Pion Detection Using Single Photon Avalanche Diodes

Anthony Bulling; Ian Underwood

doi:10.3390/s23218759

Pion Detection Using Single Photon Avalanche Diodes

Anthony Bulling
, Ian Underwood

School of Engineering

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Abstract

We present the first reported use of a CMOS-compatible single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array for the detection of high-energy charged particles, specifically pions, using the Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The results confirm the detection of incident high-energy pions at 120 GeV, minimally ionizing, which complements the variety of ionizing radiation that can be detected with CMOS SPADs.

Original language	English
Article number	2467253
Pages (from-to)	8759
Number of pages	18
Journal	Sensors
Volume	23
Issue number	21
Early online date	27 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s23218759
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 27 Oct 2023

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CMOS image sensor
SPAD array
heavy charged particle detection
high-energy physics
pion
single photon avalanche diode

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