Test beam results of ATLAS DBM pCVD diamond detectors using a novel threshold tuning method

Threshold Baseline Tuning is a novel threshold tuning method meant to increase the hit efficiency of a pixel detector. The tuning method is applicable to any pixel readout ASIC with an adjustable threshold for individual pixels. The method is based on counting noise hits and allows for tuning to very low thresholds. The Threshold Baseline Tuning was successfully tested with ATLAS Diamond Beam Monitor (DBM) polycrystalline chemical vapour deposited (pCVD) diamond detectors in a 120 GeV pion beam at CERN SPS in 2015/2016. Efficiency measurements show the advantage of the Threshold Baseline Tuning over the regular tuning method.