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Title	Characterization of the 8-channel single-photon counting front-end chip for the upgrade of the LHCb RICH detectors
Author(s)	Andreotti, M (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Baldini, W (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Baszczyk, M (AGH-UST, Cracow ; Cracow, INP) ; Calabrese, R (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Candelori, A (INFN, Padua) ; Carniti, P (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Cassina, L (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Cotta Ramusino, A (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Dorosz, P (AGH-UST, Cracow ; Cracow, INP) ; Fiorini, M (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Giachero, A (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Gotti, C (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Kucewicz, W (AGH-UST, Cracow ; Cracow, INP) ; Luppi, E (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Maino, M (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Malaguti, R (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Matalon, A (INFN, Ferrara) ; Pappalardo, L L (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara) ; Pessina, G (INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Tomassetti, L (Ferrara U. ; INFN, Ferrara)
Publication	2016
Number of pages	3
In:	2015 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 31 Oct - 7 Nov 2015, pp.7581974
DOI	10.1109/NSSMIC.2015.7581974
Subject category	Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN LHC ; LHCb
Abstract	An 8-channel front-end ASIC has been designed in 0.35 micron CMOS technology for the upgrade of the LHCb RICH detectors at CERN. The chip allows fast single-photon counting up to 40 MHz, with a peaking time of 5 ns and a power consumption of about 1 mW per channel. Results of the characterisation of the first version of the chip are presented, including measurements in the lab with a dedicated test system. Radiation hardness tests are described as well, including measurements of total-ionising dose and single event effects.

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