This one-day community consultation workshop aims to explore possible applications in synchrotron and electron microscopy for silicon pixel detectors with precise timing capabilities and moderate intrinsic gain (~10). Specifically, we are interested in exploring uses for Low Gain Avalanche Detector (LGAD) devices with pixel pitch of ~50 microns, and time resolution of ~50ps.
Such devices are being studied in the context of particle physics, where they may be candidate technologies for future detectors, for example at the High Luminosity LHC and a Future Circular Collider. The primary goal of this workshop is to understand if and where the same technology may be of benefit in synchrotron and electron microscopy applications.
The workshop is funded by an STFC Opportunities Call grant, which has two specific deliverables relating to this workshop:
- A specifications document listing potential applications of the proposed technology outside particle physics, including the required sensor attributes (pixel size, time resolution, material constraints, sensor thickness and size, particle or hit rate, frame rate, radiation hardness, ...).
- A network of prospective beneficiaries and stakeholders in the field of synchrotron and electron microscopy (and other related applications in materials science and chemistry).
There will be talks describing the aims of the grant, the current status and planned developments of the technology, and potential applications in these areas as outlined above.
There will be no registration fee, and all associated costs (travel, accommodation, lunch) will be reimbursed for invited participants. Registration may also be extended more widely with no guarantee that costs will be covered.
We are also hosting a companion workshop at the University of Manchester on 22 November 2019 to explore corresponding applications in proton therapy:
https://indico.cern.ch/e/FastPixels4ProtonTherapy
Organising Committee:
- Richard Bates (Glasgow)
- Lars Eklund (Glasgow, workshop chair)
- Marco Gersabeck (Manchester)
- Dima Manueski (Glasgow)
- Alex Oh (Manchester)
- Nicola Tartoni (Diamond Light Source)
- Mark Williams (Manchester, PI of grant)
