Compact readout system for multi-pixel hybrid photodiodes

C. P. Datema, L. J. Meng, D. Ramsden

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Abstract

The excellent properties of the recently developed, multi-pixel hybrid photo-diodes, will be easier to exploit following the development of the new hybrid-circuits described in this paper. This system will enable all of the required read-out functions to be accommodated on a single board into which the M-HPD is plugged. The design and performance of a versatile system is described in which a trigger-signal, derived from the common-side of the silicon anode in the M-HPD, is used to trigger the readout of the 61-anode pixels in the M-HPD. The multi-channel amplifier section is based on the use of a new, commercial VLSI chip, whilst the read-out sequencer uses a chip of our own design. The common anode signal is processed by a fast amplifier and discriminator to provide a trigger signal when a single event is detected. In the prototype version, the serial analogue output data-stream is processed using a PC-mounted, high speed ADC. Results obtained using the new read-out system in a compact gamma-camera and with a small muon tracking-chamber demonstrate the low-noise performance of the system. The application of this read-out system in other position-sensitive or multi-anode photomultiplier tube applications are also described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
PublisherIEEE
Pages401-404
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0780350227
StatePublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1998 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record - Toronto, Que, Can
Duration: Nov 8 1998Nov 14 1998

Publication series

NameIEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference
Volume1

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1998 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record
CityToronto, Que, Can
Period11/8/9811/14/98

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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