Performance of scintillating tiles with direct silicon-photomultiplier (SiPM) readout for application to large area detectors. (27th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balla, A.; Buonomo, B.; Cafaro, V.; Calcaterra, A.; Cardelli, F.; Ceccucci, A.; Ciambrone, P.; Cicero, V.; Di Giovenale, D.; Di Giulio, C.; Felici, G.; Foggetta, L.G.; Giordano, V.; Lanfranchi, G.; Lax, I.; Montanari, A.; Papalino, G.; Paoloni, A.; Rovelli, T.; Saputi, A.; Torromeo, G.; Tosi, N.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 17:Number 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01-27
• Subjects: Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons (solid-state) (PIN diodes, APDs, Si-PMTs, G-APDs, CCDs, EBCCDs, EMCCDs, CMOS imagers, etc) -- Scintillators, scintillation and light emission processes (solid, gas and liquid scintillators); Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/01/P01038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: The light yield, the time resolution and the efficiency of different types of scintillating tiles with direct Silicon Photomultiplier readout and instrumented with a customised front-end electronics have been measured at the Beam Test Facility of Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati and several test stands. The results obtained on minimum ionising particles with different detector configurations are presented. A time resolution of the order of 300 ps, a light yield of more than 230 photo-electrons, and an efficiency better than 99.8% are obtained with ∼ 225 cm 2 large area tiles. This technology is suitable for a wide range of applications in high-energy physics, in particular for large area muon and timing detectors.