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A precision time of flight readout system for the TORCH prototype detector

Gao, R.
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Bhasin, S.
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Blake, T.
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May 1, 2022
Journal Of Instrumentation

The TORCH detector provides low-momentum particle identification, combining Time of Flight (TOF) and Cherenkov techniques to achieve charged particle pi/K/p separation between 2???20 GeV/c over a flight distance of 10 m. The measurement requires a timing resolution of 70 ps for single Cherenkov photons. For precision photon detection, customised Micro-Channel Plate Photomultiplier Tubes (MCP-PMTs) with high precision TOF measurement electronics have been developed. The electronics measures time-over-threshold from the MCP-PMT and features a 10-Gigabit Ethernet readout. This paper reports the design and performance of a 5120-channel system which currently instruments a pair of MCP-PMTs, but has the capacity to read out ten customised MCP-PMT devices in the future.

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DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/17/05/C05015
Web of Science ID

WOS:000803048100002

Author(s)
Gao, R.
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Bhasin, S.
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Blake, T.
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Brook, N.
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Cicala, F.
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Conneely, T.
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Cussans, D.
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Forty, R.
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Frei, C.
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Gabriel, E.
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Date Issued

2022-05-01

Published in
Journal Of Instrumentation
Volume

17

Issue

5

Article Number

C05015

Subjects

Instruments & Instrumentation

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Instruments & Instrumentation

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cherenkov detectors

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electronic detector readout concepts (solid-state)

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front-end electronics for detector readout

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timing detectors

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