20–23 Oct 2026
University of Washington
America/Los_Angeles timezone

NAPA: design and characterization of MAPS for ns-timing

21 Oct 2026, 14:40
20m
Great Room (Maple Hall)

Great Room

Maple Hall

Presentation RDC 3 Solid State Tracking RDC 3&4 Joint Session

Speaker

Lorenzo Rota (SLAC National Laboratory)

Description

Tracking detectors for future colliders demand low-mass pixel sensors that combine fine spatial resolution, low power consumption, and timing capability sufficient to reject beam-induced background. MAPS are well suited to these requirements, as they integrate the sensing volume and front-end electronics in a single CMOS process.

The NAPA program develops compact timing pixel front ends optimized for the low-power operation needed in large-area detectors. These developments are based on the TPSCo 65 nm technology. We present the first laboratory characterization of the NAPA-p2 prototype, including noise, threshold, and timing performance. We will discuss NAPA-p2 current performance and define operating points, area of improvements for the next design iteration, and upcoming developments.

Authors

Bojan Markovic (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Caterina Vernieri (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Christos Bakalis (SLAC National Laboratory) James Brau Lorenzo Rota (SLAC National Laboratory) Martin Breidenbach Mirella Dimitrova Vassilev (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Xavier Defay (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Zhi Zheng (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US))

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