The requirement of a large number of electronic channels poses a big challenge to the further applications of Micro-pattern Gas Detectors （MPGDs）. By using the redundancy that at least two neighboring strips record ...The requirement of a large number of electronic channels poses a big challenge to the further applications of Micro-pattern Gas Detectors （MPGDs）. By using the redundancy that at least two neighboring strips record the signal of a particle, a novel method of encoded multiplexing readout for MPGDs is presented in this paper. The method offers a feasible and easily-extensible way of encoding and decoding, and can significantly reduce the number of readout channels. A verification test was carried out on a 5 cm×5 cm Thick Gas Electron Multiplier （THGEM） detector using a 8 keV Cu X-ray source with 100um slit, where 166 strips were read out by 21 encoded readout channels. The test results show good linearity in its position response, and the spatial resolution root-mean-square （RMS） of the test system is about 260um. This method has potential to build large area detectors and can be easily adapted to other detectors similar to MPGDs.展开更多
Aiming at fabrication of complex microstructures and micro-patterns, a kind of femtosecond laser micromachining technology based on the BMP image edge tracing was proposed. We introduced the general principle of this ...Aiming at fabrication of complex microstructures and micro-patterns, a kind of femtosecond laser micromachining technology based on the BMP image edge tracing was proposed. We introduced the general principle of this technology and discussed the implementation of the machining paths extraction, optimization, tracing and the feedback of the machining procession in detail. On the basis of this technology, control software for femtosecond laser micromachining was developed. Furthermore, we have accomplished the fabrication of complicated two-dimensional (2D) micro-patterns on a copper thin film. The results indicate that this technology can be used for digital control micromachining of complex patterns or microstructures at micron and submicron scales by femtosecond laser.展开更多
A scalable readout system （SRS） is designed to provide a general solution for different micro-pattern gas detectors in various applications. The system mainly consists of three kinds of modules： the ASIC card, the ...A scalable readout system （SRS） is designed to provide a general solution for different micro-pattern gas detectors in various applications. The system mainly consists of three kinds of modules： the ASIC card, the adapter card and the front-end card （FEC）. The ASIC cards, mounted with particular ASIC chips, are designed for receiving detector signals. The adapter card is in charge of digitizing the output signals from several ASIC cards. The FEC, edged-mounted with the adapter, has field-programmable gate array （FPGA）-based reconfigurable logic and I/O interfaces, allowing users to choose different ASIC cards and adapters for different experiments, which expands the system to various applications. The FEC transfers data through Gigabit Ethernet protocol realized by a TCP processor （SiTCP） IP core in FPGA. By assembling a flexible number of FECs in parallel through Gigabit Ethernet, the readout system can be tailored to specific sizes to adapt to the experiment scales and readout requirements. In this paper, two kinds of multi-channel ASIC chip, VA140 and AGET, are applied to verify the scalability of this SRS architecture. Based on this VA140 or AGET SRS, one FEC covers 8 ASIC （VA140） cards handling 512 detector channels, or 4 ASIC （AGET） cards handling 256 detector channels, respectively. More FECs can be assembled in crates to handle thousands of detector channels.展开更多
The two-dimensional interpolating readout, a new readout concept based on resistive anode structure, was studied for the micro-pattern gaseous detector. Within its high spatial resolution, the interpolating resistive ...The two-dimensional interpolating readout, a new readout concept based on resistive anode structure, was studied for the micro-pattern gaseous detector. Within its high spatial resolution, the interpolating resistive readout structure leads to an enormous reduction of electronic channels compared with pure pixel devices, and also makes the detector more reliable and robust, which is attributed to its resistive anode relieving discharge. A GEM （gaseous electron multiplier） detector with 2D interpolating resistive readout structure was set up and the performance of the detector was studied with ^55Fe 5.9 keV X-ray. The detector worked stably at the gain up to 3.5 × 104 without any discharge. An energy resolution of about 19%, and a spatial resolution of about 219 μm （FWHM） were reached, and good imaging performance was also obtained.展开更多
Systematic investigations including both simulation and prototype tests have been done about the interpolating resistive readout structure with GEM （Gaseous Electron Multiplier） detector. From the simulation, we hav...Systematic investigations including both simulation and prototype tests have been done about the interpolating resistive readout structure with GEM （Gaseous Electron Multiplier） detector. From the simulation, we have a good knowledge of the process of charge diffusion on the surface of the readout plane and develop several reconstruction methods to determine the hit position. The total signal duration time of a typical event with the readout structure was about several hundred nanoseconds, which implied an ideal count rate up to 106 Hz. A stable working prototype was designed and fabricated after the simulation. Using 55Fe 5.9 performance of the prototype was examined with flat field image and some special geometry energy resolution of about 17% was obtained. keV X-ray, the image shapes, meanwhile, an展开更多
A new method has been developed for fabrication of copper micro-pattern by selective chemical copper deposition based on photolithographed (3-mercaptopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (MPTS) self-assembly monolayers (SAMs). A...A new method has been developed for fabrication of copper micro-pattern by selective chemical copper deposition based on photolithographed (3-mercaptopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (MPTS) self-assembly monolayers (SAMs). As confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Cu closely replicated the mask features. The present approach makes this technic to be cheap and may be applicable to assembly of microelectronic circuits.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11222552,11265003)
文摘The requirement of a large number of electronic channels poses a big challenge to the further applications of Micro-pattern Gas Detectors （MPGDs）. By using the redundancy that at least two neighboring strips record the signal of a particle, a novel method of encoded multiplexing readout for MPGDs is presented in this paper. The method offers a feasible and easily-extensible way of encoding and decoding, and can significantly reduce the number of readout channels. A verification test was carried out on a 5 cm×5 cm Thick Gas Electron Multiplier （THGEM） detector using a 8 keV Cu X-ray source with 100um slit, where 166 strips were read out by 21 encoded readout channels. The test results show good linearity in its position response, and the spatial resolution root-mean-square （RMS） of the test system is about 260um. This method has potential to build large area detectors and can be easily adapted to other detectors similar to MPGDs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60678011 and 10674107)
文摘Aiming at fabrication of complex microstructures and micro-patterns, a kind of femtosecond laser micromachining technology based on the BMP image edge tracing was proposed. We introduced the general principle of this technology and discussed the implementation of the machining paths extraction, optimization, tracing and the feedback of the machining procession in detail. On the basis of this technology, control software for femtosecond laser micromachining was developed. Furthermore, we have accomplished the fabrication of complicated two-dimensional (2D) micro-patterns on a copper thin film. The results indicate that this technology can be used for digital control micromachining of complex patterns or microstructures at micron and submicron scales by femtosecond laser.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(11222552)
文摘A scalable readout system （SRS） is designed to provide a general solution for different micro-pattern gas detectors in various applications. The system mainly consists of three kinds of modules： the ASIC card, the adapter card and the front-end card （FEC）. The ASIC cards, mounted with particular ASIC chips, are designed for receiving detector signals. The adapter card is in charge of digitizing the output signals from several ASIC cards. The FEC, edged-mounted with the adapter, has field-programmable gate array （FPGA）-based reconfigurable logic and I/O interfaces, allowing users to choose different ASIC cards and adapters for different experiments, which expands the system to various applications. The FEC transfers data through Gigabit Ethernet protocol realized by a TCP processor （SiTCP） IP core in FPGA. By assembling a flexible number of FECs in parallel through Gigabit Ethernet, the readout system can be tailored to specific sizes to adapt to the experiment scales and readout requirements. In this paper, two kinds of multi-channel ASIC chip, VA140 and AGET, are applied to verify the scalability of this SRS architecture. Based on this VA140 or AGET SRS, one FEC covers 8 ASIC （VA140） cards handling 512 detector channels, or 4 ASIC （AGET） cards handling 256 detector channels, respectively. More FECs can be assembled in crates to handle thousands of detector channels.
文摘The two-dimensional interpolating readout, a new readout concept based on resistive anode structure, was studied for the micro-pattern gaseous detector. Within its high spatial resolution, the interpolating resistive readout structure leads to an enormous reduction of electronic channels compared with pure pixel devices, and also makes the detector more reliable and robust, which is attributed to its resistive anode relieving discharge. A GEM （gaseous electron multiplier） detector with 2D interpolating resistive readout structure was set up and the performance of the detector was studied with ^55Fe 5.9 keV X-ray. The detector worked stably at the gain up to 3.5 × 104 without any discharge. An energy resolution of about 19%, and a spatial resolution of about 219 μm （FWHM） were reached, and good imaging performance was also obtained.
基金Innovation Fund for Young Scholars of Institute of High Energy Physics
文摘Systematic investigations including both simulation and prototype tests have been done about the interpolating resistive readout structure with GEM （Gaseous Electron Multiplier） detector. From the simulation, we have a good knowledge of the process of charge diffusion on the surface of the readout plane and develop several reconstruction methods to determine the hit position. The total signal duration time of a typical event with the readout structure was about several hundred nanoseconds, which implied an ideal count rate up to 106 Hz. A stable working prototype was designed and fabricated after the simulation. Using 55Fe 5.9 performance of the prototype was examined with flat field image and some special geometry energy resolution of about 17% was obtained. keV X-ray, the image shapes, meanwhile, an
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of the Peoples Republic of China (No. 69890220).
文摘A new method has been developed for fabrication of copper micro-pattern by selective chemical copper deposition based on photolithographed (3-mercaptopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (MPTS) self-assembly monolayers (SAMs). As confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Cu closely replicated the mask features. The present approach makes this technic to be cheap and may be applicable to assembly of microelectronic circuits.
基金Supported by Young Teachers Visiting Scholar Program of the Ministry of Education,National Natural Science Foundation of China(51303002,51303003)Key Project of Educational Commission of Anhui Province(KJ2012A032)
