c07ba611-b7b0-454a-8125-e9b04da75af620210111120324338wseamdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS1109-944510.37394/232017http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=133633520203520201110.37394/232017.2020.11http://www.wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=23188A 1GHz Low-cost, Ultra Low-noise PreamplifierJ.ChatzakisDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania, Crete, GREECE and with Institute of Plasma Physics and Lasers, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Rethymno, Crete, GREECES.HassanInstitute of Plasma Physics and Lasers, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Rethymno, Crete, GREECEE.ClarkInstitute of Plasma Physics and Lasers, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Rethymno, Crete, GREECEM.TatarakisDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania, Crete, GREECE and with Institute of Plasma Physics and Lasers, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Rethymno, Crete, GREECEA high quality, compact 1GHz preamplifier suitable for operation in conjunction with micro channelplates (MCP) and silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM), that is comprised of two integrated circuits is described inthis paper. The amplifier requires no adjustment and has a flat response from low frequencies and adequatebandwidth for high speed measurement systems.912020912020120126https://www.wseas.org/multimedia/journals/electronics/2020/a305117-078.pdf10.37394/232017.2020.11.15https://www.wseas.org/multimedia/journals/electronics/2020/a305117-078.pdf10.1016/j.nima.2018.09.071Mauri G., Mariotti M., Casinini F.,Sacchetti F., C.Petrillo, “Development of pulse shape analysis for noise reduction in Si-based neutron detectors”, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol.910, 2018, pp. 184-19310.1109/jphot.2013.2278526Tosi A., Scarcella C., Boso G., Acerbi F. “Gate-Free InGaAs/InP Single-Photon Detector Working at Up to 100 Mcount/s”, IEEE Photonics Journal ,Vol.5, Issue 4, 2013, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2013.2278526.Domienikan C., Costa P., Genezini F. and Zahn G. “Low-cost Amplifier for Alpha Detection with Photodiode”, International Nuclear Atlantic Conference -INAC 2017, October 22-27, 2017.10.1088/0957-0233/17/8/n02Flaxer, E., "A low-cost, ultra-fast and low-noise preamplifier for micro channel plates", Measurement Science and Technology,Vol.17, No.8, 2006, pp. 37-40.“Noise Specs Confusing?”, National Semiconductor Application Note 104, May 1974.lmh6554.pdf, “LMH6554 2.8-GHz Ultra Linear Fully Differential Amplifier”, datasheet, www.ti.comADL5566.pdf, “4.5 GHz Ultrahigh Dynamic Range, Dual Differential Amplifier”, datasheet, www.analog.comMT-076.pdf, “Differential Driver Analysis”, Tutorial, www.analog.com.AN-0990, “Terminating a Differential Amplifier in Single-Ended Input Applications”, Application Note, www.analog.com.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPICE.