Beam test of the QMB6 calibration board and HBU0 prototype

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the performance of the HBU0 board and QMB6 calibration system in a test beam, focusing on signal measurement, calibration, and ASIC readout behavior.

Contribution

It presents the first performance analysis of the HBU0 and QMB6 calibration system in a test beam environment, including signal calibration and ASIC analysis.

Findings

MIP signal measured on HBU0 provides a reference for LED calibration.

LED amplitude scan shows light delivery from 0 to 250 MIP across 12 SiPMs.

ASIC memory performance varies with signal strength, revealing non-uniformities and pedestal shifts.

Abstract

We report about the performance of the HBU0 board and the optical calibration system QMB6 in the DESY test beam. A MIP signal was measured on the HBU0 board, providing a reference to the LED amplitude scan, showing an amount of light delivered to each of 12 SiPMs from 0 to 250 MIP at maximum. An ASIC analogue memory cell performance was analyzed in relation with the SiPM signal strength. We observed a non-uniformity and a pedestal shift in the ASIC readout values in the high gain mode for the higher signals strength.