First Barcelona Techno Week: Course on semiconductor radiation detectors

Session

Introductory concepts

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11 Jul 2016, 09:00

N06 (Other Institutes)

Conveners

Introductory concepts: Welcome and introduction

• David Gascon (University of Barcelona (ES))
• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

Introductory concepts: Semiconductor Detectors

• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)
• Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

Introductory concepts: Semiconductor Physics

• Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))
• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

Introductory concepts: Semiconductor Physics

• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)
• Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

Introductory concepts: Microelectronics and Signal Processing

• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

Introductory concepts: Microelectronics and Signal Processing

• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

Introductory concepts: Microelectronics and Signal Processing

• Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

Introductory concepts: Practical Monte Carlo Simulation (continuation)

• There are no conveners in this block

1. Welcome

Prof. Atilà Herms

11/07/2016, 09:00

34. Introduction to ICCUB

Lluis Garrido Beltran (University of Barcelona (ES))

11/07/2016, 09:05

2. Course Introduction

David Gascon (University of Barcelona (ES)), Rafael Ballabriga Sune (CERN)

11/07/2016, 09:15

3. 70 years of semiconductor nuclear detectors, principles and overview of implementations

Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

11/07/2016, 09:30

The explanation of the photo-electric effect in 1905 literally shed light on the structure of matter. Nevertheless, it still took 40 years before the first practical solid devices exploited this understanding for detection of ionizing nuclear particles. From then on, during 70 years a succession of innovations has led to widespread use of semiconductor nuclear detectors in physics, materials...

4. Interaction of photons and electrons with matter

Prof. Francesc Salvat (University of Barcelona)

11/07/2016, 10:50

Introductory concepts: cross section, mean free path and attenuation coefficients. Interaction of photons with matter: photoelectric effect (Auger electrons and fluorescence photons), Compton scattering, pair production, Rayleigh scattering. Interaction of electrons with matter. Emphasis on materials commonly used as radiation detectors (Si, GaAs, CdTe, CdZnTe, Ge)

5. Signal formation in semiconductor detectors (I)

Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

11/07/2016, 11:40

Semiconductor properties, the p-n junction (depletion width, capacitance), fluctuations on the charge (Fano factor), signal induction, drift, diffusion and the small pixel effect. Detectors classification (for example: 1. Hybrid (1.a. hybrid, 1.b. hybrid+3d), 2. Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (2.a CMOS with charge collection on epitaxial layer, 2.b. Depleted MAPS (HV or HR substrate), CMOS on...

35. Timepix demonstration

Erik Heijne (Czech Technical University (CZ))

11/07/2016, 12:30

6. Semiconductor detectors: practical Monte Carlo simulation

Prof. Francesc Salvat (University of Barcelona)

11/07/2016, 14:00

7. Introduction to CMOS

Prof. Francesc Serra-Graells (IMB-CNM)

11/07/2016, 15:00

CMOS transistors, Moore’s law, technology roadmap, operation and characteristics (equations for strong and weak inversion), (very short description of bipolars, circuits where they are used) small signal circuit, matching, noise, passive components in CMOS technologies, radiation effects, technology scaling.

8. Pulse processing electronics (I)

Paul O'Connor (Department of Physics)

11/07/2016, 17:00

Analog CMOS circuit design: The charge sensitive amplifier (Noise mechanisms, ENC, noise sources, dimensioning the input transistor, the preamplifier reset, the shaper, baseline stabilization, discriminator, sample and hold, ADCs, TDCs, packaging and interconnects, examples.

9. Pulse processing electronics (II)

Paul O'Connor (Department of Physics)

12/07/2016, 09:00

Analog CMOS circuit design: The charge sensitive amplifier (Noise mechanisms, ENC, noise sources, dimensioning the input transistor, the preamplifier reset, the shaper, baseline stabilization, discriminator, sample and hold, ADCs, TDCs, packaging and interconnects, examples.

26. Demonstration: practical Monte Carlo simulation

Prof. Francesc Salvat (University of Barcelona)