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The cathode pads are read-out by AFTER ASIC which diagram is presented Figure 9Figure 9. One chip has 72 active channels and 4 reference channels for pedestal subtraction. Each channel consists of charge-sensitive preamplifier, pole-zero cancellation of preamplifier decay time, RC2 shaper and 512-cell SCA to store waveform. Amplifier gain, pole-zero time constant and shaping time are programmable.
The cathode pads are read-out by AFTER ASIC. One chip has 72 active channels and 4 reference channels for pedestal subtraction. Each channel consists of charge-sensitive preamplifier, pole-zero cancellation of preamplifier decay time, RC2 shaper and 512-cell SCA to store waveform. Amplifier gain, pole-zero time constant and shaping time are programmable.
Detailed information is in the manual, but the most relevant slow control settings are summarized in the following tables.


=== Reference ===
The full range of the AFTER chip and the ADC is ±1V, the gain setting determines what charge that corresponds to, leading to a gain value.
[[File: AFTER_MANUAL_v2.pdf]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Gain setting !! Charge range (fC) !! Gain (mV/fC)
|-
| 0 || 120 || 8.333
|-
| 1 || 240 || 4.167
|-
| 2 || 360 || 2.778
|-
| 3 || 600 || 1.667
|}
 
The peaking time is defined as the time the pulse takes to go from 5% to 100% pulse height.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Time setting !! Peaking time (ns)
|-
| 0 || 116
|-
| 1 ||200
|-
| 2 || 412
|-
| 3 || 505
|-
| 4 || 610
|-
| 5 || 695
|-
| 6 || 912
|-
| 7 || 993
|-
| 8 || 1054
|-
| 9 || 1134
|-
| 10 || 1343
|-
| 11  ||1421
|-
| 12 || 1546
|-
| 13 || 1626
|-
| 14 || 1834
|-
| 15 || 1912
|}
 
This peaking time translates to other relevant times as shown in the next table.
[[File:Shape.png|thumb|Illustration of various time characteristics of the filtered AFTER signal]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Peaking time (5%-100%) !! Fall time (100%-5%) !! FWHM !! Rise time (50%-100%) !! Fall time (100%-50%)
|-
| 116.7 || 202.5 || 158.4 || 67.59 || 90.82
|-
| 200 || 438.2 || 311.6 || 121.3 || 190.3
|-
| 505 || 1194 || 843 || 329.2 || 513.7
|-
| 993 || 2351 || 1689 || 656.1 || 1033
|-
| 1912 || 4283 || 3213 || 1268 || 1945
|}

Revision as of 11:44, 4 May 2017

The cathode pads are read-out by AFTER ASIC. One chip has 72 active channels and 4 reference channels for pedestal subtraction. Each channel consists of charge-sensitive preamplifier, pole-zero cancellation of preamplifier decay time, RC2 shaper and 512-cell SCA to store waveform. Amplifier gain, pole-zero time constant and shaping time are programmable. Detailed information is in the manual, but the most relevant slow control settings are summarized in the following tables.

The full range of the AFTER chip and the ADC is ±1V, the gain setting determines what charge that corresponds to, leading to a gain value.

Gain setting Charge range (fC) Gain (mV/fC)
0 120 8.333
1 240 4.167
2 360 2.778
3 600 1.667

The peaking time is defined as the time the pulse takes to go from 5% to 100% pulse height.

Time setting Peaking time (ns)
0 116
1 200
2 412
3 505
4 610
5 695
6 912
7 993
8 1054
9 1134
10 1343
11 1421
12 1546
13 1626
14 1834
15 1912

This peaking time translates to other relevant times as shown in the next table.

Illustration of various time characteristics of the filtered AFTER signal
Peaking time (5%-100%) Fall time (100%-5%) FWHM Rise time (50%-100%) Fall time (100%-50%)
116.7 202.5 158.4 67.59 90.82
200 438.2 311.6 121.3 190.3
505 1194 843 329.2 513.7
993 2351 1689 656.1 1033
1912 4283 3213 1268 1945
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