VMM3 ASIC as a potential front end electronics solution for future Straw Trackers

The custom Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) VMM3 and VMM3a were developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and are capable of simultaneous precise measurements of both the charge and time characteristics of signals in gaseous detectors. Its flexibility makes it attractive as a front-end electronics solution for a wide range of applications, including readout systems of Straw Trackers in future High Energy and Neutrino Physics experiments. We present first performance measurements done with straw drift tubes operated with VMM3 and VMM3a readouts implemented by the RD51 collaboration (CERN). Preliminary results obtained with the SPS muon beam at CERN are compared to the prediction of simulation studies done with GARFIEDL and LTSpice packages.