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All Federal Grant Awards
Project Grant DESC0026034
Award Date
4/1/25
Completion Date
3/31/27
Dollars Obligated
$530K
Overview
Activity
2
Transactions
2
Subawards
1
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Federal Agency
Office of Science
Awardee
University Of California Santa Cruz (VXUFPE4MCZH5)
Federal Grant Program
81.049
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTORS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
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THIN FILM SEMICONDUCTORS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION
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The project for Thin Film Semiconductors for Charged Particle Detection in High Energy Physics aims to evaluate new semiconductor materials as particle tracking detectors, with the ultimate goal of utilizing thin film deposition methods to fabricate large active detector areas with a relatively straightforward and cost-effective process. To the present moment, crystalline 'thick' prototype devices based on commercial substrate wafers have been fabricated and characterized in the laboratory, with a recent focus on Indium Phosphide (InP). Co-PI/subawardee Dr. Jennifer Ott ("J.O."), currently postdoctoral researcher at UCSC and there leading the characterization of the InP single- and multipad devices with capacitance- and current-voltage, laser transient current technique, and beta particle source measurements, will start as assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UH on Jan 1, 2025, at the starting time of this proposed project. Personnel involved in the scope of work of this proposal will be J.O. herself, and a graduate research assistant (GRA) at UH to be paid part-time for performing some of the tasks outlined in the proposal and statement below. Additionally, one or several undergraduate summer student(s) may be involved in the project, for research activity course credit or on financial support through e.g. a research experience for undergraduates (REU) program. UH will collaborate closely together with UCSC (and Argonne National Laboratory) on this project, and have some flexibility in the distribution of work depending on the availability of personpower and expertise in a given moment. Initially, J.O. will conduct measurements of earlier prototype devices in the UH probe station and laser setups, to provide additional data and cross-reference with measurements done at UCSC. She will contribute to the design of the structure, as well as the fabrication process, of the new semiconductor sensors to be produced within this project. This may include both prototype fabrication at ANL, and identifying possible external vendors with an existing production line for thin-film deposition. As there are no dedicated analog readout boards for the InP prototype devices yet, once the design of the abovementioned prototype sensors is finalized, J.O. will take on the design and fabrication of printed circuit boards (PCBs) hosting and servicing either a set of surface mount operational-amplifiers for a smaller array of sensor channels, or a suitable custom ASIC for analog or analog/digital readout of the sensors. If applicable, both options may be pursued. The GRA will start on this project whenever they are identified and according to their skillset, with the expectation of first spending 3 months equivalent during the summer term on this project. Over the course of the project, they are envisioned to gain expertise and take over most of the experimental activity at UH, especially in the following years, when their participation on this project is raised to 6 months. Once the fabrication and initial characterization of the new devices is completed, the evaluation in a charged particle test beam is paramount to demonstrate their performance for charged particle tracking as well as potentially precision timing. This includes preparation of the experimental setup with power supplies, possible scanning stages, and readout interfaced with the test beam facility's beam telescope, as well as the actual data-taking at the facility and subsequent data analysis. With the support and guidance of J.O. and other project collaborators, the UH GRA will take a large responsibility in the described beam test, data analysis, and any other device performance evaluation during the second and third proposal year. Finally, provided that relevant results have been produced, they will be given the opportunity to submit a contribution featuring the work on this project at a possibly international scientific conference.
University Of Hawaii
Project Grant DESC0026034
$64.8k
4/9/26