19–24 Feb 2007
Univ. of Technology
Europe/Zurich timezone

Characterisation of Vanilla - a Novel Active Pixel Sensor for Radiation Detection

24 Feb 2007, 11:10
20m
HS1 (Univ. of Technology)

HS1

Univ. of Technology

Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10 Vienna, Austria
Contributed Talk Session 11

Speaker

Mr Andrew Blue (Uni Glasgow)

Description

A monolithic active pixel sensor, Vanilla, with 512x512 pixels (25μm square) has been fully characterised for the first time. Using PTC (Photon Transfer Curve) measurements allowed for the calculation of the read noise, shot noise, full well capacity and camera gain constant. Spectral response measurements detailed the QE of the detector through the UV and visible region. Optimisation of the sensor was made through variation between readout modes (analogue and digital), frame rates, integration times and on-chip biases and voltages. Further comparisons were made with a Vanilla sensor with a thicker epi-layer (20μm, instead of the standard 14μm), to help determine whether or not such sensors are - along with bio-medical and space applications - suitable for use in particle physics experiments.

Primary author

Mr Andrew Blue (Uni Glasgow)

Presentation materials