Author/Authors :
Simson، نويسنده , , M. and Holl، نويسنده , , P. and Müller، نويسنده , , A.R. and Niculae، نويسنده , , A. and Petzoldt، نويسنده , , G. and Schreckenbach، نويسنده , , K. and Soltau، نويسنده , , H. and Strüder، نويسنده , , L. and Wirth، نويسنده , , H.-F. and Zimmer، نويسنده , , O.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The detection of low-energy protons is a well-known problem in various neutron decay studies. We report first measurements with a silicon drift diode (SDD) using protons with impact energies in the range from 10 to 16 keV. Compared to a standard PIN diode the SDD shows a much improved separation of the proton signal from noise. This detector type initially developed for X-ray spectroscopy will therefore become very useful for proton detection in forthcoming neutron decay experiments. It might also be applied in other projects involving low-energy charged particle detection.
