Tracking pions with Timepix3

detectors
B. Bergmann1), P. Burian1),2), P. Broulim2), J. Jakubek3), M.
Pichotka1), S. Pospisil1), J. Vycpalek1)

1) Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Czech

Technical University in Prague
2) Faculty of Electric Engineering, West Bohemian Universtiy
3) ADVACAM s.r.o.

benedikt.bergmann@utef.cvut.cz
 Motivation and outline
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Motivation: Test the performance

and capabilities the Kathrine
Readout (See presentations of
P.Burian).

Detector Calibration

Evaluation of the 3D tracking

capability of the Timepix3
Drift time model
Estimation of the z-resolution
Example tracks

Synchronized detectors: stack

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 Calibration measurements
(Energy calibration, Timewalk
correction)
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THL Scans (Cu 8.1keV; Cd 23.6 keV), Energy calibration (Am, In, Fe-55),

THL = 3 keV

Timewalk correction with 4-pixel clusters from Am (according to model

241

of Jan Jakubek)

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 Evaluation of the 3D particle tracking capabilities of
the Timepix3

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 Drift time vs. bias voltage
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Drift
time model (full depletion):

;
UBia
;
s

Differential equation:

Solution: Udep = 100 V, = 450 cm2 V-1 s-1, d =

500 m

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 Measurement setup and
typical 120 GeV/c pion tracks
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500 m thick silicon sensor irradiated at an angle of 60 with 120 GeV/c

pions
Measure the pion tracks for different bias voltages (130V, 150V, 175V,
230V) Bias 130V

Pion
beam

Bias 230V

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 Validation of the drift time
model (1)
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Select pion tracks parallel Analysis for

to the x-axis with 15 or 16 50 slected
pixels events.

Analyse their drift time as

a function of interaction
depth (defined by entry
and exit point)

Scatter plot of the z-

coordinate vs. drift
time (left) (~4Mio
events).

Mean drift times as a

function of the z-
coordinate (right).

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 Validation of the drift time
model (2)
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Comparison of model calculation and the mean drift times as a function of

the z-coordinate from the measurement for different bias voltages:

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 Determination of the z-
resolution
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Same strategy as above, but compare reconstructed z-coordinates with

particle trajectories (z-calculation with the theoretical model):

Typical analysis for a single track from the measurement:

- The comparison of the recalculated and measured trajectory (left).
- Histogram of the differences of reconstructed and true z-
coordinate (right).
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 Achieved z-resolution for
different bias voltages
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Histograms of the differences of reconstructed and true z-coordinate:

Offset
Bias ztotal
Resolutio (Syst.
[V]
n [m] Error) [m] [m]
130 23.2 8.4 31.6
150 26.0 5.1 31.1
175 29.5 4.0 33.6
230 38.0 1.8 39.8

45
40
35
Resolution
30 [m]
25
20
125 145 165 185 205 225 245
Bias [V]

Best resolutions achieved for lower bias voltages.

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 Example: Reconstructed 120
GeV/c pion tracks
Tracks selected by
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requiring a minimal
drift time difference
tdrift > 42 ns (130V)
or tdrift > 22 ns
(230V)

Time measurement
of pixels with Ei < 4
keV ignored

Bias: 130V Bias: 230V

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 Example: Reconstructed muon
track (measurement in the
office)
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Bias: 230 V Measured points

Fitted trajectory

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 Outlook: What to do with tracks
of heavier ions and fragmentation
events?
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Bias: 230 V

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 Synchronization of two Timepix3 detectors

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 Setup for the measurement
with 2 synchronized Timepix3
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Common clock source for both

sensors
Master dector triggers (starts shutter)

the second one

Phase of clocks and shutters
measured by TDC device with high
 Results
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Evaluation of coincidently detected events in both sensor layers

Coincident detections vs. all Coincident events: Time difference of the two detectors
detections. vs time (left). Histogram of time differences (right).

Evaluation of the time difference histogram for

several runs:
-> Systematic delay of detector 2: (1.8 0.8) ns

Further testing:
Time delay as a function of distance of the
sensors.
Scatter plot of energies in detetor 1
and detector 2.
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 Conclusions
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Katherine readout provides reliable data

3D particle tracking with the Timepix3

Achived resolution: < 40 m
Best resolution for lower biases

Telescope of two detectors

Sytematic offset on the timestamps of detector 2: (1.8 0.8) ns

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 Thank you for the attention.

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