Title :
A new TAC-based multichannel front-end electronics for TOF experiments with very high time resolution
Author :
Koch, Karsten ; Hardel, H. ; Schulze, R. ; Badura, E. ; Hoffmann, J.
Author_Institution :
DVEE Div., Gesellsehaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH, Darmstadt, Germany
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a compact electronics for time measurements with very high resolution of about 10 ps rms. It has been designed for large scale physics experiments with thousands of channels. As an essential part of the timing front-end electronics, a high resolution time-to-amplitude converter (TAC) chip was developed with an outstanding linearity and low power consumption at low cost.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; readout electronics; time measurement; 10 ps; ASIC; TAC-based multichannel front-end electronics; TOF experiments; compact electronics; high resolution time-to-amplitude converter chip; high-resolution time measurement; large scale physics experiments; time of flight experiment; Aerospace electronics; Application specific integrated circuits; Capacitors; Costs; Delay lines; Energy consumption; Linearity; Time measurement; Timing; Voltage; High-precision time measurement; high-resolution time measurement; time of flight experiment; time-amplitude converter; time-amplitude converter ASIC;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2005.850957
