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The Technological Unit of ICCUB is currently providing several research groups at the institute with services such as instrumentation and software development to support their contributions to international collaborations. Many developments in instrumentation are related to photosensors, microelectronics, and space technology, with key contributions to international projects such as LHCb, CTA, HERD, LISA, ARIEL, and axion detectors. Furthermore, this technology is also being applied in medical imaging and other fields in cooperation with academic and industrial partners.
In the particle detector field, the Technological Unit has long participated in the LHCb project, specifically in the Calorimeter sub-detector with PMT electronics readout. In recent years, phase I of the upgrade was completed, and the new low-noise analog ASIC has been producing data since 2022. Additionally, a new ASIC is being designed for phase II of the upgrade for the High Luminosity LHC to meet the new stringent conditions of the detector.
Regarding high-energy astrophysics, ICCUB has developed three different chips with significant contributions to the CTA cameras. More than 100,000 chips have been produced to equip 15 cameras, and there are plans to consolidate this contribution with additional chip production and participation in the commissioning at the North site in La Palma. An upgrade featuring new versions of chips with enhanced performance based on SiPM sensors is planned.
The unit is also involved in space missions, such as the High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) experiment, proposed to search for signatures of the annihilation/decay products of dark matter, among other key measurements. The Beta ASIC designed for the Fiber Tracker and PSD subdetectors is crucial to this effort. Additionally, the Technological Unit is developing a radiation monitor for the LISA mission, a constellation of three satellites in heliocentric orbit dedicated to gravitational wave observations by ESA.
Other instrumentation contributions include radiopure electronics for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), a next-generation axion helioscope aimed at the search for solar axions and axion-like particles (ALPs).
Lastly, the medical imaging section of ICCUB makes use of the ASICS developed. For instance, the PETVision project aims to leverage vertical integration techniques to build a modular ToF-PET scanner with next-generation performance at an affordable cost.
Abstract
The Technological Unit of ICCUB is currently providing several research groups at the institute with services such as instrumentation and software development to support their contributions to international collaborations. Many developments in instrumentation are related to photosensors, microelectronics, and space technology, with key contributions to international projects such as LHCb, CTA, HERD, LISA, ARIEL, and axion detectors. Furthermore, this technology is also being applied in medical imaging and other fields in cooperation with academic and industrial partners.
In the particle detector field, the Technological Unit has long participated in the LHCb project, specifically in the Calorimeter sub-detector with PMT electronics readout. In recent years, phase I of the upgrade was completed, and the new low-noise analog ASIC has been producing data since 2022. Additionally, a new ASIC is being designed for phase II of the upgrade for the High Luminosity LHC to meet the new stringent conditions of the detector.
Regarding high-energy astrophysics, ICCUB has developed three different chips with significant contributions to the CTA cameras. More than 100,000 chips have been produced to equip 15 cameras, and there are plans to consolidate this contribution with additional chip production and participation in the commissioning at the North site in La Palma. An upgrade featuring new versions of chips with enhanced performance based on SiPM sensors is planned.
The unit is also involved in space missions, such as the High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) experiment, proposed to search for signatures of the annihilation/decay products of dark matter, among other key measurements. The Beta ASIC designed for the Fiber Tracker and PSD subdetectors is crucial to this effort. Additionally, the Technological Unit is developing a radiation monitor for the LISA mission, a constellation of three satellites in heliocentric orbit dedicated to gravitational wave observations by ESA.
Other instrumentation contributions include radiopure electronics for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), a next-generation axion helioscope aimed at the search for solar axions and axion-like particles (ALPs).
Lastly, the medical imaging section of ICCUB makes use of the ASICS developed. For instance, the PETVision project aims to leverage vertical integration techniques to build a modular ToF-PET scanner with next-generation performance at an affordable cost.
