Title :
Effects of Surrounding Materials on Proton-Induced Energy Deposition in Large Silicon Diode Arrays
Author :
Howe, Christina L. ; Weller, Robert A. ; Reed, Robert A. ; Sierawski, Brian D. ; Marshall, Paul W. ; Marshall, Cheryl J. ; Mendenhall, Marcus H. ; Schrimpf, Ronald D. ; Hubbs, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
Abstract :
The effects of materials surrounding the active devices on single event-induced charge generation in a proton-irradiated Si diode array are shown be significant. Particle scatters in layers underlying the device have an impact on the response of a focal plane array. This effect is likely to be important in a variety of semiconductor devices.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; focal planes; proton effects; semiconductor diodes; silicon; Si; focal plane array; particle scattering; proton-induced energy deposition; proton-irradiated diode array; semiconductor devices; silicon diode arrays; single event-induced charge generation; Indium; NASA; PIN photodiodes; Particle scattering; Protons; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor materials; Sensor arrays; Silicon; Space technology; Direct ionization; Geant4; Monte Carlo; energy deposited; focal plane array; nuclear reactions;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.2009.2013348
