C atania Astrophysical O bservatory L aboratory for D etectors

G. Bonanno Visiting Committee Catania, 17-18 Dec - 2007 1

Catania Astrophysical Observatory Laboratory for Detectors

INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania

[email protected]

Innovative detectors for

Astrophysical Applications

INAF - Osserv. Astrof. di Catania – Technology area

OUTLINE1. Research activities2. Project office3. Innovative detectors4. Detectors characterization5. A new detector: Silicon

PhotonMultiplier6. Technological transfer7. Collaborations8. Funds

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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES• Investigation on new detectors for

astrophysical applications • Design, test and manufacturing of

astronomical instruments (hardware and software) for ground-based and space-born applications

• Detectors characterization and calibration


TEAM & PROJECT OFFICE


Staff: Giovanni Bonanno, Massimiliano Belluso, Salvatore Scuderi, Rosario Cosentino (@TNG), Maria Cristina Timpanaro, Antonio Miccichè

Non-staff: Sergio Billotta, Salvatore Di Mauro

Research Management:

G. BonannoInnovative detectors:

All

Detector Characterization: S. Billotta

Collaboration to Space projects:

S. Scuderi, G. Bonanno

Microelectronics ASIC & FPGA:

M. BellusoSoftware development:

S. Di Mauro

Collaboration to TNG: S. Scuderi, R. Cosentino

Technological Transfer:M. Belluso, G.

Bonanno

Electronic support: M. C. Timpanaro, A. Miccichè

BASIC IDEA FOR INNOVATIVE DETECTORS

The Charge Coupled Devices (CCD) for applications such as the detection of very faint sources and very fast transient phenomena alone are not sufficient, and thus different detectors are needed.

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There is a strong need for a significant R&D advances in technological areas as:• integrated optics • wavefront assessment and control • high speed and efficient IR and optical detectors• specialised electronic integrated circuit (ASIC and FPGA)G. Bonanno Visiting Committee Catania, 17-18 Dec - 2007

DETECTORS CHARACTERIZATION• Characterization of detectors is of

fundamental importance when developing scientific instrumentation.

• The characterization is used to optimize and maximize the detector performance. That means, for example, choosing the best set of working parameters.

• Characterizing the detector allows also to supply the manufacturers with the feedback necessary to improve the detector's performances.

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CHARACTERIZATION FACILITY


NEW DEVICES: SPAD & SIPM

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Cryogenic housing used for the test analysis of SPAD and SiPM detectors

SiPM detectors manufactured by STMicroelectronics

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SIPM (SINGLE PIXEL) PDE IN THE 350-950 NM SPECTRAL

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13,5% (32,007 V) - [Ho ld o ff: 20 u s - T s e n s o re 20-21°C - R:390k+270k] 20,5% (33,981 V) - [Ho ld o ff: 43 u s - T s e n s o re 20-21°C - R:390k+270k]


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Temporal statistics of the photon streamThe temporal statistics of photon arrival times gives a measure of ordering (entropy) within the photon-stream, and its possible deviations from randomness.Such properties are reflected in the second- (and higher-) order coherence functions of light, observable as correlations between pairs (or a greater number) of photons. The information content lies in the correlation in time (or space) between successive photons in the arriving photon stream, and may be significant if the photon emission process has involved more than one photon at a time.

G. Bonanno

SPAD/SIPM ASTROPHISICAL APPLICATIONS

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From micro- to pico-secondsExpected phenomena below the microsecond frontier are:

Variability near black holes Surface convection on white dwarfs Non-radial oscillations in neutron stars Surface structures on neutron-stars Photon bubbles in accretion flows Quantum statistics of photon arrival times

See C. Barbieri SPW 2007 for details

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The first light of AquEYE AQuEye is mounted so that the shadow and the four spider arms of the secondary correspond to tip and edges of the central pyramid.

PRIN MIUR -P. I. C.Barbieri, Univerisià di Padova


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The activity has been started during the development of the CCD controllers for the TNG, collaborating with an electronic small business company located in La Spezia, and is continuing with the STM (see funds contract 2007) and various local hi-tech small companies (see funds UIT-INAF and POR Sicilia). This activity allows the companies to :• use of scientific methodologies on the development of their products,• realise scientific instruments by them self,• be able to make proposals for future instruments,• claim national/international patents on new devices.

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TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER

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COLLABORATIONS


Collaboration to Space projects

Collaboration to TNG

Scuderi (see next slide)

STM CT, PoliMI, IMM-CNR CT INFN CT

UIT-INAFHitec 2000E-service

New detectors

Tech. TransferUni PD

INAF Oss. PDINFN CT

Science

COLLABORATION TO SPACE PROJECTS AND

TNG

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• UVISS: OACT responsible for the wide imaging camera

• WSO-UV: OACT responsible for the Field Camera Unit

Space Projects

• SARG: OACT responsible for detectors, mechanisms, software, polarimeter

• GUI: SARG, LRS, Autoguide

TNG

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FUNDSStart Funds Title PI nat/inter Local PI End Y.2004 40.000 Development of a Monolithic photon-counter

arrays for transient high-energy phenomena and adaptive optics in Astrophysics (PRIN 2003)

Zappa F. Bonanno G 2005

2004 50.000 Innovative detectors pixel based on synthetic diamond single crystal for X-UV photons (PRIN 2004)

Scuderi S. Scuderi S. 2006

2005 167.000 Design and realization of CCD controllers for large field and high resolution terrestrial monitoring (UIT-INAF)

Bonanno G. Bonanno G. 2006

2006 12.000 Analysis and study of silicon detectors for interferometric aapplications in the 700-1100 nm spectral range (PRIN INAF 2006)

Gai M. Bonanno G. 2008

2006 65.000 Ultra Fast Photometry to the quantum limits and other effects of quantum optics (PRIN 2006)

Barbieri C. Bonanno G 2008

2006 8.000 Development of an image acquisition system (hardware and software) based on solid state detector (POR Sicilia Mis. 3.14)

Hitec 2000 Bonanno G. 2006

2007 7.000 Suitable Cherencov light detectors for NEMO and MAGIC projects (POR Sicilia Misura 3.14)

Hitec 2000 Bonanno G. 2007

2007 20.000 Characterization of Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) and Silicon Photmultipliers (SiPM) opearting in Geieger regime (ST Microelectronics contract)

Bonanno G. Bonanno G 2008


DIAMOND DETECTOR UV SENSITIVITY AND SOLAR BLIND

SINGLE PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE ARRAY

TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER ON CCD ELECTRONICS INTERFEROMETRY

TEST AND ANALISYS ON NEW DEVICES PROD. BY R&D OF STM

QUANTUM ASTROPHYSICS

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