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@PHDTHESIS{DelRioViera:644987,
author = {Del Rio Viera, Manuel Alejandro},
othercontributors = {Gregor, Ingrid-Maria and Bernlochner, Florian},
title = {{C}harge collection studies of {MAPS} in a 65 nm {CMOS}
imaging process},
school = {Universität Bonn},
type = {Dissertation},
publisher = {Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn},
reportid = {PUBDB-2026-00515},
pages = {152},
year = {2025},
note = {Dissertation, Universität Bonn, 2025},
abstract = {Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) are candidates to
serve as vertex and tracking detectors in the future lepton
colliders. This is due to the many advantages they provide
compared to hybrid sensors, such as a reduced material
budget and lower power consumption. The TANGERINE project
aims for the development of the next generation of
monolithic silicon pixel sensors produced in the 65 nm
imaging process and investigates their possible use as
vertex detectors in future lepton colliders. To investigate
the 65 nm imaging process, simulations are implemented to
reproduce the sensor response and thus save time and
resources during the development phase. Technology
Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) simulations permit the
production of complex electric field profiles by the use of
generic doping concentrations, a solution to the restricted
access that commercial foundries implement in their
fabrication process. A combination of Monte Carlo (MC)
simulations using electrostatic TCAD fields was introduced
to address the intensive computational requirements of using
transient TCAD simulations. This allows the utilization of
realistic electric fields combined with a high particle
rate, resulting in simulations with high statistics.
Furthermore, to include the effects that the electronics
have on the signal produced by the silicon detector,
Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE)
is integrated into the simulation chain. The sensors used
for the validation of the simulation chain are the ALICE
Analogue Pixel Test Structure (APTS) are MAPS produced in a
65 nm CMOS imaging process designed at CERN for the CERN EP
$R\&D$ program and are part of the studies for the ALICE
ITS3 upgrade. In particular, the Analogue Pixel Test
Structure Source Follower (APTS-SF) allows for the study of
the different layouts and their effect on the signal due to
several source follower stages used a simple electronic
readout. This work showcases the results of a simulation
approach combining TCAD, MC, and SPICE, a comparison of
charge studies of these simulations with MAPS using a Fe-55
source for calibration and measurements taken at the DESY-II
test beam facility using a 4 GeV electron beam. A discussion
of the highlights and discrepancies between simulation and
experimental data, and the possible reasons for these
disagreements, is presented.},
keywords = {Simulation (Other) / CMOS (Other) / TCAD (Other) / Allpix
Squared (Other) / SPICE (Other) / MAPS (Other) / Silicon
(Other) / Pixel sensors (Other) / ddc:530 (Other)},
cin = {ATLAS},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)ATLAS-20120731},
pnm = {611 - Fundamental Particles and Forces (POF4-611)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-611},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)LHC-Exp-ATLAS-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
urn = {urn:nbn:de:hbz:5-86885},
doi = {10.3204/PUBDB-2026-00515},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/644987},
}