm based fast time of flight detector for the ams 100 experiment in space |
| topic | TOF SiPM fast scintillator AMS-100 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/6/1/14 |
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