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FITPix - fast interface for Timepix pixel detectors

NázevTitle
FITPix - fast interface for Timepix pixel detectorsFITPix - fast interface for Timepix pixel detectors
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
V. Kraus, M. Holík, J. Jakůbek, M. Kroupa, P. Soukup, Z. Vykydal
DOIDOI
10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/C01079
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of Instrumentation. 2011, 6 1-6. ISSN 1748-0221.
RokYear
2011
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
000291345600084
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-79952639549
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21670/11:00175134!RIV12-MSM-21670___
ProjektProject
Příprava, modifikace a charakterizace materiálů energetickým zářenímPreparation, Modification and Characterization of Materials by Energetic Radiation; Využití radionuklidů a ionizujícího zářeníApplication of radionuclides and ionising radiation

AbstraktAbstract

The semiconductor pixel detector Timepix contains an array of 256 × 256 square pixels with pitch 55 μm. In addition to high spatial granularity the single quantum counting detector Timepix can provide also energy or time information in each pixel. This device is a powerful tool for radiation and particle detection, imaging and tracking. A new readout interface for silicon pixel detectors of the Medipix family has been developed in order to provide a higher frame rate and enhanced flexibility of operation. The interface consists of a field programmable gate array, a USB 2.0 interface chip, DAC, ADC and a sensor bias voltage generator. The entire system is fully powered through the USB bus. FITPix supports also readout from several detectors in chain in which case just an external power source is required. FITPix is a fully flexible device and the user needs no other equipment. FITPix combines high performance and mobility and it opens new fields of applications.

The semiconductor pixel detector Timepix contains an array of 256 × 256 square pixels with pitch 55 μm. In addition to high spatial granularity the single quantum counting detector Timepix can provide also energy or time information in each pixel. This device is a powerful tool for radiation and particle detection, imaging and tracking. A new readout interface for silicon pixel detectors of the Medipix family has been developed in order to provide a higher frame rate and enhanced flexibility of operation. The interface consists of a field programmable gate array, a USB 2.0 interface chip, DAC, ADC and a sensor bias voltage generator. The entire system is fully powered through the USB bus. FITPix supports also readout from several detectors in chain in which case just an external power source is required. FITPix is a fully flexible device and the user needs no other equipment. FITPix combines high performance and mobility and it opens new fields of applications.