HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments

The HKROC ASIC was originally designed to read out the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the Hyper-Kamiokande (HK) experiment. HKROC is a very innovative ASIC capable to read out a large number of channels satisfying stringent requirements in terms of noise, speed and dynamic range. Each HKROC channe...

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Main Authors: Dulucq Frederic, Beauchêne Antoine, Bolognesi Sara, Bouyjou Florent, Carabadjac Denis, Conforti Di Lorenzo Selma, Firlej Miroslaw, Fiutowski Tomasz, Gastaldi Franck, Guilloux Fabrice, Idzik Marek, de La Taille Christophe, Moron Jakub, Nanni Jerome, Quilain Benjamin, Rogly Rudolph, Swientek Krzysztof, Thienpont Damien
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Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/05/epjconf_calor2024_00037.pdf
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author Dulucq Frederic
Beauchêne Antoine
Bolognesi Sara
Bouyjou Florent
Carabadjac Denis
Conforti Di Lorenzo Selma
Firlej Miroslaw
Fiutowski Tomasz
Gastaldi Franck
Guilloux Fabrice
Idzik Marek
de La Taille Christophe
Moron Jakub
Nanni Jerome
Quilain Benjamin
Rogly Rudolph
Swientek Krzysztof
Thienpont Damien
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Bouyjou Florent
Carabadjac Denis
Conforti Di Lorenzo Selma
Firlej Miroslaw
Fiutowski Tomasz
Gastaldi Franck
Guilloux Fabrice
Idzik Marek
de La Taille Christophe
Moron Jakub
Nanni Jerome
Quilain Benjamin
Rogly Rudolph
Swientek Krzysztof
Thienpont Damien
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description The HKROC ASIC was originally designed to read out the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for the Hyper-Kamiokande (HK) experiment. HKROC is a very innovative ASIC capable to read out a large number of channels satisfying stringent requirements in terms of noise, speed and dynamic range. Each HKROC channel features a low-noise preamplifier and shapers, a 10-bit successive approximation Analog-to-Digital Converter (SAR-ADC) for the charge measurement (up to 2500 pC) and a Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) for the Time-of-Arrival (ToA) measurement with 25 ps binning. HKROC is auto-triggered and includes all necessary ancillary services as bandgap circuit, PLL (Phase-locked loop) and threshold DACs (Digital to Analog Converters). This presentation will describe the ASIC architecture and the experimental results of the last prototype received in January 2022.
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spellingShingle Dulucq Frederic
Beauchêne Antoine
Bolognesi Sara
Bouyjou Florent
Carabadjac Denis
Conforti Di Lorenzo Selma
Firlej Miroslaw
Fiutowski Tomasz
Gastaldi Franck
Guilloux Fabrice
Idzik Marek
de La Taille Christophe
Moron Jakub
Nanni Jerome
Quilain Benjamin
Rogly Rudolph
Swientek Krzysztof
Thienpont Damien
HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
EPJ Web of Conferences
title HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
title_full HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
title_fullStr HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
title_full_unstemmed HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
title_short HKROC: An integrated front-end ASIC to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
title_sort hkroc an integrated front end asic to read out photomultiplier tubes for large neutrino experiments
url https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/05/epjconf_calor2024_00037.pdf
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