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View article: Charge calibration of MALTA2, a radiation hard depleted monolithic active pixel sensor
Charge calibration of MALTA2, a radiation hard depleted monolithic active pixel sensor Open
MALTA2 is a depleted monolithic active pixel sensor (DMAPS) designed for tracking at high rates and typically low detection threshold of 200e−. Threshold calibration is crucial to understanding the charge collection in the pixel. A simple …
View article: IO information-based component relevance estimation in a mixed-signal ASIC analog circuit
IO information-based component relevance estimation in a mixed-signal ASIC analog circuit Open
With increasing demand for active sensor surface and compact modularization, monolithic active pixel sensors are gaining track in high-energy physics experiments. The analog circuits in these mixed-signal ASICs are often black boxes where …
View article: Charge reconstruction from binary hit data on irradiated MALTA2 Czochralski sensors
Charge reconstruction from binary hit data on irradiated MALTA2 Czochralski sensors Open
MALTA2 is a depleted monolithic active pixel sensor (DMAPS) designed for tracking at high rates and is produced in the modified Tower 180nm CMOS imaging technology. The pixel pitch is 36.4µm and the sensing layer consists of either high re…
View article: Development of a novel low-mass module flex PCB using nano-wire-based flip-chip interconnection
Development of a novel low-mass module flex PCB using nano-wire-based flip-chip interconnection Open
The presented study introduces a novel low-mass, flexible printed circuit board (PCB) designed for the high-density integration of silicon pixel chips, utilizing a flip-chip integration strategy. The primary aim is to develop a lightweight…
View article: Measuring the ATLAS ITk pixel detector material via multiple scattering of positrons at the CERN PS
Measuring the ATLAS ITk pixel detector material via multiple scattering of positrons at the CERN PS Open
The ITk is a new silicon tracker for the ATLAS experiment designed to increase detector resolution, readout capacity, and radiation hardness, in preparation for the larger number of simultaneous proton–proton interactions at the High Lumin…
View article: Charge calibration of MALTA2, a radiation hard depleted monolithic active pixel sensor
Charge calibration of MALTA2, a radiation hard depleted monolithic active pixel sensor Open
MALTA2 is a depleted monolithic active pixel sensor (DMAPS) designed for tracking at high rates and typically low detection threshold of $\sim150\,\mathrm{e^-}$. A precise knowledge of the threshold is crucial to understanding the charge c…
View article: Development of the radiation-hard MALTA CMOS sensor for tracking applications
Development of the radiation-hard MALTA CMOS sensor for tracking applications Open
The MALTA family of Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) is produced using Tower 180 nm CMOS technology, specifically targeting radiation-hard applications in the HL-LHC and beyond. Several process modifications have resulted i…
View article: The ATLAS Alarm Helper
The ATLAS Alarm Helper Open
The Detector Safety System is the last line of defence to protect the ATLAS detector against abnormal and potentially even unforeseen situations. It is designed to return the detector to a safe state based on predefined actions triggered b…
View article: MALTA-Cz: a radiation hard full-size monolithic CMOS sensor with small electrodes on high-resistivity Czochralski substrate
MALTA-Cz: a radiation hard full-size monolithic CMOS sensor with small electrodes on high-resistivity Czochralski substrate Open
Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor (DMAPS) sensors developed in the Tower Semiconductor 180 nm CMOS imaging process have been designed in the context of the ATLAS ITk upgrade Phase-II at the HL-LHC and for future collider experiments.…
View article: Radiation Hardness of MALTA2 Monolithic CMOS Sensors on Czochralski Substrates
Radiation Hardness of MALTA2 Monolithic CMOS Sensors on Czochralski Substrates Open
MALTA2 is the latest full-scale prototype of the MALTA family of Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) produced in Tower Semiconductor 180 nm CMOS technology. In order to comply with the requirements of High Energy Physics (HEP)…
View article: Development of novel low-mass module concepts based on MALTA monolithic pixel sensors
Development of novel low-mass module concepts based on MALTA monolithic pixel sensors Open
The MALTA CMOS monolithic silicon pixel sensors has been developed in the Tower 180 nm CMOS imaging process. It includes an asynchronous readout scheme and complies with the ATLAS inner tracker requirements for the HL-LHC. Several 4-chip M…
View article: Development of novel low-mass module concepts based on MALTA monolithic pixel sensors
Development of novel low-mass module concepts based on MALTA monolithic pixel sensors Open
The MALTA CMOS monolithic silicon pixel sensors has been developed in the Tower 180 nm CMOS imaging process. It includes an asynchronous readout scheme and complies with the ATLAS inner tracker requirements for the HL-LHC. Several 4-chip M…
View article: Future developments of radiation tolerant sensors based on the MALTA architecture
Future developments of radiation tolerant sensors based on the MALTA architecture Open
The planned MALTA3 DMAPS designed in the standard TowerJazz 180 nm imaging process will implement the numerous process modifications, as well as front-end changes in order to boost the charge collection efficiency after the targeted fluenc…
View article: Graph-based algorithm for the understanding of failures in the ATLAS infrastructure
Graph-based algorithm for the understanding of failures in the ATLAS infrastructure Open
The ATLAS Technical Coordination Expert System is a knowledge-based application which describes and simulates the ATLAS experiment based on its components and their relationships with differing levels of granularity but with an emphasis on…
View article: Performance of the MALTA telescope
Performance of the MALTA telescope Open
MALTA is part of the Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel sensors designed in Tower 180 nm CMOS imaging technology. A custom telescope with six MALTA planes has been developed for test beam campaigns at SPS, CERN, with the ability to host seve…
View article: MALTA-Cz: A radiation hard full-size monolithic CMOS sensor with small electrodes on high-resistivity Czochralski substrate
MALTA-Cz: A radiation hard full-size monolithic CMOS sensor with small electrodes on high-resistivity Czochralski substrate Open
Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor (DMAPS) sensors developed in the Tower Semiconductor 180 nm CMOS imaging process have been designed in the context of the ATLAS ITk upgrade Phase-II at the HL-LHC and for future collider experiments.…
View article: Latest developments and characterisation results of DMAPS in TowerJazz 180nm for High Luminosity LHC
Latest developments and characterisation results of DMAPS in TowerJazz 180nm for High Luminosity LHC Open
The last couple of years have seen the development of Depleted Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (DMAPS) fabricated in TowerJazz 180nm with a process modification to increase the radiation tolerance. While many of MAPS developments focus on …
View article: ATLAS toward the High Luminosity era: challenges on electronic systems
ATLAS toward the High Luminosity era: challenges on electronic systems Open
To maximize the physics reach, the LHC plans to increase its instantaneous luminosity to $7.5\\times10^{34}$cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$, delivering from 3 to 4 ab$^{-1}$ of data at $\\sqrt{s}=$14 TeV. In order to cope with this operation condition, …
View article: Latest Developments and Results of Radiation Tolerance CMOS Sensors with Small Collection Electrodes
Latest Developments and Results of Radiation Tolerance CMOS Sensors with Small Collection Electrodes Open
This contribution will present the latest developments after the MALTA and Mini-MALTA sensors. It will illustrate the improvements and results of the Czochralski substrate with a bigger depletion zone to improve efficiency. It will also pr…
View article: Radiation hard monolithic CMOS sensors with small electrodes for the HL-LHC and beyond
Radiation hard monolithic CMOS sensors with small electrodes for the HL-LHC and beyond Open
The upgrade of tracking detectors for experiments at the HL-LHC and future colliders requires the development of novel radiation hard silicon sensors. We target the replacement of hybrid pixel detectors with Depleted Monolithic Active Pixe…
View article: Recent measurements on MiniMALTA, a radiationhard CMOS sensor with small collection electrodesfor ATLAS
Recent measurements on MiniMALTA, a radiationhard CMOS sensor with small collection electrodesfor ATLAS Open
The upgrade of the ATLAS tracking detector for the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at CERN requires the development of novel radiation hard silicon sensor technologies.The MALTA Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor prototypes have been dev…
View article: X-Ray measurements of radiation hard monolithic CMOS sensors at Diamond Light Source
X-Ray measurements of radiation hard monolithic CMOS sensors at Diamond Light Source Open
This contribution outlines the results of investigations into the effects of radiation damage in the mini-MALTA depleted monolithic pixel sensor prototype using a micro-focus X-ray beam at Diamond Light Source. The in-pixel photon response…
View article: Planning of Interventions With the Atlas Expert System
Planning of Interventions With the Atlas Expert System Open
The ATLAS Technical Coordination Expert System is a tool for the simulation of the ATLAS experiment infrastructure that combines information from diverse areas such as detector control (DCS) and safety systems (DSS), gas, water, cooling, v…
View article: The Malta CMOS pixel detector prototype for the ATLAS Pixel ITK
The Malta CMOS pixel detector prototype for the ATLAS Pixel ITK Open
The ATLAS experiment is planning a major upgrade of its tracking detectors, both strip and pixel, to take full advantage of the High Luminosity LHC. A novel Monolithic Active Pixel Sensor based on 180 nm TowerJazz CMOS imaging technology, …