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Published March 11, 2020 | Version public
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High rate proton detection with single photon counting hybrid pixel detector

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  • 1. ROR icon AGH University of Science and Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Fermilab
  • 3. ROR icon University of Chicago
  • 4. ROR icon California Institute of Technology

Abstract

We present the design and measurements of a proton detection system built using a single photon counting hybrid pixel array detector. The system uses the UFXC detector designed for operating with very high photon fluxes. We demonstrate, that with appropriately modified data acquisition firmware, the UFXC detector is capable of operating in the frame-triggered zero dead-time mode, which captures every frame containing desired information, at a rate of up to 50 kfps. The detector consists of a 128 x 256 matrix of square-shaped pixels with a pitch of 75 µm, which makes it suitable for particle tracking applications in test beam environments. We estimate the position resolution achieved with a single layer of the UFXC detector to be around 40 µm.

Additional Information

© 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V. Received 18 July 2019, Revised 19 December 2019, Accepted 22 December 2019, Available online 27 December 2019.

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Eprint ID
100440
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CaltechAUTHORS:20200102-075256960

Funding

National Science Centre (Poland)
UMO-2018/29/N/ST7/02786
Fermilab
2017-027

Dates

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2020-01-02
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2021-11-16
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