Photosensors and Signal Processing in Particle Detectors

12 Mar 2018, 09:00 → 16 Mar 2018, 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Newton-Raum (01-122) (Institut für Physik, JGU Mainz)

The School addresses master students and beginning Ph.D. students aiming to work with particle detectors based on photosensors. It will introduce the concepts and technologies including light creation, propagation and detection as well as the associated electronics for signal processing and digitization.

Morning sessions will consist of lectures, which cover the fundamentals and prepare for the afternoon laboratories. Working in small groups, the participants will get acquainted with the subjects through practical exercises: Silicon Photomultiplier characterization, circuit simulation and cosmic-ray muon detection.

Poster Poster_PRISMA_School_2018.pdf

Monday 12 March

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome

09:15 → 10:40 Overview of Photosensors and Signal Processing Techniques in Nuclear, Particle and Astroparticle Physics

Convener: Albert Lehmann (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

10:40 → 11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 → 12:45 Principles of Detection and Characteristics of Photosensors

Convener: Albert Lehmann (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 → 15:25 Lab 1: Silicon Photomultiplier Characteristics

spectrum, photon counting, resolution power, gain

Conveners: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor), Cristina Mattone (CAEN S.p.A.), Quirin Weitzel (PRISMA Detector Lab)

15:25 → 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 → 17:30 Lab 2: Silicon Photomultiplier Characteristics

dark count rate, crosstalk, bias-voltage dependence

Conveners: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor), Cristina Mattone (CAEN S.p.A.), Quirin Weitzel (PRISMA Detector Lab)

Tuesday 13 March

09:00 → 10:40 Design and Production of Silicon Photomultipliers and On-Chip Signal Processing with Integrated Sensors

Convener: Albert Lehmann (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

10:40 → 11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 → 12:45 Comparison of Photomultipliers with Silicon Photomultipliers and Selected Research Applications

Convener: Albert Lehmann (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch Break and Group Photograph

13:45 → 15:25 Lab 3: Silicon Photomultiplier Characteristics

temperature dependence

Conveners: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor), Cristina Mattone (CAEN S.p.A.), Quirin Weitzel (PRISMA Detector Lab)

15:25 → 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 → 17:30 Lab 4: Silicon Photomultiplier Characteristics

afterpulse measurement

Conveners: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor), Massimo Cacchia (Universita degli studi dell'Insubria), Quirin Weitzel (PRISMA Detector Lab)

18:30 → 22:00 Social Event (Dinner)

Wednesday 14 March

09:00 → 10:40 Analog Signal Processing

Convener: Werner Lauth (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

10:40 → 11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 → 12:45 Digital Signal Processing

Convener: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor)

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 → 15:25 Lab 5a: Analog Simulations

Convener: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor)

13:45 → 15:25 Lab 5b: Experiments with Amplifiers

Convener: Werner Lauth (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

15:25 → 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 → 17:30 Lab 6a: Analog Simulations

Convener: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor)

15:50 → 17:30 Lab 6b: Experiments with Amplifiers

Convener: Werner Lauth (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

Thursday 15 March

09:00 → 10:40 Scintillators, Cherenkov Radiators and Light Collection

Convener: Michael Wurm (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

10:40 → 11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 → 12:45 TOF-PET Medical Application and Particle Beam Profiling

Convener: Paolo Finocchiaro (INFN Catania)

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 → 15:25 Radioactive Waste Monitoring and Lab 7: Demonstration of Scintillator Applications

Convener: Paolo Finocchiaro (INFN Catania)

15:25 → 15:50 Coffee Break

15:50 → 17:30 Lab 8: Determination of Cosmic-Ray Muon Flux

Conveners: Andrea Brogna (PRISMA Detektorlabor), Quirin Weitzel (PRISMA Detector Lab)

Friday 16 March

09:00 → 10:40 Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems

Convener: Lars Schmitt (GSI/FAIR, Darmstadt)

10:40 → 11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 → 12:25 Photosensors and their Applications towards Autonomous Driving in the Automotive Industry

Conveners: Andrew Reigert (Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH), Christopher Geis (Bertrandt Ingenieurbüro GmbH)

12:25 → 12:45 Presentation of SENSE - R&D for Low Light-Level Sensoring

Convener: Katharina Henjes-Kunst (DESY)

12:45 → 13:00 End of School