Hybrid MCP-PMT characterisation on a testbeam with Cherenkov setup

TL;DR

This paper reports on the testing of a new hybrid MCP-PMT photodetector with CMOS ASIC at CERN, demonstrating single photon Cherenkov detection with high gain and good timing resolution.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hybrid MCP-PMT design with integrated CMOS ASIC and evaluates its performance in a high-energy testbeam environment.

Findings

Single photon Cherenkov detection achieved

Timing resolution of approximately 280 ps

Operation at a gain of 10^4

Abstract

A novel photodetector based on a MCP-PMT vacuum tube with encapsulated CMOS ASIC has been tested at the CERN SPS high energy hadron beam, allowing single photon Cherenkov detection operating at 10$^4$ gain and with timing resolution of about 280~ps.