3:30 pm MCP 201
Novel sensor technologies can unlock new ways of learning about the world and open up new ways to probe challenging problems in physics. But a new sensor is only as good as the electronics chain that digitizes and stores the data collected from it. Modern scientific ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) can deliver picosecond single-shot resolution, but integrating this technology in extreme environments involves engineering trade-offs of power, resolution, and noise which directly impact the physics reach of an experiment. In this talk, I will give an introduction to the applications (and challenges) of picosecond timing in science, and review several cryogenic timing ASICs which are currently under development at the Fermilab Microelectronics Division.