Catania Astrophysical Observatory Laboratory for Detectors
Pubblicazioni e Report Tecnici
2019
• Characterization method to achieve simultaneous absolute PDE measurements of all pixels of an ASTRI Mini-Array camera tile
G. Bonanno, G. Romeo, G. Occhipinti, M.C. Timpanaro, A. Grillo
– arXiv: 1912.07543
2018
• Novel Silicon Photomultipliers suitable for Dual Mirror Small Sized Telescopes of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
G. Romeo , G. Bonanno, G. Sironi, M.C. Timpanaro
– Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, vol. 908, pp. 117 127, ISSN: 0168 9002
• Evaluation of silicon photomultipliers for dual-mirror Small-Sized Telescopes of Cherenkov Telescope Array
A. Asano, D. Berge, G. Bonanno, M. Bryan, B. Gebhardt, A. Grillo, N. Hidaka, P. Kachru, J. Lapington, S. Leach, Y. Nakamura, A. Okumura, G. Romeo, D. Ross, M. Stephan, H. Tajima, M.C. Timpanaro, R. White, N. Yamane, A. Zink
– Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, vol. 912, pp. 177 - 181
2017
• SENSE: A comparison of photon detection efficiency and optical crosstalk of various SiPM devices
A. Nagai, C. Alispach, T. Berghofer, G. Bonanno, V. Coco, D. della Volpe, A. Haungs, M. Heller, K. Henjes Kunst, R. Mirzoyan, T. Montaruli, G. Romeo , Y. Renier, H.C. Schultz Coulon, W. Shen, D. Strom, H. Tajima, I. Troyano Pujadas
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, vol. 912, pp.182 185
• Procedure for the relative calibration of the SiPM gain on ASTRI SST-2M camera
D. Impiombato, O. Catalano, S. Giarrusso, T. Mineo, G. La Rosa, C. Gargano, P. Sangiorgi, A. Segreto, G. Sottile, G. Bonanno, S. Garozzo, A. Grillo, D. Marano, G. Romeo, R. Gimenes
– Experimental Astronomy, Vol. 43 (1), pp. 1-17, ISSN: 0922-6435
• Characterization of the Hamamatsu MPPC LVR2 7075 CS, LVR2 7075 CN and LVR3 3050 CN
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 037
• Characterization of the recently manufactured LCT5 and LVR Hamamatsu SiPMs suitable for the ASTRI MINI ARRAY focal plane (pre-production)
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 034
• Effect of the ASTRI focal plane IR filter on the Optical Cross-Talk of the SiPM detectors
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI-TR-OACT-3200-036
2016
• Characterization of 6x6-mm2 75-μm cell MPPC suitable for the Cherenkov Telescope Array project
G. Romeo, G. Bonanno, S. Garozzo, A. Grillo, D. Marano, M. Munari, M.C. Timpanaro, O. Catalano, S. Giarrusso, D. Impiombato, G. La Rosa, G. Sottile
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, vol. 826, pp. 31 - 38, ISSN: 0168-9002
• Advances in Multi-Pixel Photon Counter Technology: First Characterization Results
G. Bonanno, D. Marano, G. Romeo, S. Garozzo, A. Grillo, M.C. Timpanaro, O. Catalano, S. Giarrusso, D. Impiombato, G. La Rosa, G. Sottile
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, vol. 806, pp. 383-394, ISSN: 0168-9002
• Caratterizzazione della Tile Hamamatsu 8x8 pixel di dimensioni 6.975x6.975mm2 con microcella da 75µm
G. Romeo, G. Bonanno
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 026
• Caratterizzazione della Tile Hamamatsu S/N.6 8x8 pixel di dimensioni 6.975x6.975mm2 con microcella da 75µm
G. Romeo, G. Bonanno
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 030
• Caratterizzazione della Tile Hamamatsu S/N.5 8x8 pixel di dimensioni 6.975x6.975mm2 con microcella da 75µm
G. Romeo et al.
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 029
• Caratterizzazione della Tile Hamamatsu S/N.3 8x8 pixel di dimensioni 6.975x6.975mm2 con microcella da 75µm
G. Romeo, G. Bonanno
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 028
• Caratterizzazione della Tile Hamamatsu S/N.1 8x8 pixel di dimensioni 6.975x6.975mm2 con microcella da 75µm
G. Romeo, G. Bonanno
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 027
2015
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SensL MicroFJ SMTPA 60035 S/N 1 Lot# 150925
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 12/2015, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT5 with cell pitch 50µm
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 022
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT5 with cell pitch 75µm
Giuseppe Romeo et al.
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 025
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT4 with cell pitch 100µm
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 024
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT4 with cell pitch 75µm
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 023
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT4 with cell pitch 50µm
Giuseppe Romeo et al.
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 021
• Characterization Test of New Generation Low Cross Talk MPPCs Series: LCT1 with cell pitch 50µm
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical R eport: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 020
• Characterization of SiPM FBK NUV low AP/CSP Measures: Dark Stairs, Dark Count Rate and Cross Talk
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 09/2015, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Characterization of SiPM SensL ArrayES: TSV (Version E32) Measures: Dark Stairs, Dark Count Rate and Cross Talk
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 10/2015, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Characterization of SiPM FBK NUV HD Measures: Dark Stairs, Dark Count Rate and Cross Talk
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 08/2015, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Characterization of SiPM SensL J Series Measures: Dark Stairs, Dark Count Rate and Cross Talk
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 11/2015, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
2014
• Fabrication, characterization and testing of silicon photomultipliers for the Muon Portal Project
P. La Rocca, S. Billotta, A.A. Blancato, D. Bonanno, G. Bonanno, G. Fallica, S. Garozzo, D. Lo Presti, D. Marano, C. Pugliatti, F. Riggi, G. Romeo, G. Santagati, G. Valvo.
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, vol. 787, pp. 236-239, ISSN: 0168-9002
• Characterization Measurements Methodology and Instrumental Set-up Optimization for new SiPM Detectors - Part I: Electrical Tests
Bonanno Giovanni, Marano Davide, Belluso Massimiliano, Billotta Sergio, Grillo Alessandro, Garozzo Salvatore, Romeo Giuseppe and Timpanaro Maria Cristina.
– IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 3557-3566, ISSN: 1530-437X
• Characterization Measurements Methodology and Instrumental Set up Optimization for new SiPM Detectors - Part II: Optical Tests
Bonanno Giovanni, Marano Davide, Belluso Massimiliano, Billotta Sergio, Grillo Alessandro, Garozzo Salvatore, Romeo Giuseppe and Timpanaro Maria Cristina.
– IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 3567 3578, ISSN: 1530 437X
• Evaluation of the optical cross talk level in the SiPMs adopted in ASTRI SST 2M Cherenkov Camera using EASIROC front end electronics
D. Impiombato, S. Giarrusso, T. Mineo, G. Agnetta, B. Biondo, O.Catalano, C. Gargano, G.La Rosa, F. Russo, G. Sottile, M. Belluso, S. Billotta, G. Bonanno, S. Garozzo. D. Marano, G. Romeo
– JINST: Journal of instrumentation, vol. 9, ISSN: 1748 0221
• SiPM detectors for the ASTRI project in the framework of the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Sergio Billotta, Davide Marano, Giovanni Bonanno, Massimiliano Belluso, Alessandro Grillo, Salvatore Garozzo, Giuseppe Romeo , Maria Cristina Timpanaro, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Osvaldo Catalano, Giovanni La Rosa, Giuseppe Sottile, Domenico Impiombato, Carmelo Gargano, Salvatore Giarrusso
- SPIE 2014, High Energy, Optical and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy VI, vol. 91541R
• SiPM Detectors Characterization, Production and Testing of the 37 Silicon Photomultiplier Interface Boards for the Camera of the ASTRI SST 2M Telescope Prototype
G. Bonanno, S. Billotta, S. Garozzo, A. Grillo, D. Marano, G. Romeo , M. C. Timpanaro
- 16 th CTA Cons ortium Meeting, Catania, September 2014
• SiPM Detectors Distribution and Best Operating Voltages of the 1984 Silicon Photomultipliers Logical Pixels for the ASTRI SST 2M Telescope Prototype
G. Bonanno, S. Billotta, S. Garozzo, A. Grillo, D. Marano, G. Romeo , M. C. Timpanaro
- 16 th CTA Con sortium Meeting, C atania, September 2014
• Fabrication, characterization and testing of silicon photomultipliers for the Muon Portal Project
P. La Rocca, S. Billotta, A.A. Blancato, D. Bonanno, G. Bonanno, G. Fallica, S. Garozzo, D. Lo Presti, D. Marano, C. Pugliatti, F. Riggi, G. Romeo , G. Santagati, G. Valvo
- 4th International Conference on New Developments In Photodetection (NDIP), Tours, France, July 2014
• Electro-Optical characterization of MPPC Detectors for the ASTRI Cherenkov telescope camera
D. Marano, M. Belluso, G. Bonanno, S. Billotta, A. Grillo, S. Garozzo, G. Romeo, O. Catalano, G. La Rosa, G. Sottile, D. Impiombato, S. Giarrusso.
– Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, vol. 768, pp. 32-42, ISSN: 0168-9002
• Selezione e posizionamento dei rivelatori SiPM sulle PDM di test
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI T R OACT 3200 010
• Distribuzione delle PDM sul piano focale della camera ASTRI e layout di ogni singola PDM
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 012
• Rapporto di caratterizzazione elettro ottica RI:2.4 Fase finale Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:P on N montato su front end in SMD
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 01/2014, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
2013
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SiPM Excelitas 3x3mm2 cell pitch 50µm S/N. D3932
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 14/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:N on P S/N. 6 SPM10 60
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 02/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:P on N S/N. 3 SPM10 60
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
-Technical Report prot. N. 03/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:N on P S/N. SPM10H5 60N Y223131 wf16
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 04/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:P on N S/N. SPM10H5 60P Y228159 wf02
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
-Technical Report prot. N. 07/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SiPM Hamamatsu Array ASTRI cell pitch 50µm S/N. 164
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 15/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:N on P S/N. SPM10H5 60N Y226144 wf19
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 06/2013, Oss ervatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:N on P S/N. SPM10H5 60N Y226144 wf09
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 05/2013, Osse rvatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:P on N ACR single layer S/N. SPM10H5 60P Y239187 wf04
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 08/2013, Osservat orio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SiPM Excelitas 3x3mm2 cell pitch 50µm S/N. A1001
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 13/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SiPM Hamamatsu 3x3mm2 cell pitch 50µm S/N. 1
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 17/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization Report Device: SiPM Hamamatsu 3x3mm2 cell pitch 100µm S/N. A0007 Type No: S12652 100C(X)
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report prot. N. 16/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
• MPPC Hamamatsu Photonics Characterization report Device: S11828 3344M monolithic array 16 ch (4x4)
Giuseppe Romeo et al.
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 007
• MPPCs Electrical Characterization Report
Giuseppe Romeo, Giovanni Bonanno
- Technical Report: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 009
• ASTRI Camera PDM: grouping four single pixels of each monolithic MPPC 4433 in four macro pixels
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Repo rt: ASTRI TR OACT 3200 008
• Rapporto di caratterizzazione elettro ottica RI:2.4 Fase iniziale Device: ST Microelectronics SiPM type:P on N montato su cerdip package
Giuseppe Romeo
- Technical Report prot. N. 09/2013, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania
2009
• Precision measurements of photon detection efficiency for SiPM detectors
G Bonanno, P Finocchiaro, A Pappalardo, S Billotta, L Cosentino, M Belluso, S Di Mauro, G Occhipinti
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.05.117
• Silicon photomultiplier technology at STMicroelectronics
Massimo Mazzillo, Giovanni Condorelli, Delfo Sanfilippo, Giuseppina Valvo, Beatrice Carbone, Giorgio Fallica, Sergio Billotta, Massimiliano Belluso, Giovanni Bonanno, Luigi Cosentino, Alfio Pappalardo, Paolo Finocchiaro
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2024418
• Features of silicon photo multipliers: precision measurements of noise, cross-talk, afterpulsing, detection efficiency
Paolo Finocchiaro, Alfio Pappalardo, Luigi Cosentino, Massimiliano Belluso, Sergio Billotta, Giovanni Bonanno, Salvatore Di Mauro
- IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2009.2014308
2008
• Characterization of a novel 100-channel silicon photomultiplier—Part II: Charge and time
Paolo Finocchiaro, Alfio Pappalardo, Luigi Cosentino, Massimiliano Belluso, Sergio Billotta, Giovanni Bonanno, Beatrice Carbone, Giovanni Condorelli, Salvatore Di Mauro, Giorgio Fallica, Massimo Mazzillo, Alessandro Piazza, Delfo Sanfilippo, Giuseppina Valvo
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.2003235
• Characterization of a novel 100-channel silicon photomultiplier—Part I: Noise
Paolo Finocchiaro, Alfio Pappalardo, Luigi Cosentino, Massimiliano Belluso, Sergio Billotta, Giovanni Bonanno, Beatrice Carbone, Giovanni Condorelli, Salvatore Di Mauro, Giorgio Fallica, Massimo Mazzillo, Alessandro Piazza, Delfo Sanfilippo, Giuseppina Valvo
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.2003996
• Silicon photomultipliers for nuclear medical imaging applications
Mazzillo, Massimo; Condorelli, Giovanni; Sanfilippo, Delfo; Piazza, Alessandro; Valvo, Giusy; Carbone, Beatrice; Fallica, Giorgio; Pappalardo, Alfio; Cosentino, Luigi; Finocchiaro, Paolo; Corselli, Michele; Suriani, Giuseppe; Lombardo, Salvatore; Billotta, Sergio; Belluso, Massimiliano; Bonanno, Giovanni
- in Optical Sensors 2008. Edited by Berghmans, Francis, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7003, p. 70030I-70030I-11 (2008) Adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008SPIE.7003E..14M