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CMS ECAL VFE Production Qualification

C. Borca, S. Argirò, L. T. Bulaja, D. Brunet, F. Cavallari, D. Cristoforetti, G. Dissertori, L. Finco, M. Kovac, B. Kaynak, W. Lustermann, P. Milenovic, N. Pastrone, P. Rebello Teles

physics.ins-detarXiv:2611.06746

Abstract

Upgrading the CMS ECAL barrel for the HL-LHC requires replacement of all on-detector electronics, including 12240 Very-Front-End (VFE) cards employing CATIA and LiTE-DTU ASICs for amplification and digitisation of signals from ECAL's 61200 lead-tungstate crystals. All production VFEs undergo the same qualification procedure: functional testing, environmental stress screening, and calibration. We have received and functionally tested 13596 unique VFEs; two never passed our test criteria. Results for other VFEs are uniform and within expectations, demonstrating the excellent quality of the cards. Key metrics, such as a gain ratio of 10.21 0.07 and power consumption of 1.805 0.013~W, demonstrate high consistency across the batch.

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