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SUMMARY:New-generation Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) development 
 in ALICE: the project ALMIRA
DTSTART:20260618T143000Z
DTEND:20260618T153000Z
DTSTAMP:20260627T113600Z
UID:indico-event-1866@indico.dfa.unipd.it
CONTACT:denise.piatti@pd.infn.it\;franco.galtarossa@pd.infn.it
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Davide Chiappara\n\nMonolithic Active Pixel Sensors 
 (MAPS) are a detector technology for charged-particles tracking where the 
 same silicon die hosts both the sensing element and the circuitry necessar
 y to process those data. This approach enables the efficient readout of bi
 llions of channels while maintaining a low material budget\, making MAPS p
 articularly attractive for applications in nuclear and high-energy physics
  experiments.\n \nWithin this context\, ALMIRA (ALice3 Monolithic Integra
 ted tRacking Asic) is a project aimed at advancing next-generation monolit
 hic tracking devices for the proposed upgrade of the ALICE experiment duri
 ng the LHC Long Shutdown 4 (LS4)\, with installation foreseen in 2034–20
 35. The project is working on a family of designs optimized for different 
 detector regions\, ranging from the Vertex Detector to the Outer Tracker.\
 n \nThe specifications for such devices (such as spatial resolution\, tim
 ing resolution\, power consumption\, and Time-over-Threshold capabilities)
  pose a significant engineering challenge\, requiring the employment of in
 novative approaches and readout architectures. The optimization process in
 volves navigating a highly multidimensional parameter space\, where comple
 x trade-offs cannot be reliably assessed through analytical estimates alon
 e. Thus\, prototyping studies are being developed to match the design choi
 ces with the performance targets.\n \nThis seminar will discuss the chall
 enges of MAPS design for ALICE and present how a prototyping-driven approa
 ch can guide the detector design\, enhancing the scientific reach of the e
 xperiment and setting new baselines for future detectors for experiments i
 n nuclear and particle physics.\n\nhttps://indico.dfa.unipd.it/event/1866/
LOCATION:P2A (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia - Edificio Paolotti)
URL:https://indico.dfa.unipd.it/event/1866/
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