The Performance of AC-coupled Strip LGAD developed by IHEP

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel AC-coupled strip LGAD design that reduces electronics density and achieves high spatial and timing resolutions, demonstrated through laser and beta source tests.

Contribution

The study introduces a long Strip AC-LGAD prototype with optimized spatial and timing resolutions, advancing LGAD technology for precise measurements.

Findings

Spatial resolution improves with smaller pitch, reaching 8.3 μm.

Timing resolution of 37.6 ps achieved with beta source tests.

Prototype demonstrates effective simultaneous spatial and timing measurements.

Abstract

The AC-coupled Strip LGAD (Strip AC-LGAD) is a novel LGAD design that diminishes the density of readout electronics through the use of strip electrodes, enabling the simultaneous measurement of time and spatial information. The Institute of High Energy Physics has designed a long Strip AC-LGAD prototype with a strip electrode length of 5.7 mm and pitches of 150 $\mu m$, 200 $\mu m$, and 250 $\mu m$. Spatial and timing resolutions of the long Strip AC-LGAD are studied by pico-second laser test and beta source tests. The laser test demonstrates that spatial resolution improves as the pitch size decreases, with an optimal resolution achieved at 8.3 $\mu$m. Furthermore, the Beta source test yields a timing resolution of 37.6 ps.