Low Noise Readout Circuits for Particle and Radiation Sensors

Abstract

The present thesis follows a three years' work in design, realization and operation of electronic circuits for the readout of particle and radiation sensors, carried out in close collaboration with the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), sezione di Milano Bicocca. The work was mainly focused to applications in particle physics experiments which are currently in the construction phase, or to existing experiments which planned major hardware upgrades in the next years, involving the design of new front-end circuits. The circuits developed are in principle applicable also outside the field of pure science research, for applications in nuclear instrumentation, medical imaging, security and industrial scanners, and others.