Katherine: Ethernet Embedded Readout Interface for Timepix3

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21670%2F17%3A00319508" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21670/17:00319508 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/49777513:23220/17:43949514

Result on the web

<a href="http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/C11001" target="_blank" >http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/C11001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/C11001" target="_blank" >10.1088/1748-0221/12/11/C11001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Katherine: Ethernet Embedded Readout Interface for Timepix3

Original language description

The Timepix3 - the latest generation of hybrid particle pixel detectors of Medipix family - yields a lot of new possibilities, i.e. a high hit-rate, a time resolution of 1.56 ns, event data-driven readout mode, and the capability of measuring the Time-over-Threshold (ToT - energy) and the Time-of-Arrival (ToA) simultaneously. This paper introduces a newly developed readout device for the Timepix3, called "Katherine", featuring a Gigabit Ethernet interface. The primary benefit of the Katherine is the operation of Timepix3 at long distance (up to 100 m) from computer or server, which is advantageous for the installation at beam lines, where the access is difficult or where radiation levels are too high for human interventions. The maximal hit-rate is limited by the bandwidth of the Ethernet connection (peer-to-peer connection; up to 16 Mhit/s). Since the Katherine interface is equipped with a processor of high computational power (ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor), it permits the use as a stand-alone (autonomous) radiation detector. The key features of the device are described in detail. These are the implemented high voltage power supply offering both polarities of bias voltage (up to ±300 V), the automatic data sending to a sever via SSH, the automatic compensation of ToA values from columns with shifted matrix clock, etc. A dedicated control software was developed, which can be used for the detector preparation (sensor equalization, the DACs dependency scan, and the THL scan) and measurement control. Measured energy spectra from photon fields are shown.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Instrumentation

ISSN

1748-0221

e-ISSN

1748-0221

Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000414625600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85038628654