MEMBRANE
MEMS made Electron Emission Membranes
| Coordinatore | STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM
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| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Netherlands [NL] |
| Totale costo | 2˙396˙000 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙396˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | ERC-2012-ADG_20120216 |
| Funding Scheme | ERC-AG |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-02-01 - 2018-01-31 |
Partecipanti
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| 1 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT
Organization address
address: Stevinweg 1 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | beneficiary | 357˙000.00 |
| 2 |
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Organization address
address: STATE STREET 35 contact info |
US (ALBANY NY) | beneficiary | 198˙000.00 |
| 3 |
STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM
Organization address
address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 contact info |
NL (UTRECHT) | hostInstitution | 1˙841˙000.00 |
| 4 |
STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM
Organization address
address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 contact info |
NL (UTRECHT) | hostInstitution | 1˙841˙000.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'We propose a radically new and generic type of detector for photons, electrons and energetic charged particles: a stacked set of curved miniature dynodes in vacuum, created through MicroMechanical Electronic Systems (MEMS) fabrication techniques on top of a state-of-the-art CMOS pixel chip. This combination in itself is an extremely efficient electron detector. By capping the system with a traditional photocathode, a highly sensitive timed photon counter can be realized, outperforming all existing photon detectors. By capping it with an Electron Emission Membrane, a timed particle tracking detector is realized with a time resolution far superior to current particle counters.
The core innovation, i.e., the stacked curved dynodes on top of a pixel chip, will revolutionize electron detection in solid-state, atomic and molecular physics experiments. As a photon detector, it will have pico-second time resolution, much better than classical photomultipliers, at low noise. This will have impact on the field of medical imaging, optical communication, night-vision equipment and even 3D image recording by measuring the time-of flight of photons from a flashlight. As a particle detector, it will allow faster and higher-resolution measurements of the trajectories of fast charged particles, essential in modern particle physics experiments. Its time resolution is three orders of magnitude better than state-of-the-art Si planar detectors, opening new horizons for (vertex) tracking, time-of-flight spectrometers, track pattern recognition and trigger detectors.
The realization of this detector concept requires high-risk/high-impact developments in the area of (1) fundamental understanding of electron emission, (2) the MEMS-based fabrication of novel curved transmission dynodes and (3) high-efficiency Electron Emission Membranes. To achieve these objectives, the PI will lead a concerted effort of technical physicists and theoreticians.'