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---+ Summer 2010 !SiPM Testing

This page contains documentation on testing of various SiPM devices during Summer 2010 at BU.
We received a shipment of 3 devices in Feb 2010 but are just starting now (June) to evaluate them.

   * [[http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/CMS/SiPM/RMD/RMD_SiPM_info.pdf][Documentation from RMD]]
   * [[http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/CMS/SiPM/RMD/Photos/2010-06-10][Photos of devices]]

There are 3 devices in PGA (pin-grid array) 0.1" spacing packages.

---++ Test Setup Instrumentation

   * [[http://ohm.bu.edu/~hazen/DataSheets/Keithley/keithley_6512_programmable_electrometer_manual.pdf][Keithley 6512]] HV supply/electrometer
   * [[http://ohm.bu.edu/cgi-bin/cms/SiPM_Rad_Testing][SiPM Rad Testing]] &ndash; Wiki page with software and documentation from previous tests

---++ Task List

Below is a list of jobs to be done to get started testing

   * Read about SiPMS [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_photomultiplier][WikiPedia]]
   * Lookup the references from the last page of the RMD document and read as many as possible.
   * Purchase sockets to hold the three devices ([[http://www.digikey.com][DigiKey]] or [[http://www.newark.com][Newark]])
   * Design a simple [[http://www.expresspcb.com][ExpressPCB]] circuit board to hold the package, and provide required connections
   * Set up a dark box with the required connectors
   * Set up the Keithley HV supply (when it arrives around the end of June) for I-V curves
   * Install drivers for LeCroy LT584 oscilloscope (Ethernet) and HP 8112A signal generator


-- Main.EricHazen - 10 Jun 2010
Topic revision: r3 - 28 Jul 2010 - EricHazen