Title :
Large diameter lithium compensated silicon detectors for the NASA Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) mission
Author :
Allbritton, G.L. ; Andersen, H. ; Barnes, A. ; Christian, E.R. ; Cummings, A.C. ; Dougherty, B.L. ; Jensen, L. ; Lee, J. ; Leske, R.A. ; Madden, M.P. ; Mewaldt, R. ; Milliken, B. ; Nahory, B.W. ; O´Donnell, R. ; Schmidt, P. ; Sears, B.R. ; von Rosenvinge,
Author_Institution :
California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fabrication of the 100 mm diameter, 3 mm thick lithium-compensated silicon, Si(Li), detectors for the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) instrument on board the ACE satellite required development of new float-zone silicon growing techniques, new Si(Li) fabrication procedures, and new particle beam testing sequences. These developments are discussed and results are presented that illustrate the advances made in realizing these CRIS Si(Li) detectors, which, when operational in the CRIS detector telescopes, will usher in a new generation of cosmic-ray isotope spectrometers
Keywords :
cosmic ray apparatus; elemental semiconductors; lithium; particle spectrometers; silicon radiation detectors; zone melting; 100 mm; 3 mm; Advanced Composition Explorer; CRIS detector; Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer; Si(Li) detectors; Si:Li; float-zone Si growth; particle beam testing; Detectors; Fabrication; Instruments; Isotopes; Lithium; NASA; Particle beams; Satellites; Silicon; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
