The reviewed record of science sign in
Pith

arxiv: 2004.07599 · v1 · pith:VVZMLATC · submitted 2020-04-16 · astro-ph.IM · physics.ins-det· quant-ph

Low Threshold Acquisition controller for Skipper CCDs

Gustavo Cancelo , Claudio Chavez , Fernando Chierchie , Juan Estrada , Guillermo Fernandez Moroni , Eduardo Emilio Paolini , Miguel Sofo Haro , Angel Soto
show 5 more authors
Leandro Stefanazzi Javier Tiffenberg Ken Treptow Neal Wilcer Ted Zmuda
This is my paper

Reviewed by Pithpith:VVZMLATCopen to challenge →

classification astro-ph.IM physics.ins-detquant-ph
keywords sensorchargeacquisitioncontrollermeasurementspixelsensitivitysignal
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

The development of the Skipper Charge Coupled Devices (Skipper-CCDs) has been a major technological breakthrough for sensing very weak ionizing particles. The sensor allows to reach the ultimate sensitivity of silicon material as a charge signal sensor by unambiguous determination of the charge signal collected by each cell or pixel, even for single electron-hole pair ionization. Extensive use of the technology was limited by the lack of specific equipment to operate the sensor at the ultimate performance. In this work a simple, single-board Skipper-CCD controller is presented, aimed for the operation of the detector in high sensitivity scientific applications. The article describes the main components and functionality of the Low Threshold Acquisition (LTA) together with experimental results when connected to a Skipper-CCD sensor. Measurements show unprecedented deep sub-electron noise of 0.039 e$^-_{rms}$/pix for 5000 pixel measurements.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.

Forward citations

Cited by 3 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score.

  1. Characterization of Spurious Charge in SENSEI Skipper-CCDs

    physics.ins-det 2026-05 accept novelty 7.0

    Spurious charge in SENSEI Skipper-CCDs originates primarily from the serial register; tri-level clocking reduces single-electron density by a factor of approximately 7.

  2. Searches for CE{\nu}NS and Physics beyond the Standard Model using Skipper-CCDs at CONNIE

    hep-ex 2024-03 unverdicted novelty 7.0

    CONNIE's first Skipper-CCD run at Angra-2 yields no CEνNS excess, comparable prior limits on neutrino rates, improved bounds on light vector mediators, and record surface DM-electron limits via diurnal modulation.

  3. Light-tight skipper-CCDs for X-ray detection in space

    astro-ph.IM 2025-12 accept novelty 5.0

    50 nm and 100 nm aluminum coatings on skipper-CCDs suppress optical light by more than 99.6 percent from 650 to 1000 nm with no efficiency loss for 5.9 and 6.4 keV X-rays.