Analyses of CCD images of nucleon-silicon interaction events

Author

Chugg, A.M. ; Jones, R. ; Moutrie, M.J. ; Dyer, C.S. ; Ryden, K.A. ; Truscott, P.R. ; Armstrong, J.R. ; King, D.B.S.

Author_Institution

Radiat. Effects Group, MBDA UK Ltd., Bristol, UK

Volume

51

Issue

5

fYear

2004

Firstpage

2851

Lastpage

2856

Abstract

Sets of image frames were captured from a CCD device exposed to continuous beams of high energy neutrons. The tracks of short-range fragments from nuclear spallation interactions in the silicon of the device´s pixels have been analyzed in respect of their frequency, intensity, directionality and other pertinent parameters. A comparison between these results and the predictions of computer code models of nucleon interactions in silicon is presented. Comparisons are also made with equivalent images of neutron events in an APS camera.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; Monte Carlo methods; neutron effects; nuclear spallation; particle tracks; position sensitive particle detectors; silicon radiation detectors; CCD images; GEANT4; active pixel sensor; charge collection efficiency; computer code models; high energy neutron beams; image frames; nuclear spallation interactions; nucleon-silicon interaction events; particle tracks; pertinent parameters; short-range fragments; transient events; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Energy capture; Image analysis; Neutrons; Particle beams; Protons; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Spatial resolution; APS; Active pixel sensor; CCD; GEANT4; charge collection efficiency; charge coupled device; neutron interactions; particle tracks; transient events;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2004.835113

Filename

1344428