Embedded readout electronics R&D for the large PMTs in the JUNO experiment

Bellato M.; Bergnoli A.; Brugnera R.; Chen S.; Chen Z.; Clerbaux B.; dal Corso F.; Corti D.; Dong J.; Galet G.; Garfagnini A.; Giaz A.; Gong G.; Grewing C.; Hu J.; Isocrate R.; Jiang X.; Li F.; Lippi I.; Marini F.; Ning Z.; Olshevskiy A.; Pedretti D.; Petitjean P. A.; Robens M.; Shutov V.; Stahl A.; Steinmann J.; Sun Y.; van Waasen S.; Wang Y.; Wang Z.; Wei W.; Yan X.; Yang Y.; Aiello A.; Andronico A.; Antonelli V.; Bandini W.; Brigatti A.; Barresi A.; Budano A.; Bruno R.; Cabrera A.; Cammi A.; Caruso R.; Chiesa D.; Clementi C.; Costa S.; Ding X.; Dusini S.; Fabbri A.; Fargetta M.; Fiorentini G.; Ford R.; Formozov A.; Giammarchi M.; Grassi M.; Landini C.; Lombardi P.; Lombardo C.; Malyshkin Y.; Mantovani F.; Mari S. M.; Martellini C.; Martini A.; Meroni E.; Mezzetto M.; Miramonti L.; Montini P.; Montuschi M.; Nastasi M.; Ortica F.; Paoloni A.; Parmeggiano S.; Pelliccia N.; Previtali E.; Ranucci G.; Riondino D.; Re A. C.; Ricci B.; Romani A.; Saggese P.; Salamanna G.; Sawy F. H.; Serafini A.; Settanta G.; Sirignano C.; Sisti M.; Stanco L.; Strati V.; Tuve C.; Verde G.; Votano L.; Zhang J.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2020.164600

Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a next generation liquid scintillator neutrino experiment under construction phase in South China. Thanks to the anti-neutrinos produced by the nearby nuclear power plants, JUNO will be able to study the neutrino mass hierarchy, one of the open key questions in neutrino physics. One key ingredient for a successful measurement is to use high speed, high resolution sampling electronics located very close to the detector signal. Linearity in the response of the electronics is another important ingredient for the success of the experiment. During the initial design phase of the electronics, a custom design with the Front-End and Read-Out electronics located very close to the detector analog signal has been developed and successfully tested. The present paper describes the electronics structure and the first tests performed on the prototypes. The electronics prototypes have been tested and they show good linearity response, with a maximum deviation of 1.3% over the full dynamic range (1-1000 p.e.), fulfilling the JUNO experiment requirements.