MEMBRANE

MEMS made Electron Emission Membranes

Coordinatore	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM    more Spiacenti, non ci sono informazioni su questo coordinatore. Contattare Fabio per maggiori infomrazioni, grazie.
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT  Organization address address: Stevinweg 1 city: DELFT postcode: 2628 CN contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Marion Cognome: Ooms Email: send email Telefono: 31152787476	NL (DELFT)	beneficiary	357˙000.00
2	THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  Organization address address: STATE STREET 35 city: ALBANY NY postcode: 12201 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Celeste Cognome: Radgowski Email: send email Telefono: +1 631 632 9079 Fax: +1 631 632 6963	US (ALBANY NY)	beneficiary	198˙000.00
3	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM  Organization address address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 city: UTRECHT postcode: 3527 JP contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Hendrik Cognome: Van Der Graaf Email: send email Telefono: 31205925092 Fax: 31205925155	NL (UTRECHT)	hostInstitution	1˙841˙000.00
4	STICHTING VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL ONDERZOEK DER MATERIE - FOM  Organization address address: Van Vollenhovenlaan 659 city: UTRECHT postcode: 3527 JP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Arjen Cognome: Van Rijn Email: send email Telefono: 31205925000	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.'