Timewalk correction for the Timepix3 chip obtained with real particle data

In this work we have developed a prototype gaseous pixel detector by combining a micromegas grid with a Timepix3 chip for the readout. The micromegas foil supported by a matrix of pillars about 50 \(\mathrm{\mu m}\) high was manually placed on top the chip. By placing a cathode foil above the chip a...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2019-02
Hauptverfasser: Tsigaridas, S, Beuzekom, M v, Graaf, H v d, Hartjes, F, Heijhoff, K, Hessey, N P, de Jong, P J, Prodanovic, V
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Zusammenfassung:In this work we have developed a prototype gaseous pixel detector by combining a micromegas grid with a Timepix3 chip for the readout. The micromegas foil supported by a matrix of pillars about 50 \(\mathrm{\mu m}\) high was manually placed on top the chip. By placing a cathode foil above the chip an ionization detector was created with a drift gap of 13.5 mm. The Timepix3 chip, thanks to the simultaneous measurement of the time-of-arrival (ToA) and charge via time-over-threshold (ToT) allows corrections to remaining timewalk effects, improving further the position resolution along the drift direction. We present the timewalk correction for Timepix3 chip obtained with real data from a particle beam and its impact on the tracking performance. The results obtained show an significant improvement on the position resolution for single-hits and tracks along the drift direction compared to previous experiments.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1902.00480