Title :
Detection of Low Energy Heavy Particles with Silicon Barrier Detectors
Author :
Ray, J.A. ; Barnett, C.F.
Author_Institution :
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Abstract :
The performance characteristics of silicon surface barrier detectors have been investigated for detecting H+, He+, N+, Ne+ and Ar+ in the energy interval 6-100 keV. For a cryogenically cooled, 50 mm2, 1325¿ depletion depth detector the resolution for protons was 1.65 keV (FWHM). The resolution decreased as the particle mass increased being 6.5 keV for 40 keV Ar+. All particles exhibit pulse height linearity throughout the energy range.
Keywords :
Argon; Atomic measurements; Detectors; Energy measurement; Energy resolution; FETs; Nitrogen; Pulse amplifiers; Silicon; Vacuum systems;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1969.4325084
